KANCHAN CHANDER
1957 Born, New Delhi
1975 First year- painting Weisensee Kunst Hochschule, Berlin, Germany
1976-81 B.F.A Painting & Printmaking-Delhi College of Art.
1979-80 Guest student in Print making, College of Art. Santiago, Chile.
1981-82 Research Fellowship- Delhi College of Art.
1982-83 Research Grant -Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi.
1984-85 French Govt. Scholarship -Printmaking, Ecole Des Beaux Arts. Paris, France
1990-92 Junior Fellowship, Printmaking, and Painting, Ministry of Human
Resources Development , New Delhi.
1986-2005 Lecturer at College of Art, New Delhi.
1990-91 Visiting Faculty Member at School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.
1993 British Council Grant to visit Art Institutions in London and study
Contemporary Art Trends.
2016 Presentations of my works at University of Connecticut,School of Art
Institue of Chicago (SAIC);Mills College,Berkely,California,USA
2019-21 Senior Fellowship,Ministry of Culture, New Delhi
SOLO SHOWS :
2017 Whispering Torsos –at Visual Arts Gallery,Habitat Centre,New Delhi
2014 Solo show-Passage Art, Khan Market,New Delhi; The Sandalwood
Room‘, Singapore
2012 Solo show at `Under the Mango Tree`Berlin, and at Art & Soul,Mumbai
2011 `Revisiting The Popular`curated by Sushma Bahl at Art Positive,New
Delhi; Online show at Indianartcollectors.com
2010 Silent Expression at Icon Gallery,Hyderaad:`Fables Retold` at Galerie
Gondwana,Berlin,Germany
2009 Migrating Memories curated by Hema Singh Rance at Roman
Rolland ,Alliance Francaise,New Delhi;and Apparao Galleries,Chennai
2006 Kanchan…the story so far…curated by Roobina Karode,organized by Delhi Art Gallery, at India Habitat Centre,New Delhi
2004 Flower Power“ at Arushi Arts,Mumbai
2003 Siddharta Art Gallery,kathmandu,Nepal
2002 `Dual Worlds`Canberra Museum and Art Gallery,Canberra,Australia.
2001 Artist of the month – Saffronart.com
1999 Alliance Francaise, New Delhi; The Fine Art Company, Mumbai;
Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore.
1998 University of Punjab, Patiala.
1996 Art Inc, New Delhi.
1995 British Council Division, New Delhi. India International Centre, New
Delhi.
1993 Gallery Ganesha, Delhi.
1992 Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal
1990 Triveni kala Sangam, Delhi
1986 Miyasaka Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
1984 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi.
1983 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
SELECTED GROUP SHOW :
2020 India Art Festival by Gallery Vision Art,Nehru Centre,Mumbai
2019 FOAID,NSIC Grounds,New Delhi by Vision Art gallery; ―Modern
Classics‖,Gallery Veda,Chennai: ―The Luxury Symposium‖by Ritu Beri
at Hyatt Regency,New Delhi: ―Stree Vision‖:51 Women Indian
Printmakers,Gallery Betonowy, Eugeniusza Gepperta Academia of art
and design,Wroclaw,Poland in collaboration with Lalit kala
Akademi,New Delhi; The Book Art Exhibition,Art Heritage,New
Delhi;‖Works of Conscience‖Art Heritage gallery,New Delhi;‖Lucid
Hallucinations of the Existence of Things‖Art Centrix,New
Delhi;‖Journey of Light‖Prithvi Fine Art & Cultural Centre,New
Delhi;‖Body‖curated by Johny ML at Shanghumugham
Musuem,Thiruvaranthampuram,Kerela
2018 Art Fair 2018; ―Songs of the Uncaged Bird‖ at NGMA New Delhi; Print
Biennale India 2018 by Lalit Kala Akademi at National gallery of
Modern Art,New Delhi;‖Song of the uncaged bird‖at Natioanl Gallery of
Modern Art,New Delhi:‖Womem:Yesterday,Today &Tomorrow‖at Art
Konsult,New Delhi
2017 ―The Drifting Canvas-Desi Canvas‘ at Select Citywalk,New
Delhi:‖Mediating Dreams ―Visual Arts Gallery,Habitat Centre,New
Delhi.‖Black & White‖,Art Centrix,New Delhi:‖Indian Contemporaries‖
