As part of our ‘Come As You Really Are’ exhibition by Hetain Patel, a celebration of the nation’s hobbies commissioned by Artangel, we are delighted to have Hetain joining us in Inverness for the launch on Saturday 6th December.
We invite you to come along and enjoy a gallery tour with Hetain, where he will explore some of the inspiration behind this expansive, touring exhibition and his new film work. This event is followed by an informal meet the artist with refreshments served to celebrate the launch of the exhibition.
All welcome, no need to book. There is no charge of this event but we welcome donations.
Event: 6 December 2025, 11am – 12pm
Art Galleries
About Hetain Patel
Hetain Patel is a London-based artist and filmmaker, whose work challenges reductive categorisations of identity and art. Often rooted in personal experience and that of his immigrant family, Patel’s work invites us to see identity as multi-dimensional and complex, linked as much to what we choose to do, as to that which is assigned by birth, heritage, social norms, and conventions.
Patel’s films, sculptures, live performances, paintings and photographs have been shown worldwide in galleries, theatres and on iconic public screens, including Piccadilly Circus, London, and Times Square, New York. His works have been presented at the Venice Biennale, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing and in London at institutions including Tate Modern and Sadler’s Wells. Patel’s works are in public and private collections in the UK and internationally, including Tate, British Council, Arts Council England, Government Art Collection, Manchester Art Gallery, M+ Museum Hong Kong, KNMA New Delhi, and Fondazione In Between Art Film, Rome.
Come As You Really Are is commissioned and produced by:
In partnership with:
Factory International, Manchester; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool; Museum of Making, Derby Museums Trust; National Festival of Making with Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Barnsley Civic; Inverness Museum and Art Gallery; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland; CCA Derry~Londonderry; Hospitalfield, Arbroath and Tate St Ives.
