Bio

Viraj Anand (b.1994, New Delhi, India), is a visual artist based in New Delhi. He graduated with a major in contemporary art practices from the Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore, in 2017. His practice consists of highly detailed muralistic works, with a keen interest in defining stimulating interactions of light and shadow. Often playing with scale and proportion trying to convey a maximalist experience, by populating works with numerous elements. His self taught practice developed through a deep interest of photography, videography and graphic design.

Evolving incrementally, his practice is a self motivated pursuit in exploring the realm of image making. Making sharp turns to explore new mediums, going from pen & ink, to pastels, to oil paints. His first solo show of photography took place in 2015 at the Lokayata Art Gallery in Hauz Khas, New Delhi.

Exhibitions & Residencies

• The Art of India, Delhi & Bombay, 2025

• Goldsmiths Graduate Showcase, Goldsmiths University of London, 2024

• Structural Damage, noFormat Gallery, London, 2024

• Naatak Marg, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, 2021

• Naatak Marg Online Show, IHC website, 2020

• Cahaya Ikkat, Lokayata Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2015

Residencies

• Artist in Residence, Atelier Prati, Bangalore, 2022

• Tibetian Thangkha Painting Residency, Himalayan Art Museum & Thangkha Painting School, Dharamshala, 2019

Publications

• 108 Portraits of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art, Alka Pande, 2024

• Cuentos para leer el mundo (Stories to read the world), Ayuda en Acción, 2021

• Labour Series, Library of Curiosity, National Center for Biological Sciences, 2014

Education

• Graduate Diploma in Art, Goldsmiths University of London, 2024

• Contemporary Art Practices, Srishti College of Art & Design, Bangalore, 2017