CURRICULUM VITAE
Diptej D. S. Vernekar
Email diptej.j@gmail.com
Website www.diptejvernekar.com
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
2016 Master of Fine Arts, S. N. school of arts and communication dept. of Fine Arts, University of Hyderabad, India.
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Goa College of Art, Goa University, with a Gold Medal.
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Group show at Goa Open Arts Festival, 2026, Goa, India.
2025 Beasts of Reincarnation: Mythical Beings in the City, Serendipity Arts Festival 2025, Goa, India.
2025 Goa’s Smallest Big Tradition : The Mini Narkasur Archive , Serendipity Arts Festival 2025, Goa, India.
2025 Makers and Material, Group show curated by Leandre D’ Souza, at Sunaparanta Art Centre, Goa, India
2025 Art Mumbai, Booth C25, Galleryske, Mumbai, India.
2025 Summer something, a Group show at Pulp Society, New Delhi, India.
2024 Group show at Goa Open Arts Festival, 2024, Goa, India.
2023 ‘Landscape in flux’ Group show for DCAW at Bikaner House by Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.
2023 Dialogues of being, a Group Exhibition by Gallerie Splash at Bikaner House, Delhi, India. 2023 Group show at India Art Fair 2021 by Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.
2022 Incarnation Park, an Outdoor Gym, a Public Art project for Serendipity Arts Festival 2022, Goa, India.
2022 Coexistence, Group show curated by Goa Artists Collective in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, at Aguad Jail, Goa, India.
2022 Lines, Stains, Grids and Words, group show curated by Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.
2022 HAZE, Contemporary Art From South Asia, Group show curated by HH Art Spaces and Fondazione Ellis, Milan, Italy.
2022 Goa Open Arts Fundraiser Show at Villa 259, Goa, India
2022 Group show at Festival of Architecture and Interior Design, Mumbai, India.
2022 Group show at India Art Fair 2021 by Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.
2021 All that is Life fundraiser show curated by Saloni Doshi, Space118, Mumbai, India.
2021 Group show ‘ Buffet’ at Tamil Table, Goa, India.
2021 Group show ‘Dialogues in wood’ at Goa Brewing co. by Goa Artists Collective, Goa, India.
2021 Group show ‘Traversing The Noosphere’ at LATITUDE 28, New Delhi, India.
2020 Group show at Goa Open Arts Festival, 2020, Goa, India.
2019 Group show titled Silence. Space. Terrestrial. at Latitude 28, Delhi, India.
2019 'Into the Vault ', a Group show at MOG (Museum of Goa), by Goa Artists Collective, India.
2019 Group show at India Art Fair 2019 by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, India.
2019 CIMA Art Award 2019 show, CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata, India.
2018 Between and Betwixt Group show at Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa.
2018 White Noise, Group show at Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2018 Poonam Lodge, When does a house cease to be a house? Curated by Goa Artists Collective, Goa.
2017 The Ground beneath my feet, Serendipity Arts Festival Goa.
2017 Hinge, Group show at Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2017 Anatomical studies of ancestors, at Story of Space Festival 2017, Goa.
2016 Group show Horizon Against Nature a Collateral Project for Kochi Muziris Biennale 2016, at OED Gallery, Mattancherry, Kochi.
2015 Group show called ‘Balcao’ at Portuguese Consulate house Altinho, Panjim, Goa.
2014 Group show Janela, a collateral project at Kochi Muziris Biennale 2014.
2014 Group exhibition at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.
2014 Group Show (Emerging Palette) At Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad.
2012 National exhibition of painting by Camel Art Foundation.
2012 National exhibition by ‘Artnext’ at Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata.
2012 State art exhibition of Goa - student category.
2011 State art exhibition of Goa - student category.
2010 State art exhibition of Goa - student category.
2009 State art exhibition of Goa - student category.
AWARDS & PRIZES
2019 Forbes 30Under30, Forbes India.
2018 Fundacao Oriente Visual Arts Award 2018 Jury Award.
2017 State Art Award Goa in Artist category in the Painting category.
2017 Inlaks Fine Art Award, Inlaks, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, India.
2016 Silver Award in South West Zone by Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation.
2014 Selected for Khoj Peers Residency 2014 Khoj International Artist Association – New Delhi.
2013 Kala Sakshi Award-Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust, Delhi, India.
2012 Awarded third place for sculpture at Goa state art exhibition.
2011 Awarded third place for painting at Goa state art exhibition.
WORKSHOPS /RESIDENCIES
2017 WAA, What About Art? Residency, Bandra, Bombay, India.
2017 Khoj International Artist Workshop GOA - 2017
2016 Residency at Heritage Hotel Art Spaces, Open 7, Siolim- Goa.
2016 Piramal Art Residency Cycle 2 by Piramal Art Foundation, Thane - Mumbai.
2016 Intermedia workshop by B V Suresh, organised by Dept of Art and Culture, Goa.
2015 National painting workshop organized by CMR group(CMRIT, Architecture Dept.)Bangalore, India
2014 Khoj Peers Residency 2014 Khoj International Artist Association – New Delhi.
2014 Painting workshop in association with West Zone Cultural Center and Goa Art and Culture Department.
2014 Digital Workshop in collaboration with Wimbledon College of Art, University of Arts, London and SN School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, India.
2013 Kala Sakshi Workshop- Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust, New Delhi, India.
2012 “Samitha” workshop by Delhi College of Art, Lalit Kala University, New Delhi, India.
2009 Terracotta Workshop by West Zone Cultural Center at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
PROJECTS
2016 Collaborative Performance Titled Celebracao do Carnaval in Association with (CCP) City Co-operation of Panjim, Goa.
2014 “psychosis 4.48” Collaborative work with Theatre art students of SN of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad.
2014 Collaborative work with theatre art students called “A Part of Extension and Existence of a Landscape,” SN School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad and Wimbledon College of Art, University of Arts, London. 2013 “Trash Art” Public Art Project, in collaboration with (CCP) City Corporation of Panjim, Goa.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked as Guest Faculty at SN School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad.
Worked at Mog (Museum of Goa, Contemporary Arts, Pilerne, Goa)