Prashant Pandey
Prashant Pandey was born in 1984, Jaipur, India and holds an M.F.A in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, India and a B.F.A. in Sculpture from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, India. Prashant has received the Lalit Kala Academy Award in 2009 and 2010 as well as the Bhupen Burman Award in the same year. He is from the third generation of the sculpture family based in Jaipur specializing in marble deities. This has given him a unique approach to materials, valuing them for their intrinsic properties, often using left-over waste. His works invest minimal forms with the meanings of the materials he uses, creating a sort of concrete symbolism.
His first solo show, “Shelf-Life” was curated by Abhay Maskara in 2010 at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India. He was selected by the faculty at M.S. University, Baroda to be an artist in residence at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, France for four months until February 2011. In September 2011, he was part of (M)other India, Galerie du Jour – Agnès B, Paris, France and was on the longlist for the ŠKODA Prize 2011-2012. In 2012, Pandey participated in the India Art Fair, New Delhi and the ŠKODA Prize exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and the VIP Art Fair 2.0 (online). “Shelf Life II” opened in September 2012 and was Pandey’s second solo show at Gallery Maskara. In 2013 Pandey participated in the India Art Fair, New Delhi, India. In 2014 Pandey was selected by curator Jitish Kallat to participate in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Cochin, India. In 2016 he was part of a group show titled TIME at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India. In 2017 the artist was part of a group show ‘Sculpture Park’, Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India curated by Peter Nagy and a group exhibition titled ‘Waste Land’ at Tarq, Mumbai, India curated by Birgid Uccia. In 2018 he was part of the second edition of the group show ‘Sculpture Park’, Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India curated by Peter Nagy. In 2019 he was part of a group show titled Shadow Lines: Experiment with Light, Line and Liminality, Shrine Empire, Delhi, India, curated by Meera Menezes. In 2021 Prashant was part of the group show titled ‘Portraits of the Self II’ at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India. In 2022 he was part of a group Inside India, Modesti Perdriolle Gallery, Belgium. The artist lives and works in Jaipur, India.
Education
2011 Artist in residence at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, France
2010 M.F.A in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, India
2007 B.F.A. in Sculpture, Rajasthan University, Jaipur
Solo Exhibitions
2012
Shelf Life II, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India
2010
Shelf-Life, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India
Group Exhibitions
2025
Sculpture Park, Jaigarh, Jaipur, India, curated by Peter Nagy
2024
Homo Faber 2024: The Journey of Life, Venice, Italy, curated Luca Guadagnino and Nicolo Rosmarini
2023
India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
2022
Inside India, Modesti Perdriolle Gallery, Belgium
2021
Portraits of the Self, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India
2019
Shadow Lines: Experiment with Light, Line and Liminality, Shrine Empire, Delhi, India, curated by Meera Menezes
2018
Sculpture Park, Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India, curated by Peter Nagy
2017
Sculpture Park, Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India, curated by Peter Nagy
Waste Land, Gallery Tarq, Mumbai, India, curated by Birgid Uccia
2016
TIME, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India
2015
VADFEST Vadodara International Art & Culture Festival, M.S. University, Baroda, Gujarat, India
2014
Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Cochin, India, curated by Jitish Kallat
2013
India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
2012
VIP Art Fair, Online
The ŠKODA Prize Top Twenty 2011-2012, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
2011
(M)other India, Galerie du Jour – Agnès B., Paris, France
Atelier, Penone Studio Artists, ENSBA Paris, France
2009
Preview, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, India
2008
Integration, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, India
Kreation Myth, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
2007 – 2003
Student Exhibition, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur, India
Annual Exhibition, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, Delhi, India
Ekprayas, Tsunami Relief Fund, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
Naam, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
24th Student Exhibition, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
Naam, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
Awards
2010 - 2009
Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur, India
Bhupen Burman Award
Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi, India
