Tejal Shah
http://www.tejals.com
Born in Bhilai in 1979, India
Lives and works in Bombay, India
Education
1998-2000
Bachelor of Arts (Photography), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Melbourne
1999–2000
Exchange Scholar, BFA/MFA (Photo, Video, Film), School of the Art
Institute Of Chicago, Chicago
Solo Exhibitions
2006
What are You?, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Bombay
What are You?, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
2003
The Tomb Of Democracy, Gallery Pruss & Ochs, Berlin
2000
In-Transit, Viscom9 Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
Selected Group Shows
2007
Public Places, Private Spaces: Contemporary Photography and Video Art in India, Newark Museum, New Jersey
New Narratives: Contemporary Art from India, Chicago Cultural Centre, Chicago
Global Feminisms, Brooklyn Museum, New York
2006
Sub-Contingent: The Indian Subcontinent In Contemporary Art, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turino
Maarkers, Bodi Art Gallery, Bombay
2005
Indian Summer, L’ Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Present-Future, National Gallery Of Modern Art, Bombay
2004
Crossing Currents: Video Art And Cultural Identity, Lalit Kala Academy Galleries, New Delhi
Indian Video Art: History In Motion, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2002
Ways Of Resisting: 92-02′, Lalit Kala Academy Galleries, New Delhi
Cross-Fertilization: Contemporary Indian Video Art, Multi Media Art Asia Pacific, China Millennium Monument, Beijing
Reclaim Our Freedom Week, Gallery Chemould, Bombay
Artist Presentations & Residencies
2007
Artist In Residence, Point Ephémère, Paris, http://www.pointephemere.org/
2004
Artist In Residence, Khoj International Artist’s Residency, Delhi
Projects / Collaborations
2006
Man to Man – Theatre and Video Collaboration with Rehaan Engineer and Jyoti Dogra, Max Muller Bhavan, Bombay
2005
Sakhi Ri: Electro Acoustic Multimedia Performance, Collaborative Project with Drfloy, Natasha Mendonca and Sumathi, Alliance Francaise (Bangalore, Pune, Bombay)
2004
Co-Founder, Organiser and Curator for Larzish, International Film Festival Of Sexuality & Gender Plurality, India, http://www.larzish.org
2003
Participating Member, Women Video Letters – A Second Text On War, International Initiative Of Women Filmmakers, 2002-2003
2002
Member, Open Circle Artist