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2022
FEBRUARY 8
StoryLtd Saffron Art Auction
2021
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Saffron Art StoryLTD auction
Dhoomimal Gallery
OCTOBER 14, 2021- Installation of art on the facade wall of the sculpture court.
Vikash Kalra
March 21 – April 4, 2021
Presented by Easel Stories Art Gallery
Easel Stories is proud to present a series of paintings by Artist Vikash Kalra. His work is dynamic, vibrant and showcases his commitment to a lifelong process of innovation. He creates passionate art, which is truly humanistic.
“There is Never a Singular Inspiration, but a Whole Story Behind One of My Paintings and this is my Show, the whole show is one Art work “
Artist Vikash Kalra
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Rebuilding India Brick by Brick
2020
January- Show at Artaholics Art Galley,
Lado Saray, SOUZA & VIKASH ( 40
drawings of Souza & 40 drawings of Vikash)
#vikashkalra- Video Series- 5 Episodes
There is an ongoing painting exhibition of paintings of one of the most influential Indian artists F.N Souza in Artoholics, Ladosaray. It will be running from 22nd to 27th January where the works of two major artists F.N. Souza and ViakshKalra will be showcased. You may visit Artoholics Art Gallery on the mentioned dates to enjoy the show.
2019
January, 23-24- No reserve auction of
modern and contemporary art Story Ltd (Saffron Art)
April, 16-17- No reserve auction of modern
and contemporary art Story Ltd (Saffron Art)
July, 09-10- No reserve auction of modern
and contemporary art, Story Ltd (Saffron Art)
August, 20-21- No reserve auction of modern
and contemporary art, Story Ltd (Saffron Art)
October, 22-23 – No reserve auction of
modern and contemporary art Story Ltd (Saffron Art)
Group Show with Dhoomimal Art Centre
Group Show with Dhoomimal Art Gallery
Painting displayed at Delhi Airport,
Gallery Navya
February- Painting, and sculptures displayed at Dhoomimal Art Centre
October – Painting displayed at Bihar
Museum, Plural India, Curator- Anjani Kumar Singh
Last Supper Painting- printed on Almost
Gods Jackets.
2018
Group Show: Indian Art Festival, Nehru
Centre, Bombay- February-Gita Art Gallery.
Endless Communication: Solo Show – March –
Gita Art Gallery.
2017
Decade: A painter’s journey a retrospective
of works by Vikash Kalra
Limited edition prints & sculptures–
Solo show – March – Visual Art Gallery – Prints Villa.
Thinking Big: Contemporary Sculpture and
Installation by Vikash Kalra – Solo show – March – Visual Art Gallery – Prints
Villa.
Book Launch Jeevan Ek Soch Matt (Poem book)
by Vikash Kalra – March – Visual Art Gallery.
Book Launch Jeevan Ek Soch Matt (Poem book)
by Vikash Kalra – 6th Amdavad National Book Fair May 2017.
Decade: A painter’s journey selected works
by Vikash Kalra
Paintings & sculptures– Solo show – May
– Courtyard Marriott Gurugram The Art Floor.
Short film Beginning of a journey artist
vikash kalra ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hpt-Uftrmg )
The Whitefield Art Collectives 2017 VR
Punjab by Vikash Kalra
The Whitefield Art Collectives 2017 VR
Punjab – November – Punjab Art Initiative.
2016
Tribute to Picasso & Souza by Vikash –
Solo show – August – Dhoomimal Art Centre.
Live interview, DDNational – Good Evening
India – 4.30pm Aug26 ( Youtube link: https://youtu.be/PleoERUJGE0)
VIKASH KALRA- A TRIBUTE TO PABLO PICASSO
& FRANCIZ NEWTON SOUZA/ Dhoomimal Art Centre.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=958IrsQJMaE&t=1s)
Short
film on Art and spirituality –
Speaker- Vikash Kalra ( Youtube link: https://youtu.be/cMFsYX-9x2w)
AP’PRAA (LIMITLESS) – Public Art
(Installation) 26 Sculptures – VR Bengaluru & VR Surat, Whitefield Art
Collective & Art Chutney – February and April.
Short film on Sculptures
“LIMITLESS”- by Vikash Kalra ( Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/06kAJx3zlNw)
2015
Aparajita (Beti Bachao Beti Padhao) – Group
Show – Voluntary Health Association of India – Visual Art Gallery, India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Tales from the Soul Marrow – Solo Show –
April – Art Indus, New Delhi.
Short film on Tales from the Soul Marrow –
( Youtube link: https://youtu.be/3jarP3ihvxg)
JOURNEYS – Solo show – January – Indian Art
Fair, New Delhi – by Art 18|21, UK.The Gandhi Group show – January –Indian Art
Fair, New Delhi – by Art Indus, New Delhi.
