Vibha Galhotra

Vibha Galhotra was born in Kaithal, Haryana, and when she was young her family shifted to Chandigarh to settle there. After receiving her Master’s Degree at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, she shifted to New Delhi in 2005, where she lives and works at present.

Her works have been exhibited at museums and institutions internationally including The Asia Society, New York (USA, 2019 & 2021); Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh (India, 2019); Land Art Biennial 360°(Mongolia, 2016); Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem (USA,2012); Centro per l’Art Contemporanea (Italy, 2012); Hamburg Kunsthalle (Germany, 2022), Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin (Germany, 2020); Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig (Germany, 2020); Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Delhi (India, 2022 & 2018); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany, 2018); RMIT Gallery, Melbourne (Australia, 2018); San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose (USA, 2011); Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City (USA, 2015); among others. Solo exhibitions have been held in the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York (2012, 2015 & 2020); Exhibit 320, New Delhi (2017); Gallery Espace, New Delhi (2013); Project 88, Mumbai (2008); and Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi (2004 & 2005).

Galhotra was the curator for the sculpture symposium ITM Gwalior in 2009. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the Jerusalem International Fellowship (2022); Asia Arts Future – Asia Arts Game Changer Award, India (2019); Asian Cultural Council Fellow (2017); the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency (2016); YFLO Women Achiever of the Year Award (2015); Inlaks Foundation Fine Arts Award (2005), the National Scholarship from the Human Resource Department, Government of India (2001-04); and the Artist Under 30 Award, Chandigarh State Lalit Kala Academy Award (1998).

Galhotra’s works are in numerous public and private collections including the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (India); The Margulies Collection(USA), Pizzuti Collection (USA), Gates Foundation (USA), San Jose Museum (USA), Casa Masaccio Arte Contemporanea (Italy), Singapore Art Museum(Singapore), Essl Museum(Austria), Devi Art Foundation (India), Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (Italy), Gut Gasteil (Austria), Saga Art College (Japan), Europas Parkas (Lithuania).