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 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