Abichandani was born in Bombay, India in 1969. She lives and works in Brooklyn, 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

2010
Dirty Jewels, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

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, Cape Town, South Africa

Group Exhibitions 

2012
Victory! Triumph in Classical and Contemporary Asian Art, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK
After Forever, curated by Raul Zamudio, Other Gallery, Beijing, China
Stargazing, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK
Art Basel, Fabian and Claude Walter Gallerie, Basel, Switzerland
'Enfoco/ In Focus': Selected Works from the Permanent Collection, curated by Elizabeth Ferrer, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington D.C.; Aljira Center for the Arts, New Jersey, USA
India Art Fair, Fabian and Claude Walter Gallerie, New Delhi, India

2011
Fragility, curated by Rakhee Balram, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi, India
What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK
Fluidity, Layering and Veiling, curated by Deborah Frizzell, Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart University, Connecticut, USA
Open/Close, curated by Maymanah Farhat, Chuchifritos Gallery, New York, USA
Picturing Parralax, curated by Santhi Kavuri BauerSan, Francisco State University Gallery, California, USA*
En Foco/In Focus: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection, curated by Hilary Thorsen Lightworks, Syracuse, USA
Generation in Transition, curated by Magda Kardasz, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland; Contemporary Art Centre Vilnius, Lithuania
The Pill, curated by Avni Doshi Latitude 28 Gallery, New Delhi, India*

2010
Frictive Familiarities, Biografteatern Rio, Curated by Diana Kaur, Stockholm, Sweden
Of Filmi Love and Other Demons, curated by Shelly Bahl, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, USA
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK
Malleable Memory, AICON Gallery, New York, USA
The Waste Land, White Box Gallery, New York, USA
Hong Kong Art Fair, Rossi and Rossi, Hong Kong
Dubai Art Fair, Guild Art Gallery, Dubai
Bring Me a Lion, Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Untitled Project: Thingamajigs, Gallery OED, Kochi, India
The Empire Strikes Back, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2009
Have We Moved Away From What’s Hotter Than Curry Yet, Gallery Open Eyed Dreams, Kochi, India
Conflicting Tales, Burger Collection, Berlin, Germany
Gen Next IV, Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
Contemporary India, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Transitional Aesthetics, Beijing 798 Biennale, Dashanzi Arts District, Beijing, China
Anomalies, Rossi & Rossi London, UK
Frontiers of Time, IVAM, Valencia, Spain
Shifting Shapes, Unstable Signs, Yale School of Art, Connecticut, USA
Re- Imagining Asia, New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
Indian Popular Culture, and Beyond: The Untold (the rise of) Schisms, Sala Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Gender and Performativity, Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, Alexandria, Egypt
Artists in Exile, Arario Gallery, New York, USA
Through Customs, Bose Pacia Modern Gallery, New York, USA

2008
Moving Beyond the Frame, Curated by Rina Banerjee, Gallery Espace, Delhi, India
Real Fiction, Curated by Raul Zamudio, Asian Contemporary Art Fair, New York, USA
Kunst 08, Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Critical Studio, Curated by Razia Sadik, Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York, USA
A Wrinkle in Time, Curated by Baseera Khan, Rotunda Gallery, New York, USA
Recent Acquisions to Momenta Art's Video Library, Momenta Art Gallery, New York, USA

2007
As if I had seen it with my own eyes and said it with my own voice, Impakt Festival Utrecht, Netherlands
Femme Fantastique, Curated by Xochi Solis, Volitant Gallery, Austin. TX, USA
Hobby Horse, Curated by Elaine Ng, Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Photoimagen 07, curated by Patricia Pou, French Embassy Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sultana's Dream, Exit Art, New York, USA
Arte Nuevo Interactiva 07, curated by Raul Ferrarra Balanquet, Galleria del Teatro Peon Contreras, Merida, Mexico
Momenta Art Auction 2007, Momenta Art Gallery and White Columns Gallery, New York, USA
Enfoco New Works 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Longwood Art Gallery, New York, USA
Transfixed – South Asian Experimental Video Shorts, New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival, Curated by Yamini Nayar, Alwan for the Arts, New York, USA
Emergency Room, P.S.1/ MOMA, curated by Eugenie Tsai, New York, USA

2006
Deuces ex Machina, Curated by Eric Heist, Market Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Dangling between the real thing and the sign in the window, curated by James Wagner and Barry Hoggard, Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, New York, USA
Believe, curated by Derrick Adams and Jaret Vadera, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, USA
Deviant Bodies, curated by Lawrence Brose, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA
Wild Girls, curated by Jeanette Ingberman, Exit Art, New York, USA
Momenta Art Auction 2006, Momenta Art Gallery and White Columns Gallery, New York, USA
60 Seconds of Play, curated by Avantika Bawa, Saltworks Gallery & Forum Gallery of Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Georgia, USA
The Love Show, Hans Weiss Newspace Art Gallery, Connecticut, 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, curated by Kathleen Smith, Wooster Arts Space, New York, USA

2004
The Crystal Land, curated by Raul Zamudio, 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, curated by Kathryn Myers, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

2003
Only Skin Deep: A National Survey, curated by Coco Fusco, International Centre for Photography, New York, USA*
BQE, curated by Raul Zamudio, White Box Gallery, New York, USA
Through Customs, curated Shamim Momin and Raina Lampkins Fielder, Bose Pacia Modern Gallery, New York, USA

2002
Queens International, Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA
Aar Paar, Public Art exhibit in Mumbai, India and Karachi, 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

