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CURRICULUM VITAE

Born 1987 in Thrissur, Kerala 
MFA (Painting), S.N. School of Arts, University of Hyderabad 
BFA (Painting) Government College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Kerala
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2024     Abul Hisham – Seven Scenes of Separation, Mamoth, London, UK

2023     Abul Hisham – Seers and Seekers, Marc Jancou Contemporary, The Art Kiosk, Rougemont,
               Switzerland

2019     Abul Hisham – Recitation, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, India

2014     Abul Hisham – New Works, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, India

2010     DOMINATION, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, India
 
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2024     Group exhibition, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam

2024     My World, Museum Singer Laren, curated by Hans Den Hartog, The Netherlands

2024     Three Steps of Land, Rajiv Menon Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA

2024     Yours Truly, curated by Eleanor Cayre, Nahmad Contemporary, New York, USA

2024     ARBOS, Sculpture Project, Lustwarande Sculpture Park, Tilburg, The Netherlands

2024     Licked by the Waves | New Bathers in Art, Museum MORE, Gorssel, The Netherlands

2024     De Scheer Prize Show, Dordrecht Museum, The Netherlands

2024     Mind Wandering Mind, curated by Marieke Folkers, Drawing Centre Diepenheim,
              The Netherlands

2024    Kindred Visions, curated by Maria Rus Bojan, Eduardo Secci Contemporary,
              Florence, Italy
 

2023     Between grains of sand(salt), Gas9Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

2023     Rembrandt Open Studio, Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2023     Rijksakademie Open Studio 2023, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2023     Paper Trials, Galerie Mendes Wood DM, Retranchement, The Netherlands

2022     Royal Painting Prize Show, Royal Palais, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2022     An Ocean in Every Drop, Jameel Art Centre, Dubai, U.A.E. 

2022     From the Roots of a Banyan Tree, Galerie Martin van Zomeran, Amsterdam,
              The Netherlands

2022    “De Jacht”, Galerie Deschans, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2022     Connection, Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2021     Rijksakademie Open Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

2021     Group show at Rijksakademie Project Space, curated by Antonio Vega &
              Isabella Cornaro, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2021    “Lokame Tharavadu”, curated by Bose Krishnamachari, Alleppey, Kerala, India

2019     In the Land of Downside Up, curated by Nancy Adajania, Birla Art Academy,
              Kolkata, India 

2018     Nine Painters from Kerala, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, India
 
ARTIST RESIDENCIES 

2023         Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2021-23   Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands  

2015         Harmony Art Residency (Reliance India Foundation), Mumbai, India

2014         What About Art (WAA) Residency in collaboration with Inlaks India Foundation, Mumbai
 
SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS

2024     Public Prize, Dordrechts Museum, The Netherlands

2024     De Scheer Prize, Dordrechts Museum, The Netherlands

2022     Nominated for Royal Painting Prize, Royal Palais Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2021     Inlaks India Foundation Scholarship for Overseas Residency

2013     Inlaks Fine Arts Award, India

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