Art Russia;‖PostAge:Postcard Project International‖ Busan
International Art Fair,Busan,Korea: Exhibition of Contemporary Prints
by 65 Indian Artist-Bangladesh Shilpa Kala Akademy
2016 ―Forms of Devotion‖,Conde Duuque,Madrid,Spain; and China Art
Musuem,Shangahi,China;―More Than Human‖ curated by Georgina
Maddox at Art Explore,New Delhi;‖Red Moon Songs‖ Curated by
Georgina Maddox at APJ Gallery,New Delhi; ―The Seeker & The
Sought‖ at Art Centrix,New Delhi,;―Creating Expressions‖ Printmaking
show at Visual Arts ,Habitat Centre by Art & Aesthetics; ―Blue‖ Show
by Sree Arts Gallery: Print show-Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC
2016,Baghdad
2015 ―I Within: a show with Art Centrix,New Delhi;―Not My Life:Artists
Respond‖show with Dominique Gribot-Carroz at
Alliance Francaise de Delhi. India Art fair-7th Edition,New Delhi.Group
Show-Art Heritage New Delhi.; Forms of Devotion‘scurated by
Sushma Bahl and Archana Sapra at lalit Kal Akademi;‖Yoga
Chakra=Tradition & Modernity‖-curated by Sushma Bahl and Archana
Sapra at Lalit Kala Akademi;.‖Bollygoods: at Dusit Devrana,Delhi; Print
Biennal-Hangzhou,China Academy of Art—Via CHHAP.‖Art for
Elephant‖show by Art Alive and PFA,New Delhi
2014 ―Nirbhaya‘ group show at IGNCA,New Delhi..Video art –Spring
Festival‘ by Prithvi Fine Art & Cultural centre at Alliance
Francaise,New Delhi : Video art at―Out of/in Countenence(s)‘ by The
Portret Project at The Staainless Gallery,New Delhi.Jaipur Art Summit,
Group show at ArtChill,Jaipur. Art Dynamic by Nitanjali at Stainless
Gallery,New Delhi.
2013 Filmi Jagat‘ a tribute to Indian Cinema—at Art Heritage,New Delhi
:India Art Fair,New Delhi; Kalaghoda Art festival,Mumbai;‖Show
Stoppers:Impressions from South esat Asia‖:USA;The Grand
Printmaking show by ICAC,Mumbai; Group show by Art
Chutney,Bangalore;‘Devi-Devi‘-A group show of Women Artists at Art
Indus,New Delhi;‘Small is Big‘ show curated by Anoop Kamath at
Durbar Gallery,Kochi
2012 Suggestive Dichotomies-show curated by Sakhshi Mahajan Group show at Forum Art Gallery,Art Chennai; Khushhi –India on
Canvas at Clarion Hotel,New Delhi;`Multiple Encounters`Print show at
Lalit Kala Akademi
2011 `Bondings-Vinculacion` two person show at Art Lounge,Grand Hyatt,Dubai;
Contemporary Art from India & Onam;`Icons-in our midst`- group show
organized by ArtSpeaks,Delhi;`Continum`-group show organized by
Voice on Art at IHC,New Delhi;`Portrait of an Artist`by Dhoomi Mal
Gallery,New Delhi;
`Feminnale 2011`Group show of women artists organized by F Bar &
Lounge and Artsastra,New Delhi
2010 Savera-show at Lalit.New Delhi:Khushii Smile-God vs Spiritualty:SparrowSongs of Sorrow.Songs of Joy-Art raffle held by The Loft at Mumbai:
2009 Sufi-Group show at Art Junction,The Lalit Hotel,New Delhi;Show Stainless
gallery at India Art Summit,New Delhi Small Format by Art
Alive at india Art Summit,New Delhi. ‘Living Art Expanse’ curated by
Archna & Sushma Bahl at Galeria De Arte at O Palacio,New Delhi `Think
Small` at Art Alive.;`Ankhee Jhaal Bahira-Seperating Myth & Realty
Group show of International Women Artists ,Siddharta
Gallery,Kathmandu..Gift for Hussain-Jammia Millia Gallery,New Delhi
2008 Baisakh- Group show at Polka Art Gallery,New Delhi
`Pink is Blue`-Group show at Suruchi Art Gallery,Noida AshtanayikaGroup show curated by Dr.Alka pande at Stainless Gallery
2007 `Tiger by the Tail!-Women Artist of Indian Transforming Culture`
curated by Roobina Karode and Elinor Gadon at Brandeis
University,USA “ART FOR LIFE“Art auction by Tehelka at
Bonhams,London
`Imprint` Show curated by Kalpana Shah at Ueno Royal
Museum,Japan ; `Made in India` show by Delhi Art gallery at Opera
Gallery,London.
