Vibha Galhotra
Vibha Galhotra is an Indian conceptual artist based in New Delhi. Her work includes large-scale installations, sculptures, drawings, and films that explore themes of ecological and environmental concerns. Her works address the shifting topography of the world under the impact of globalisation and growth. She sees herself as being part of the restructuring of culture, society and geography of New Delhi, and the world.
Early life and education
Vibha Galhotra was born in Kaithal, Haryana in 1978. In 1999 she completed Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Government College of Arts, Chandigarh. In 2002 she completed her Master in Fine arts from Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan. She currently lives in New Delhi.Career
Galhotra is a conceptual artist. According to Art in America, Galhotra's work is concerned with urban development, global concerns and ecological issues. The Hindu has called her work about environmental issues "sharp and cutting." One of her "trademark" artistic conventions is the use of ghungroos.Awards and Fellowships
- Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti Puraskar, 2024
- Jerusalem International Fellows - Jerusalem, Israel, 2022
- Asia Art Future at Asia Art Game Changer Award India – 2019
- Rockefeller Grant at their Bellagio Center – 2016
- Asian Cultural Council Fellowship in the U.S.A. – 2017.
- YFLO Woman Achiever of the Year Award – 2015
- Inlaks Foundation Fine Arts Award – 2005-06
- The National Scholarship from the Human Resource Department, Government of India – 2001-02
- Artist Under 30 Award-Chandigarh State Lalit Kala Academy Award – 1998
Solo shows, projects, and participation
2022 - 23
Silent Seasons- Nature Morte, New Delhi, IndiaBreathing- Hamburger-Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany2021
We Do Not Dream Alone- Asia Society Triennial, New York2020
Beyond the Blue - Jackshainman Gallery New York, 2020Down to Earth - Gropius Bau, Berlin, GermanyZero Waste - Museum of Fine Arts -Leipzig, Germany2019
Climateric - PLKA Gallery - Punjab Kala Bhawan - Chandigarh - IndiaBrave New World - Jack Shainman Gallery – New York2018
Facing India - Curated by Dr.Uta Ruhkamp - The Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg - GermanyDelirium/Equilibrium- Curated by Roobina Karode - Kiran Nader Museum of Art - DelhiArt - Poetry: The Last Innocences - Instituto Cervantes - DelhiMutations - IndoFrench Image Encounters curated by Rahaab Allana & Francois Cheval - New Delhi2017
Insanity in the Age of Reason - New Delhi - IndiaWater Line: A Creative Exchange - Center for Visual Art | Metropolitan State University of Denver U.S.A.The Darkened Mirror: Global Perspectives on Water San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, USAUnfiltered: An Exhibition About Water - William Benton Museum of Art Connecticut U.S.A.Kailash Cartographies - Sheila C. Johnson Design Center - Parsons School of Design/The New School, New YorkSculpture Park curated by Peter Nagy-Nahargarh Fort-Jaipur-IndiaHold...On. Buddha Enlightened Art & World Peace 2017 Buddha Enlightened, Art & World Peace 2017 Bodh Gaya India2016
Land Art Biennial LAM 360° MongoliaWhere do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? a Cook Book project IndiaMeri Kahani Aankhon ki Jubaani a visual arts project with Apne Aap Women Worldwide.Garden of Dreams, a blindfold walk project, Kathmandu, Nepal2015
Absur–City–Pity–Dity - Jack Shainman Gallery, New YorkWinter in America - The School, Kinderhook, New YorkPiece by Piece- Building a Collection, Kemper Museum of Contemporary, Kansas City, MissouriWalking on the Planet, Casa Masaccio / Centro per l’arte Contemporanea, Corso, Italy2014
The Black Cloud Project - public participatory project, IndiaMise En Scène The School, Kinderhook, NYPast Tradition - Curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt,, New DelhiForms of Activism- curated by Vivan Sundaram & Sasha Altaf, L K A, New DelhiMultiplicity- City as subject /Matter”, Curated by Marco Antonini, Nurture Art Gallery, New YorkCitizens of Time, curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki, Dhaka Art SummitBright Noise- curated by Girish Shahane, Lalit Kala Academy, ChennaiIs there love in this air- Art Oxygen, Mumbai2013
Sediments and Other Untitled... - Exhibit 320, New Delhi, IndiaAlter - curated by Lucie Fontane, Mk search art gallery, ItalyIcastica “Arezzo Biennial - Arezzo ItalySouvenir - curated by Lucie Fontane, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, FranceSculpture on the Beach - Art Dubai, 2013. Curated by Chus MartinezHaein Art project Curated by Art O2 Haeinsa temple, Korea2012
Utopia of Difference- Jack Shainman Gallery, New YorkMetropia- Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaRe-BirthDay- Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Piazza Cavour, San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy 2011Neo Monster - an on-going public art project, displayed at different locations, New Delhi, Hornbill Festival Nagaland India/“Becoming” curated by Suresh Jairam, Colombo Art Biennial, Sri Lanka /Art Riga Latvia/ San Giovanni Valdarno, ItalyContemporary Renaissance- Casa Masaccio, San Giovanni Valdarno ItalyBecoming- Colombo Art Biennale - Sri Lanka “Theertha International Artists Collective”- Colombo, Sri Lanka2010
India Awakening Under the Banyan Tree- Essl Museum, Austria2009
- Aluminum - 4th Baku Biennale, AzerbaijanSpace Invader - Aicon Art Gallery, London, UK IndiaXianzai - Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, China