Shibu Natesan

b. 1966

Shibu Natesan earned his BFA in Painting from College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, 1987, and his MFA in Printmaking from M.S. University of Baroda, 1991. From 1996-1997 he was the Artist in Residence at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. His solo exhibitions include Each One, Teach One, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York (2007); Vision Unlimited, Grosvenor Gallery, London (2006); Existence of Instinct at Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2005) and two solos at Gallerie Nanky De Vreez, Amsterdam (2002 and 1997). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions including Parallel Realities, Asian Art Now, Blackburn Museum, Lancashire, England (2006); Parallel Realities, The Third Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (2005); Under Construction, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan (2001); Ars 01 – Unfolding Perspectives, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland (2000); and the Sixth Bharat Bhavan Biennale of Contemporary Art, Bhopal, India (1995). The artist lives and works between London and Trivandrum.