Sabrina Tirvengadum (b. 1984 British Mauritian) is a visual artist and graphic designer based in London.
Her artistic practice is a reflection of her diverse background, exploring her rich cultural heritage and identity.
Sabrina’s art delves into the complexities of her Mauritian family history, deeply influenced by the legacies of colonialism. With a background in Photographic Arts and graphic design, her work challenges ableist systems and champions inclusivity in digital spaces through We’re All Human. Sabrina’s dynamic artistic practice combines collage, digital illustration, AI, and photography, inviting viewers to join her on a journey of self-discovery and reflection.
Collaboration and Awards
Film: A souvenir to keep
Step into the past as we explore a family’s trip to Mauritius in 1993. This story is about family, the beautiful landscape, moments of sadness, and new beginnings.
We get to see it all through the camera lens of her late father Soopramanien Tirvengadum. Sabrina and her partner, Mark Allred, rediscovered his footage and brought it back to life.
I breathe life into my ancestors’ stories and pay homage to their existence.
Archival images, collage, digital painting and generative AI 80 x 80 cm In collaboration with Mark Allred.
Archival images, collage, digital painting and generative AI 35 x 35 cm In collaboration with Mark Allred.
Archival images, collage, digital painting and generative AI 50 x 50 cm In collaboration with Mark Allred.
Archival images, collage, digital painting and generative AI 35 x 35 cm In collaboration with Mark Allred.
Exhibitions
2024: Interwoven, BLOC Gallery, Queen Mary University of London
2023 – 2024: Afternoon Chai, Billboard, SPACE Gallery, Ilford, London
2023: Future Focus: New Terrain @ Parallel London, Devonshire Square
2023: If we were Marrier d’Unienville, Runner up, Visible Artist Award, House of St Barnabas and Audible Head office
2023: Lafami (Mauritius), NAE OPEN 2023, New Art Exchange
2023: If we were Marrier d’Unienville, Becoming Monumental, Autograph, Becoming Monumental at Old Street, outdoor display, As part of Autograph’s exhibition, YOU NAME IT by Sasha Huber
2023: If we were Marrier d’Unienville, Becoming Monumental, Autograph, Online Exhibition As part of Autograph’s exhibition, YOU NAME IT by Sasha Huber
2023: My Fiancé – After he proposed, Small File Photo Festival, Photography Unthinking, Online Exhibition
2023: My Fiancé – After he proposed, Shortlisted, Small File Photo Festival, The Photographers’ Gallery
2023: If we were Marrier d’Unienville, New Year Exhibition, The Print House Gallery
2021: HomeMade Film screening with Leytonstone Loves Film + Barbican
2021: RyeHereRyeNow Poster Exhibition with London Design Festival
2021: Wiilma’s ‘Create and Connect Safely from Home’ Exhibition supported by Barbican’s Leytonstone Loves Film Festival
2020: #HomeIs Online screening, Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019 and Barbican
2009: exhibited photography project “Behind closed eyes” at the Leytonstone Art Trail, London
2007: Photography exhibition “Behind closed eyes”, Free Range, The Truman Brewery, London
2006: Touch Exhibition “Dead Celebrities”, Polish Cultural Institute, London
2006: Photography exhibition “Focus on Guangzhou” Guangdong Museum of Art, China
2006: Exhibition “Focus on Guangzhou” in London Gallery West
If We Were Marrier d’Unienville, 2022, Archival images, Collage, Digital Painting, Generative AI, 100 x 70 cm, In collaboration with Mark Allred
Press / Published
2024: Artist Highlight, Ameena Gafoor Institute
2023: Envisaging Genealogies and Disability Justice, Sabrina Tirvengadum x Bindi Vora, Autograph
2023: The top 5 art exhibitions to see in London in November, Tabish Khan, FAD Magazine
2023: Commission, Her eyes, Journal, Shades of Noir
2023: Studio Highlights, SPACE Studios
2022: Article, Andrew Brown: Entangled Ilford, SPACE Studios
2022: Interview, Make Bank
2022: Art commission, NYM magazine
2021: Interview, Creative Entrepreneur
2020: article, audio and illustration, Dating: Mixed Signals, dubble magazine
2020: Questions for the future LION x WeTransfer
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