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

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