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EDUCATION

 

2023 Certificate in Art & Curatorial Practice at The New Centre For Research & Practice

2019 Masters in Visual Arts (Painting) - Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda, Vadodara, India

2017 Bachelors in Visual Arts (Painting) - Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharti, Santiniketan, India

 

FURTHER PROGRAMS

2024 - Alternative Art School, Summer Session (Class of Mark Dion, Raqs Media Collective)

2024 - The After School Fellow organized by the Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research (CAD+SR)

2023 - ‘Decoding Anthropocene: Tackling Climate Crisis’ by Sharbendu De, Supported by Photo South Asia, an initiative of the Murthy NAYAK Foundation, four months Online Course

2021 - ‘Home Workspace Program’, Ashkal Alwan, Lebanon, seven months Online Course

2021 - ‘Course: Art as Politics’ Bak Public Studies, Netherlands, one-month Online Course

2021 - ‘Political Documentary’ Filmmaking course by People's Film Collective, Kolkata, two months Online Course

2020 - ‘Exploring Film With R.V. Ramani’ two months Online Course​

 

AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS/ GRANTS​​

 

2024-2025 - Life Time Grant by Foundation Fiminco towards the per-diem of the 11 month residency

2024 - Odyssey fellowship, Alternative Art School (Class of Mark Dion, Raqs Media Collective)

2024 - Art For Hope Grantee by Hyundai Motor India Foundation

2024 - Exhibition grant from Goethe Institute, New Delhi, for the Exhibition of Critical Zones. In Search Of A Common Ground

2024 - Production grant from PATI Foundation India, for the Solo Exhibition at Jaipur Art Week

2023 - Ravi Jain Memorial Fellowship by Dhoomimal Gallary, New Delhi

2022 - Prince Claus Seed Award, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2021 - Generator Cooperative Art Production Fund Grantee, Experimenter Gallery, India

2020 - Inlaks Fine Art Award, India

2020 - The Emerging Artist Award Extended Support Platform by FICA & MMF

2020 - Production grant from Abhiyakti, The City Arts Project, for Third Edition, Ahmedabad​​

 

RESIDENCIES​​

 

2026 - Jan van Eyck Academie, 11 month Residency Program at Maastricht, Netherlands

2024-2025 Résidence Fabrique Program at Fondation Fiminco 11 month, Romainville, Paris, France

2024 -  Fellow: Transcultural Academy "Unfinished Publics: Art and Democracy" at the Research Department of the Dresden State Art Collections, Germany​ 

2022 - Pro-Helvetia Residency three month Program at Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland

2022 - Nature Residency by Empty Room, one month online program, Maputo, Mozambique

2021 - Inlaks Foundation Residency, one month online program facilitated by Veerangana Kumari Solanki​

 

SOLO EXHIBITION​

2024 - Sukriti Gallery, at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Solo Artist for Jaipur Art Week

2022 - Open Studio, Rote Fabric, Zurich, Switzerland, Supported by Pro-Helvetia

2020 - Abhivyakti Art Project, at Bhavan's College Campus, Ahmedabad​

 

GROUP EXHIBITION​​

 

2025 - ‘As Tranquil as Can Be: An Invitation to Silence’ curated by Raqs Media Collective, Serendipity art festival, Goa

2025 - Habiter la faile, Résidence Fabrique curated by Ludovic Delalande at Fondation Fiminco, Romainville, Paris

2024 - Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF), Kolkata

2024 - Critical Zones. In Search Of A Common Ground, at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi

2024 - Art for Hope exhibition by Hyundai Motor India Foundation at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi

2023 - 32nd Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Annual Awards Exhibition, at Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi

2023 - ‘Encrypted’ Curated by Lina Vincent, Apre Art House, Mumbai

2022 - ‘Hum Sab Sahamat’ at Jawahar Bhavan, by Sahmat Foundation, New Delhi

2022 - ‘Yuva Sambhava’ by Raza Foundation at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi

2022 - Inception Grant Exhibition, at STIR 2 North Drive DLF, Chattarpur, Delhi

2022 - CIMA Awards Show, Kolkata

2021 - VAICA 2 ‘Fields Of Vision’ online festival of Video Art

2021 - Annual Exhibition Birla Academy, Kolkata2020 - India Art Fair, Inlaks booth, New Delhi

2019 - Abir’s 'First Take’ Ahmedabad

2017 - ‘Young Expression’ Pune Biennale

2016 - ‘Quest’ Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata​

 

ARTIST TALK & PRESENTATION

2024 - Presentation at Japanisches Palais, work done at Transcultural Academy “Unfinished Publics: Art and Democracy” , Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany​

2024 - Hosted Wandering Archive online session 'What is in the head' by CADSR

2024 - Hosted ‘Poet’s Meet’ at Triveni Kala Sangam initiated by Hyundai Motor India Foundation

2023 - Prince Claus Fund Biennial Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Artist Presentation)

2022 - ‘The Dialogue #31’ Stiftung Bartels Foundation, Basel, Switzerland (Artist Presentation)

2022 - Public event on ‘Art and Environment’ at Odisha State Museum, India (Artist Presentation)

2022 - Work published for the book ‘Elephant In The Room’ by Conflictorium - Museum of Conflict in India in collaboration with Stroom Den Haag Netherlands

2021 - Justice Adda - Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Legal Pluralism India Conference (Artist Presentation)

2021 - Hidden art collective, Santiniketan (Artist Presentation)​

 

WORKSHOP ATTENDED

2025 - SKAP Summer School: Photography and/as Narrative, facilitated by Madhuban Mitra and Manas Bhattacharya by Shergil Sundaram Arts Foundation

2022 - ‘The Institute For Embodied Creative Practices’ by Isabel Lewis at Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland

2022 - ‘Working From Memory’ on narrative building and bookmaking, led by Chandan Gomes, supported by Photo South Asia, an initiative of the Murthy NAYAK Foundation

2021 - ‘OnScreens’ online workshop by Charu Maithani, initiated by Ark Gallery & Reliable Copy

2021 - ‘Once Upon a Cultural Famine: A Curatorial Thought Experiment’ online workshop led by Nancy Adajania initiated by Kochi Biennale Foundation

2020 - ‘Enter the Dragon’ online workshop by Paribartan Mohanty initiated by KNMA

© Ankur Yadav

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