Bhuvanesh Gowda

Bhuvanesh Gowda (b. 1976, Kadaba, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka) completed his BFA in Fine Arts at Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore (1994-99) before heading for his Masters in Fine Arts at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2001-03). His solo exhibitions ‘Pursuit of the Ridiculous’ (2012) and ‘Homesick Vagabond’ (2007) were held at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai and the Birla Gallery, Mumbai respectively. His two-person show (alongwith artist Amitesh Srivastava) was presented at the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (2009). Among his group exhibitions are ‘Hail’ (MNF Museum, Kochi/2013); ‘Simple Tales II’ (Chatterjee & Lal Gallery, Mumbai /2011); ‘Studio Practices’ (Chemould Gallery, Mumbai /2009); and ‘A Voyage’ (India Habitat Centre, Delhi /2004). He was an artist-in-residence at Khoj, New Delhi in 2003, and at the Guild, Mumbai in 2009. Recipient of K.K.Hebbar Fellowship (2002), Arnavaz Vasudev Fellowship (2002) and Jamia Merit Scholarship (2002), Bhuvanesh was awarded Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant from fiscal year July 2014 through June 2015.

Submitted by Chemould Prescott Road