Birender Yadav
Solo Exhibitions:
”Idhar-Udhar”(Here-There), Solo exhibition in Collaboration with 1
Shanthi Road, Bangalore at Clark House Initiative, Mumbai in 2017
Group Exhibition / Project Participated:
Ways of seeing ,Curated by Hans Carlsson ,Lundskonsthall ,Sweden in 2023
Scratch Beneath the Surface ,Vida Heydari Contemporary ,Pune in 2023
Object making Exercise,Art & Soul Foundation, India Art
Fair ,Curated By Prabhakar Kamble in 2023
RIVERS AND ROAD: meandering stories of India, AAIE Center for
Contemporary Art,Roma, Curated by Valeria Contarino, Pranitha Joseph and
Zhu Yaning in 2022
”Dismantling Aesthetics of Inhibition”Group exhibition,Gallery
OED ,Kochi, Curated by Y.S Alone in 2022
Naya Anjor group exhibition, Center for Contemporary Arts, Bikaner
House, New Delhi , Curated by Arushi vats in 2022
”Synthesis of difference:Contemporary art practices from India and
South Korea “ Korean Cultural centre India ,New Delhi, Curated by
Jeong Heon Ki and B.Ajay Sharma in 2022
Apre Art House,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2022
“Constitution”group exhibition at Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery,
Montreal, Canada,Curated by Swapnaa Tamhane in 2021
“Allow me a letter” at Mumbai Art Room in partnership with Pro
Helvetia – Swiss Art Council by Swiss based curator Bénédicte le Pimpec in 2019
Startup States at Sarai Centre for the study of developing
societies ,New Delhi by Australian Curator Laura Mclean in 2019
Collection of undoings in association with Usha Gawde advisory at
1x1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2019
Anant Art Gallery,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2018– 2019
Worker and farmers: The panorama of resistance (prelude) future
collaborations, curated by premjish Achari at khoj international Artist’s
Association ,khirkee, New Delhi in 2018
Dispute: Landscapes of Dissent” for Sahmat curated by Aban Raza at,
Constitution Club, New Delhi in 2018
“The Star is Mine”, curated by Sumesh Sharma and associate curator
Joud-Al- Tamimi, at 1X1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2018
Residencies:
Awarded the Pro-Helvetia Studio Residency at Zurich,Switzerland in 2018
Artreach Community Art Grant, India in 2017-2018
Annual Art Exhibition, College of Art, New Delhi in 2015
Young Artist Scholarships in Painting (Visual Arts) by
Government of India ,Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2013-2015
Biennale/triennale:
Indian Ceramic triennale 2024,Common Ground ,Arthshila , New Delhi in 2024
’Reunione’-A Semblance of History,Precursors of a Modern
World ,Something Else ,Citadel,Cairo, Egypt in 2023
12th Berlin Biennale , Curated by Kader Attai , Berlin,Germany in 2022
13th Bamako Encounters - African Biennale of Photography, Bamako in 2022
Public Project :
The Modern Art Festival ARTBAT FEST 11,Almaty ,Kazakhstan
Supported by The Akimat of the city of Almaty
Birender Kumar Yadav, born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, migrated to Jharkhand with his family, where his father worked as an ironsmith in the Dhanbad coal mines. Growing up near the mines, influenced Yadav's art, which is grounded in the experiences of
Birender Kumar Yadav, born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, migrated to Jharkhand with his family, where his father worked as an ironsmith in the Dhanbad coal mines. Growing up near the mines, influenced Yadav's art, which is grounded in the experiences of laboring castes and classes. He completed his Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Banaras Hindu University and a Master's in Fine Arts specializing in Painting from the College of Arts, New Delhi 2015.
Yadav's work focuses on documenting the lives of laborers, particularly those working in brick kilns. He collaborates with these workers, aiming to represent their experiences of exploitation and oppression. His art transcends traditional mediums, with a recent focus on Terracotta clay, symbolizing the exploitation of laboring castes/classes in India. Yadav's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the 12th Berlin Biennale and the 13th Bamako Encounters. He has also participated in artist residencies in Zurich, Switzerland, and Montreal, Canada. Yadav currently resides and works in New Delhi, India.