2013
Project curator to The Emo Show, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA

2012
Project curator to Stargazing, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

2011
Project curator to Shapeshifters and Aliens, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

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, 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 Centre 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 Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India

Publications

All exhibitions with published catalogues have been marked with an asterisk *

2011
Shapeshifters and Aliens, Rossi and Rossi. London, UK
One on One: Jaishri Abichandani on Samira Abbassy, Art Asia Pacific Magazine No 74, July/Aug 2011, New York, USA

2009
Anomalies: From Nature to the Future, Rossi and Rossi. London, UK
Transitional Aesthetics, Constellations, Beijing 798 Biennale, Beijing, China

2008
Art Asia Pacific Magazine No 61 Nov/ Dec 2008 New York USA (artwork)
Sara Rahbar: Weaving the Flag Art Asia Pacific, No 57, March/April 2008 New York, USA
Nueva Luz, Vol.13 No 1., New York USA (photo Essay)

2007 
Sultana's Dream: Collaborative Art by Women Artist's from South Asian and the Middle East, Exit Art, New York, USA

2006
Sristi, Tandem Books, New York, USA (artwork)
Queens International 2006: Everything All At Once, Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA

2005
Fatal Love: South Asian American Art Now, Queens Museum of Art. New York, USA

2004
Adhnarishwara: The Androgene Probing the Gender Within, Dr. Alka Pande. Rupa & Co. India

2003
Catamaran, South Asian American Writing, Vol.1 No 1., Massachusetts, USA (artwork)

2001 
International Gallerie, Vol.4 No 1., Mumbai, India (artwork)

1998
A Patchwork Shawl: Chronicles of South Asian Women in America, Rutgers University Press, New Jersey, USA (artwork)

1997
Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America, Asian American Writers Workshop, New York, USA (artwork) 

Selected Bibliography

Carissa Mann, In Conversation: Jaishri Abichandani and Carissa Mann, Art Map (Sept 2009) Beijing, China

Merali, Shaheen, Diaspora Avenue Lead Essay Art News Magazine of India  Vol. 14 No. 1 Quarter 1, Mumbai, India (2009)

Aric Chen, Globespotters: Another Biennial? Yes, but in Beijing, New York Times (11 Aug 2009) New York, USA

Tom Finkelpearl, What’s Sauce for the Gander, Art News Magazine of India Vol. XIV (2009)

Sharmistha Ray, Way in the World, Art News Magazine of India Vol. XIV (2009)

Meenakshi Thirukode, Artists in Exile, ArtAsiaPacific Magazine (Number 64 July/ August, 2009)

Benjamin Genoccio, For a Fresh Gallery Space, Contemporary Indian Art, The New York Times Art in Review (2009)

Neha Bajpai, Toying with Art, The Week (2009), New Delhi, India

Maymanah Farhat, Sultana's Dream, Art Asia Pacific, No. 57 (March/April 2008), New York, USA

Jaideep Sen, Despise Route: Interview with Jaishri Abichandani, Time Out Bengaluru (2008), Bangalore, India

Marta Jakimowicz, Disquieting Similarities, Deccan Herald (2008), Bangalore, India

Pariat Janice, Moving Beyond the Frame: A Space for Alternative Readings, Time Out Delhi (2008), New Delhi, India

Neha Bhatt, In Search of Power and Roots, Business Standard (2008), New Delhi, India

Natasha Bissonauth, SAWCC: A Grassroots Sisterhood, ArtIndia Vol XIII, Issue II (2008), Bombay, India

Michael Mills, East Wind A’blowin, New Times (2008), Florida, USA

Maxwell Heller, Sultana’s Dream and the SAWCC, Brooklyn Rail (2007), New York, USA

RC Baker, Best in Show, Village Voice (2006), New York, USA

Anjali Kamat, Million Mutinies The Hindu (Sept 9, 2006) New Delhi, India

Martha Schwendener, Art From Everywhere, All From Queens, New York Times (2006), New York, USA

Holland Cotter, Taking a Magical Flight Through India, The New York Times (2005), New York, USA

Amy Finnerty, South Asia as Ethnic Foreground, Artistic Background, Wall Street Journal (2005) New York, USA

Sasha Altaf, Inscriptions of the Feminine, International Gallerie, Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2004), Mumbai, India

Benjamin Genoccio, Images on a Transcultural Highway, New York Times Art in Review (12 Dec 2004), New Jersey, USA

Holland Cotter, Mango, The New York Times (2002), New York, USA

Ken Johnson, A Pluralistic Exhibition in the Plural Borough, The New York Times (2002), New York, USA

Merrily Kerr, Queens International, Flash Art (Nov-Dec 2002), USA

Georgina Maddox, Navigating Spaces, Indian Express (2002), Mumbai, India

Judith Staines, Mumbai Mix, (a.n) magazine for artists (2002), UK

A. Mandalas-Sudhakar, A Global Take, Art News Magazine of India, Vol. 7, Issue I (2002), Mumbai, India

Sue Williamson, Eye Catching Moments in the Month of Photography, www.arthrob.co.za (2002), Cape Town, South Africa

Lavina Melwani, Celebrating Similarities, Newsday (9 Aug 2002), New York, USA

Nancy Adajania, Sky Floating Islands, Art News Magazine of India, Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2001), Mumbai, India

Selected Collections

Saatchi Collection, London, UK

Florian Peters Messers Collection, Berlin, Germany

Burger Collection, Hong Kong

Devi Art Foundation, Delhi, India

Anupam Poddar Collection, Delhi, India

Momenta Art Video Library, New York, USA

Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong