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About

Venus Patel
Based in Dublin
Experimental Filmmaker
Performance Artist
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Patel’s work concerns her experience as a trans femme of colour, trying to navigate the world. Through the use of costuming and loose gender expression, she encapsulates the campy blend of her queer identity. Venus questions the heteronormative society we live in, why the need to conform is so heavily enforced, and how that affects the perceptions of ourself, others, and the world around us. Although her work deals with serious subject matter, she utilises a unique mix of humour, absurdity, and abjection to create multi-faceted performances and experiences.
Achievements
Education
2018-2022 BA Fine Art, First Honours
TU Dublin
Grants & Awards
Pan Pan International Mentorship 2025
Pan Pan Theatre
Project Studio 2025
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Bursary Award 2024
Arts Council
Axis Assemble Bursary 2024
Axis, Ballymun
Agility Award 2023
Arts Council
Romilly Walton Masters Award 2023
Centre Culturel Irlandais
RDS Taylor Art Award 2022
RDS Visual Art Awards
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Residencies
MAKE Residency - Dec 2024
Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Monaghan
Romilly Walton Masters Residency - July 2023
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Live Art Ireland - Oct-Nov 2022
Milford House, Tipperary
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