Shrine Empire Gallery

Bio CV Exhibitions

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Education:

2015 MVA (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, Gujarat.
2013 BVA (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, Gujarat.

Solo Exhibitions:

2022

Dūr-darāz, Shrine Empire, New Delhi.

2021

Muted Mathaar: Supported by The Raza Foundation on the occasion of 100 years of S H Raza, held at Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi.

2016

Unfastened Association: Supported by South Central Zone Cultural Center, held at Exhibition Hall, Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat.

Group Exhibitions:

2024

A Bold Step Sideways, curated by Girish Shahane, Delhi Contemporary Art Week, Bikaner House, New Delhi

Indian Ceramics Triennale 2024

India Art Fair 2024, Shrine Empire, New Delhi

2023

India Art Fair 2023, Shrine Empire, New Delhi.

Delhi Contemporary Art Week, Bikaner House, New Delhi.

ART Mumbai 2023

2022

Delhi Contemporary Art Week, Bikaner House, New Delhi.

2021

Weaving Abstractions, Gallery 079 Stories, Ahmadabad, Gujarat.

2020

Thinking Matter, curated by Mario D’Souza, Space Studio, Art District, Baroda, Gujarat.

Asthabhuji, curated by Annapurna M, Gallery 78, Hyderabad, Telangana.

2019

Words of Silence, Curated by Akhilesh Verma, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.

2018

Madhyama, Curated by Akhilesh Verma, supported by The Raza Foundation at Triveni Kala Sangam, Delhi.

ID-ENTITY, Curated by Zero Gravity Collective, New Delhi.

2016

Emerging Palettes, Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, Telangana.

2015

Hub 8: Statuettes & Trinkets, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.University, Baroda, Gujarat.

Workshops and Camps:

2021

Drawing Camp. Organized by Bharat Bhawan to celebrate 39th Anniversary of Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal.

Rang Mandu: Young Visual Artist Painting Camp, organized by The Raza Foundation to celebrate 100 years of the modern Indian master Sayed Haider Raza at Mandu M.P.

2017

Spirit of Baroda, Scrap Metal Sculpture Camp organized by Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Vadodara, Gujarat.

National Stone Carving Camp, Organized by South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur and West Cultural Zone Udaipur at Shilpgram, Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Dandi Marchers’ Sculptures Workshop I, Part of The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial (NSSM) a project of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, advised by a High Level Dandi Memorial Committee, co-ordinated and implemented by IIT Bombay in association with an International Design Team, at

Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Final Sculptures are installed as a part of National Salt Satyagrah Memorial, at Dandi, Gujarat.

2013

Alternative Photography workshop conducted by Kate Copeland(Dean and VP of Academic Affairs at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon), visiting artist at Department of Graphic Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.University, Baroda, Gujarat.

Sound Art workshop, Conducted by Dr. Igal Myrtenbaum (composer, lecturer and educator) at Faculty of Fine arts, M.S.University, Baroda, Gujarat.

2009

Video Art Workshop, at Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.University, Baroda, Gujarat.

Residency and Projects:

2021

Heads in the Cloud: An augmented Reality based mobile application. It was developed as a part of Five Million Incidents, a year-long series of events, conceived in collaboration with Raqs Media Collective and organized by Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhawan Delhi and Kolkata.

2018

Size: Art and Science Dialogue, Conceived and led by Dr. Baishali Ghosh, Collaborative project between TIFR and Department of Fine Arts, S. N. School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, Telangana.

2017

Displaced Places, residency project developed during one month stay at Utsha Foundation for Contemporary Art, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Awards:

2020

Mukhund Sakharam Bhand State Award by Ustad Alauddin Khan Sangeet & Kala Academy, Bhopal, MP.

2016

Gold Medal for Excellence in M.V.A (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University, Baroda, Gujarat.

2015

Solo Show Sponsorship Award by South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur held at Exhibition Hall, Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat.

Chinmoy Pramanik Memorial Award for best Display in M.V.A. (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Art, M.S. University of Baroda, Gujarat.

Teaching Related Experience:

Present (2023)

Guest Faculty, Department of Fine Arts, S. N. School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

2022

Board of Studies, Academic & Planning for Department of Sculpture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, Telangana.

2021

External Jury Member End Semester Examination, Department of Sculpture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, Telangana.

Talks and Presentation:

2018

Presentation and Interaction with students at Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, Telangana.

2017

Presented work at Utsha Foundation for Contemporary Art, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Awdhesh Tamrakar (b.1989) lives and works between Hyderabad and Baroda. Originally from Shahgarh, Madhya Pradesh (a small town between Khajuraho and Sanchi), he completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University Baroda in 2013 and 2015. Tamrakar served as a Guest Faculty in the Department of Fine Arts at S.N. School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, from 2018 to 2023. His artwork addresses issues related to movement, migration, and the search for identity, belonging, and home in ways that they dialogue with his hometown and his community.. His surname, Tamrakar, translates to “craftsperson of copper,” which represents the occupational identity of his family. The materials he employs in his practice serve more than just aesthetic or artistic goals; they also serve as markers of his ancestry. He employs a variety of techniques and materials common in the indigenous tradition of utensil making.

His solo exhibitions include “Dūr-darāz,” Shrine Empire, New Delhi (2022); ”Muted Mathaar: Supported by The Raza Foundation on the occasion of 100 years of S H Raza, Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi (2021); “Unfastened Association,” supported by SCZCC, Nagpur, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda (2016). Some of his recent group shows and projects include Indian Ceramics Triennale, New Delhi, India (2024); Delhi Contemporary Art Week with Shrine Empire, New Delhi, India (2023, 2022) India Art Fair with Shrine Empire (2024, 2023); ART Mumbai with Shrine Empire, Mumbai, India (2023); “Thinking Matters,” curated by Mario D’ Souza, Space Studio, Baroda, India (2020); “Heads in the cloud, Five Million Incidents,” conceived in collaboration with Raqs Media Collective and organized by Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhawan New Delhi and Kolkata (2020); Art and Science Dialogue, Collaboration project with TIFR Hyderabad (2018); Madhyama curated by Akhilesh, Raza Foundation, Delhi, India (2018); “ID-ENTITY’” curated by Zero Gravity Collective, New Delhi, India (2018); “Displaced Places,” Utsha Foundation, Bhubaneswar, India (2017).

Tamrakar has been awarded a Gold Medal from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda in 2015, Chinmoy Pramanik Memorial Award, Faculty of Fine Art, Baroda in 2015, and Emerging Master Award, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda in 2014.

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दूर-दराज़ (Dūr-darāz) – | Solo show

India Art Fair 2024 – | | Group Show

Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2024 – | Group Show

India Art Fair 2023 – | Group Show

ART Mumbai – | Group Show

Delhi Contemporary Art Week – 2022 – | Group Show

India Art Fair | Booth - B09 – | Group Show