2006 `Digressing Domains` curated by Sushma Bahl organized by Nitanjali
Gallery at Lalit Kala Gallery,New Delhi ;Print show by Bhavana Kakkar
at Art Konsult,New Delhi
2005 “Manifestations III“by Delhi Art Gallery at Mumbai and Lalit kala
Akademi,New Delhi.“Harvest-2005“ by Arushi Art at Mumbai.
“Negotiating Matters“ curated by Roobina Karode at Anant
Gallery,New Delhi. Group show at Hamil Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.
2004 “Blood Ties“a collaborative show by Kanchan Chander and Helen
Geier at Freemantle Art Centre,Perth,Australia; “Fair and Furious –
II“at Jebiwool Art Museum, Gwacheon Hanmadang Festival,South
Korea and Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi.
2003 Group Show at Artspace,Kolkatta; Group Show at Gallerie
Alternatives,DLF; “Performative Textures“ show curated by Alka
Pande at India Habitat Centre,New Delhi. “Fair and Furious“Show
curated by Sushma Bahl organized by Art Alive at Lalit Kala
Akademi,New Delhi; A Collaboration of Poems and Painting by
Kanchan Chander and Idris Tayeb—IIC,New Delhi and Siddharta Art
Gallery,Kathmandu,Nepal,“Today,Tomorrow“Show curated by
Rattanottam Sengupta at Habiart Gallery,New Delhi.
2002 `Shakti` Group Show by Gallery Beyond,Mumbai; “Heat“show curated
by Mrinal and M.L.Jonny at India Habitat Centre,N.Delhi;
“Connecting“ show by Art Alive at Hyatt Regency,New Delhi.
2001 Collaborative show of Helen Geier & Kanchan Chander, Manuka Art
Gallery, Canberra, Australia, British Council, New Delhi, Gallery
Sumukha, Bangalore; ― Stree Shakti‖… IHC New Delhi Concern India
Auction- Mumbai; Group Show, Hotel Marriot, New Delhi.
2000 Monsoon show-Sans Tache, Mumbai; Women artisis show at India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi; ― Combine‖- VisaVis-New Delhi; ―Faces by
Gallery Espace-Dubai.
1999 Edge of the Century, New Delhi.
―Icons of the Millennium ―- Lakeeren, Mumbai.
Mini Format Paintings- Sans Tache, Mumbai
1998 Confluence‘ Exhibition in NY and London-organised by Gallery
Sumukha: KASTH‘ Group show at Shridharani Gallery Triveni, New
Delhi: Gouache‘ – Group Show by Gallery Art Motif : IPG Portfolio
prints- Aakarshan Gallery, New Delhi: The Body show, Art Today,New
Delhi.
1997 Indian Contemporary Artists-Ezchenbonn-Germany: Indian Women
Artists – Mills College – California and NY: KALI – at the Troical
Museum – Amsterdam Holland: Emerging Trends – ―The Air Gallery―
London : ―Looking Glass‖ at Lakeeren Gallery , Mumbai: ‖Indian
Beasts‖ Shridharani Gallery Triveni.
