Artist Profile
Mukesh Sharma completed his BFA in painting from the Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur and continued to do his MFA,
specializing in printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda. His work encompasses at the points of intersection
between painting, printmaking and large scale spatial installation, often incorporating junk computer components like
keyboards, monitors and computer chips which forces us to think of the complexity of recycling to narrate the influence and
impact of technology on present human condition. Mukesh’s solo shows includes, “A Terabyte-ing Serpentine’’, New Delhi;
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“The Keyboards of Small Things’’ Gallery Sumukha Bangalore and Chennai; “Another Geography’’ VAG, India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi; “World Without Boundaries, Galleria Corona, Mexcio; “(Re)visions” touring show at Long Gallery, University of
Wollongong, NSW AND CEMA International Center Portland, VIC, Australia among few more…
He has also been a part of numerous group shows throughout India and Internationally, amongst them - biennales, and art
fairs in Bangalore, Delhi, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Melbourne, Mexico- City, Mumbai, London, New York, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore,
Shanghai, Venice, and Zurich among other cities. He has been invited to the Venice Architectural Biennale, collaborated with
Amannath of Neemarana’s Tijra Fort-Palace on bespoke suite called ‘Mukesh Mahal’. He has received many awards, grants
and fellowship from various bodies and institutions of standing and also participated in many residency programs within
India and abroad. His works are in both public and private collections worldwide. Mukesh also featured in internationals
and national publication such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economics Times, The India Today, The Times of India, The
Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, The Hindu, The Deccan Herald, The Mint, The Time Out Delhi, The Australian, The
Portland, The Art India Magazine and many more. Currently he lives and works in New Delhi, India.
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