Viraj Naik

b. 1975

Viraj completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting from the
Goa College of Art in 1998, and later, his Master’s degree from
the University of Hyderabad in 2000. He has held several solo
shows, the most recent ones being hosted at Apparao galleries,
Chennai, 2010; India Fine Art, Mumbai (2009); and Visual
Arts Centre, Hong Kong (2008). Some of the artist’s group
shows include those at Scion Installation Art Gallery, Los Angeles,
USA (2011); 10th Biennale Internazionale per L’Incisione,
Acqui Terme, Italy (2011); 6th KIWA Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan
(2011); 7th Bienal Internacional de Ex-Libris, Zacatecas, Mexico
(2010); 2nd International Prints for Peace, Monterrey, Mexico
(2009); The Scared, presented by Galleria at Museum Gallery,
Mumbai, in 2008 among others. In 2001, Naik received the
Young Artists Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, and, in
2005, he won the Silver Medal at the Anvantika Awards, New
Delhi. Naik lives and works in Goa.