Bio

HARSHA VARDHAN DURUGADDA, (B. 1989, INDIA)

EDUCATION
2016 M.A Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Discnt..) 2011 M.A Diploma in Visual Communication, WLC College, New Delhi
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 ‘Between the Lines’, Centre D’art , Auroville 2019 ‘Fragments in Motion’, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad 2016 ‘Whirling Out’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalist, Hong Kong 2026 India Art Fair, Galerie Geek Art, New Delhi 2025 Neo Animism, Editions Art & Design, Geek Art, Dubai 2025 Art Mumbai Fair, Geek Art, Mumbai 2025 Between the Strands, Time bends and warps, Gallery Ragini, BikanerHouse, New Delhi 2025 India Art Fair, Geek Art, New Delhi 2024 ‘Siren’s Lullaby in a Forgotten Realm’, Gallery Dotwalk, Hyderabad 2024 ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Sydney, Australia 2024 ‘Iterations’, VHC Art Gallery, Pune 2024 ‘Climate Recipes’, Dhi Art Space, Hyderabad 2024 ‘The Art of India’, Times Group, New Delhi 2024 ‘Yuva Sumbhava’, The Raza Foundation, New Delhi 2024 India Art Fair, The Art Family London, New Delhi 2024 India Art Fair, Emami Gallery, New Delhi 2023 ‘iSculpt’, India International Center, New Delhi 2023 ‘Sculpture Park’ supported by RMZ Foundation, Art Mumbai, Mumbai 2023 ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Cottesloe, Australia 2023 ‘Things are vanishing before us’ Gallery Dotwalk , BikanerHouse , New Delhi 2023 ’63rd National Exhibition of Art’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2023 ‘A Collective Wisdom’, Art Centrix Space, New Delhi 2023 ‘Recoding Landscape’, Art Positive, New Delhi 2022 ‘Colour Me Blue’, Art Positive, New Delhi 2022 ‘Contemporary Landscape’, CICA Museum, South Korea 2022 ‘HopScotch’, Gallery27, Kochi, Kerala 2022 ‘Material Matters’, Art Centrix, New Delhi 2022 ‘Timelapse’, India Art Fair, APRE Art House, New Delhi 2021 Sotheby’s Auction & Burning Man, Contemporary Art, New York 2021 ‘Transit’, APRE Art House, Delhi 2020 ’61st National Exhibition of Art’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2019 ‘Abstract Mind’, CICA Museum, South Korea 2018 ‘Nord Art’, Budelsdorf, Germany 2018 ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Cottesloe, Australia 2017 ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Cottesloe, Australia 2017 ‘CIMA Award Show’, CIMA Gallery, Kolkata 2016 ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Sydney, Australia
2016 ‘Translations-Kolkata’, ICCR Art Gallery, Kolkata 2016 ‘National Exhibition by SCZCC’, Hyderabad 2015 ‘Translations’, Emergent Art Space, Portland, USA 2014 ‘Seen: Unseen’, Art Centrix Space, New Delhi 2014 ‘Cultural Coalitions’, Plastic Propaganda, London 2013 ‘Sarai City’, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi 2012 ‘Unbox Festival ‘, Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi
RESIDENCIES
2021 Centre D’art Residency, Auroville, Tamilnadu 2016 KYTA Artist Residency, Kalga, Himachal Pradesh AWARDS
2023 TAF Emerging Artist Award, South Asia Winner 2018 Biafarin Award, NordArt, Budeldorf, Germany 2017 Rio Tinto Sculpture Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Perth, Australia 2016 The Andrea Stretton Memorial Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney 2012 Fellowship, Unbox Festival supported by British Council, UK
PUBLICATIONS
2016 ‘Amaravati: The Art of an Early Buddhist Monument in Context’ Research Publication by The British Museum ISBN: 978 0861592074
TALKS
2025 TEDx SIU ‘Beyond Horizon’, Hyderabad 2021 TEDx ‘Whirling Out’, Miranda House REVIEWS AND PUBLICITY
2025 ‘Our voices are finally being heard,’ Times of India 2024 ‘How a sculptor’s journey within is shaping his art’, Indian Express 2024 ‘Artist Durugadda’s Sculptures Are A Meditation On Time & Growth’ Homegrown 2021 Review by Uma Nair ‘At Bikaner Balk at Harsha Durugadda’s wooden sculptures’ 2021 ‘Harsha Durugadda’s sculpture for Sotheby’s online auction’, The Hindu 2021 ‘How Harsha Durugadda Sculpts Synesthesia’ Boundless Space, Burning Man 2020 ‘Art Through Sustainable Living’, Deccan Chronicle 2019 ‘Art of Sculpting ‘, The Ideal Home and Garden 2019 ‘Art That Interacts’, The Hindu 2019 ‘This is Thy Art, too’, Indian Express 2019 ‘A Visual Allegory’, Deccan Chronicle 2017 ‘In a Creative Space’, The Hindu 2017 ‘Sunrise Weekend’, JT weekend News 2017 ‘TV Interview’, Perth now 2017 ‘Winning Sculpture’, The West Australian 2017 ‘Sculptor Wins coveted Australian Award’, The Hindu 2017 ‘Sea-ing is believing’, Asian Age / Sunday Chronicle 2017 ‘Sounds sculpted by the Sea’, IndianLink 2017 ‘Indian Artist awarded for sculpture in Western Australia’, Outlook India 2017 ‘The young Indian sculptor we all should be proud of’, India Today
2017 ‘Art that’s alive’, Deccan Herald 2016 ‘Artist’s tryst with the Himalayas’, Times of India 2014 ‘Inherent talent Blossoms’, Deccan Chronicle PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2024 Constitution Museum, O.P.Jindal University 2023 HMDA, Hyderabad 2022 Bangalore Airport 2022 RMZ Foundation 2018 Nicola Forest, Perth, Australia 2017 Busselton, Australia