Prema Mehta has twenty years of experience as an artist working as a lighting designer for theatre and live events, exhibitions and art installations. She has also created work for Sky Arts and BBC Four collaborating on over 200 projects across the UK, Europe and in the United States. Prema designed Last Days at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic in America. She 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. In Autumn, she will be working on Cow I Deer directed by Katie Mitchell at the Royal Court and an opera Last Days at the Royal Opera House. Museum of Austerity (nominated for Best Digital Innovation at the UK Theatre Awards and winner of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam’s Best Immersive Production) will be showing at the Young Vic where Prema’s work as In Headset Hologram Lighting Designer on this Extended reality (XR) powerful installation will open from December. In 2026, Hamnet will tour theatres in the USA opening at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
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.
