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Veer Munshi

Painter, installation artist, video maker and photographer whose practice reflects on Kashmir, exile, displacement and cultural memory.

Recognition

Awards & Honours

National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, 2002

Jammu & Kashmir State Award for Painting, 2001

Krishan Ju Razdan Puruskar, 2003

Junior Fellowship, Government of India, 1996–98

Senior Fellowship, Ministry of Culture, 2014

The Artist

Biography

Veer Munshi was born in Srinagar in 1955. He earned a BA from Kashmir University in 1976 and a BFA in Painting from M.S. University Baroda in 1981. He lives and works in Delhi/Gurgaon. His practice includes painting, installation, video and photography, and draws on traditional Kashmiri crafts including papier-mâché and Kari-e-Kalamkari.

Exhibitions & Residencies

Selected exhibitions and presentations

Encounter, Art Alive/India Habitat Centre, Delhi (2006)

Shrapnel, BNG Foundation, Mumbai (2009)

Shrapnel-2, Birla Academy, Kolkata (2010)

From the Pandit Houses, Site Gallery, Baroda (2014)

Kashmir: Insider/Outsider, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2015)

Familiar Stranger, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney (2017)

Only Mind Cannot Be Sent to Exile, Gallery Sumukha, Bengaluru (2018)

Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2018–19)

Dhaka Art Summit (2018)

India Art Fair (2023–25)

Healing Wounds, Aicon Gallery, New York (2025)

Selected Works

Saraswati Foundation collection

No exact Saraswati Foundation collection work has been verified for this artist.

Research Links

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