Born
1957
Kakkoor, Kerala
Education
1989 Master of Arts (Sculpture), Royal College of Arts, London
1984 Master of Arts (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1982 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture), Government College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram
1980 National Diploma in Sculpture, Government College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'Forest of The Living Divine',...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'Forest of The Living Divine', Talwar Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Being, Spirit or Ghost', Gallery OED (Open Eyed Dreams), Kochi
2008 ‘Sculpture and Drawings’, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ‘Liminal Embodiments’, Bodhi Art, New York
2007 ‘Seven Oceans and The Unnumbered Stars’, Bodhi Art, New York
2004-05 'Works on Paper', Kashi Art, Gallery, Mattanchery, Kochi.
1993 ‘Sculpture and Drawings’, Art Heritage, New Delhi
1993 Gallerie Schoo (F. I. A) Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1991 ‘Recent Sculpture and Drawings’, Art Heritage, New Delhi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'ZONES OF CONTACT: Propositions on the Museum', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2012 'Extending the Line', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2012 'Metallurgy', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata
2011-12 'Back to School: Baroda 1979-89', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'At Walden Pond', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2011 'Back to School: Baroda 1979-89', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Looking Glass: The Existence of Difference', Twenty Indian Contemporary Artists presented by Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi in collaboration with American Centre; British Council; Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi
2010 'Earth', Gallery OED (Open Eyed Dreams), Kochi
2010-11 'Writing Visuals', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata; W + K Exp, New Delhi
2009 'Tracing Time', Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2009 'Excerpts from Diary Pages', Talwar Gallery, New York
2009 'Relative Visa', Bodhi Space, Mumbai
2009 'Making Art: Let It Happen...', Gallery OED (Open Eyed Dreams), Kochi, Kerala
2009 'Material Texts', Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2008 'Drawing Sculpture', Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2008 'Santhal Family: Positions Around an Indian Sculpture', in association with Bodhi Art, and supported by the British Council, Kunststiftung NRW and the Provence of Antwerp at Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (MuKHA), Belgium
2007 'Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2007 'Pursuit Sculpture', Galerie 88, Kolkata
2007 ‘The Workshop’, India Fine Art, Mumbai
2007 ‘Representation’, Contemporary Indian Art, Triva Contemporary, Vyloppilly Bhavan, Trivandurum
2007 'Ltd.Edn: Recent Sculptures by Indian Contemporaries', Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2006 'Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India', Berkeley Art Museum (BAM) and Pacific Film Archive (PFA), Berkeley
2006 'El Filo del Deseo - Arte Reciente en India', Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey
2006 Shristhi Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2006 ‘Open Eyed Dreams’, An exhibition of Contemporary Art, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
2006 ‘Shadow Lines’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2006 ‘The Human Figure’, a Group Show of Sculpture organized by The Threshold Gallery, New Delhi at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
2005 ‘Double Enders’, Jehangir Art Gallery and Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
2005 ‘The Artists Lives And Works in Baroda/Bombay/Calcutta/Mysore/ Rottordam/Trivandrum', House of World Culture, Berlin
2005 ‘Recent Works by Alex Mathew, Justin Ponmany and N. N. Rimzon presented by Aditya Ruia at Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004-05 ‘Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India’, Perth Cultural Center, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Asia Society Gallery, and Queens Museum, New York
2004 ‘Open Eyed Dreams’, An exhibition of Contemporary Art, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Eranakulam
2004 ‘Aspects of Kerala’, Exhibition of Painting to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Suryakanti Art gallery, Thiruvananthapuram
2004 'White/Light', Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
2003 ‘Sub Terrain’: Body –City – Sitting Contemporary Culture in India, House of World Culture, Berlin
2003 ‘Remembering Bhupen…’ Homage to late Bhupen Khakkar, Kashi Art Café, Fort Kochi, Kerala
2002 ‘Art South Asia’, Programme of Visual Culture from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Manchester Art Gallery, North- West England. U. K
2002 ‘A Album of Drawings: Works on Paper’, organized by Dravidia Art and Performance Gallery, Fort Kochi, Kerala
2001 ‘Art in Nature’, A Site Specific Installation at Thiruvananthapuram. Supported by Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi
2000 ‘The Southern Paradigm’, Artists from Kerala, Lakeeran Gallery, Mumbai
2000 ‘Combine – Voices for the New Century’, organized by the Gallery Alternative in collaboration with the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2000 'Lines of Descent: The Family in Contemporary Asian Art', Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
1999 ‘Icons of the Millennium’, Lakeeran Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 ‘Private Mythology: Contemporary Art from India’, The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan
1998 ‘The Presence of the Past’, an Exhibition of response by Indian artists to the show ‘The ‘Enduring Images’, at Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai
1998 ‘The Edge of Awareness’ Art of the world, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of world Health Organization, exhibitions held in Geneva, New York, Sao Paulo, and New Delhi.
