Liz Fernando’s (b. 1982, Hanover; lives and works in Colombo, London and Hamburg) work finds its roots in conceptual research. A graduate of the prestigious LCC Photography Programme at the University of the Arts, London, Fernando has exhibited her work at notable presentations, including KALĀ 2024, Colombo (2024), Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai (2019), Aicon Gallery, New York (2017), SaffronArt, New York (2016), Colombo Art Biennale, Colombo (2016) and Tate Modern, London (2011). Liz Fernando is the recipient of Photoworks Brighton Graduate Prize and the KHOJ International Artists Association Curatorial Intensive South Asia Fellowship. Her work is part of the collection at the World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

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