Veer Munshi

“Veer Munshi A Kashmiri artist who now lives in Delhi has consistently used his art to reflect his anguish at the situation. ”

Awards

2014: Awarded senior fellowship by Minister of culture Govt. Of india
2012: Diploma Laurate fron St.Petersberg State Academy of Art and Design Russia
2002: National Award from Lalit Kala Academy Minister of culture New Delhi
2001: J & K State Award for painting

About The Artist

Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, studied painting from m.s.university Baroda
working and residing in Delhi NCR

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2015 Kashmir insider outsider Sakshi Gallery Bombay
  • 2014 Solo show At Site gallery Baroda
  • 2012 Shrapnel 3 Gallery Latitude28 New Delhi
  • 2010   Shrapnel 2 Birla Academy of art Kolkata
  • 2009 Shrapnel curated by Ranjit Hoskate at BNG foundation Mumbai
  • 2006 Encounter at Art Alive & India Habitat Centre New Delhi
  • 2004 Tao Art Gallery Mumbai
  • 2004 Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai
  • 2003 Gallery Espace New Delhi
  • 1997 E C Galleria Edinburgh Scotland
  • 1996 Gallery Burswood Perth Australia
  • 1996 United Nations Geneva Switzerland

 

Selected Participations

  • 2015‘The Eye and the Mind: New Interventions in Indian Art’
  • Guangzhou – Guangdong Museum of Art ;
  • Shanghai – China Art Museum;
  • Beijing – Minsheng Museum of Art.
  • 2015 Indian art fair N.Delhi
  • 2015 “Lament” curated by Amit Mukhopadyay at Art Konsult Gallery n.Delhi
  • 2014 invited project “Serenity of desolation” at Indian Art Fair New Delhi
  • 2014 “Zameen” group show at Art district Gallery New Delhi curated by Ranjit Hoskote
  • 2013 The Sahmat collective at Smart Museum of art Chicago
  • 2013 Artist retreat India Australia Institute at Jaipur
  • 2012 the Needle on the Gauge seven Indian artist at Adelaide centres OzAsia festival CACSA Australia
  • 2012 Challenges of Liberty at Think Fest Goa organized by Tehlka curated by Geetan Batra
  • 2012 Speaking House International workshop at Marari beach Kochi curated by Radha Gomti
  • 2012 Russia-India art exhibition at Steiglitz State Academy of Art & Design St.Petersburg Russia
  • 2011 International art workshop organized by Indo-Australia Institute at Red hill Melbourne Australia
  • 2010 SNOW group show curated by Ranjit Hoskote at Pallete gallery N.Delhi
  • 2010 ZIP FILEs group show curated by Ranjit hoskote at Religare gallery N.Delhi
  • 2009   Expression at Tihar curated by Jonny ML and Anubavnath at IGNCA new Delhi
  • 2009   ZIP group show by Foundation b & g at Religare art initiative N.Delhi
  • 2009   Image, Music and Text Sahmat 20 years at Jamia University
  • 2008   Indian Art Summit New Delhi
  • 2008   Sight specific project at Harmony Art Foundation Mumbai
  • 2008   Art for freedom by Tehlka London
  • 2006   Presentation of works at World Social Form at Karachi Pakistan.
  • 2005    Identity Alienation Amity: curated by Bina Sarkar at Tao Art Gallery Mumbai
  • 2005   Papyri: group show at Sarjan Gallery Baroda
  • 2005   Exploring new paradigms group show at art alive N.Delhi
  • 2004   11th Asians Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2004 ‘Looking Back Looking Forward’ contemporary works by Baroda artist at Sarjan Art Gallery Baroda
  • 2003 India-Korea contemporary art exhibition at Kwang Hwa Moon Gallery Seoul Korea
  • 2002 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
  • 2002 Group show “similarities & dissimilarities” paintings organized by TAO art gallery Mumbai
  • 2002   All India artist show “ways of resistance” organized by Sahmat at Ravindra Bhawan New Delhi
  • 2001  All India painters Art camp’ Show and Auction in Dubai organized by CRY
  • 1997 ‘End of Silence’ Traveling Show for AIDS
  • 1995 ‘Gandhi’ organized by Sahmat Traveling Show at New Delhi, Mumbai
  • 1993 ‘Trembling Images of Kashmir’ at Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi
  • 1995    All India drawing show at Chandigarh organized by Punjab Cultural Academy
  • 1993   Auction show at Maurya Sheraton in Aid of Cancer Society
  • 1993   All India Exhibition of Art at AIFACS, New Delhi
  • 1992 Research Grant Fellowship Travelling show, Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi
  • 1992   Down-trodden and We’ group show in memory of Dr Ambedkar at USSR Cultural Centre
  • 1992   Group Show at Indo-Soviet Cultural Centre, New Delhi
  • 1991   Silver Jubilee celebration show at Birla Academy in Kolkata
  • 1991   National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi
  • 1991 Artist against Communalism, New Delhi

 

Art Workshops Camps Cultural trips

  • 2012 st petersbeg Russia / Havana biennale Cuba / Vietnam
  • 2011 Melbourne Australia
  • 2010 Myanmar
  • 2009 Jordan
  • 2008 China / Greece / Cambodia / Thailand
  • 2007 Turkey / Petra/ Kenya/ Mexico
  • 2006 Morocco / Egypt / Karachi
  • 2005 Italy/ Istanbul /Goa

 

Documentation

  • 2003 Film by K Bikram Singh FANKAAR
  • 2002 Film by FayazDilbar Gashtaruq for Doordarshan
  • 2008 Dialogue VEER MUNSHI Book by Nancy Adjania And Ranjit Hoskote
  • Published by   Popular Prakashan Mumbai

 

Major Collection

  • National Gallery Of modern art N.Delhi
  • Australia –India Institute Museum Melbourn
  • Biral Academy for art and cultural Museum Kolkatta
  • Arts Acre Foundation Kolkata
  • B&g Foundation at popular prakashan publication Mumbai
  • Many other private and public collection in India and abroad
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