BORN 27th June 1981, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

LIVES AND
WORKS India

EDUCATION
2016 | JUNE
BAI – Advance level Studio Art Program | Certificate Course
BERLIN ART INSTITUTE, Berlin, Germany
2006 - 2008 MFA - PAINTING, College of Art, New Delhi
1998 - 2002 BFA - PAINTING, College of Fine Arts, Chennai

AWARDS | NOMINATION
2020 - Nominated audience and jury award in the 60seconds short film festival organized by the Danish Art Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 – “MF Hussain Award” Best outstanding student 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
2002 - Prof. Alphonso Award for outstanding student of the year in Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India

SOLO EXHIBITION
2018 “Traversing empirical spaces” Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad India
https://issuu.com/vijay1980/docs/traversing_empirical_spaces_solo_ex
2016 “NOSTALGIA … AGAIN AND AGAIN” at Berlin Art Institute, Berlin, Germany
http://berlinartinstitute.com/nostalgia-again-and-again-by-vijayaraghavan-srinivasan/
2013 “Resemblance” – Video Art Installation in Espaco de Art’es Multimedia Performance and Alliance Franchise
de Coimbra in Portugal
http://fonlad.blogspot.in/2013/06/vijayaraghavan.html

ART RESIDENCIES
2016 BAI – Advance level Studio Art Program cum residency | Certificate Course, BERLIN ART INSTITUTE, Berlin
2015 Objective presents Inter cultural video artist residency programe, Singapore
2013 Curator’s home residency, part of 9th edition of FONLAD Festival, Coimbra, Portugal
VIDEO FESTIVALS | BIENNIALS | GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020: 60seconds short film festival organized by the Danish Art Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Screened at the nine city venues, screening in public spaces in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Køge, and Helsingør. https://60sec.org/ny2020.html
2019 CosmiX III - Incantation, experimental cinema screening at 59, Rivoli, Paris, France
Goa affordable art fest exhibition 2019, Goa, India
Comisariados 2019- 12th edition of PROYECTOR, Madrid, Spain
"The Best of Over the Real" in X Biennale of Soncino at DAV - Visual Arts Department of Soresina (Cremona - Italy) from 25 August to 23 September, curated by Maurizio Marco Tozzi, Italy
“Love & Other Perspectives” Curated by Kisito Assangini and Gabriel Adams at Picnic Pavilion / Casa Punto Croce / Venice Biennale – May 2019
"The Spectre of the Real - An Exhbition of Social Art" curated by Russell Honeyman at BMECP Centre, Brighton, UK https://artofthereal.net/
“Artists Unite! convention” a social art exhibition at Red Fort, New Delhi, India “Redeeming the elusive” a trio art exhibition at the Aparna Art Gallery, Sri Fort, New Delhi, India https://issuu.com/vijay1980/docs/final_new
2018 video art events @ Leyden Gallery, London, UK, curated and organized by Erin Tyrone Carlin, October-2018
Time is love – 11, show – 1 International video art program screening at LILY AGIUS GALLERY, MALTA, Curated by Kisito Assangni
17th - 24th February 2018
Time is love – 11, show – 2 International video art program screening at CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, UK, Curated by Kisito Assangni, 31st March 2018
Time is love – 11, show – 3, Casablanca International Video Art Festival, Casablanca – Morocco, Curated by Kisito Assangni, 24th - 28th April 2018
Time is love – 11, show – 4 International video art program screening at Ex-New Contemporary Art Center in Sulbiate (Milano) – Italy, Curated by Kisito Assangni, 3rd - 6th May 2018
Time is love – 11, show – 5 International video art program screening at GALERIE TOOLBOX, Berlin, Germany, Curated by Kisito Assangni, 20th October 2018
2017
Festival VideoBabel - 2017: video arte - audiovisual experimental – animación, Spain
11th edition of the Miami New Media Festival 2017, Florida, USA
http://www.miaminewmediafestival.com/vijayaraghavan-srinivasan-2017/
“To Spread a Table Fuller” screened at Miranda Kuo Gallery, NY, USA Organized and curated by Jaclyn Jaconetta and Alexandra Wilson
"Fare Thee Well" Postcard Show, Ugly Art Room, Corvallis, OR, USA
'MIRROR IMAGE' a collaborated Video Art project with American Artist Kelly Reedy co-sponsored by LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
2016
Newark Arts Council presents Open Doors Citywide Arts Festival – ‘Where is Eleven O’ Clock?’ curated by Kay Reese at Gallery Aferro, NJ, USA,
Samnite Museum of Campobasso – Over The Real – International Video Art Festival Viareggio Forte dei Marmi, Curated Maurizio Marco Tozzi, Italy.
“The trinity Saga” recent digital art works exhibited at le Dame Art Gallery, London.
2015
The chill concept, Miami New Media Festival, FL, USA
28th Nomadic Festival Les Instants Vidéo, France, and Milan.
http://www.instantsvideo.com/blog/en/archives/1768
PRÉAVIS DE DÉSORDRE URBAIN 9e édition, Marseille, France.
The over real - Festival Internazionale VideoArte Viareggio, curated by Maurizio Marco Tozzi, Italy
2014
10th Berlin International Directors Lounge [DLX], Berlin
2013
PROYECTOR 2013. 6º Festival Internacional de Videoarte, LA NEOMUDÉJAR, Spain
https://issuu.com/mariogcru/docs/proyector2013._cata__logo
“5 video installation” – Video Art Installation in Espaco de Art’es Multimedia Performance and Alliance Franchise de Coimbra in Portugal http://fonlad.blogspot.in/2013/05/5-video-installations.html
2012
… AND WE ARE BEAUTIFUL! 25th EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL INSTANTS VIDÉO, in La Friche la Belle de mai, FRANCE
Guest Invited Artist 4th edition of Viareggio Art Project, Villa Paolina Bonaparte Museum of Viareggio, curated by Maurizio Marco Tozzi, Italy
“SARAI READER 09” Curated by Raqs Media Collective and collaboration between Devi Art Foundation and Sarai – CSDS and supported by Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi.
2011
Fugitive Video Project presents EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Canada
2010
“Art & Cinema” - “Art mart” in epi-center, Gurgaon, Curate by Sushma bahl
“Escapade” a 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
Masters Shows a group exhibition in College of Art – New Delhi, India
2008
Sound Night Two at Projections Lake Curates by David Bradshaw, California, U.S.A
55th Annual Art Exhibitions in College of Art – New Delhi, India
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.
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
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
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
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
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
2017 'MIRROR IMAGE' a collaborated Video Art project with American Artist Kelly Reedy co- sponsored by LASALLE
College of the Arts, Singapore
2008 Inner Eye – Video Art | 00:04:53 sec - BLIND SPOT – DIE FABRIKANTEN, Austria
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, ND.

COLLECTIONS: Painting Collection: le Dame Art Gallery, London, Ms. Kelly Reedy & Studio – Singapore, INSTANTS VIDÉO, France, UNESCO Palace – Beirut, Lebanon, Saffronart-Mumbai, India, Prof. Ravindran Sriramchanran, American University, Sharja, UAE | Video Collection: DIE FABRIKANTEN, Austria, ikono TV, Berlin, Germany, Freewaves – LA, USA, FONLAD - Coimbra, Portugal, Pasadena Projections - California, U.S.A, Proyector, Spain, Fugitive video project, Nashville, USA, Viareggio Art Project – Italy, South Zone Cultural Center-Nagpur, India, South Zone Cultural Center –Tamil Nadu, India and many private collection in India and abroad.