ALIEN WORLDS


Co-organized by Dr Claire Cousins, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dr Emily Finer, School of Modern Languages, and Emma Puranen, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

WARDLAW MUSEUM
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
SCOTLAND, UK

2024-25

SILENT ARCHIVE


CURATED BY EMMA NICOLSON

SUPPORTED BY OUTSET CONTEMPORARY ART FUND'S TRANSFORMATIVE GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SERPENTINE GALLERIES, PLAYERS OF PEOPLE'S POSTCODE LOTTERY, AND NATIONAL LOTTERY THROUGH CREATIVE SCOTLAND.

INVERLIETH HOUSE
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH (RBGE)
SCOTLAND, UK


2024

BEYOND THE EDGE, KOLKATA
ERASURES AND RESISTANCES


A PRECURSOR TO THE BENGAL BIENNALE
CURATED BY OINDRILLA MAITY SURAI

PUTIARY BRAJAMOHAN TEWARY INSTITUTION AND VARIOUS PUBLIC SPACES NEAR TOLLY'S CANAL
KOLKATA, INDIA

2024

OUR CONSPIRING HOSTS
OF RIVERS, VINES, AND MICROBES


CURATED BY ADWAIT SINGH

PRESENTED BY ANANT ART GALLERY, NEW DELHI

THE CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (CCA)
BIKANER HOUSE
NEW DELHI


2024

FROM WHERE WE STAND


CURATED BY FUTURE FLOW

AN INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND THE UK. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE BRITISH COUNCIL, EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, AND NID-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, INDIA. PART OF BRITISH COUNCIL'S LANDMARK INITIATIVE, 'INDIA/UK TOGETHER SEASON OF CULTURE 2022-23

DESIGN GALLERY, NID AHMEDABAD
THE GALLERY AT BRITISH COUNCIL, NEW DELHI
CASTLE MILLS, EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, SCOTLAND

2022-2023

ENTANGLEMENTS OF TIME & TIDE
THE EXPANSIVE PROJECT


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARINE SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS & ASCUS ART & SCIENCE, EDINBURGH SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH ART FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL, SUMMERHALL AND DRIVING THE HUMAN, BERLIN



2018-ONGOING

CRITICAL ZONES
IN SEARCH FOR A COMMON GROUND


CURATED BY DARIA MILLE & MIRA HIRTZ


ZKM | CENTER FOR ART AND MEDIA KARLSUHE
IN COLLABORATION WITH GOETHE-INSTITUT SOUTH ASIA
MUMBAI, COLOMBO, PUNE, NEW DELHI, KOLKATA, BENGALURU
2022 - 2023

THE ROOTED SEA: HALOPHYTIC FUTURES

SOLO EXHIBITION

CURATED BY ASCUS ART & SCIENCE & SUMMERHALL
IN COLLABORATION WITH EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2022





WAR MEMORIAL & SCIENNES GALLERIES
SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH, UK
2022

EVOLUTIONÄRES POTENZIAL (EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL)

SOLO EXHIBITION

IN COOPERATION WITH THE BOTANISCHER GARTEN UND BOTANISCHES MUSEUM BERLIN AND ASCUS ART & SCIENCE EDINBURGH.

PART OF SOMMERFEST AT AKADEMIE SCHLOSS SOLITUDE, WITH THE THEME OF 'HIDDEN TRACES'


KABINETT GALLERY, AKADEMIE SCHLOSS SOLITUDE
STUTTGART, GERMANY
2022

THE BEAUTY OF EARLY LIFE. TRACES OF EARLY LIFE



CURATED BY NORBERT LENZ AND PETER WEIBEL WITH EDUARD HARMS, HANNAH JUNG AND PHILIPP ZIEGLER
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, KARLSRUHE


ZKM MUSEUM & CENTRE FOR ART & MEDIA
KARLSRUHE GERMANY
2022

NEW NATURES: A TERRIBLE BEAUTY IS BORN



CURATED BY RAVI AGARWAL. CURATOR OF LITERATURE: RANJIT HOSKOTE
IN COLLABORATION WITH CSMVS MUSEUM (PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM), MUMBAI


GALLERY MMB, GOETHE-INSTITUT MUMBAI &
THE NATURAL HISTORY GALLERIES OF CSMVS MUSEUM
MUMBAI, INDIA
2022

DRIVING THE HUMAN
A MEGA ART, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION


ZKM | MUSEUM & CENTER FOR ART AND MEDIA, ACATECH-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, FORECAST BERLIN & KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND DESIGN, GERMANY.

SUPPORTED BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.


