Shashikanta Mohanty
Shashikant Mohanty (b.1994, Orissa) is an emerging Visual Art Practitioner. He completed
BVA in Painting from Government College of Art and Crafts, Khallikote, Ganjam, Odisha in
2017 and Pursued MFA in Painting from S.N School of Arts and Communication, University
of Hyderabad in 2021. Mohanty’s artistic practice focuses on architectural concerns and
their subordinate role within broader socio-political and personal narratives, exploring how
these resilient frameworks shift across various contexts over time, while navigating the
conflicts inherent in personal space within society.
Mohanty was one of the active residents at ‘Shores of Serenity’ Edition -II, Dot Line Space
Art Foundation, Chillika, Orissa in 2024, Space Studio Summer Residency 2022, Vadodara,
Gujarat and Sanna Art Residency, Our Sacred Space, Hyderabad in 2021. He has been a
part of several group shows including ‘Trail’ Group Show, MSU Faculty of Fine Arts
( exhibition hall), Vadodara, Gujarat in 2023, “The Flying Goat Art Show 2.0”, Goa. curated
by Shyamli Singbal in 2022, Abir First Take 2021, Hutheesing Center, Ahmedabad, “The
Flowers Will Start Flowering,” a mobile exhibition, curated by Jasone Miranda-Bilbao in
collaboration with Akansha Rastogi & Paribartana Mohanty, Gallery OED, Kochi, India, and
Bilbao, Spain in 2018-19; Group Annual Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy Regional Centre,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 2015. Enter the Dragon, Five Lessons Self-Introduction. He has
participated in several workshops as well such as Painting Workshop, organized by Lalit
Kala Academy Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar & Govt. College of Art and Crafts, Odisha in
2014; Udadhi Watercolor Painting Workshop, Toshali Sands, Puri, Odisha in 2015; and
State Level Young Artist Camp at Jajpur Chitrakala Academy, Jajpur, Odisha in 2015.
Education:
2019-21: Masters in Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts, S.N School of Arts & Communication, University of
Hyderabad.
2013-17: Bachelor’s in Visual Arts, Government College of Art & Crafts, Khallikote,Ganjam, Odisha.
Grant:
2021: ‘Elephant in the Room’ is a project by Conflictorium – Museum of Conflict (India) in collaboration with
contemporary art center Stroom Den Haag in The Hague, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Residencies:
2024: 10 day residency, ’Shores of Serenity- II’, Dot Line Space Art Foundation, Chilika, Orissa
2022: 4 months residency at Space Studio Summer Residency, Vadodara, Gujarat
2021: 6 months residency at Sanna Art Residency, Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
Honors and Awards:
2016: Bipra Charan Mohanty Foundation Trust, state painting competition, Bhubaneswar,
2014: Odisha State Level Young Artist Camp at Jajpur Chitrakala Academy, Jajpur, Odisha.
2013: Portrait Competition, Govt.College of Art & Crafts, Khallikote, Ganjam, Odisha.
Exhibitions:
2024-25: “Feral ecologies”Group Show curated by Mario D’Souza ,HH Art Space, Goa
2024: ‘Soup Boul’ Group Show at Environ Engineers, Vadodara, Gujarat
2024: “Places and Spaces”, Open Studio at 5, Akriti Duplex, Vadodara, Gujarat
2023: ‘Trail’ Group Show, MSU Faculty of Fine Arts (exhibition hall), Vadodara, Gujarat
2022: Open Studio, Summer 2022 Residency, Space Studio, Vadodara, Gujarat
2022: “The Flying Goat Art Show 2.0”, Goa. curated by Shyamli Singbal
2021: Abir First Take 2021, Hutheesing Center, Ahmedabad. Gujarat
2018-19: “The Flowers Will Start Flowering”, is a mobile exhibition. Curated by Jason Miranda-Bilbao in
collaboration with Akansha Rastogi and Paribartana Mohanty, Gallery OED, Kochi, India, and Bilbao,
Spain.
2016: Kokuyo Camlin Annual Art Exhibition, Kolkata, West Bengal
2015: Group Annual Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha
Camp & Workshops:
2020: Enter the Dragon, five lessons self-introduction. A workshop by Paribartan Mohanty, ‘The artists’ way’
program is outlined by Akansha Rastogi with Madhurima Chaudhury, KNMA, New Delhi
2015: State Level Young Artist Camp at Jajpur Chitrakala Academy, Jajpur, Odisha. Udadhi Watercolor Painting
Workshop, Toshali Sands, Puri, Odisha.
2014: Painting Workshop, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Bhubaneswar & Govt., College of Art & Crafts,
Khallikote, Ganjam, Odisha
Skills: Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Collage, Photography, Writing, Photoshop