N. S. Harsha Explained

N. S. Harsha
Birth Place:	Mysore, India
Nationality:	Indian
Field:	Painting, sculpture, installation
Training:	Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University

N. S. Harsha (born 1969) is an Indian contemporary artist from Mysore.^[1] He works in many media including painting, sculpture, site-specific installation, and public works.

A major retrospective of the artist took place at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, in 2017.^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Harsha earned a BFA in painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore in 1992 and an MFA in painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda in 1995.^[4]

Work

His works "depict daily experiences in Mysore, southern India, where he is based, but also reflect wider cultural, political and economic globalization issues" and explore the "absurdity of the real world, representation and abstraction, and repeating images".^[5] His practice has been inspired by Indian popular and miniature painting.^[6]

Collections

• Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.^[7]
• Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)^[8]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Maison Hermes Tokyo (2008)
• INIVA, London (2009)
• DAAD, as part of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program (2012–2013)
• Dallas Museum of Art (2015–2016)
• Mori Art Museum (2017)

Group exhibitions

• Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Arts, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (1999)
• Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial (2002)
• Singapore Binenale (2006)^[9]
• Indian Highway. Traveled to the Serpentine Gallery, London (2008), Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo (2009), Herning Art Museum, Denmark (2010), Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon (2011) and MAXXI, Rome (2011–12).
• Bienal de São Paulo (2010)
• the Yokohama Triennial (2011)
• Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2012)
• Adelaide International Biennial (2012)
• Dojima Biennial, Osaka (2013)
• Moscow Bienniale of Contemporary Art (2013)
• Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India (2014)
• Biennale of Sydney (2018)

Awards

• Vasudev Arnawaz Award (1992)
• Sanskriti Award (2003)^[10]
• Artes Mundi Prize (2008)^[11]
• DAAD Scholarship in (2012)

References

1. Web site: NS Harsha. Victoria Miro. en. 2018-03-04.
2. News: MORI ART MUSEUM [N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey February 4, 2017 - June 11, 2017|work=Mori Art Museum|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en].
3. Web site: "Charming Journey": India’s N. S. Harsha at Mori Art Museum – artist profile Art Radar. artradarjournal.com. en-GB. 2018-03-04.
4. Web site: Gallery Chemould's page on N. S. Harsha.
5. News: 'N.S. Harsha: Charming Journey' The Japan Times. The Japan Times. 2018-03-04. en-US.
6. Web site: N S Harsha: Sprouts, reach in to reach out Dallas Museum of Art. www.dma.org. en. 2018-03-04.
7. News: Singh . Pallavi . 2011 . The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art . The Economic Times . 2018-03-04.
8. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/creators/harsha-ns
9. Web site: Artes Mundi - N.S.Harsha. www.artesmundi.org. en. 2018-03-04.
10. Web site: Recipients of Sanskriti Awards (1979-2011).
11. Web site: Artes Mundi - Artes Mundi 3. www.artesmundi.org. en. 2018-03-04.