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Sameer Tawde
Known for :〈Holy Boulevard 〉〈Dialogues of an Introvert 〉
Visual artist and photographer currently based in Mumbai. He graduated from the National Institute of Design (NID) in 2004. Recent series Dialogues of an Introvert and Holy Boulevard have been featured in GUP Magazine and The Guardian and have also been exhibited in the Singapore International Photography Festival and Backlight Photography Triennial. In 2013 and 2014, he was invited for an artist residency at the FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM, Japan, and MUSEUM QUAI BRANLY, Paris. He was also nominated for the Paul Huf Award, Photofairs Shanghai Exposure Award, and PhotoLondon Emerging Photographer Award. His works largely involve humor and play with a fictional approach and are often interlaced with a documentary and an imaginary eye.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Holy Boulevard, Toschi Arredamenti, Circuito-Off, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia, Italy
2020
Dialogues of an Introvert, Modern Art Base, Shanghai, China
2019
Marvels of Humans, KrishnaKriti Festival, Hyderabad, Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad
2018
Marvels of Humans, UP Gallery, Taiwan
2015
Miracle Robots, Museum Quai Branly, Paris
2013
Miracle Robots, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Artists Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
2011
City Eyes, Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Group Exhibitions
2023
Taiwan Annual, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
Photo London, Somerset House, London, UK
2022
Art Taipei, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Art Formosa, Eslite Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
Constructed Realities: Mia Liu & Sameer Tawde’s joint exhibition, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2020
Photo London Digital, London, UK
BACKLIGHT TRIENNALE 2020, Finland
LYRICALLY SUBCONSCIOUS, NYB GALLERY, Seattle, USA
2019
Holy Boulevard & Dialogues of an Introvert, ASUS HEADQUARTERS, Taipei, Taiwan
PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
DONGGANG International Photo Festival, Yeong-Wol, Korea
One Art Taipei, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2013
7 Artists & 7 Mediums, Gallery 7 & Chameleon Art Projects, India
OUT/OFF, Cocoon Fine Rugs, Worli
2012
@rt Virtually Real curated by Georgina Maddox, Art Alive Gallery, Gurgaon, India
Did Anyone Notice..? curated by Kanchi Mehta, Mumbai
2011
All Good Portrait, Delhi Photo Festival, New Delhi, India
Scene on the Street, Dark Room Gallery, USA
2010
City Eyes, 2nd Singapore International Photography Festival, Singapore
Film Festival & Artist Resdency
2023
ART OMI, Ghent, Upstate New York, USA
2014
Photoqual Residency, Museum Qual Branly, Paris2023
2013
FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM, Japan
“Prince” Selected for Screening- Krakow PhotoMonth Festival
“Prince” Selected for Screening- Belfast Photo Festival
“Prince” Selected for Screening- Rotterdam International Film Festival
2012
“Prince” Selected for Screening-International Kansk Video Festival
Golden Conch Award, Mumbai International Film Festival
Reviews & Publications
2023
Net gains! The best of Photo London – in pictures, The Guardian
Photo London – the photography festival at Somerset House,The Times
Spotlight on Photo London 2023, The Photography of China
2021
Daydreaming, Photography: Art Essentials, Published by Thames & Hudson, p.18 – p.21， Noblesse, China
2020
Holy Boulevard, PHOTOLONDON MAGAZINE, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
2019
Holy Boulevard, The Guardian
Holy Boulevard, NEOCHA Magazine, Shanghai
2017
Holy Boulevard, GUP Magazine
2013
Le Journal DeLaPhotographie, Paris
Prince, Open show, Mumbai
City Eyes, Photocaddy
2012
Gods & Robots, Domus India Magazine, September issue
Article and Interview, August, Photomasterskaya Magazine
2011
Online Issue – 48” Relations” F-STOP Magazine
2010
Online Issue – Photographer on CITIES Magazine
2009
Photo feature of works under the Fellowship, Visual Arts Journal, India Habitat Centre, Delhi, India Habitat Centre
2008
Winner –India Habitat Centre Photography Fellowship 2008, Delhi, India Habitat Centre
Awards & Collections
2020
Emerging Photographer Award Photo London, Finalist
Photofairs Shanghai Exposure Award, First runner-up
Backlight Photo Festival, Finland, Selected Artist
Singapore International Photography Festival, Selected Artist
2018
Holy Boulevard, PHOTOLUCIDA CRITICAL MASS TOP 50
2015
Serpent of Life – Selected for Screening, EXPERIMENT 2015, Finalist
Musee Du Qual Branly, Paris
2012
The Paul Huf Award, Foam Photography Museum, Amsterdam, Nominee
Book publishing workshop with Gerhard Steidl, Photoespana, Selection
Golden Conch Award, Mumbai International Film Festival
2010
Singapore International Photography Festival Photolucida Critical Mass
2008
India Habitat Centre Photography Fellowship, Winner
2006
International Black & White Spider Awards, Winner
