Vivek V C (b. 1996, Kannur, Kerala) is a visual artist working primarily with watercolour and charcoal. He earned his BFA (2019) and MFA (2023) in painting from the College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Trivandrum. His practice explores themes of
Vivek V C (b. 1996, Kannur, Kerala) is a visual artist working primarily with watercolour and charcoal. He earned his BFA (2019) and MFA (2023) in painting from the College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Trivandrum. His practice explores themes of uncertainty, ambiguity, and the interplay between memory, imagination, and reality. Rooted in personal and collective narratives, his works often reflect the fragile boundaries between human existence and the natural world.
His series “Grandma’s Nightmare” draws from childhood ghost stories, capturing the emotional landscapes of fear and the uncanny, while his ongoing series, “You Can’t See Them, You Can’t Feel Them,” delves into the disorienting temporality of Alzheimer’s, inspired by his grandmother’s experiences. Through fragmented narratives, his work challenges linear logic, creating spaces of tension between past and present, reality and fiction.
Vivek was part of the Space Studio Monsoon Residency (2024) and currently practices in Baroda.
Academics
MFA in Painting from College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (2021-2023)
BFA in Painting from College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (2015-2019)
Awards
Special Mention Award for Students, Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi, 2020-21
Vivek V C (b. 1996, Kannur, Kerala) is a visual artist working primarily with watercolour and charcoal. He earned his BFA (2019) and MFA (2023) in painting from the College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Trivandrum. His practice explores themes of uncertainty, ambiguity, and the interplay between memory,
Vivek V C (b. 1996, Kannur, Kerala) is a visual artist working primarily with watercolour and charcoal. He earned his BFA (2019) and MFA (2023) in painting from the College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Trivandrum. His practice explores themes of uncertainty, ambiguity, and the interplay between memory, imagination, and reality. Rooted in personal and collective narratives, his works often reflect the fragile boundaries between human existence and the natural world.
His series “Grandma’s Nightmare” draws from childhood ghost stories, capturing the emotional landscapes of fear and the uncanny, while his ongoing series, “You Can’t See Them, You Can’t Feel Them,” delves into the disorienting temporality of Alzheimer’s, inspired by his grandmother’s experiences. Through fragmented narratives, his work challenges linear logic, creating spaces of tension between past and present, reality and fiction.
Vivek was part of the Space Studio Monsoon Residency (2024) and currently practices in Baroda.
Academics
MFA in Painting from College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (2021-2023)
BFA in Painting from College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (2015-2019)
Awards
Special Mention Award for Students, Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi, 2020-21
Exhibitions
Residue of Time (in an implausible space), Concept by Zakir Hussain, Berth ICCI, Mattanchery, Kochi in 2024
Kala Karma, Exhibition of the Working Artist & Research Scholar Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, Chennai in 2024
Cochin Art Fair 8th edition, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi in 2023
MFA Degree Show, College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram in 2023
Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi 51st state exhibition, Darbar Hall, Ernakulam 2022-23
Countenance of Contemporary Art Kerala, Kottayam Art Gallery in 2023
K P Krishnakumar Award and Exhibition, Amuseum art gallery, Trivandrum 2022-23
Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi 50th State Exhibition, Darbar Hall, Ernakulam 2021-22
Polyphonia online art show in 2020
Degree Show, College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram in 2019
Annual Show, College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram in 2019
Annual Show, College of Fine Arts, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram in 2016
Camps and Workshops:
Global Science Fest Kerala - Art Wall, Thiruvananthapuram in 2023
Arteria, 3rd edition, Thiruvananthapuram in 2021
Titanium Wall Art Project, Thiruvananthapuram in 2020
Residencies:
Space Studio Baroda, Monsoon residency in 2024
Lalit Kala Akademi Residency, LKA Regional Centre Chennai (2023 - 24)