Academics
Master of Fine Art, College of Arts, New Delhi, India in 2015
Bachelor Of Fine Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2013
Awards
Arts exploration grant,India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), under the Arts Practice programme, made possible with support from Sony
Pictures Entertainment Fund in 2022
India Residency at Darling foundry, Montreal in partnership with What About Art? and SAVAC, supported by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation and
TATA Steels in 2019
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Birender Kumar Yadav, born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, migrated to Jharkhand with his family, where his father worked as an ironsmith in the Dhanbad coal mines. Growing up near the mines, influenced Yadav's art, which is grounded in the experiences of laboring castes and classes. He completed his
Birender Kumar Yadav, born in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, migrated to Jharkhand with his family, where his father worked as an ironsmith in the Dhanbad coal mines. Growing up near the mines, influenced Yadav's art, which is grounded in the experiences of laboring castes and classes. He completed his Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Banaras Hindu University and a Master's in Fine Arts specializing in Painting from the College of Arts, New Delhi 2015.
Yadav's work focuses on documenting the lives of laborers, particularly those working in brick kilns. He collaborates with these workers, aiming to represent their experiences of exploitation and oppression. His art transcends traditional mediums, with a recent focus on Terracotta clay, symbolizing the exploitation of laboring castes/classes in India. Yadav's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the 12th Berlin Biennale and the 13th Bamako Encounters. He has also participated in artist residencies in Zurich, Switzerland, and Montreal, Canada. Yadav currently resides and works in New Delhi, India.
Academics
Master of Fine Art, College of Arts, New Delhi, India in 2015
Bachelor Of Fine Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2013
Awards
Arts exploration grant,India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), under the Arts Practice programme, made possible with support from Sony
Pictures Entertainment Fund in 2022
India Residency at Darling foundry, Montreal in partnership with What About Art? and SAVAC, supported by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation and
TATA Steels in 2019
Solo Exhibitions:
”Idhar-Udhar”(Here-There), Solo exhibition in Collaboration with 1
Shanthi Road, Bangalore at Clark House Initiative, Mumbai in 2017
Group Exhibition / Project Participated:
Ways of seeing ,Curated by Hans Carlsson ,Lundskonsthall ,Sweden in 2023
Scratch Beneath the Surface ,Vida Heydari Contemporary ,Pune in 2023
Object making Exercise,Art & Soul Foundation, India Art
Fair ,Curated By Prabhakar Kamble in 2023
RIVERS AND ROAD: meandering stories of India, AAIE Center for
Contemporary Art,Roma, Curated by Valeria Contarino, Pranitha Joseph and
Zhu Yaning in 2022
”Dismantling Aesthetics of Inhibition”Group exhibition,Gallery
OED ,Kochi, Curated by Y.S Alone in 2022
Naya Anjor group exhibition, Center for Contemporary Arts, Bikaner
House, New Delhi , Curated by Arushi vats in 2022
”Synthesis of difference:Contemporary art practices from India and
South Korea “ Korean Cultural centre India ,New Delhi, Curated by
Jeong Heon Ki and B.Ajay Sharma in 2022
Apre Art House,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2022
“Constitution”group exhibition at Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery,
Montreal, Canada,Curated by Swapnaa Tamhane in 2021
“Allow me a letter” at Mumbai Art Room in partnership with Pro
Helvetia – Swiss Art Council by Swiss based curator Bénédicte le Pimpec in 2019
Startup States at Sarai Centre for the study of developing
societies ,New Delhi by Australian Curator Laura Mclean in 2019
Collection of undoings in association with Usha Gawde advisory at
1x1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2019
