About
Adam Khalifa is a multi-disciplinary artist (b.1978, Leicester, UK). His work is influenced by cultural, religious and political dialogue, found in the diverse working-class environment. Adam likes to stretch current ideas and concepts that invite new questions for the wider community.
This website showcases latest work from the #018. Painting Season.
Work includes: Solo shows, Community engagement, Collaboration projects,
Community workshops, and founding member of Leicester Contemporary
and Leicester Islamic Arts & Heritage (LIAH).
CV
2025
Community workshops x 3
Stomp Around Leicester (Commision)
Silsila (Exhibition)
Leicester Print Workshop Trustee
Curator 'Oh My God 2025' (Takhleeq Leicester) Exhibition
2024
Curator 'Oh My God 2024' (Takhleeq Leicester) Exhibition
Group Show Reliquary (London)
3 x Print Workshop: Leicester Art week
2023
Vehicle Arts: ‘Up Your Street: We Are Leicester’
Vehicle Art x 2 Workshop
2nd Toru Namekawa Residency (Leicester)
Founding member of (Takhleeq Leicester) t/a Leicester Islamic Arts & Heritage (LIAH)
2022
Curator ‘Love Art’
Curator for ‘studionAme Open 22’.
Facilitator for studionAme weekly workshops until 06.2023
Studio manager Churchgate Artists Studio
2021
Founding member, of ‘Leicester Contemporary’, Artist run gallery
Solo Exhibition – ‘Inside Out’
Art workshop for St Matthew’s residents
Rocket Round Leicester Art trail
Collaboration project included art workshop at LCB
2020
Curator 'Socially Distanced' show
Curator ‘Love Art’ Show
Studio manager studionAme
2019
4 x Art workshop for St Matthew’s (Leicester)
Curator Group show ‘St Matthews Art show’
2018
Toru Namekawa Residency
Solo show ‘Outside In’
EDUCATION
2005
MSc Management studies
2002
BA Graphic Communications