Prema Mehta has twenty years of experience as an artist working as a lighting designer for theatre, opera, dance, musicals, exhibitions and art installations collaborating on over 200 projects across the UK, Europe and in the United States. She has also created work for Sky Arts and BBC Four. Prema recently opened an exhibition with artists collaborating with footballers including Stefano Boeri & Sandro Mazzola, Keiken & Ella Toone, Alvaro Barrington & Raí, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane & Jorge Campos and Paul Pfeiffer & Edgar Davids on Football City, Art United at Aviva Studios. Earlier this year, the XR project Museum of Austerity (nominated for Best Digital Innovation at the UK Theatre Awards and winner of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam’s Best Immersive Production) opened at the Young Vic where Prema worked as In Headset Hologram Lighting Designer on this powerful installation. The Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions Hamnet is currently on tour in the USA visiting Chicago Shakespeare Theater,Shakespeare Theatre Company Washington DC and Toni Rembe Theatre, American Conservatory Theater San Francisco.
She used her experience to found Stage Sight – an industry wide initiative that has made practical change to create an off-stage workforce that better reflects society and is inclusive of class, ethnicity and disability. Prema is a cultural leader who believes it is critical for art and culture to reach a wider community, and is made by everyone, for everyone.
Prema was nominated for the h100 Awards for the theatre and performance category. The h100 Awards (Formerly The Hospital Club) recognises and celebrates the most innovative and diverse talent throughout the UK.
In 2020, she was presented with a fellowship from the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) and she was also awarded a fellowship by her alma mater, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is an Artistic Associate at The Young Vic. Prema was awarded a bursary to attend the prestigious Clore Leadership Pulse course. She is regularly asked to deliver keynote speeches for organisations.
