Gigi Scaria

Born in Kothanalloor, Kerala, India, 1973.

He currently lives and works in New Delhi, India.

Qualification

• M.F.A. (painting), Jamia Millia University, New Delhi, 1998.
• B.F.A. (painting), College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, 1995.

Scholarships/Award

•  Sanskriti award in visual art, 2005.
• Awarded Inlaks scholarship, 2002.
• Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Scholarship for Visual Arts, 1995 to1997.

Solo Shows

• Absence of an Architect, Pallete Gallery, New Delhi 
• ‘Where are the Amerindians?’ At Inter America Space at CCA7, Trinidad, 2005.
• Exhibition of recent works at Art Inc., Shaprjhat, New Delhi, 2001.
• Exhibition of paintings and sculptures at The Great Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1998.

Major Group Shows

• “Here There Now” Contemporary Art from India gallery Soulflower 2007
• Reading Paint Gallery Soulflower 2007
• ‘Making History Our Own’ Organized by SAHMAT at AIFACS gallery, New Delhi, 2007.
• ‘Young & Free’ at Intercontinental, Nehru place, New Delhi, 2007.
• Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2006, a film and video festival in Paris and Berlin, 2006.
• ‘Paper flute’ curated by Johny M.L AT Gallery Espace New Delhi, 2006.
• ‘Impossible India’ at Frankfurt Kunstverein. Curated by Nina Montmann   supported by Goethe-Institute, Germany, 2006.
• ‘Double – Enders’ at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2005.
• ‘Are we like this only?’ at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, curated by Vidya Shivdas. Organized by Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, 2005.
• ‘Journeys ’at Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2004.
• ‘Making of India’ organized by SAHAMAT at Rabindrabhavan, New Delhi, 2004.
• ‘Crossing Generations Diverge’ at National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. Curated by Geeta Kapur and Chaitanya Sambrani, 2003.
• ‘Indians + Cowboys’ at Gallery 4A, Asian-Australia Arts Center, Sydney Australia. Curated by Ruth Watson, 2003.
• Art in Jerusalem, a site  specific art project at Jerusalem, Israel, 2003.
• ‘Shisha’, an exhibition of Indian and French artists at Sanskriti Pratistan, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi. Later traveled to France, 2003.
• ‘Invasions’ an exhibition of creative posters at Palm Court Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2003.
• ‘Photographica’ at Cittadellarte, Biella, Italy, 2002.
• Circo Fragile   a story telling event at Pavia University Italy, 2002.
• Unidee in Progress at Pistoletto Foundation, Biella, Italy, 2002.
• ‘Millennium Vision’ at Arushi Art Gallery, Delhi, 2001.
• ‘Small but significant’ a group show at Arpana Fine Arts, Delhi, 2001.
• ‘…and Buddha smiled again’, organized by Master’s Guild at Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage,  Lodi Estate, New Delhi, 2001.
• ‘Explorations’ a site-specific installation project organized by Jamia Millia University, New Delhi, 1998.
• Traveling Exhibition organized by Kerala Lalitkala Academy, Exhibited in Madras and Bangalore, 1996.
• Group shows 95, an exhibition of Painting and Graphics, at Thiruvananthapuram Fine Arts Galley, 1995.