HIMANSHU S.
Born in 1980.
EDUCATION
2003/04
Fellowship at Sir. J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai
2003-1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai.
SOLO SHOWS
2008
THIS IS HIMANSHU S. MAY BE, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007
AN INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO NON-OCCURENCES, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED, presented by Chatterjee & Lal, Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, NCPA, Mumbai.
GROUP SHOWS
2009
BRIEF HISTORY OF TOMORROW, FSCA Gallery
2008
CIGE 2008, Art fair, presented by The Guild Art Gallery, Beijing
SHCONTEMPORARY 2008, Art fair, presented by The Guild Art Gallery, Shanghai
CONNECTED..., Kitab Mahal, Mumbai
SECOND COMING, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005
PRESENT - FUTURE, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
CREAM: THE MAMMARY SHOW, Group Show, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai
EDGE, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai
NOT MUCH IN COMMON, Kala Ghoda Pavement Gallery, Mumbai
COPY CATS, Kala Kriti Gallery, Mumbai
ESTATE OF ART, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai
Group Show, for tsunami relief fund, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
2004
LAZY REBELS, Art Entrance Gallery, Mumbai
2003
MONSOON ART SHOW 2003, Bajaj Art Gallery and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2003
Received Dolly Cursetjee Prize (1st Place), Annual Exhibition, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
2002/03
Received D.G. Kulkarni Scholarship, Sir.J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
2001
Awarded a Merit Certificate at the Annual Exhibition, Sir. J.J. School of Art
2000
Awarded a Merit Certificate at the Annual Exhibition, Sir. J.J. School of Art
1998
Awarded 2nd Prize at Kaleidoscope ’98 for being "Ambidextrous"
Awarded 2nd Prize in Inter Collegiate Cartooning Competition, 31st AnnualYouth Festival of Mumbai University
Awarded 1st Place in Group "1" at Mumbai Level in Indian Culture
1995
Awarded 1st Prize in Group "E" at the All India Camel Color Contest
1994
Awarded 1st Prize in Group "E" at the All India Camel Color Contest
1992
Awarded 1st Prize in Group "D" at the All India Camel Color Contest
1989
Awarded Certificate of Merit in the 8-9 age group at the All India Shaker’s "On the Spot Painting Competition"
PROJECTS
2006- 09
Visiting-lecturer for History of Art, at L S Raheja School of Art, Mumbai
2005-06 & 2006-07
Visiting-lecturer for Philosophy of Art, at the Department of Fine Art, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
2007
‘keep in circulation the rumour that god is alive’… the rumour was back in circulation during the Kalaghoda Arts Festival 2007, Mumbai.
IN DOG WE TRUST, at Kalaghoda Arts Festival 2007, Mumbai
BOOKED STREET, a site-specific work on the pavement, at the Kalaghoda Arts Festival, 2007, 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 Kalaghoda Arts Festival, 2007, Mumbai
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 spaces…all done with the help of many friends…
Children’s letters to God : Happened through November, December 2005, & January 2006, as sessions with children from regular schools, municipal schools, and organizations working with / for less privileged children…all done with the help of many friends…works displayed as part of the Kalaghoda Arts Festival, 2006 ( 4th-12th feb )
Part of the “Black Box Exercise”, conducted by Zuni Icosahedron (a cultural collective from Homg 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
Conceptualized a segment of “Mumbai Meri Jaan”, where less priviledged kids, with the help of a few friends that included art students & professional photographers, used photography to give their view of Mumbai……Kalaghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai
2004/05
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 Transcultural Exchange’s "Tile Project. Destination: The World."
2003
Initiated the setting up of a library/archive in the canteen of Sir J J School Of Art, Mumbai. Somewhere around 2004 we were thrown out of the canteen space by the college authorities without any appropriate reason. Books were then kept in boxes at Kitab Mahal Mumbai, where we are getting a small space to house our library and hopefully we’ll restart in the second half of this year i.e 2005.
2003/04
Research for a short film about Sir JJ School of Art, also part of the interviewers, the film was made with the help of Rahul Srivastava who then worked for PUKAR
"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
"…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
Conducted a workshop on cartooning for children at Glaxo, Thane
2001/02
"Hum Bhi Agaar Bachche Hotein…" Initiated and organized this 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
1998
Represented D.G. Ruparel College at the NSS Leadership Camp, Mumbai
Examination, Vivekananda Kendra