RADIALSYSTEM, BERLIN, GERMANY
OCTOBER 2021

ENTANGLEMENTS OF TIME & TIDE

SOLO EXHIBITION OF PRINTS, FILMS & HISTORICAL OBJECTS


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:MARINE SCOTLAND AND ASCUS ART & SCIENCE EDINBURGH. SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL & EDINBURGH ART FESTIVAL 2021




EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
CASTLE MILLS, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK
JULY-NOV 2021

VITAL TO LIFE
EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2021
SOLO EXHIBITION OF FILMS & PHOTOGRAPHY (VIRTUAL)


ASCUS ART & SCIENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2021 WITH THE THEME 'ONE WORLD: SCIENCE CONNECTS US'

ASCUS ART & SCIENCE
SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH UK
JUNE-JULY 2021

(UN)CONTAINABLE LIFE


A COMPREHENSIVE SOLO PRESENTATION
ACCOMPANIED BY A LEAD ESSAY BY NANCY ADAJANIA





1X1 ART GALLERY DUBAI, UAE
NOVEMBER 2020- JANUARY 2021

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP AND ARTISTS RESIDENCY
ART, SCIENCE & BUSINESS



AKADEMIE SCHLOSS SOLITUDE
STUTTGART, GERMANY
2019

INTERNATIONAL ART+SCIENCE RESIDENCY
ASCUS ART & SCIENCE



ASCUS ART & SCIENCE
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK
2019

ART+ SCIENCE RESEARCH RESIDENCY
MARINE LABORATORIES, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT


MARINE SCOTLAND
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
2019

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS' RESIDENCY
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS


SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND


EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UK
2019

COLLECTION OF UNDOINGS


PART OF ART WEEK @ ALSERKAL AVENUE, DUBAI
PARALLEL EVENT OF ART DUBAI 2019

1X1 ART GALLERY
DUBAI, UAE
2019

ANTHESIS
CURATED BY GIRISH SHAHANE


GALLERY VEDA
CHENNAI, INDIA
2019

FRAGILE KINSHIPS


CURATED BY SHAUNAK MAHBUBANI


EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN INDIA
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA ART FAIR
2019

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESEARCH RESIDENCY
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS


SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND

EP SPACES
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, UK
2018

THE UNDIVIDED MIND


ART+SCIENCE
EDITION III

INTERNATIONAL ART+ SCIENCE RESIDENCY
SUPPORTED BY WELLCOME TRUST UK/ DBT INDIA ALLIANCE
KHOJ INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, INDIA
2018

ON SLIPPERY GROUNDS


CURATED BY GIGI SCARIA


ET4U CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART PROJECTS
MID & WESTERN JUTLAND
DENMARK
2017

EIN WELT IN DER STADT: ZOOLOGISCHE UND BOTANISCHE GARTEN
'A WORLD IN THE CITY: ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANIC GARDENS'


CURATED BY KAIWAN MEHTA

INSTITUT FUR AUSLANDSBEZIEHUNGEN
INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN CULTURAL RELATIONS, IFA
STUTTGART, GERMANY
2017

'A WORLD IN THE CITY: ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANIC GARDENS'


ABOUT THE EXHIBITION


INSTITUT FUR AUSLANDSBEZIEHUNGEN
INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN CULTURAL RELATIONS, IFA
STUTTGART, GERMANY
2017

PLANES OF EXPERIENCE, ZONES OF ACTION


CURATED BY KAIWAN MEHTA


GALLERY MMB
GOETHE INSTITUT, MAX MUELLER BHAVAN
MUMBAI 2017

CRITICAL MEMBRANE


SOLO PROJECT
CURATORIAL ADVISER TO THE PROJECT: RANJIT HOSKOTE
SUPPORTED BY M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION INDIA

EXHIBIT 320
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2016 - 17

VISITING ARTIST & RESEARCH SCHOLAR


ONGOING PROJECT COLLABORATIONS
M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

CHENNAI, INDIA
2014 - 17

RESIDUE


IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AT YINCHUAN BIENNALE 2016
CURATED BY BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI

YINCHUAN BIENNALE 2016
FOR AN IMAGE, FASTER THAN LIGHT
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, YINCHUAN
CHINA
2016

THE INSTALLATION OF 'RESIDUE' AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, YINCHUAN, CHINA


YINCHUAN BIENNALE 2016
FOR AN IMAGE FASTER THAN LIGHT
CURATED BY BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI

YINCHUAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
CHINA
SEPTEMBER- DECEMBER 2016

YINCHUAN BIENNALE 2016


'FOR AN IMAGE, FASTER THAN LIGHT'
CURATED BY BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART YINCHUAN
MOCA YINCHUAN
CHINA
2016

A THING OF BEAUTY


CURATED BY ANUPA MEHTA
8TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, THE LOFT AT LOWER PAREL

THE LOFT AT LOWER PAREL
MUMBAI, INDIA
2016

EIN BAUM IST EIN BAUM IST EIN BAUM


CURATED BY DR PROF. HERWIG GURATZCH & KIRSTEN NORDAHL

BECK & EGGELING INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
2015 - 16

