Veda Thozhur Kolleri
b. Chennai, 1990
Lives & works in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
vedathozhurkolleri.com
Education
2016-2018
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MFA in Visual Arts, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri.
2013 - 2015
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Undergraduate Diploma in Art and Design, Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology, Bengaluru.
2009 - 2012
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BA in Psychology and Anthropology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Exhibitions & Residencies
2024 (Upcoming)
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Artist Incubator Initiative, Indigo Art Museum, Ahmedabad.
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8x4. Urrea.Zilarra/Gold.Silver, Curated by Jasone Miranda-Bilbao, Church San Martin Obispo, Arrieta.
2024
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'Art and the Field: Context and Materiality,' curated by Vasudha Thozhur, Wetland Art Space, Shiv Nadar University.
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Book Show - I, organised and curated by Priyesh Gothwal, First Draft, New Delhi.
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'Someone's Fiction, Someone's Reality,' Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai Gallery Weekend, Mumbai.
2023
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'I, Non-I, Other,' curated by Sibdas Sengupta, Wetland Art Space, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri.
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'Things are Vanishing Before Us,' Curated by Premjish Achari with Gallery Dotwalk, Bikaner House, New Delhi.
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'Polyphonies in Distance,' Curated by Sibdas Sengupta, Gallery Dotwalk, Gurugram.
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'Seeds Fallen Apart,' Wetland Art Space, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri.
2021
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'Lokame Tharavadu,' curated by Bose Krishnamachari, Kochi Biennale Foundation at Alappuzha.
2020
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'Ars Moriendi,' Curated by Pronoy Chakroborty for Astanzi, Vadodara.
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'Untitled V,' An Exhibition of Books, Curated by Ishita Debnath Biswas, Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2019
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Open Studios 2019, Home Workspace Program, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut.
2018
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Fellow at Ashkal Alwan’s Home Workspace Program 2018-2019, Beirut.
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Participant in the 4th Edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018-2019, Possibilities for a Non – Alienated Life, curated by Anita Dube.
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Residency at Pepper House, Kochi Biennale Foundation.
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Participant in the Peers Share Programme 2018 at Khoj International Artists Association, New Delhi.
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MFA Graduate Display 2018, at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
2015
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Undergraduate Display 2015, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru.
Grants & Awards
2018: Scholarship from the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation to attend the Home Workspace Program at Ashkal Alwan, Beirut.
2015: Certificate of Commendation from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Workshops
2022: Participant in Propositions: For All Vahanvatti, led by CAMP, Organised by Reliable Copy, Bengaluru
Work
2024:
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Cover Design for Escape From Childhood, by James Holt, Published by Eklavya Pitara, Bhopal.
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Layout and book design for Acharya Narendra Dev College Prospectus, New Delhi.
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Co-conducted a terracotta relief mural workshop with Vishnu Thozhur Kolleri for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) as part of their youth initiative for the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting held in Kochi.
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Illustrations for 'Imagine you are a Sea Turtle' Activity Cards as part of the project 'Educational resources for improved marine wildlife literacy in pre-K to primary children,' Flame University, Pune.
2023: Layout and book design for Acharya Narendra Dev College's Annual Report and Magazine, New Delhi.
2022: Jury Reviewer for KRVIA's 2022 Thesis Colloquium, Mumbai.
2022: Drawings for 'The Slip,' a fiction text by Haig Aivazian for 'Al-Qasid,' a publication by Muriel Kahwagi, Beirut.
2021: Essay ‘Drawings of Water: Surface, Colour, Depth, and Plumbing’ for Projekt Voilà - Kollektive im analogen und digitalen Schaufenster, Saarbrücken.
2021: Illustrator for 'Earthworms: Our Wriggly Friends,' To be Published by Eklavya Pitara, Bhopal.
2020: Guest Tutor for Proprietary Material, Bridge Studio, Kamala Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai.
2015: Archivist for B.C. Sanyal’s Archive with Amba Sanyal at his studio in Nizamuddin, New Delhi.
2012: Archivist for the Baroda Project with Asia Art Archive.
2011: Intern with Anjali Monteiro and K.P Jayasankar at the School of Media and Culture Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.