Mystery of God 11 (1), 2023

Abhishek Kumar  

Abhishek Kumar is an award-winning Indian artist whose paintings have been exhibited nationally and in the United Kingdom. In addition, his art has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, Edgy Minds and Znyax Magazine. Kumar's compositions depict a fragmented reality of landscape abstraction and natural beauty. Through an abstract expressionist style, he creates with oils using the impasto technique.

EDUCATION

B.F.A. (Painting) - College of Art, New Delhi. (2013)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Biennale Viterbo/Venice: “Arti Vi.Ve – un ponte fra Viterbo e Venezia (2022)

“BLUISH" a pop-up virtual exhibition at IKOUII, Atlanta, USA (2021)

“Small Works: The Art of Gifting" virtual exhibition at IKOUII, Atlanta, USA (2021)

“A Message for You" virtual exhibition at IKOUII, Atlanta, USA (2020)

“Dot Dot Dash" virtual exhibition at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2020)

“Summer Solace" at Gallery Du 808, Bristol, United Kingdom (2019)

“In an Artist's Mind X" by Trinity Arts at Nirlon Knowledge Park Mumbai (2019)

“The Coloured Horizon" by Apparao Galleries at Magnolia, DLF 5, Gurgaon (2019)

“The Summer Art Collection" by Apparao Galleries at The Lodhi, New Delhi (2019)

International Post-Card show at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2019)

“CIMA Awards" The Kolkata Art Festival at CIMA Gallery , Kolkata (2019)

"LINEAR CONTOUR" group exhibition by Vernssage Art, New Delhi (2018)

Annual Art Exhibition Sahitya Kala Parishad , at Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi (2017)

89th Annual All India Art Exhibition at AIFACS, New Delhi (2016)- ART35 (IInd Edition), Young Affordable Art, Mumbai. (2016) - Dhoomimal  25th Annual at Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi. (2016)- MONSOON 2016 at Nine Fish Art Gallery, Mumbai. (2016)- 5th , 6th All India Digital Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi (2015,2016)- 8th, 9th All India Portrait Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi (2015,2017)- The Grand Trunk Show, at Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad (2014)- The Grand Trunk Show, at The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi (2014)- “100 Years of the City New Delhi'' at  AIFACS,  New Delhi (2012)- KALPITATVA at Alliance Francaise, New Delhi (2012)- VIGNETTE ARTS at Lalit Kala, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi (2012)- WORLD BREASTFEEDING CONFERENCE by BPNI at Convention Foyer, India Habitat Centre, Delhi (2012)

AWARDS

North Zone Bronze Medal Award for Digital Art by Prafulla Art Foundation (2017)- Fellowship Award for Painting by Dhoomimal Gallery (2015-2016)

First Award by BPNI on their 20th Anniversary (2012)

ART CAMPS:-Senior and Junior Artists Camp 2022, AIFACS, Delhi (2022)-"Rangeshwari" an Art Camp celebrating Sh. Pandit Ravi Shankar's 100th Birth Anniversary, Delhi (2020)-ALL INDIA ART FESTIVAL, Art Mall, Delhi (2009-10)

PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES

Znyax Magazine, UK Art Blog and Magazine (Artist of the Month)  November, 2018.

Edgy Minds (Artist Featured) (March 2017)Rolling Stone, New York, USA (November-2013)Emaar MFG Calendar-2013 , Gurgaon (2013)Mtv Article (November-2013)It's in the Details, Texas, USA (September-2011)

Verse On Canvas , Kolkata, India (July-2010)Art of the Day,  Arizona, USA (October-2010)

COLLECTIONS

Vitruvian Partners – London, U.K. Scapewise – Sydney, Australia Gameloft- San Francisco, USA CTN Communications, London, U.K.Verse on Canvas- Kolkata, India. The Great Eastern Home – Mumbai, India.Emaar MGF – Gurgaon, IndiaBackplane – San Diego and Palo Alto, USAand many private collections in USA ,France, Baltimore, Kihei Hawaii, Istanbul, Naestved and in Grootebroek.