Born in 1978 in Mumbai, India
Lives and works in Goa, India
Education
2010 Selected for an exchange program at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-¬‐Arts, Paris
2009 M.V. A. (post diploma, Painting) with first class, M.S. University of Baroda
2006 Certificate course in Weaving, Dyeing and Printing at Weavers’ Service Centre, Mumbai, India
2003 Diploma (G.D. ART) in Fine Arts (Painting), L.S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, India
1997 Diploma in Interior Designing and Decorations from Sophia College, Mumbai, India
Awards
2010 Finalist, The Rolex Mentor Protege Arts Initiative, Visual Arts, under the British artist Anish Kapoor
FICA award for emerging contemporary artist of India
2009 INLAKS Scholarship
2008 Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship
2004 Senior Scholarship, Lalit Kala Akademi
2003 AIFACS Society Prize, Student Category, Bombay Art Society
RESIDENCIES
2017 The Centre International d'Art et du Paysage de l'Île de Vassivière, France
2012 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, UK
2010 Montalvo Arts Centre, Saratoga, California, USA
2009 Writers workshop, Guild art gallery, Mumbai, India
2007 Sandarbh, Partapur, Rajasthan
Hemali Bhuta Karle co-founded and is the director of CONA, a non-profit artist run initiative in Mumbai
Presentation
Selected Artworks
My eyes seek, my ears listen
2021
23.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm / 9.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 in
In the midst of this, I find my place
2021
78.7 x 58.4 cm / 31.0 x 23.0 in
My pulse is beating and my veins throbbing And in wonder, my song bursts forth
2021
243.8 x 243.8 cm / 96.0 x 96.0 in
In this world of the familiar I search for the unknown In wonder my song bursts forth
2021
550.0 x 550.0 cm / 216.5 x 216.5 in
A craziness fills my mind
2021
548.6 x 548.6 cm / 216.0 x 216.0 in
Scattered all around are the gifts of joy In wonder my song bursts forth
2021
127.0 x 332.7 cm / 50.0 x 131.0 in
The fragrance of the flowers lifts my soul
2021
92.7 x 114.3 cm / 36.5 x 45.0 in
On the bosom of the earth I pour my soul
2021
25.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm / 10.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 in
My feet touch the grass as I walk to the forest
2021
91.4 x 109.9 cm / 36.0 x 43.3 in
Exhibitions In Our Galleries
All Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2019
Artist’s Rooms: Hemali Bhuta , curated by Murtaza Vali, Jameel Art Centre, Dubai, UAE
2017
Subarnarekha, The Centre International d'art et du Paysage de l'Île de Vassivière, France
2016
Measure of a foot, Project 88, Mumbai, India
2012
Point, Shift and Quoted Objects Project 88, Mumbai, India
The Column in Transit and The Wall Piece, Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai, India
2010
The Hangover of Agarlum Project 88, Mumbai, India
Group Shows
2019
Shadow Lines: Experiments with Light, Line and Liminality, curated by Meera Menezes, Shrine Empire, New Delhi, India
2018
Belgrade Biennial- Marvellous Cacophony Curated by Gunnar and Danielle Kvaran, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
Imitating Atmosphere,curated by Shreyas Karle Jaipur Sculpture Park, Jaipur, India
My Color on Your Plate , curated by Subodh Gupta, Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India
Frieze Art Fair, New York & London
Le Qui Des Choses, Fondation Thalie, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Frieze Art Fair, London, UK
2016
An Atlas of Mirrors, 5th Singapore Biennale, Singapore
Between Structure and Matter: Other Minimal Futures, Curated by Murtuza Vali, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
Other’s other, Curated by Shreyas Karle, Art District XIII, New Delhi, India
Diary Entries, Curated by Gayatri Sinha, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
2014
Textile languages, , curated by Nathalie Guiot at Thalie Art Project, Brussels, Belgium
Citizens of Time, curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh
2013
HIWAR –Conversations in Amman, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Darat al Funun, Jordan
Take me Elsewhere, Vanity Projects, New York, USA
India Art Fair, New Delhi
2012
Energy Plus, curated by Diana Campbell and Susan Hapgood, 9th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China
Frieze London, Sculpture Park, London, UK
India Today, ARKEN Museum, Denmark
Line of Thought, Parasol Unit, London, UK
2011
Indian Highway V, MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
Indian Highway IV, MAC Lyon, France
Form and Phenomenon, curated by Heidi Fichtner, Project 88, Mumbai, India
Notes on the Disappearance of Real, curated by MeenaVariand Arvind Lodaya, The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi, India
2010
Tracing Reality, curated by Nicole Rampa, Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland
Ballard Estate, curated by Gitanjali Dang, Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi, India
2009
Revisioning Materiality,Part II, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
Moment As Monument,Tranvancore Gallery for Thomas Erben Gallery (New York) and Gallery Seven (Delhi), part of the Art Summit, New Delhi, India
Video Lounge, India Art Summit, New Delhi, India
First Look 2009, Project 88, Mumbai, India
2008
Parables of Thread, curated by Jayaram Poduval, The Loft, Mumbai, India
Recent Works of six artists, Project 88, Mumbai, India
