Punch Above Your Weight

The Art & Design Degree Show is a great event that really kick-starts the career of many new artists. Last year one of our most successful students was Inzajeano Latif. His photography work has since been displayed across London and even on the cover of a book. His thoughts below express what the show is all about and what he has gained from taking part.

“The Middlesex University degree show was a great platform for a student such as myself to showcase the final BA series that I had really put my heart and soul into. It attracts many people for the industry and was a great place to network and really put yourself out there!

The series I did entitled 'Female Boxers' was what I displayed at the show and the space we had was pretty amazing. The show gets you in the frame of mind as how to discuss your work with people within the arts industry. It sets you up for how things are in the real world and gives you an insight in how an exhibition is all set up. From organising your images to where you’re getting them framed, working out costs and how to get the best deal you can. It also encourages you to take yourself seriously. We make postcards and business cards, we work on our portfolio, all of which is displayed at the degree show. Let's make no mistake about it, we are competing with thousands of other students who want the same thing so you need to do something that makes you stand out!


I was lucky in the fact that I had exhibited in a few other galleries so I utilised what I learnt from that into the degree show which really helped. I realised from the show what direction I wanted to go in within photography and to this day I am still passionate more than ever about portraiture. I am doing my MA at Middlesex University and have a couple of exhibitions lined up as well.

Previous to this 'Female Boxer No3' was selected for the Taylor Wessing portrait prize 2009 and was also displayed across the capital and was used as the front cover of the book. Publicity like this has allowed be to talk to big galleries about my work and exhibiting. I have also been approached by major European photographic agencies in regards to advertising work but most of all it has allowed me to continue making work that I am passionate about, work that can move people across the world.

I hope to one day have a solo exhibition at the Nationals Portrait Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art in New York not to mention a few other great galleries across the globe. If you would like to get in touch or look at my work you can do so via info@inzajeano.com and www.Inzajeano.com”