Born
1949
Mumbai
Died
2015
New Delhi
Education
1970-72 Post Diploma in Mural under K G Subramanyan, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1965-70 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2019 'Phenomenal Nature:...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2019 'Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee', The Met Breuer, New York
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 'Transfigurations: The Sculpture of Mrinalini Mukherjee', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2013 'Palm-Scapes', Nature Morte, New Delhi
2010 'Lava', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2007 ‘Sculptures in Bronze’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2006 The Art Mill at Berkeley Square Gallery, USA
2006 Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2004 ‘New Bronzes’, Nature Morte, New Delhi
2001 ‘Night Bloom’, Nature Morte, New Delhi
2001 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1997 ‘In The Garden’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1996 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1996 European Ceramics Work Centre, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
1995 British Council Gallery, New Delhi
1994-95 ‘Mrinalini Mukherjee Sculpture’, a touring Exhibition at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Oxford, UK, Pavilion Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall, West Bretton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire; Royal Festival Hall Galleries, London
1986 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
1985 ‘Pantheon of Images’, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1977 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
1973 Triveni Gallery, New Delhi
1972 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 'Natural Bodies, Subverted Canons', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Black and White', Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2001 ‘Bollywood Lounge’, Arrival Passengers Terminal, Amsterdam
1999 ‘Edge of the Century’, Nature Morte, New Delhi
1998 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1998 ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, Kansthallen Goteberg Milles Garden, Stockholm
1997 ‘Rediscovering The Roots – Contemporary Indian Art’, Muses de la Nacion, Lima, Peru
1997 ‘Major Trends in Indian Art’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1997 ‘Indian Contemporary Art – Post Independence’, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1996 ‘Shilpayan’, Sculpture Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1996 Samkaleen Bharatiya Kala Ek Sanchayan, Festival of India, Russia
1996 Exhibition of India Women Artists, The Indian Festival in Bangladesh
1995-96 ‘The Other Self’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi; Stedelijk Museum, Bureau Amsterdam, Netherlands
1994 ‘100 Years: From the NGMA Collection, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1991 ‘Words and Images: Artists against Communalism’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1990 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1989 ‘Timeless Art’, The Times of India Exhibition, Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
1989 ‘Artist’s Alert’, SAHMAT, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1988 Indian Contemporary Art, Festival of India, Japan: Merugo Museum of Art, Tokyo; Takaoka Muncipal Museum of Art; Machinda City Museum of Graphic Arts
1987 Contemporary Women Artists, Festival of India, USSR
1987 ‘The Sculpted Image’, Bombay Arts Festival, Mumbai
1986 ‘Origins, Originality and Beyond’, Sydney Biennale, Australia
1985 ‘Some Aspects of Indian Art Today’, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1982 Festival of India, Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1981 ‘India – Myth and Reality’, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Oxford
1981 Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum of Contemporary Art, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1980 Sara Hindon Museum, Finland
1979 Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Sculpture, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1978 ‘Six Who Declined to Show in the Triennale’, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
Participations
2012 'Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part 2', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'The Intuitive: Logic Revisted', from the Osians Collection at The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
2008-09 ''Modern India', organized by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) and Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture at Valencia, Spain
1996 2nd Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia
1986 2nd Biennale, Havana, Cuba
1986 1st Biennale of Contemporary Indian Art, Roopankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1982 All India Print Exhibition, Government Museum, Chandigarh
1981 5th Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1980 Paris Biennale, France
1980 Anthology of Paris Biennale: Nice, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Lisbon
1977 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1975 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
Honours and Awards
1994 Invited to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Oxford to mount an exhibition of her sculptures.
1986 Roopankar Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1977 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1971-78 Received a British Council Scholarship for Sculpture and worked at West Surrey College of Art and Design, UK
1970 Award, Annual Exhibition of All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1994 Invited to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Oxford to mount an exhibition of her sculptures.
1986 Roopankar Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1977 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1971-78 Received a British Council Scholarship for Sculpture and worked at West Surrey College of Art and Design, UK
1970 Award, Annual Exhibition of All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
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