Evidence record · given name

Meaning and use are separate questions.

Lexical evidence: A dictionary-based meaning for the complete personal name has not been established here.

Documented use: Documented in the full artist credit Jasleen Kaur, including a Glasgow exhibition and a dated university award announcement.

A full artist credit in Glasgow

Tramway’s record of Alter Altar credits Jasleen Kaur and dates the exhibition from 31 March to 8 October 2023. It identifies Pollokshields, Glasgow, as her birthplace and the setting of memories explored in the work. The full name belongs to an artist making an exhibition in a specific city. The gallery describes her cultural setting directly; readers do not have to infer a community identity from either part of the name.[1]

The name repeated across individual works

The exhibition programme repeats Jasleen Kaur in the credits for individual objects and installations. Its numbered list includes The Chorus, Yearnings, an automated harmonium and Sociomobile, a red Ford Escort covered by a large crocheted doily. These credits attach the artist’s name to distinct works and materials, rather than presenting Jasleen as an anonymous example in a name list.[2]

The programme describes Yearnings as using Kaur’s own vocals and inherited singing practices. Its account of Sociomobile relates the car to her father’s first car and family musical memories. These are attributed interpretations of artworks. They offer unusually specific context for a documented bearer while explaining neither the etymology of Jasleen nor the naming intentions of her family.[2]

A dated award record

The Royal College of Art’s announcement of 5 December 2024 identifies Jasleen Kaur as the Turner Prize winner for 2024 and as a graduate of its Jewellery & Metal MA in 2010. It connects the award to Alter Altar and discusses the exhibition’s exploration of community, inheritance and everyday objects. The full artist credit and the shorter Jasleen occur within the institution’s account of her work. The announcement records a particular award outcome; it does not turn an artistic interpretation, a university qualification or an accolade into a meaning carried by every bearer of the name.[3]

Sources & notes

Source records include access dates and, where known, limits on what was examined. Checks used AI assistance; independent human or specialist review has not been completed.

  1. Tramway. Jasleen Kaur: Alter Altar ↗institutional record · Source date: publication date not established · Locator: Exhibition heading, 31 March–8 October 2023 dates and introductory description. Accessed 2026-11-01.The indicated public record was inspected. It documents the stated lexical or public-name evidence, without establishing a bearer’s personal naming intention.Return to A full artist credit in Glasgow, paragraph 1 ↑
  2. Tramway; Jasleen Kaur. Jasleen Kaur: Alter Altar, exhibition programme ↗institutional record · Source date: publication date not established · Locator: PDF pp. 1–4; artist credit, numbered work list, Yearnings and Sociomobile descriptions. Accessed 2026-11-01.The programme’s text and work list were inspected. It records the exhibition’s interpretation and artist statements; its shared introductory text and gallery page are treated as overlapping evidence.Return to The name repeated across individual works, paragraph 1 ↑Return to The name repeated across individual works, paragraph 2 ↑
  3. Royal College of Art. RCA graduate Jasleen Kaur announced as winner of the Turner Prize 2024 ↗institutional record · Source date: 2024-12-05 · Locator: 5 December 2024; artist identification, MA Jewellery & Metal (2010), award and Alter Altar discussion. Accessed 2026-11-01.The indicated public record was inspected. It documents the stated lexical or public-name evidence, without establishing a bearer’s personal naming intention.Return to A dated award record, paragraph 1 ↑
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Record PH-NAM-0056 · English edition · human review not performed