13 Facts About Shilpa Gupta

Shilpa Gupta was born on 1976 and is a contemporary Indian artist based in Mumbai, India.

Shilpa Gupta has held solo exhibitions at Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Arnolfini in Bristol, OK in Linz, Museum voor Moderne Kunst in Arnhem, Voorlinden Museum and Gardens in Wassenaar, Kiosk in Ghent, Bielefelder Kunstverein, La Synagogue de Delme Contemporary Art Centre, and Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi.

Shilpa Gupta pursued her studies in sculpture at the Sir JJ School of Fine Arts, from 1992 to 1997, earning her BFA degree in sculpture in 1997.

Shilpa Gupta's work explores how objects, such as places, people, and experiences, are defined and engages with the various dynamics that shape these definitions, including borderlines, labels, censorship, and security.

Shilpa Gupta has created a diverse range of artwork throughout her career.

Shilpa Gupta's work delves into the ways in which we define and construct our world by exploring the intersections of technology, religion, and personal experience.

Shilpa Gupta's installations extend beyond traditional gallery spaces, with projects like "Someone Else", featuring a library of 100 books written anonymously or under pseudonyms, exhibited in public libraries around the world.

In recent years, Shilpa Gupta's artwork has focused on giving voice to imprisoned poets and individuals silenced for their beliefs.

Shilpa Gupta's artworks have been featured in various solo exhibitions, including venues such as Kiosk in Ghent, La Synagogue de Delme contemporary art centre in Delme, Arnolfini in Bristol, OK Centre for Contemporary Art in Linz, Austria, Castle Blandy in Blandy-Les-Tours, France, Contemporary Arts Centre Cincinnati in Ohio, USA, and Lalit Kala Akademie in New Delhi.

Shilpa Gupta has participated in art events including the Venice Biennale, Kochi Muziris Biennale, Goteborg Biennial, Havana Biennial, 8th Berlin Biennale, Sharjah Biennale '13, New Museum Triennial, Biennale de Lyon, Gwangju Biennale, Yokohamale, Liverpool Biennial, and biennales in Auckland, Seville, Seoul, Havana, Sydney, and Shanghai.

In 2015, Shilpa Gupta presented a solo project at the 'My East is Your West' exhibition, which was a joint India-Pakistan exhibition organised by the Gujral Foundation in Venice.

Shilpa Gupta has received several prestigious awards and recognitions for her artistic contributions.

Shilpa Gupta's artworks are part of collections, including the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, Asia Society, Centre Georges Pompidou, Mori Museum, Louisiana Museum, The Menil Collection, Deutsche Bank, Daimler Chrysler, Bristol Art Museum, Caixa Foundation, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Asia Society, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Fonds National d'Art Contemporain - France, KOC Collection, Kiran Nadar Museum, M+ Museum, and Devi Art Foundation, among others.