Paribartana Mohanty is a New Delhi-based artist, working in multiple mediums of video, performance and painting. He completed his BFA from Dhauli College of Art and Craft, Bhubaneswar and Masters in History of Art from National Museum Institute, New Delhi. He is the recipient of FICA Emerging Artist Award 2010 and ‘City as Studio’ Sarai-CSDS Media Lab Associate Fellowship for Contemporary Art and Media Practices. He recently had a solo exhibition ‘Kino is the Name of a Forest’ at Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi. In 2014 he has been selected for international creator residency, Tokyo wonder site, Japan. Mohanty has participated in many curated group exhibitions, residencies and art fairs. He is also works in the collective WALA that engages in public, community and site-specific art projects and public performance.