1996 Int. Exhibition of Graphic Art , Frenchen, Germany. Mini Print Show –
British Council and Gallery Espace. Bharat Bhawan Biennale . Bhopal
. ―Shatardu‖ – Exhibition at Rabindra Bhavan.
1995 Norwegian Int. print Triennale: ― Emerging Trends ― Curated by Prima
Kurien at Rabindra Bhavan: Group show AIFACS Gallery – New Delhi:
Print Show – Urusvati Gallery – New Delhi: 3 Women Printmakers –
Cymorza Art Gallery. Mumbai: IPG Show at Birla Academy of Fine
Arts, Calcutta: Group Show of Prints – Foundation for Indian Artists,
Schoo‘s Gallery, Amsterdam.
1994 Indian Printmakers Guild (IPG), Kathmandu, Nepal, 4th Asian Art
Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan. 20 Artists, Delhi. National
Exhibition, Madras.
1993 Art Multiple. Dusseldorf. Germany: Messe Novea, Germany.
International Print Triennale, Frenchen, Germany. International Print
Biennale Maastericht, Holland. Asian Festival. Wolverhampton
Museum, U.K; Souvenirs De‘n France, Delhi. Print Show Hussain Ki
Sarai, Faridabad, IPG Show, Delhi.
1992 International Print Biennale-Sarcelles, France. Sahitya Kala Parishad
Annual Show, Delhi
1991 Indian Artists, Hamburg, Germany; Mini Print, Norway; Two Person
Show, Schoo‘s Gallery , Amsterdam, Holland; International Print
Biennale-Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. Group show IPG, Delhi and
Bangalore.
1990 International Portrait Exhibition , Tzuzla, Yugoslavia. International
Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frenchen, Germany. Xal Praxis Foundation –
Exhibition of Graphic Art, Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai. Group show
Jehangir, Mumbai.
1989 International Print Biennale Ljubl jana, Yugoslavia. CMC Drawing,
New Delhi . ‗ Artists Alert‘ for Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, Delhi .
International Print Biennale Bharat Bhavan , Bhopal.
1988 Vadhera Art Gallery , Delhi. International Print Biennale, Bharat
Bhavan, Bhopal.
1987 Indian Printmakers , Bristol, U.K. Intergrafik, Berlin, Germany. 14
Artists Drawings Group Show, Delhi. International Print Biennale
Ljubljana , Yugoslavia.
1986 International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK. All India Women‘s Show.
A.I.F.A.C.S, Delhi. Two Person Exhibition Shridharani, New Delhi,
Jehangir, Mumbai.
1885 Group Show, Paris, National All India Exhibition, Delhi.
1984 20 Artists, Delhi. Two Person – Garhi Studios, Delhi. Two Person
Alliance Francaise, Delhi. 7 Artists, Jehangir, Mumbai.
1983 International Biennale of Graphic Art, Ljubl jana, Int‘l print Biennale,
Kanagawa, Japan, A.I.F.A.C.S, Annual, Delhi. National All India
Exhibition, Delhi. All India Prints Exhibition, Chandigarh.
1982 Annual Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S, Delhi.
1981 Sahitya Kala Parishad Annual Show, Delhi. National All India Art
Exhibition, Delhi.
1980 Two person Lawrence Gallery, Santiago, Chile. Young Artists from
India, Berlin, Germany.
