Profile & Biography


BIOGRAPHY: Vijayaraghavan has earned a MFA degree with a major in painting from the College of Art in New Delhi. He had participated various shows and biennials across the country. In 2012 “Guest Invited Artist 4th edition of Viareggio Art Project”, Villa Paolina Bonaparte Museum of Viareggio, Italy. 2011 Fugitive Video Project presents EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Canada. 2010 “Art & Cinema” - “Art mart” in epi-center, Gurgaon, Curate by Sushma bahl. Video Art project broadcast by MENESA and Presenting ikono TV, Berlin, Germany. Fugitive Video Project represents: Solus @ Filmbase, Dublin, Ireland, and Banff Center Banff, Canada. MVMA Fest 2010, Marfa TX, Co-Lab, organized by Birdhouse Collective in Austin TX, Version 10 Festival, Chicago IL. 2009 – Masters Graduation show & Exhibition in College of Art, New Delhi, India. 2008 – Inner Eye – Video Art Projects - BLIND SPOT – DIE FABRIKANTEN, Austria, Sound Night Two at Projections Lake Curates by David Bradshaw, California, U.S.A. 2007 – Chitra Katha 07, International Student Animation Festival, NID, India, FR8 [Waterfront Festival, California, U.S.A], Curated by Anne Bray, Executive Director, Free waves, U.S.A. IZOLENTA 07 International Digital Film Festival, St.Petersburg, Russia. In 2006 – Free waves Presents “Too much freedom” 10th Biennale Film, Video & New Media Festival, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A. El Arte de la Installation with Mexican Artist “Felipe 
Ehrenberg” – Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi. Currently the artist lives and works in New Delhi.




Born   27th June 1981

Academic Qualification      
            2006 – 2008 M.F.A (Painting) in College of Art, New Delhi, India
            1998 – 2002 B.F.A (Painting) in Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
Awards               
           2008 – MF Husian Award in College of Art, New Delhi, India
           2006 – 08 Merit Scholarships in College of Art, New Delhi, India
           2005 - Honorary Diploma in 2nd International Exhibition of Small Format  Art, Lebanon,
           2002 - Best Student Award in Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
        
Video Festival | Biennials | Exhibition              
2012
             Guest Invited Artist 4th edition of Viareggio Art Project, Villa Paolina Bonaparte Museum of Viareggio, Italy
2011
              Fugitive Video Project presents EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Canada

2010
          “Art & Cinema” - “Art mart” in epi-center, Gurgaon, Curate by Sushma bahl
        “Escapade” an Group Exhibition at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Curate by Aura Fine Arts Realm.
         Video Art project broadcast by MENESA and Presenting ikono TV, Berlin, Germany  

2009
        2nd bi-annual Fugitive video project,Nashville, USA
        2nd bi-annual Fugitive video project, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
         Fugitive Video Project represents:
                                          Solus @ Filmbase, Dublin, Ireland, 2010
                                          Banff Center Banff, Canada, 2010
                                          MVMA Fest 2010, Marfa TX
                                          Co-Lab, organized by Birdhouse Collective 
                                          in Austin TX,2010
                                          Version 10 Festival, Chicago IL, 2010
                                          Dublin Electronic Arts Festival 2009, Ireland
                                          Small House Screening, San Paulo, Brazil
                                          Harmony Landing, Pegram TN, 2009

2008
         Inner Eye – Video Art | 00:04:53 sec - BLIND SPOT – DIE FABRIKANTEN, Austria
        Sound Night Two at Projections Lake Curates by David Bradshaw, California, U.S.A
2007 
         Pasadena Projections Curates by David Bradshaw, Curator, Projections Lake, California, U.S.A
         Chitrakatha’07- International Student Animation Festival, NID – INDIA.
         FR8 Port of Los Angeles Art on the Waterfront Festival, California, U.S.A, Curates by Anne Bray.
         IZOLENTA 07 International Digital Film Festival, St.Petersburg, Russia.                   
2006  
            Free waves Presents “Too much freedom” 10th Biennale Film, Video & New Media Festival, Hammer
            Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A
            Eighth International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium – Havana, Cuba
            3rd Nontze flash 2006 Animated Film competition – Bilbo, Spain

2005 
           Online Exhibition International Art Contest Abstract or Non-Objective – USA
2004 
          Gallery International’s Global All Media International Competition & Exhibition, Baltimore U.S.A                    
          26th International Hollfelder Kunstausstellung, Kunst Museum, HollFeld – South Germany          
          Nominated in the 5th Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy

2003  
           2nd International Exhibition of Small Format Art, UNESCO Palace – Beirut, Lebanon

Workshop | Group Shows
2009
           Masters Shows a group exhibition in College of Art – New Delhi, India
2008
           55th Annual Art Exhibitions in College of Art – New Delhi, India
2007 
            21st Surajkund Crafts Mela, Organized by Haryana Tourist Development – Haryana
            Real 2007, A Group Show Conceived by mattersofart.com, Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi
2006  
            De Montage’s “Sense and Sensibility” – Aparna Academy of Fine Arts – New Delhi
            Young Artist Group Show in Dhoomimal Art Gallery – New Delhi
            30 Minus Group Show in Taj Khajana (Taj Palace) – New Delhi
 2001     
           1st Annual Seminar cum Workshop, College of Art – New Delhi, India
           Art Festival in Memory of Prof.S.Dhanapal, Lalitkala Academe – Chennai, India
           15th All India Art Contest Exhibition, South Zone Cultural Center – Nagpur, India
           1st All India Art Contest Exhibition, Kalankan Prayas – Dhandbad, India
           3rd Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Bangalore, India
           2nd Annual Affordable Art Show, Vinyasa Art Gallery – Chennai, India
2000  
           14th All India Art Contest Exhibition, South Zone Cultural Center – Nagpur, India
            2nd Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Chennai, India
           1st Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Bangalore, India
            Painter’s Camp in Calicut, All India Arts Welfare Association – Kerala, India
            Painter’s Camp in Tanjore, South Zone Cultural Center – Tamilnadu, India 

Projects
2007      
           The Distinguishing Differentiator - The Human Head - Flash Presentation
           Collaborated with Mr. Rohit Gandhi (Fashion Designer – Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi)
           Pan – i – City – Animation, Collaborated with Mr. Gigi Sacria (Visual Artist - New Delhi)
2006 
            Book – Art Project l’Associazione di Promozione Sociale Artetica – Roma – Italia                             
            Installation Project collaborated with Mexican Artist “Felipe Ehrenberg” – Sanskriti     Foundation, New Delhi
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