Jaishri Abichandani
Born in Bombay, 1969; lives and works in NY, USA
Education
2005
Masters in Visual Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
2003
Post Graduate Diploma Visual Arts. Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
1991
Bachelor of Arts, Queens College, City University of New York, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Reconciliations, Gallery Sumukha. Bangalore, India
Bijli: Heart of a Drag Queen, Kran Film Collective Space, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Reconciliations, Queens Museum of Art. New York, USA
Signs of the Times, Williams College. Massachusetts, USA
2004
The Enchanted Life of… Nature Morte Gallery, New Delhi, India
2002
Mind’s Desire, Gallery Chemould. Mumbai, India
Mind’s Desire NYU Asian Pacific American Studies Institute Gallery, New York, USA
Under Western Skies, Castle of Good Hope. Capetown, South Africa
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
Boys and Girls Come out to Play, Summer
exhibition, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
2009
Frontiers of Time, IVAM, Valencia, Spain
Conflicting Tales, Burger Collection, Berlin, Germany
Gender and Performativity, Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, Alexandria, Egypt
Anomalies, Rossi & Rossi London, UK
Indian Popular Culture, and Beyond: The Untold (the rise of) Schisms, Sala Alcalá Madrid, Spain
Transitional Aesthetics, Beijing 798 Biennale Dashanzi Arts District Beijing, China
Artists in Exile, Arario Gallery, New York, USA
Re- Imagining Asia, New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
Contemporary India, Gallery Project Ann Arbor. Michigan, USA
Shifting Shapes, Unstable Signs, Yale School of Art, Connecticut, USA
Have We Moved Away From What’s Hotter Than Curry Yet, Gallery Open Eyed Dreams, Kochi, India
Gen Next IV, Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkotta, India
2008
Re Imagining Asia House of World Cultures. Berlin, Germany
The Tea Pavillion, Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art. Guangzhou, China
Everywhere is War (and Rumors of War), Bodhi Art, Mumbai, India
Korea International Art Fair, Avanthay Contemporary. Seoul, Korea
Stories We Tell, NYSAFF, Art in General. New York, USA
Global Honking Ground, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, USA
The B Sides, Al Jira Center for Contemporary Art. New Jersey, USA
Emerging Discourse…of the Diaspora, Bodhi Art, New York, USA
The Ego, The Persona, The Shadow and The Old Man, The Guild Art Gallery. New York, USA
Declaration of Immigration, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Fire Walkers, Stephen Stux Gallery. New York, USA
Exploding the Lotus, Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida, USA
Recent Acquisions to Momenta Art’s Video Library, Momenta Art Gallery. New York, USA
Moving Beyond the Frame, Gallery Espace, Delhi, India
Critical Studio, Macy Gallery, Columbia University. New York, USA
A Wrinkle in Time, Rotunda Gallery, New York, USA
Real Fiction Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York, USA
Kunst 08, Avanthay Contemporary. Zurich, Switzerland
2007
Emergency Room, P.S.1/ MOMA, New York, USA
Hobby Horse, Avanthay Contemporary. Zurich, Switzerland
Arte Nuevo Interactiva 0,7 Galleria del Teatro Peon Contreras, Merida, Mexico
Photoimagen 07, French Embassy Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
As if I had seen it with my own eyes and said it with my own voice, Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
Femme Fantastique Volitant Gallery, Austin. Texas, USA
Enfoco New Works 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Longwood Art Gallery, New York, USA
Transfixed' NYSAFF, Alwan for the Arts, New York, USA
Momenta Art Auction 2007, Momenta Art Gallery and White Columns Gallery. New York, USA
Sultana’s Dream, Exit Art, New York, USA
2006
Deuces ex Machina, Market Gallery. Glasgow, UK
Dangling between the real thing and the sign in the window, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, New York
Believe, Rush Arts Gallery. New York, USA
Wild Girls, Exit Art, New York, USA
The Love Show, Hans Weiss New Space Art Gallery. Connecticut, USA
Deviant Bodies, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York. USA
Momenta Art Auction 2006, Momenta Art Gallery and White Columns Gallery, New York, USA
60 Seconds of Play, Saltworks Gallery & Forum Gallery of Cranbrook Academy of Arts. Georgia, USA
Monitor 2: Contemporary South Asian Film and Video, National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada
2005
Post Graduate Exhibition, Goldsmiths College. London, UK
Brooklyn Shakers, Wooster Arts Space. New York, USA
2004
The Crystal Land, Al Jira Center for Contemporary Art, New Jersey, USA
Coming Soon, Siskil Film Center. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, USA
2003
Only Skin Deep: A National Survey, International Center for Photography, New York, USA
BQE, White Box Gallery, New York, USA
Through Customs, Bose Pacia Modern Gallery. New York, USA
2002
Queens International, Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA
Aar Paar, Public Art exhibit in Mumbai & Karachi, India and Pakistan
Mango, Talwar Gallery, New York, USA
Borderless Terrains, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India
2001
Crossing the Line, Queens Museum of Art. New York, USA
The Rebellion of Space, DUMBO Arts Center, New York, USA
Enfoco New Works 2001, Bronx River Arts Center. New York, USA
Under the Western Sky, National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India.
Awards
2006
Urban Artist's Initiative. New York, USA
2002
Invited Artist, 2nd Biennial Capetown Month of Photography, Cape Town, South Africa
2000
En Foco 2000 New Works Photography Award, New York. USA
Other Experiences
2009
Project curator to Anomolies, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
Project curator to Artists in Exile, Arario Gallery, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Yale University, New Haven, USA
Project curator to Transitional Aesthetics, Beijing 798 Biennial, Beijing, China
2008
Project curator to Exploding the Lotus, Arts and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, USA
Panels and Workshop to Columbia University, New York, USA
Curatorial Consultant to Fire Walkers, Stux Gallery, New York, USA
2007
Project curator to Sultana’s Dream, Exit Art, New York, USA
Panels and workshop to New School University. New York, USA
Panels and workshop to Pratt University, New York, USA
Panels and workshop to College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
2006
Project curator to Queens International 2006, Queens Museum of Art. New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Rubin Museum of Art New York, USA
2005
Project director to Fatal Love: South Asian American Art Now, Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Asia Society, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to Rich Mix Cultural Foundation, London, UK
2004
Panels and Workshop to Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, USA
2003
Panels and Workshop to Barnard College, New York, USA
2002
Panels and Workshop to International Center for Photography, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to New York University APA Studies Institute, New York, USA
2001
Panels and Workshop to Bronx Museum for the Arts, New York, USA
Panels and Workshop to National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
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