Born 1963, Kerala, India

Diploma in Art, Kerala Kala Peetom, Cochin (1985)
BFA, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai (1991)
Masters in Visual Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London (2000)

Bose Krishnamachari is a multi-disciplinary artist who has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally. He also actively curates exhibitions and projects of fellow artists around India.

Having arrived in Bombay in 1986, with only a prospectus of J.J School of Arts, Krishnamachari feels
strongly about supporting the younger generation of artists, to make inroads in the contemporary art world.

By curating and conceptualizing exhibitions (such as Bombay X 1’7, Bombay Boys, KAAM, the much
acclaimed Double-Enders, a show comprising works by a host of artists from Kerala, MaaRKERS , “Soft Spoken” and “SPY-07”) and creating a platform for younger, lesser known talent, Krishnamachari has introduced many young artists to the urban art circles and helped to give them visibility in the larger cities.

Bose will be the Guest of Honour next year at Arco’09, Madrid, and curate the India Pavilion.
The artist lives and works in Mumbai.

Select Solo Exhibitions
2008 Ghost, Aicon Gallery, London
Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2007 LaVA [Laboratory of Visual Arts, a traveling installation project], Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata,
Kochi, Baroda and New Delhi
2006 GHOST/ TRANSMEMOIR (preview at Kitab Mahal, Mumbai), Aicon Gallery, New York
2005 EXIST, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 Vanitas Vanitatum, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, later joined a group show in Mumbai
2003 DE CURATING-India Contemporary Artists, Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai, Sumukha, Bangalore and
Durbar Hall, Kochi
1999 AmUseuM Memoirs, NGMA, Mumbai
Field Sakshi, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1996 DANDY, Lakeeren and YB Chavan Centre, Mumbai
1995 Objects of Attention, inaugural show, Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi
1993 AmUseuM, Park Sheraton, Chennai
1992 AmUseuM, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore
1991 Music of the Cubes, British Council Gallery
1990 Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai
1989 Kerala Kalapeethom, Kochi

Curated Shows
2008 Af-fair, 1X1 Contemporary and 1X1 Gallery, Dubai
2007 Soft Spoken, NCPA, (organized by Bombay Art Gallery), Mumbai
Spy, Museum Art Gallery, (organized by The Guild Art Gallery), Mumbai
Everyone is a Camera, Talvin Singh, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 MaaRKERS, Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 DOUBLE-ENDERS, (curated) Jehangir Art Gallery and The Museum Gallery, Mumbai;
Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore; Durbar Hall, Kochi
2004 BOMBAY X 17, (curated) Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
BOMBAY BOYS, (curated) Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi

Select Group Exhibitions
2008 Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
Everywhere is War, curated by Shaheen Merali at Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
Pastiche – exhibition of paintings, Chaithanya Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 INDIA OGGI ARTE, Provincia Di Milano, Spazio Oberdan, Milano, Viale Vittorio Veneto
India! Gallerie Helene Lamarque, Paris
SUMMATION, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
Strangeness, Anant Art Gallery, Kolkatta
India 20, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi
Masters curated by Lathamy, Dubai
2006 THE SHAPE THAT IS, Jendela and Concourse, Esplanade, Singapore, organized with
Bodhi Art
2006-08 HARMONY SHOW, Mumbai
2005-06 KAAM, Aicon Gallery, New York and Palo Alto
2005 WE ARE LIKE THIS ONE, Rabindra Bhavan, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery
PATHS OF PROGRESSION, Mumbai, New York, Singapore and New Delhi; organized by
Bodhi Art and Saffron Art
2004 VANITAS VANITATUM, curated by Peter Nagy, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
ANTICIPATIONS, Jehangir Art Gallery and The Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2003 IDEAS AND IMAGES, NGMA, Bombay
Highlights, Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
Remembering Bhupen… Homage to late Bhupen Khakkar, Kashi ArtCafe, Fort - Kochi
2002 Tribute to Picasso, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Mutations – Rumor City, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Tokyo
2000 MA Show, Goldsmiths College, London
Exile & Longings, Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai
Memos of the New Millennium- from Artists of the Moulting World, curated by Abhay
Sardesai, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Mumbai
Mumbai Metaphor, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 Embarkations, Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 The Presence of the Past – an exhibition of response by Indian artists to The Enduring
Images, curated by Girish Sahane, NCPA, Mumbai
1997 PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY, curated by Peter Nagy, with Linda Benglis, Lindel Brown
and Charles Green
50 Years of Art in Mumbai, NGMA, Mumbai
1996 West Wing Story, Headlands Centre for Visual Arts, Sausalito, San Francisco
1995 Recent Trends in Contemporary Indian Arts, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Bombay – An Artist’s Impression, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 Circling the Square, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Artists against Communalism, JJ School of Art & Shivaji Park, Mumbai (traveled to 15
other cities in India)
1991 Drawings, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

Awards
2000 Charles Wallace India Trust
1996 Mid-America Arts Alliance Award for Travel and Residency in the U.S.

Collections
Jakarta Museum