about
Lakshmi Madhavan is an independent, contemporary artist residing in Mumbai. She has been drawing, painting and colouring, since she can remember. Art was her escape as a child and this childhood passion was brought to the forefront a few years ago after Lakshmi gave up her successful marketing career to pursue art.
She recently concluded her training under the German artist, Bernhard Martin at the Summer Academy in Salzburg. She is also mentored by the Indian contemporary artist, Jitish Kallat in Mumbai. She assisted him with the production and planning of his first career retrospective “Here After Here” curated by Catherine David. Another stint with the French artist Nicolas Menard at the Louvre in Paris, helped her understand the varied perspectives around the representation of the human body through the ages.
EXHIBITIONS/RESIDENCIES
2023: Artist in Residence, India Art Fair, Delhi
2022: Hanging by a Thread III, Fine Count, Craft Museum, Delhi
2022: Hanging by a Thread II, Sutr Santati, National Museum, Delhi
2022: Hanging by a Thread I, Extremely South, Art District XIII, Delhi
2021: SEE.SAW.SEEN, Kochi Art Week, Kochi, India
2021: Hanging by a Thread (Ammammayude Mundu Veshti, Lokame Tharavadu, Alleppey, India
2019: Solo Exhibition as part of a custom brand collaboration with Rémy Martin, Bungalow 9, Mumbai, India
2018: The Body Dialogues, Kochi Muziris Biennale Collateral, Fort Kochi, India
2018: TIE(D) TIE(S), Kashi Art Residency, Fort Kochi, India
2018: i need some air, Installation at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai, India
2017: What is a Picture? Group Exhibition, International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria
2017: Transitions Project, a found object collaboration project with artists from across Copenhagen, Canada, Texas, Paris, Switzerland, India
2017: Residency, Summer Academy, Salzburg, Austria
2016: Group Exhibition, International Artists Collective, Copenhagen
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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The Hindu, "New Delhi | 1,000 ways to oneness at the India Art Fair", Feb 2023
The Hindustan Times, "India Art Fair gives space to diverse art practices", Feb 2023
The Sunday Guardian, "India Art Fair Returns to Delhi",
The Indian Express, "A glimpse into the intersection of technology and art at India Art Fair ", Feb 2023 "
The Economic Times, "Indian Art Fair 2023: Art extravaganza showcase intersection of tech and art", Feb 2023
The Ideas Lab, " Recommends-India Art Fair, Feb 2023
The Voice of Fashion, "Lakshmi Madhavan: Telling Personal Stories with the Kasavu", Feb 2023
The Citizen, "An Art Fair To Remember", Feb 2023
The Times of India, "Weaving a new story through Indian textiles", Feb 2023
Firstpost, "What's in store for the Indian Art Fair 2023!", Jan 2023
India Cultural Hub, "India Art Fair-Stand Out Installations", Feb 2023
The Hindu, "The Age of X: How Collaborations are helping brands", Dec 2019
Times of India, "A space for the fearless expression", Dec 2018
Times of India, "Red Parrot, Green Parrot show at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, Dec 2018
Times of India, "Exploring culture and identity via coir", April 2018
The Hindu, Priyadershini S,"Fibres of Identity", April 2018
The New Indian Express, Jose Joy, "Knot the Statement", April 2018
Deccan Chronicle, Elizabeth Thomas, "Homecoming via Art"April 2018
Hindustan Times. Razvin Namdarian, "Visual Delight", Feb 2018
Rediff.com, Kala Ghoda, Feb 2018,