SCAPELANDS


SOLO PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH BRITISH COUNCIL & CHARLES WALLACE INDIA TRUST

TARQ
MUMBAI, INDIA
2015

SCAPELANDS


SOLO PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH BRITISH COUNCIL & CHARLES WALLACE INDIA TRUST

EXHIBIT 320
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2015

CHARLES WALLACE INDIA TRUST AWARDS
BRITISH COUNCIL INDIA & CHARLES WALLACE INDIA TRUST


SUPPORTED BY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

LONDON BRITISH COUNCIL INDIA
LONDON, UK
2014 - 15

INTERNATIONAL - ARTIST - IN RESIDENCE
LONDON PRINT STUDIO


IN COLLABORATION WITH BRITISH COUNCIL INDIA

LONDON PRINT STUDIO
LONDON, UK
2014

SCAPELANDS


PHOTOPOLYMER GRAVURE: THE PROCESS

LONDON PRINT STUDIO
LONDON, UK
2014

EMBRYONIC PLANT & OTHERWORLDS


 

10 CHANCERY LANE GALLERY
HONGKONG
2013

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 13



 

CARRIAGEWORKS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
2013

WAVE PROJECT


INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART PROJECT AND RESIDENCY
CURATED BY KLAVS WEISS & KARON HAVSKOV JENSON

ET4U CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART PROJECTS
VESTJYLLAND
DENMARK, SCANDINAVIA
2013

SPELL OF SPILL: UTOPIA OF ECOLOGY


CURATED BY VEERANAGANAKUMARI SOLANKI


PALETTE ART GALLERY
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2013

THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS
PERSPECTIVES FROM INDIA, CHINA & IRAN


CURATED BY MAYA KOVSKAYA

EXHIBIT 320
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2012

BECOMING LIGHT
VIDEO, POETRY AND SOUND ART PROJECT


IN COLLABORATION WITH NANDITA JAISHANKAR ALLANA


2011

METAMORPHOSING FEMALE: ROOTS EMERGE UPWARDS



SOLO PROJECT


PALETTE ART GALLERY
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2011 - 2012

METAMORPHOSING FEMALE: TRANSITION TRANSFIGURATION


SOLO PROJECT


BECK & EGGELING INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
2011

PROJECT STAGE ASIA PACIFIC


CURATED PROJECT 'TRAVERSE'


ART STAGE SINGAPORE
MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE
12-16 JANUARY 2011

WHAT RULES? AFTER FIRST SHOWING


CURATED BY DEEKSHA NATH


NATURE MORTE
BERLIN, GERMANY
15TH JANUARY 11 - 12TH FEBRUARY 11

INDIA AWAKENS UNDER THE BANYAN TREE


CURATED BY DR ALKA PANDE


KUNST DER GEGENWART ESSL MUSEUM,
KLOSTERNEUBERG, AUSTRIA
2010 - 11

GLOBAL/LOCAL
TIME AND SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART


CURATED BY STEFAN WIMMER

IN COLLABORATION WITH BECK & EGGELING, GERMANY


HENN GALERIE
MUNCHEN, GERMANY
2010

RE-CLAIM/RE-CITE/RE-CYCLE



CURATED BY BHAVNA KAKAR




BOSE PACIA
KOLKATA, INDIA
2009

'LO REAL MARAVELLOSO'- MARVELOUS REALITY EXHIBITION & CULTURAL FESTIVAL


CURATED BY SUNIL MEHRA
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: NAVTEJ JOHAR


GALLERY ESPACE, NEW DELHI
LALIT KALA GALLERIES
NEW DELHI, INDIA
2009

WORLD ONE MINUTES
VIDEO-CULTURE


IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE MINUTE FOUNDATION, AMSTERDAM



TODAY ART MUSEUM
BEIJING, CHINA
2008

IDENTITY & MASQUERADE: STAGING THE SELF


STUDIO PROJECT
DIRECTED BY ANNE BRAYBON


TATE MODERN
LONDON, UK
2006

KHIRKEE KI KHOJ


PUBLIC & COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS



KHOJ INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS' ASSOCIATION
NEW DELHI
2004-2006
2008

THE SECOND SEX: INDIA


NEW PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO BY THREE FEMALE INDIAN ARTISTS CURATED BY BHAVNA KAKAR



10, CHANCERY LANE GALLERY
HONG KONG
2008

IMAGING MATERIALITY


CURATED BY DR ALKA PANDE
PRESENTED BY INDIA HABITAT CENTER
SUPPORTED BY CITIBANK


VISUAL ARTS GALLERY
INDIA HABITAT CENTER
NEW DELHI
2005

OPEN WINDOWS


A RESPONSE TO 'ORGASMO ADULTO ESCAPES FROM THE ZOO' BY FRANCA RAME & DARIO FO
CURATED BY DEEKSHA NATH
ORGANISED BY
TARSHI (TALKING ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE & SEXUAL HEALTH ISSUES) & CREA (CREATING RESOURCES FOR EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION)



THE SRI RAM CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
NEW DELHI
2002

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