SHIV SHANKAR India
Overview
“This Grant is very beneficial for me at this time because I recently completed my graduation from MSU and I got this Grant. The experience of this grant is so surreal for me. Also the mentorship session is so exciting and you can learn so many things from these mentorship sessions.”
Shiv Shankar completed his BVA, Painting with a minor in Graphics, Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda, 2022.
Shiv has exhibited in a number of group shows including Pristine, Priyasri Art Gallery at the Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai (2022); Degree Show at the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda (2022); and Another Brick In The Wall – Preview Group Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Baroda (2022).
His work is about reaffirming his social identity in his locale with regard to social imposition, dominance, defamation, and the dream of an egalitarian society. The concepts of ‘nostalgia’ and ‘caste’ play a significant role in his practice, which explores his own community’s history of being vocal about issues in the hierarchical caste system.