Video Wednesdays, curated by Johny ML, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Visuals of a post‐visual world,curated by Gitanjali Dang,Priyasri Gallery, Mumbay, India
2007
Recent works of four artists, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005
Canvas For A Cause, N.G.M.A., Mumbai, India
2004
The Harmony Show,Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
Exhibition of two, curated by Gallery Beyond at Artists Centre, Mumbai, India
2003
Kal Aaj aur Kal, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
Monsoon Show,Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
Amurt, Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2002
Women’s Show Shakti, Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai, India
2019
Artist’s Rooms: Hemali Bhuta , curated by Murtaza Vali, Jameel Art Centre, Dubai, UAE
2017
Subarnarekha, The Centre International d'art et du Paysage de l'Île de Vassivière, France
2016
Measure of a foot, Project 88, Mumbai, India
2012
Point, Shift and Quoted Objects Project 88, Mumbai, India
The Column in Transit and The Wall Piece, Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai, India
2010
The Hangover of Agarlum Project 88, Mumbai, India
Group Shows
2019
Shadow Lines: Experiments with Light, Line and Liminality, curated by Meera Menezes, Shrine Empire, New Delhi, India
2018
Belgrade Biennial- Marvellous Cacophony Curated by Gunnar and Danielle Kvaran, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
Imitating Atmosphere,curated by Shreyas Karle Jaipur Sculpture Park, Jaipur, India
My Color on Your Plate , curated by Subodh Gupta, Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India
Frieze Art Fair, New York & London
Le Qui Des Choses, Fondation Thalie, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Frieze Art Fair, London, UK
2016
An Atlas of Mirrors, 5th Singapore Biennale, Singapore
Between Structure and Matter: Other Minimal Futures, Curated by Murtuza Vali, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
Other’s other, Curated by Shreyas Karle, Art District XIII, New Delhi, India
Diary Entries, Curated by Gayatri Sinha, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
2014
Textile languages, , curated by Nathalie Guiot at Thalie Art Project, Brussels, Belgium
Citizens of Time, curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh
2013
HIWAR –Conversations in Amman, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Darat al Funun, Jordan
Take me Elsewhere, Vanity Projects, New York, USA
India Art Fair, New Delhi
2012
Energy Plus, curated by Diana Campbell and Susan Hapgood, 9th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China
Frieze London, Sculpture Park, London, UK
India Today, ARKEN Museum, Denmark
Line of Thought, Parasol Unit, London, UK
2011
Indian Highway V, MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
Indian Highway IV, MAC Lyon, France
Form and Phenomenon, curated by Heidi Fichtner, Project 88, Mumbai, India
Notes on the Disappearance of Real, curated by MeenaVariand Arvind Lodaya, The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi, India
2010
Tracing Reality, curated by Nicole Rampa, Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland
Ballard Estate, curated by Gitanjali Dang, Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi, India
2009
Revisioning Materiality,Part II, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
Moment As Monument,Tranvancore Gallery for Thomas Erben Gallery (New York) and Gallery Seven (Delhi), part of the Art Summit, New Delhi, India
Video Lounge, India Art Summit, New Delhi, India
First Look 2009, Project 88, Mumbai, India
2008
Parables of Thread, curated by Jayaram Poduval, The Loft, Mumbai, India
Recent Works of six artists, Project 88, Mumbai, India
Video Wednesdays, curated by Johny ML, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Visuals of a post‐visual world,curated by Gitanjali Dang,Priyasri Gallery, Mumbay, India
2007
Recent works of four artists, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005
Canvas For A Cause, N.G.M.A., Mumbai, India
2004
The Harmony Show,Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
Exhibition of two, curated by Gallery Beyond at Artists Centre, Mumbai, India
2003
Kal Aaj aur Kal, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
Monsoon Show,Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
Amurt, Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2002
Women’s Show Shakti, Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai, India
Bibliography
2019
Maddox, Georgina. “ART: Walking the Line: Group Show at Shrine Empire, Delhi: AD India,” Architectural Digest India, April 26, 2019.
Perrot, Catherine. “Centre D'art De Vassivière - Hemali Bhuta, Une Artiste En Quête D’aur(or)Es,” La Montagne, October 8, 2019.
2018
Micucci, Marjorie. “Hemali Bhuta, or the Exhibition as an Open-Air Landscape,” Archive of Women Artists Research and Exhibitions, January 30, 2018.
2017
Chattopadhyay, Pallavi. “Beneath the Surface,” The Indian Express, August 8, 2017.
2016
Brittney. “Measuring the Human Impact on the Land: Mumbai Artist Hemali Bhuta - interview,” ArtRadar Journal, May 2, 2016.
Zachariah, Preeti, and Elizabeth Kuruvilla. “23 Young Artists You Should Know,” mint, December 19, 2016.
2012
Shah, Gayatri Rangachari. “New Indian Art Star Evokes Space With Sculpture,” The New York Times, October 10, 2012