1997 ‘Out of India’, Contemporary Art of the South Asian Diaspora, Queens Museum of Art, New York
1997 ‘Tryst with Destiny: Art from India 1947 – 1997’, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1997 ‘Gift for India’ Sahmat, Rabindra Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi, Artists Center, Max Mueller Bhavan and Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1997 ‘Major Trends in Indian art since 1947’, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, regional Centers, Chennai and Mumbai
1997 ‘Die Anderen Moderns: Contemporary Art form Africa. Asia and Latin America’, Hou der Kulturen Wer Welt, Berlin
1997 ‘Post Independence Contemporary Art of India, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi
1997 ‘Fire & Life’, One month residency at Canberra School of Arts and the Exhibition at Canberra Arts School Gallery, Australia
1997 ‘New Shoes for Mercury’, Five Contemporary Artists, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai and Bangalore
1996 ‘Fire and Life’, One month residency with David Janzes from Australia at the Sanskriti Kendra and Exhibition at Rabindra Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi
1996 ‘The New South’, Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from South India, Arnolfini Gallery Bristol and Middles borough Art Gallery, U. K
1996 ‘Traditions / Tensions’, Contemporary Art in Asia. The Asia society Gallery, New York
1995 ‘The Other Self’ The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New- Delhi and Stdlijk Museum/ Bureau, Amsterdam, in collaboration with Foundation for Indian Artists
1995 Works on Paper, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi
1995 ‘Sculpture-95’, Presented by Gallery Espace, Rabindra Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi
1995 ‘Post Card for Gandhi’, A Sahmat Exhibition, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, Pundole Gallery, Mumbai, Gallery 88, Kolkata, Alliance Francaise, Chennai, Sakshi Gallery, Banglore and Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
1995 Contemporary Indian Art: Foundation for Indian Artists, London
1995 ‘Recent Trends in Contemporary Indian Art’, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi
1995 ‘Configura-2 Dialog Der Kulturen’, Erfurt, Germany
1995 ‘Art and Nature’, Exhibition of Open Air Installations at the Buddha Jayanty Park, Organized by Max Mueller Bhavan in collaboration with Japan Foundation and Lalit Kala Akademi, New- Delhi
1994 Deutsche Bank Collection, Exhibition, Mumbai
1994 ‘Art for Children’s Sake’ Mobile Creches, The Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi
1994 ‘Hundred Years: From the National Gallery of Modern Art Collection’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1993 ‘Trends and Images’, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkatta
1993 ‘India Songs’, Multiple Streams in Contemporary Indian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1993 ‘Critical Reference’ Contemporary Art from India, an Aberstwyth Arts Center touring exhibition in collaboration with the Show room, London, Chapter Arts Center, Cardiff. Aberstwyth Arts Center, Oriel Mostyn, Lladudno. Camden Arts Center, London. Blue Coat Art Gallery, Liverpool, Huddersfield City Art Gallery, U. K.
1992 ‘Artists for Cuba’, Works on Paper, National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, Little Theatre Gallery (L. T. G), New Delhi
1991 Artists against Communalism – Words and Images, Sahmat, New Delhi and fifteen other Indian cities
1988 ‘Revelations Black II’, Gillion Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
1987 ‘Six contemporary Artists from India’, Center D’ Art Contemporarian, Geneva, Switzerland
1985 ‘Seven Young Sculptors’, Kasuali Arts Centre, Rabindra Bhavan , New Delhi
1985 ‘Navadeep Award’, Hutheesing Visual Arts Center, Ahmedabad
Joint Exhibitions
1986 With Surendren Nair, Gallery 7, Mumbai
Participations
2012 ‘To Let the World In: Narrative and Beyond in Contemporary Indian Art’, as part of Art Chennai, Edition II at Lalit Kala Regional Centre, Chennai
2011 'Miniscule Marvel', presented by Contemplate at Gallery BMB, Mumbai
2011 '1:3:1- Part III', W+K Exp, New Delhi
2011 'The Intuitive: Logic Revisted', from the Osians Collection at The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
2009 'ARCOmadrid', Spain represented by Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala
2008 Presented by 1x1 Art Gallery at Art Paris, Abu Dhabi
2008 Annual Show, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2007-08 ‘Kashi 10 Light Years – Anniversary Show’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 ‘Convergence’, International Exhibition of Art, Vam Art Inc., Vyloppilly Bhavan, Trivandurum
2006 ‘Out Door Sculpture Project’, Busan Biennale, Busan, South Korea
2002 'New Indian Art', Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
1996 The Second Asia – Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbaine, Australia.
1996 Udaya Shankar Festival of Arts, Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi
1993 ‘In Between’, Collaboration With two Turkish artists, A project for XLV Venice Biennial, Italy
1993 ‘Prospect – 93’, An International Exhibition of Art, Frankfurt, Germany
1993 Contemporary Indian Art at Le’ Corbusier Exhibition Les Salines are et Senans, France and Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1991 4th Havana Biennial International, Cuba
1989 40th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights, Works on paper, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1988 Festival of Mumbai – A Panorama of Indian Sculpture, Nehru Center, Mumbai
1986 6th Triennial International, New Delhi
Honours and Awards
2001 Fellowship and Artists Residency at Civitella Ranieri Foundation...
2001 Fellowship and Artists Residency at Civitella Ranieri Foundation Umbertide, Italy
1994 Senior Fellowship, Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resources Development. Government of India, New Delhi
1992 Sanskrithi Award, Sanskrithi Kendra, Anandgram, New Delhi
1992 Research Grant, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1987 Inlaks Scholarship to study at the Royal College of Arts London
1985 Navdeep Award, Navdeep Pradisthan, Ahamedabad
1984 Fellowship at Kanoria Center for Arts, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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