Shanaz Gulzar

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Shanaz Gulzar is a British visual artist. [1] [2] She specialises in stage design and digital and installation work and has been a producer at the Manchester International Festival. [3]

She was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and gained a degree in fine art at Leeds Metropolitan University in 1995. [1]

She starred in the 2019 BBC Four series Yorkshire Walks , where she walked in scenic areas with a 360 degree selfie-stick to record her surroundings. [4] [5] She is an associate artist of the National Theatre Wales. [6]

In 2020 she was appointed to lead Bradford's bid to become the UK City of Culture in 2025; [3] [7] the bid was successful. [8]

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