PRAJAKTA POTNIS

Born in India in 1980.  

EDUCATION  

2000-2002

M.F.A. in Creative Painting at Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai   

1995-2000

B.F.A. in Painting at Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai 

SOLO SHOWS
2007

MEMBRANES AND MARGINS, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

MEMBRANES AND MARGINS II, Singapore art fair, Singapore

2006 

WALLS –IN- BETWEEN, venue Kitab Mahal, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai. 

GROUP SHOWS
2007

KALA GHODA FESTIVAL, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.
III/III – HERE AND NOW: YOUNG VOICES FROM INDIA, Grosvenor Vadehra, London
ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Galerie Mirchandani+Steinruecke, Mumbai
SOFT SPOKEN, curated by Bose Krishnamachari , The Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai.
READING PAINT, Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok.
SOME BLIND ALLEYS, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi.
MUMBAI METRONOMES, Art and Soul Gallery, Mumbai. 

HERE THERE NOW, curated by Brian Curtin, Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok.

ISTANBUL ART FAIR, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.

URBAN SIMILES, curated by Shubhalaxmi, Project 88, Mumbai.

2006

PAPER FLUTE, The Espace Gallery, Delhi
Group Show at the V I Art gallery, Delhi.
ANNUAL SHOW, Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
MYRRH, curated by Anupa Mehta and Geetu Hinduja, The Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.

2005

ANTICIPATION, Galerie Mirchandani+Steinruecke, Jehangir Art Gallery, Museum
Gallery, Mumbai
CHANGE OF ADDRESS, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

2004 

BOMBAY *17, curated by Bose Krishnamchari, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai and Kashi Art Gallery, Cochin
GENERATION, Saffron Art and The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

2003

STUDIO GUILD, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
HIGHLIGHTS, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai

2002

SHAKTI, Hacienda Art Gallery, Mumbai
TRUE BUT PROBABLY UNREAL, UNREAL BUT PROBABLY TRUE, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
HEAT, Curated by Mrinal Kulkarni and Johny ML, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
WORKS AND IMAGES, curated by Girish Shahane and The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai at the National Gallery of Art, Mumbai

2001

RELIEF FUND FOR THE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
WORKSHOP EXHIBITION, Artists Centre, Mumbai

2000

STEPPING OUT, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
MONSOON SHOW, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS 

2005

Khoj International Artist Workshop, Mumbai

2003

“Studio The Guild,” The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

2001 

Workshop of Painters at Sawarde Maharashtra, Organized by Artist Centre, Mumbai 

Film Appreciation Course Film Television & Institute of India (FTII) National Film Archive India (NFAI) Law College Road, Pune 

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 

2003-2004

Inlaks Fine Arts Award   

2002 

Camlin Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai   

2001-03

Scholarship for Young Artist, Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, Govt. of India 

2001

Late Dinanath Mangeshkar Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai

2000

S.B. Palshikar Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts 

1997

Cumi Dallas Award Arts Society of India, Mumbai 

1996 

Highly Commended (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Art