Short
film on INDIA ART FAIR 2015 – Solo show JOURNEY by Vikash Kalra (
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/4uY-nleNam4)
DDNational – Good Evening India – Vikash
Kalra – 16th Jan 2015 ( Youtube link: https://youtu.be/yOV-DRqZGHU)
Talk on Feminism in art share views with
Geeti Sen (Writer, Cultural Historian, Critic, Editor) ( Youtube link: https://youtu.be/6x-QcUxE9sE)
2014
Solo show in Indian Art Festival, 27th –
30th Nov 2014. Nehru Centre, Worli Mumbai.
THE ALCHEMIST – a monographic exhibition –
Solo show – August 2014, Art and Aesthetic, Lado Sarai, New Delhi.
Four Walls – Exhibition of India’s
contemporary art – Taj Westend, Bangalore from 4th -13th April 2014, with
Artchutney.
Group show at Art and Aesthetic “A Tribute
to MASTERS & MASTERPIECES – History Revisited”, 29th Jan – 28th Feb.
Group Show, Gallerie Nvya, The Winter Tale
2013. Sunday, December 15, 2013 to Monday, February 03, 2014.
Group show in DHOOMIMAL ART CENTRE January
2013
Solo Show in Indian Art Festival, 19-22
Dec. Nehru Centre, Bombay.
Group Show, Artchutney, Coimbatore on 23rd
– 24th November, 2013.
Group Show, Voice on Art, “Centurion 2013”
9th Nov to 15th Nov, at Visual Art Gallery, IHC, New Delhi.
Group Show, Gallerie Nvya, 9th Anniversary
Show “NAVA” Friday, September 06, 2013 to Thursday, November 07
Group Show, Art Chutney “ Varicolored “ The
Taj West End, Bangalore. 14th July. Group Show, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi, May
15, 2013 to July 27, 2013.
Angels of History, Solo Show, Art Konsult,
Visual Art Gallery, IHC, New Delhi. Revelations-I,
The Pune Art Gallery, Pune. Modern &
Contemporary Indian Art Auction, Art Chutney, Bangalore. India Art Fair 2013,
Art Konsult, New Delhi.
2012
Art Bull, Autumn Auction.
Group Show, Art Bull, Lado Sarai, New
Delhi.
United Art Fair, New Delhi.
Group Show, Surya Hotel, New Delhi.
Into The Void, Solo Show, Art Konsult.
India Art Fair 2012, Art Konsult.
Group Show, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.
The Dramatics of Diverse
Interpretations/Perspectives, Group Show, Art Konsult.
Group Show, Arts of The Earth, Open Palm
Court,
IHC. Short Film, Obsessions, The World of Vikash
Kalra by Vinod Bhardwaj previewed at Art Film Festival, NGMA, New Delhi (
Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2a64YWdEY ).
Short Film on Vikash Kalra, Dreams on
Canvas previewed on Doordarshan ( Youtube link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wBeDTFeCfc )
2011
Group Show, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Group Show, Arts of The Earth, Open Palm
Court,
IHC. Autumn Auction, Artbull, New Delhi.
Museum Collection-3, Group Show, Art
Konsult, Visual Art Gallery, IHC, New Delhi.
50.25.10 (50 Works, 25 Artist, 10 States)
The Art Corridor, The Taj, by Art Chutney, Bangalore.
Solo Show – Nostalgia/Memory, Visual Art
Gallery, IHC & Art Konsult, New Delhi.
Group Show, The Taj, Art Chutney,
Bangalore.
2010
Solo Show – The Artist The Man-IV, Open
Palm Court, IHC, New Delhi.
2009
Group Show, Marangar Fort, Rajasthan.
Vivid Hues, Epicentre, Gurgaon & IHC,
New Delhi.
Solo Show – The Artist The Man-III, India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Group Show, Rooh – The Journey Within, VAG,
IHC, New Delhi.
Line of Control, Online Show with
www.rangartgallery.com
2008
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Palm Court, India Habitat Centre, New
Delhi.
Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi.
Solo – The Artist The Man-II, VAG, India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Chehare (Faces) Online Show with
www.rangartgallery.com
2007
60 Years of Independence, Rashtrapati
Bhawan, New Delhi.
Group Show, VAG, IHC, New Delhi.
Solo Show The Artist The Man, Palm Court,
IHC, New Delhi.
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Lakhotia Art Gallery, New Delhi.
Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
2006
Triveni Gallery, New Delhi.
Visual Art Gallery, IHC, New Delhi.
Palm Court, IHC, New Delhi.
Solo Show – Chehare (Faces) Rang Art
Gallery, Delhi.
2005
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Triveni Gallery, New Delhi. Open Palm Court, IHC, New Delhi.
COLLECTIONS
Many art connoisseurs in India and abroad.
I believe in the “complete interlocking of image and paint” so that each movement of the brush on the canvas alters the shape and connotation of the image. My works are a result of unconscious choices and I tend not to have control of what the end result would look like. I feel paintings tend to be pointless if the paint itself were not eloquent. Francis Bacon said “I think of myself as a maker of images. The image matters more than the beauty of the paint … I suppose