About Vikrant Bhise
Vikrant Bhise was born in Mumbai in India in 1984. Having grown up and inspired by his hometown Mumbai. The frantic fast paced daily life in the city. Throughout his life, Vikrant has always been fascinated by the city and the crowd.
Vikrant has completed his G.D. Art from Raheja School of Art, Bandra and completed diploma in art education from the renowned J.J. School of Art, Mumbai in 2011.
After completing his degree, Vikrant delved even more into his studio practice, which involved human and his everyday life around him. Struggles of the common man, racialism, communalism and the changes in the attitudes of the society are some of the themes that appear throughout his work. His works, his expressions on paper or canvas are like his daily diary. It’s his response to the increasing violence in the society.
His view is that an unhealthy sense of competitiveness has permeated society, and man is forgetting his humanity as a result. People are becoming increasingly insensitive to the increase in violence, morbidity, and ethnic strife. He combines these stark and often sensitive subjects with a contemporary Indian aesthetic, and innovative media experiments such as paper cutting and collages.
Vikrant has received many state and national awards in India. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society Award, New Delhi 2018, The Indian Academy of Fine Arts Silver Award, Amritsar 2018, Art Society of India Award, Mumbai 2017, The Maharashtra State Art Award 2016 and many more. He has also been awarded with India’s most prestigious award “Lalit kala Academy, National Award” in 2018 and also have received rare Bombay Art Societies “Gold Medal” in 2018.
Vikrant lives and works in Mumbai, India. His day today depictions will hopefully document an evolving society during a period of challenge and change, and inspire and influence generations to come.
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AWARDS
2019/20 – State Gallery of Art Award, Madhapur, Telangana
2018/19 – CAF, Camel Art Foundation, Euro Tour Award
2018/19 – The Indian Academy of Fine Arts Silver Award, Amritsar
2018/19 – 1st All India ‘Dot’ Art Foundation, N. K. Khanna Award
2017/18 – Lalit Kala Academi National Award, New Delhi
2017/18 – All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society Award, New Delhi
2017/18 – Bombay Art Society Award and Gold Medal
2017/18 / 2019/20 – Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, Maharashtra, State Award
2017/18 / 2016/17 – Art Society of India Award, Mumbai
2015/16 – The Maharashtra State Art Award
SOLO EXHIBITION
2019/20 – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, November
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016/17 – 9fish Art Gallery, ART35, Mumbai
2016/17 – ICAC Gallery, Mumbai Exhibition
2016/17 – Art Heart present, Group Show at CSM Museum, Mumbai
2014/15 – Charity group show at Jehangir Art Gallery
SELECTION AND EXHIBITS
2018-1/ – Selection & Nominated for Cima Awards, Kolkata
2018/19 – Selection & Nominated for Birla Awards, Kolkata
2018/19 / 2017/18 / 2015/16 – Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi
2017/18 – Contemporary Art Museum, Italy
2017/18 – Finext Award, Bhopal
2017/18 / 2009/10 – Art Society of India, Mumbai
2016/17 – Karnataka Lalit Kala Academi, Banglore
2016/17 – Rajya Lalit Kala Academi, Lucknow
2014/15 – The Bombay Art Society Exhibition
2010/11 – CAF, Camlin Art Foundation Exhibition
FELLOWSHIP //
2018/19 – Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Ministry of Culture, India – Junior Fellowship
for Visual Arts – Painting
ART CAMPS & RESIDENCIES
2015-16 – Lalit Kala Acadamy-57 National art camp, Lucknow
2016/17 / 2017/18 – Art Heart presents, Chinmaya Vibhooti national art camp, Maharashtra
2019-20 – Secular Movement, Revolution and Counter-Revolution, Fardapur Ajanta
2016/17 – Akhand Chitrakala Abhinay, Drwaing and Painting camp, Kankawali, Maharashtra
ART COLLECTIONS
Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai
Neterwala And Aibara (Interior & Architects)
Maheka Mirpuri (Fashion Designer)
NADesigns (Interior & Architects)
Kayan Pandole (Art Historian & restorer)
Rahul Zaveri
Ashdeen Lilaowala (Textile Designer)
Satish Kishanchandani (Lawyer)
