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Vidya Kamat holds a degree in fine arts and a doctoral degree in Comparative Mythology. She is associated with the University of Mumbai as an adviser and research scholar for the subject of Ancient Indian Myth and Culture. Her art practice articulates the concern and conflict of traditional Indian society that is coming to terms with urban life. Kamat questions the role of myths and its implications in current society that has instigated intolerance and violence in modern India. Kamat’s select shows include, Palimpsests curated by Niru Ratnam, Aicon gallery New York; Through Other Eyes: Contemporary Art from South Asia, curated by Gerard Mermoz, Herbert Art gallery & Musuem,Coventry, England; Indian Contemporary Art Palais Benedictine de Fecamp Paris, curated by Ranjit Hoskote and Supriya Banerjee; Ethics of Encounters, Contemporary art from India and Thailand, Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok, curated by Pandit Chanrochanakit and Brian Curtin; Changing Skin curated By Marta Jakimowicz; I am a Saint, New Delhi, curated by Johny ML; Intimate Lives, curated by Anupa Mehta. Vidya’s solo exhibitions being Wish, I had stayed home, Rewrite and PMS – a Catalogue at The Guild and Tales from the Edge at The Guild, New York.
