Goldsmiths graduate shortlisted for Turner Prize
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Artist Mohammed Sami is the latest Goldsmiths graduate to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
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Mohammed Sami's After The Storm. Photography: Tom Lindboe
The painter was shortlisted for the , continuing Goldsmiths' long association with the award.
In total nine Goldsmiths graduates have won the award since it was launched in 1984, including Damian Hirst and Steve McQueen, with nearly 30 alumni shortlisted for the prestigious prize.
Mohammed graduated from Goldsmiths with a Masters in Fine Art in 2018.
Born in Baghdad, Mr Sami lived under Saddam Hussain鈥檚 dictatorship, experiencing the Iran-Iraq conflict, two Gulf Wars and the US-led invasion with the ensuing sectarian violence. These experiences have shaped his work 鈥損aintings devoid of human figures on large scale canvasses.
The paintings seek to capture the state of confusion that occurs because of the cut thread between realists and the imagination; between war narrated and war witnessed.
Mohammed Sami, shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025 and Goldsmiths Master's in Fine Art graduate
The Turner Prize is one of the best-known prizes for visual arts with the winner awarded 拢25,000 with 拢10,000 for each of the shortlisted artists. The winner of the 2025 prize will be announced in December.