Liz Fernando’s (b. 1982, Hanover; lives and works in Colombo, London and Hamburg) is a photographer whose work finds its roots in conceptual research. Her research, though at a personal and academic level, into the role of photography highlights the different meanings that photography inhabits. Her practice often deals with the notions of memory wherein the personal archive inhabits a fundamental space, both aesthetically and practically within non-Western cultures.
Fernando is a graduate of the prestigious LCC Photography Programme at the University of the Arts, London and 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 the 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