Anant Art Gallery,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2018– 2019
Worker and farmers: The panorama of resistance (prelude) future
collaborations, curated by premjish Achari at khoj international Artist’s
Association ,khirkee, New Delhi in 2018
Dispute: Landscapes of Dissent” for Sahmat curated by Aban Raza at,
Constitution Club, New Delhi in 2018
“The Star is Mine”, curated by Sumesh Sharma and associate curator
Joud-Al- Tamimi, at 1X1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2018
Residencies:
Awarded the Pro-Helvetia Studio Residency at Zurich,Switzerland in 2018
Artreach Community Art Grant, India in 2017-2018
Annual Art Exhibition, College of Art, New Delhi in 2015
Young Artist Scholarships in Painting (Visual Arts) by
Government of India ,Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2013-2015
Biennale/triennale:
Indian Ceramic triennale 2024,Common Ground ,Arthshila , New Delhi in 2024
’Reunione’-A Semblance of History,Precursors of a Modern
World ,Something Else ,Citadel,Cairo, Egypt in 2023
12th Berlin Biennale , Curated by Kader Attai , Berlin,Germany in 2022
13th Bamako Encounters - African Biennale of Photography, Bamako in 2022
Public Project :
The Modern Art Festival ARTBAT FEST 11,Almaty ,Kazakhstan
Supported by The Akimat of the city of Almaty
Show less
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Solo Exhibitions:
”Idhar-Udhar”(Here-There), Solo exhibition in Collaboration with 1
Shanthi Road, Bangalore at Clark House Initiative, Mumbai in 2017
Group Exhibition / Project Participated:
Ways of seeing ,Curated by Hans Carlsson ,Lundskonsthall ,Sweden in 2023
Scratch Beneath the Surface ,Vida Heydari Contemporary ,Pune in 2023
Object making Exercise,Art & Soul Foundation, India Art
Fair ,Curated By Prabhakar Kamble in 2023
RIVERS AND ROAD: meandering stories of India, AAIE Center for
Contemporary Art,Roma, Curated by Valeria Contarino, Pranitha Joseph and
Zhu Yaning in 2022
”Dismantling Aesthetics of Inhibition”Group exhibition,Gallery
OED ,Kochi, Curated by Y.S Alone in 2022
Naya Anjor group exhibition, Center for Contemporary Arts, Bikaner
House, New Delhi , Curated by Arushi vats in 2022
”Synthesis of difference:Contemporary art practices from India and
South Korea “ Korean Cultural centre India ,New Delhi, Curated by
Jeong Heon Ki and B.Ajay Sharma in 2022
Apre Art House,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2022
“Constitution”group exhibition at Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery,
Montreal, Canada,Curated by Swapnaa Tamhane in 2021
“Allow me a letter” at Mumbai Art Room in partnership with Pro
Helvetia – Swiss Art Council by Swiss based curator Bénédicte le Pimpec in 2019
Startup States at Sarai Centre for the study of developing
societies ,New Delhi by Australian Curator Laura Mclean in 2019
Collection of undoings in association with Usha Gawde advisory at
1x1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2019
Anant Art Gallery,India Art Fair,New Delhi in 2018– 2019
Worker and farmers: The panorama of resistance (prelude) future
collaborations, curated by premjish Achari at khoj international Artist’s
Association ,khirkee, New Delhi in 2018
Dispute: Landscapes of Dissent” for Sahmat curated by Aban Raza at,
Constitution Club, New Delhi in 2018
“The Star is Mine”, curated by Sumesh Sharma and associate curator
Joud-Al- Tamimi, at 1X1 Art Gallery, UAE in 2018
Residencies:
Awarded the Pro-Helvetia Studio Residency at Zurich,Switzerland in 2018
Artreach Community Art Grant, India in 2017-2018
Annual Art Exhibition, College of Art, New Delhi in 2015
Young Artist Scholarships in Painting (Visual Arts) by
Government of India ,Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2013-2015
Biennale/triennale:
Indian Ceramic triennale 2024,Common Ground ,Arthshila , New Delhi in 2024
’Reunione’-A Semblance of History,Precursors of a Modern
World ,Something Else ,Citadel,Cairo, Egypt in 2023
12th Berlin Biennale , Curated by Kader Attai , Berlin,Germany in 2022
13th Bamako Encounters - African Biennale of Photography, Bamako in 2022
Public Project :
The Modern Art Festival ARTBAT FEST 11,Almaty ,Kazakhstan
Supported by The Akimat of the city of Almaty
