Born in 1979, Sunoj D. completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting from the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, in 2003, and then his Master’s degree in the printmaking from Bangalore University in 2006.
Deeply concerned about the take-over of rural land in the name of urban development, Sunoj D.’s works address the contemporary tensions that exist between these two city and village life in India at the many points where...
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Born in 1979, Sunoj D. completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting from the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, in 2003, and then his Master’s degree in the printmaking from Bangalore University in 2006.
Deeply concerned about the take-over of rural land in the name of urban development, Sunoj D.’s works address the contemporary tensions that exist between these two city and village life in India at the many points where they voluntarily and reluctantly meet. Currently focusing on the issue of land use, the artist explores the emotional and economic relationships of various citizens with the land they work or live on, and the different ways in which Nature and land are understood and valued in rural and urban contexts.
Amongst the artist’s solo shows are ‘Between Land and Sky’ at Grosvenor Vadehra, London, in 2009. ‘Sunoj D: Not Dead since 1979’ at Gallery SKE , Bangalore, in 2005; and an exhibition at Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi, Kochi, in 2002. His work has also been featured in several group shows, including, most recently, ‘Ten Light Years’ at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, in 2007; ‘House of Mirrors’ at Grosvenor Vadehra, London, in 2007; ‘Recent Works’ at Project 88, Mumbai, in 2006; ‘Satyagraha Centenary Exhibition’ at Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi, and Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, in 2006; and ‘I, Me, Myself’ at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, in 2005. Sunoj D. has also completed residencies at Braziers International Artists Workshop, Oxfordshire, in 2008; Shatana International Artists Workshop, Jordan, in 2007; Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, in 2004; and the Kanoria Art Center, Ahmedabad, in 2003. In 2003, the artist was awarded the 4th Bienial Bose Pacia Prize for Contemporary Art, New York. Sunoj D. lives and works in Bangalore.
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Born
1979
Education
2006 Post Graduation in Printmaking, Bangalore University, Bangalore
2003 Graduation in painting’, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 ‘Between Land and Sky’,...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 ‘Between Land and Sky’, Grosvenor Vadehra, London
2005 ‘‘Sunoj D: Not Dead since 1979’, Gallery SKE , Bangalore
2002 Kerala Lalit Kala Academy, Kochi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 'Spell of Spill', The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2012 '2012: A Further Global Encounter', Grosvenor Vadehra, London
2012 'Four Projects', Gallery Ske, Bangalore
2011 'Red', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Census of Sense', Exhibit 320, New Delhi
2010 'Indian (Sub)Way', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi; Grosvenor Vadehra, London
2009 'Lost In An Urban Maze', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Ten Light Years’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 ‘House of Mirrors’, Grosvenir Vadehra, London
2007 ‘Panchatantra’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2006 ‘Recent Works’, Project 88, Mumbai
2005 ‘I, Me, Myself’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Joint Exhibitions
2011 'Route/ Root', with Arunkumar HG, The Guild, Mumbai
Participations
2006 ‘Satyagraha Centenary
2011 'Red', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
Exhibition’, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi and Kizo Art Gallery, Durban
Honours and Awards
2008 Residencies, Braziers International Artists Workshop, Oxfordshire,...
2008 Residencies, Braziers International Artists Workshop, Oxfordshire, UK
2007 Residencies, Shatana International Artists Workshop organized by Makan and Triangle Art’s Trust in Jordan
2006 Residencies, International Sculpture Workshop organized by Harmony Art Foundation in Mumbai
2004 Residencies, Printmaking Studios at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
2003 Residencies, Kanoria Art centre, Ahmedabad
2003 Recipient of the 4th Biennal Bose Pacia Prize for Contemporary Art, New York
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