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- 1974
- Born in Mumbai
Education
- 1996-97
- Fellow at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
- 1990-96
- B.F.A. (painting), Sir J.J.School of Art, Mumbai
Solo Exhibitions
- 2006
- 'Rickshawpolis', Spazio Piazzasempione, Milan
- 2005
- 'Rickshawpolis', Nature Morte, New Delhi
'Panic Acid', Bodhi Art, Singapore*
'Humiliation Tax', Gallery Chemould, Mumbai*
- 2004
- 'The Lie Of The Land', Walsh Gallery, Chicago*
'FAQ', Art Rotterdam, represented by Willem Baars Art Consultancy, Holland
- 2002
- 'First Information Report', Bose Pacia Modern, New York
- 2001
- 'Milk Route', India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
'General Essential', Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore
- 2000
- 'Ibid.', Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
- 1999
- 'Private limited-I', Bose Pacia Modern , New York
'Private limited-II', Apparao Gallery, Chennai
- 1998
- 'Apostrophe', India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- 1997
- 'P.T.O.', Gallery Chemould, Prithvi Gallery and The Garret, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2006
- 'Another Worlds', Arario Gallery, Cheonan, Korea
- 2005
- 'Indian Summer', Ecole Nationale Suprieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Curators: Henri Claude and Deepak Ananth*
'1st Pocheon Asian Art Triennale' Pocheon, Korea Curator: Yoon, Jin Sup*
'Paths of Progression', Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore*
'Mom and Pop Art', Walsh Gallery, Chicago
'The Armory Show', represented by Nature Morte, New York
'International Painting', Gallery GBK, Sydney
'Kunst En Oorlod', Kunst en Cultuur Noord-Holland
- 2004
- 'the Sacrifice – An Intimate I, Collection of Henri Swagemakers', Museum De Beyerd, Holland
Contemporary Art from India, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
'Summer Show', Bose Pacia Gallery, New York, Curator: Peter
'Art Chicago', Presented by Walsh Gallery, Chicago
'Masala', William Benton Museum, University of Connecticut, Curator: Kathryn Myers*
'Zoom! Art in Contemporary India', Culturgest Museum, Lisbon, Curators: Nancy Adajania and Luis Serpa*
- 2003
- 'SubTerrain: artists dig the contemporary', Haus der Kulturen der Welt, BerlinCurator: Geeta Kapur
'Drawing Conclusions', International exhibitions of artist-writers, New York Arts Gallery, Curators: Jill Conner, Gae Savannah
'Pictorial Transformations', National Art Gallery, Malaysia
'Urban Graffiti', Woolff Gallery, London
'Crossing generations: diVERGE', Gallery Chemould's 40th anniversary, National Gallery of ModernArt, Mumbai, Curators: Geeta Kapoor and Chaitanya Sambrani
'Indians+Cowboys', Gallery 4a, Sydney, Curators: Aaron Seeto, Ruth Watson*
'The Tree from the Seed', Henie Onstad Kultursenter, Hovikodden, Norway,
Curator: Gavin Jantjes
'Arco 2003', Madrid, Spain
- 2002
- 'Under Construction', the Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo, Curator: Ranjit Hoskote
'India- Contemporary Art from Northeastern Private Collection', Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey
'Singapore Art Fair'
'Clicking into Place', Organised by Japan Foundation at the Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, Curator: Ranjit Hoskote
- 2001
- 'Century City', Tate Modern, London, Curators: Geeta Kapur & Ashish Rajadhyaksha
'Indian Painting', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Curator: Haema Sivanesan
'Indian Contemporary Fine Arts', presented by Saffronarts.com, Seven Degrees, California, USA
- 2000
- 'Seventh Havana Biennial', Havana, Cuba, Curator: Hilda Maria Rodriguez*
- 2000-'99-'98
- 'Kunstrai', International Art Fair, Represented by Willem Baars Gallery, Amsterdam
- 1999
- 'The First Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale', Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan, Curator: Kuroda Raiji
Nature Morte, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Curator: Peter Nagy
- 1998
- Beaux Arts magazine's international exhibition 'Art of the World 1998', Paris
'Multi Media Art of 90's', CIMA Gallery, Calcutta
'Jehangir Nicholson Collection', National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
'The Wilberding Collection', National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
'Indian Contemporary Art', The R.P.G. collection, Leverkusen and Monheim, Germany
- 1997
- Projektgruppe Stoffwechsel's international art meet 'Innenseite', Kassel, Germany, Curator: Hamdi El Attar
'50 years of Art in Mumbai', National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, Curator: Saryu Doshi
Awards And Honours
- 2003
- Provogue-Society 'Young Achiever Award'
- 2002
- Harmony Award
- 2001
- Indo-American Society's 'Young Achiever Award'
Sanskriti Award
- 1996-97
- Awarded Fellowship at Sir J.J.School of Art, Mumbai
- 1996
- K.K. Hebbar Art Foundation Award
Govt. First Prize, Sir J.J.School of Art, Mumbai
Selected Workshops And Collective Work
- 2002
- Collaborated on a billboard with Reena Kallat in the Kala Ghoda Art District
'Elephant Walks', Casula Arts Centre, NSW, Australia Workshop for children in collaboration with Reena Kallat
'Triangle Artists' Workshop', Brooklyn, New York
'Boreal Art/ Nature Center' Laurentian Forests, Quebec, Canada
- 2001
- 'Khoj', International Artists' Workshop, Part of the larger network of Triangle Artists Workshop, Modinagar
The artist lives and works in Mumbai. He writes frequently on the subject of Contemporary Indian art in art journals, exhibition catalogues and the local press.