Born in 1982, Mrugen Rathod lives and works in Vadodara, India. His artistic practice oscillates between social, political, cultural and ecological concerns, addressing questions of their implications. Often manifested in more than one medium
Born in 1982, Mrugen Rathod lives and works in Vadodara, India. His artistic practice oscillates between social, political, cultural and ecological concerns, addressing questions of their implications. Often manifested in more than one medium including drawings, sculptures, installations, video, as well as performances, his practice evolved in two branches; one that is minimal - his frottage based art and the other, involved projects based on lengthy research. Mrugen draws inspiration from the sundry of places he visits and the people he meets. His experiences and investigations merge to yield works where the subject, material and intent coalesce to make an impact. He is currently a visiting Faculty at Anant University, Ahmedabad.
Academics
Bachelor in Visual Arts (Sculpture) from Faculty Of Fine Arts, M.S. University Of Baroda, Vadodara in 2008
Master of Visual Art (Sculpture) from M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara in 2010
Awards
GENERATOR Co-operative Art Production Fund, Experimenter Gallery, 2020
FICA PAG (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art – Public Art Grant), 2015 – 16
Nominated for COAL’s special Project called “OCEANS” on TARA Expedition, in collaboration with COP-21, 2015
Born in 1982, Mrugen Rathod lives and works in Vadodara, India. His artistic practice oscillates between social, political, cultural and ecological concerns, addressing questions of their implications. Often manifested in more than one medium including drawings, sculptures, installations, video, as
Born in 1982, Mrugen Rathod lives and works in Vadodara, India. His artistic practice oscillates between social, political, cultural and ecological concerns, addressing questions of their implications. Often manifested in more than one medium including drawings, sculptures, installations, video, as well as performances, his practice evolved in two branches; one that is minimal - his frottage based art and the other, involved projects based on lengthy research. Mrugen draws inspiration from the sundry of places he visits and the people he meets. His experiences and investigations merge to yield works where the subject, material and intent coalesce to make an impact. He is currently a visiting Faculty at Anant University, Ahmedabad.
Academics
Bachelor in Visual Arts (Sculpture) from Faculty Of Fine Arts, M.S. University Of Baroda, Vadodara in 2008
Master of Visual Art (Sculpture) from M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara in 2010
Awards
GENERATOR Co-operative Art Production Fund, Experimenter Gallery, 2020
FICA PAG (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art – Public Art Grant), 2015 – 16
Nominated for COAL’s special Project called “OCEANS” on TARA Expedition, in collaboration with COP-21, 2015
PRANA Fellowship for OMI, New York, 2012
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions :
WHY IS IT STILL STINKING?, at Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 2023
Group Exhibitions :
India Art Fair, New Delhi, 2022
Parsec, a Group Show at Ark Foundation, Vadodara, 2022
Hindsight 20/20, a Group Show at Gallery ARK, Vadodara, 2020
Nature Art Cube Show, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Republic of Korea. 2020
Anicca, group show at Studio 23N 72E, Ahmedabad, 2019
Making Space, Group show at SAKSHI Gallery, Colaba, Mumbai, curated by Saloni Doshi, Space 118, Mumbai, 2019
Curatorial Enquiry, Act 1: Group Exhibition at Site Art Space, curated by Satyajit Dave and Rajat Gajjar, 2019
Residencies:
YATOO International Artist in Residency Program, Wongol, Gongju, Republic of Korea, 2015
GNAP – Global Nomadic Art Project, Gujarat; by Yatoo, Korea and Trees Organisation, New Delhi, 2015
Sanskriti Kendra Residency, New Delhi, 2015
Abhisaran SAARC Artist Camp and Residency at JSW Jindal Steel Ltd., Curated by Amit Kumar Jain, Hampi, Karnataka, 2014
Art and Ecology Residency, Utsha Foundation, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha – Curated by Jagannath Panda, 2014
S.M. Sultan International Art residency, Narail, Bangladesh – Curated by Shawon Akand, 2013
OMI International Residency, Ghent, New York. (Supported by PRANA Fellowship), 2012
