Himanshu S. (b. 1980)
Biography | Text
| Education | |
| 2003 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai |
| 2003-2004 | Fellowship at Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai |
| Solo Shows | |
| 2007 | An interval between two non-occurrences, at the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai |
| 2006 | Least likely to succeed, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai |
| Group Shows | |
| 2006 | Connected…, Group Show, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai |
| 2005 | Second Coming, Group Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai PRESENT-FUTURE, Group Show, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai CREAM: The Mammary Show, Group Show, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai. Supported by Chatterjee & Lal Edge, Group Show, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai Not Much in Common, Group Show, Kala Ghoda Pavement Gallery, Mumbai Copy Cats, Group Show, Kala Kriti Gallery, Mumbai Estate of Art, (installation set up with a group of friends & young artists), Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai Group Show for tsunami relief fund, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. Children's Letters To God, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai. Curated by Chatterjee & Lal Group Show, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai. Curated by Chatterjee & Lal. |
| 2004 | Lazy Rebels, Group Show, Art Entrance Gallery, Mumbai |
| 2003 | Participation in Monsoon Art Show 2003, Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai Participation in Monsoon Art Show 2003, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai |
Scholarships and Projects |
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| 2007 | Keep in circulation the rumour that god is alive, Mumbai IN DOG WE TRUST, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2007, Mumbai BOOKED STREET, a site-specific work on the pavement, at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai This revolution is for display, an assemblage of images as well as music to do with movements wherein art & protest moved hand in hand, celebrating the times when ‘everything seemed possible’, displayed at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 2007, Mumbai |
| 2006-2007 | Senior Fellowship under PUKAR’S Youth Fellowship Programme for the particular year |
| 2006 | Out of the classroom, a series of film screenings to do with alternative ways of learning, venues included Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai amongst other interesting space all done with the help of many friends Children’s letters to God, sessions with children from regular schools, municipal schools, and organizations working with less-privileged children. All done with the help of many friends. Works displayed as part of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, 2006 Part of the Black Box Exercise, conducted by Zuni Icosahedron (a cultural collective from Hong Kong) with the help of MPCVA, Mumbai |
| 2005 | Part of Open Circle’s project Melting Pot, for the Yokohama Triennial Selected to participate in PEERS 2005, a residency organized by KHOJ International Artists Association Conceptualised a segment of Mumbai Meri Jaan, where less privileged kids used photography to give their view of Mumbai, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai |
| 2004-2005 | Initiated and organized with the help of a few friends, a series of lectures, slide shows and displays about a few contemporary western artists, in and around Mumbai. |
| 2004 | Work selected for permanent mural in Mumbai for Trans-cultural Exchange’s Tile Project. Destination: The World. |
| 2003-2004 | To be a Teacher is My Greatest Work of Art, initiated and organized site specific work (included lectures, displays, installations etc.), Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai |
| 2003 | First place - Dolly Cursetjee Prize, Annual Exhibition, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai Aap Ki Dua Se Baki Thik Thak Hai, initiated and organized this event which also included a fund raiser for street kids and stray animals, Kala Ghoda Pavement Gallery, Mumbai |
| 2002-2003 | Received D.G. Kulkarni Scholarship, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai |
| 2001-2002 | Hum Bhi Agaar Bachche Hotein…, initiated and organized exhibition which deals with the lives of street children and how we can make a positive difference. Exhibited at Kala Ghoda Pavement Gallery, in a few colleges and at a few public events in the suburbs of Mumbai. |
| 2001 | Conducted a workshop on Drawing/Painting for children at Glaxo, Social Service Branch, Mumbai |
| Teaching | |
| 2005-2007 | Visiting lecturer for Philosophy of Art, at the Department of Fine Art, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad |
| 2005-2007 | Visiting-lecturer for History of Art, at L. S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai |
