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.
EDUCATION
2017: International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria
2016: Mentorship with artist Jitish Kallat in Mumbai, India
2016: Mentorship with artist Nicolas Menard in Paris, France
EXHIBITIONS/RESIDENCIES
2018/19: 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: Residency, Summer Academy, Salzburg, Austria
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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The Hindu, "The Age of X: How Collaborations are helping brands", Dec 2019
Times of India, "A space for 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,