Keith Khan

Who is Keith Khan?

Keith Khan, studied Fine Art/ Sculpture at Middlesex University and is an Arts Industry Bureaucrat. who has had an eclectic career in the Arts Scene and co-founded the arts organisation Motiroti in 1996 with Ali Zaidi. Until 2004, the majority of the artistic events Khan was directly involved with were under Motiroti which produced notable projects such as Flying costumes, Floating Tombs which won the Time Out Dance and Performance Award; Queen's Golden Jubilee Commonwealth Celebrations and Alladeen which won the Village Voice OBIE Award Special Citation, co-produced by The Builders Association. Khan departed from Moti Roti in 2004 and has filled a number of senior executive positions since then, most notably, Head of Culture and then Artistic Executive to the 2012 Summer Olympics and sitting on the panels of high-profile funding bodies, including the Wellcome Trust and as a Council Member of the Arts Council of England. Keith Khan is also a Member of the Advisory Panel of Art on the Underground and was the Costume and 3D Designer for the Opening Ceremony for the Central and Opening Show at the Millennium Dome; Director of Design for the 2002 Commonwealth Games ceremonies under the direction of David Zolkwer; Chief Executive of Rich Mix; Chair of Diversity Group for Creative Economy Programme Working Group and has been a Member of the Commonwealth Group on Culture and Development since 2009.