ART CAMPS
2019 Lake Resort at Naukuchiatal by Rasaja foundation .Art Reflect at
Jungalee village,Bhimtal,Kalasrot Art Gallery,Lucknow
2018 CFE,Tatasteel camp at Jamshedpur curated by Lina Vincent Sunish,
Indo Vietnamese one day camp by Seher at IIC,New
Delhi,International Art Camp at kokrajhar,Assam
2017 Mauritius by VibeArt;Vishnu Manchu Art
Foundation,Tirupati;VIsnumanchu Art Camp,Tirupati; Bharti
Vidyapeeth Art College,Pune
2016 Hyderabad Art Society Women Camp; ―Cartist‖ curated by Johny ML at
Jaipur;Smishta Kumbh,Ujjain by SCZCC;Kanatal by Empowerment
;Urusvati Art Centre,Gurgaon
2015 Mussoorie by Empowernment ,Kerala Madhavan Musuem,Kochi
2014 ―Maitri‖ by Empowernment and ICCR at Jaipur, Udhampur by Northern
Army
2013 Art camp at Jamnagar,Gujrat
2012 Art Camp organized by Dhoomi Mal Gallery at Mandu
2011 Art camp at Claridges,Suraj Kund by Prithvi Arts
2010 Art camp at Pondicherry organized by Mukti & Prakrit Arts;at Goa by
Voice of Art;at Bhandharnara by Dhoomi Mal Gallery
2009 Art camp organized by Rai Foundation at Country Inn,Bhimtal.
2008 Art camp in Switzerland
2007 Art camp at Mariott,Mumbai
2006 Camp in China by Prakrit Arts
2004 Camp at Singapore
2003 Camp at Barog and Simla,HP,organized by Art River and Northern
Railways.
2001 Residency at Braidwood (near Canberra), Australia; Conducted
Woodcut Workshop at American School,New Delhi
2000 Women Artist Camp, IHC, New Delhi.
1999 Kerala Lalit Kala Academy, Munnar: Painting Camp at Hotel
Rennaisance, Goa.
1998 Mudh Island Camp- Mumbai.
1997 Indo – Nepalese Artists Camp at Katmandu organized by Siddhartha
Art Gallery and Gallery Sumukha; Painting Camp at Agra Mughal
Sheraton.
1996 Painting Camp at Bhuvaneshwari Kala Kendra, Bhondsi. ―Shatadru‖
Camp at Crafts Museum curated by Alka Raghuvanshi and Seema
Bawa in collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi and Crafts Museum.
1995 GIDC Painting Camp at Umbergaon Gujarat. ―Udyan Care‖ Workshop
at College of Art. Painting Camp, Welcomgroup Hotel Kakatiya,
Hyderabad.
1994 4th Asian Art Show Workshop at Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan. All
India Printmakers Camp, Bhubaneshwar Reg. Centre. All India
Printmakers Camp-Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. Printmakers Camp- Bagor
Ki Haveli- By Takhman Group Udaipur. IPG workshop – Art Council ,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
1993 Painting Camp- by Takhman – Udaipur.
1991 Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore.
1989 Womens Camp at Calcutta by Genesis Art Gallery.
1988 Artists Camp at Calcutta by Genesis Art Gallery.
1986 Graphic and Drawing Camp organized by Sahitya Kala
Parished, Delhi
ORGANISATIONAL ACTIVITIES :
Founder member of IPG ( Indian Printmakers Guild)
2019 Mentor –at Art Piramal Residency Incubator Programme,Mumbai
2000 Cocurated with Sushma Bahl ―See Through‖ – Paintings on glass at
British Council Division , New Delhi.
2000 Cocurated ― Combine ― Voices of the New Century in collaboration with Gallery Alternations and Vis-a -Vis at NGMA, New Delhi.
1995 Coordinated ―Light and Enlightenment‖ Show in Collaboration with Foundation for Indian Art, Amsterdam and ISLE at Pragati Maidan.
1995 Cocurated Emerging Trends in collaboration with Art Inc at Lalit Kala
Akademi- New Delhi.
AWARDS :
2019 The Phenomenal She—Indian National Bar Association at The
Constitutional club of India,New Delhi
2011 Honoured `Woman Achiever` by Cancer Patients Aid Association;BC
Sanyal Award for dedicated Teacher from Collage of Arts,New Delhi
1989 Yuva Mahotsava Award.
1988 Sahitya Kala Parishad Award.
1986 Women‘s All India show A.I.F.A.C.S. Award International Print
Biennale Award Bradford, U.K.
