Ghafar Tajmohammad

2 June 2021

I am an Afghan born, English raised artist who has been living in Southwark for most of my upbringing.

Having graduated from BA Painting in 2019, I have continued as work as a practicing fine artist in my spare time.

My cultural background inspires my creative practice and makes me an advocate for social integration of refugees and migrants.

I try to explore the dual identity of the diaspora community through introspective artwork.

My medium remains predominately painting and is commonly presented in geometric forms taken from Islamic geometry.

I'm extremely happy to be involved in Kickstart's programme and am eager to contribute my time and effort to work for the Migration Museum at Lewisham.

This museum has one of the most incredible mission statements of any charity/cultural enterprise that I know of.

During my 6 month placement, I am looking forward to supporting the creative team with their live campaigns, exhibitions and events and to receive training to further develop myself.