N. S. Harsha

N. S. Harsha
Born	1969 (age 55–56) Mysore, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University
Known for	Painting, sculpture, installation

N. S. Harsha (born 1969) is an Indian contemporary artist from Mysore.[1][2] He works in many media including painting, sculpture, site-specific installation, and public works.[1]

A major retrospective of the artist took place at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, in 2017.[2][3]

Early life

Harsha earned a BFA in painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore in 1992 and an MFA in painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda in 1995.[4]

Work

His works "depict daily experiences in Mysore, southern India, where he is based, but also reflect wider cultural, political and economic globalization issues" and explore the "absurdity of the real world, representation and abstraction, and repeating images".[5][2] His practice has been inspired by Indian popular and miniature painting.[6]

Collections

• Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.[7]
• Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)[8]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Maison Hermes Tokyo (2008)[1]
• INIVA, London (2009)[1]
• DAAD, as part of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program (2012–2013)[1]
• Dallas Museum of Art (2015–2016)[1][6]
• Mori Art Museum (2017)[2]

Group exhibitions

• Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Arts, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (1999)[9]
• Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial (2002)[9]
• Singapore Binenale (2006)[9]
• Indian Highway. Traveled to the Serpentine Gallery, London (2008), Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo (2009), Herning Art Museum, Denmark (2010), Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon (2011) and MAXXI, Rome (2011–12).
• Bienal de São Paulo (2010)[1]
• the Yokohama Triennial (2011)[1]
• Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2012)[1]
• Adelaide International Biennial (2012)[1]
• Dojima Biennial, Osaka (2013)[1]
• Moscow Bienniale of Contemporary Art (2013)[1]
• Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India (2014)[1]
• Biennale of Sydney (2018)[1]

Awards

• Vasudev Arnawaz Award (1992)[4]
• Sanskriti Award (2003)[10][4]
• Artes Mundi Prize (2008)[1][11]
• DAAD Scholarship in (2012)[1]

References

1. "NS Harsha". Victoria Miro. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
2. "MORI ART MUSEUM [N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey February 4, 2017 - June 11, 2017". Mori Art Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
3. ""Charming Journey": India's N. S. Harsha at Mori Art Museum – artist profile | Art Radar". artradarjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
4. "Gallery Chemould's page on N. S. Harsha".
5. "'N.S. Harsha: Charming Journey' | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
6. "N S Harsha: Sprouts, reach in to reach out | Dallas Museum of Art". www.dma.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
7. Singh, Pallavi (2011). "The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
8. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/creators/harsha-ns
9. "Artes Mundi - N.S.Harsha". www.artesmundi.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
10. "Recipients of Sanskriti Awards (1979-2011)" (PDF).
11. "Artes Mundi - Artes Mundi 3". www.artesmundi.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.