RITHIKA MERCHANT
b. 1986, Bombay, India
EDUCATION
2008 Parsons The New School For Design, New York, U.S.A. BFA(Honours), Fine Arts.
2006 Hellenic International Studies In The Arts, Paros, Greece
SELECTED SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Where The Water Takes Us TARQ, Mumbai, India
Ancestral Home Galeria Bien Cuadrado, Barcelona, Spain (cur. Diana Di Nuzzo)
2016 Intersections Galeria Combustion Espontanea, Madrid, Spain
2015 Luna Tabulatorum Stephen Romano Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Reliquaries: The Remembered Self TARQ, Mumbai, India (with Suruchi Choksi)
2014 Encyclopedia Of The Strange Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany
2013 Mythography Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, India
2012 Mitología Comparada Swab Art Fair (presented by Galeria Espai b), Barcelona, Spain
2011 Origin of Species Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, India
2009 Worlds Within Words Fabrica do Braço de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal
Conversations With Myself Pois.Cafe, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 Collection of Dreams Convento São Francisco De Mertola, Mertola, Portugal
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Portal October Gallery, London, U.K.
Sensorium / The End Is Only The Beginning Sunaparanta, Goa Centre for the Arts, Goa India
India Art Fair (Presented by TARQ) New Delhi, India
2017 State of Art Mazda Space, Barcelona, Spain (Presented by Galeria Bien Cuadrado and Barcelona Young Gallery Weekend)
This Burning Land Belongs To You Swiss Cottage Gallery, London, U.K. (Presented by TARQ for Camden Kala, UK/India Year of Culture)
To talk to the worms and the stars The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada (cur. Natasha Chaykowski)
G/rove Latitude 28, New Delhi, India (cur. Bhavna Kakar and Adwait Singh)
Roots to Healing Northrup Gallery, Goldstein Museum of Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (cur. Lisa Aston Philander)
2016 Gallery III Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Hortus Deliciarum Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana, Garana, Romania
Statim Finis Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
The Creepy Room Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Language of the Birds: Occult and Art 80WSE Gallery, New York. U.S.A. (cur. Pam Grossman)
2015 Hieroglyphica Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Magica Sexualis Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular The Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Rite of Passage Art*ry Gallery, Fort Kochi, Kerala, India (cur. Kanchi Mehta)
Not Man The Less, But Nature More Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. (cur. Michela D’Acquisto & Holly Knox Yeoman)
Metro Curates Art Fair (presented by Stephen Romano Gallery), The Metropolitan Pavilion,New York, U.S.A.
In Missa Interfectionis, Vernum Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
2014 Diplomatic Art - Expozitia Retrospectiva Galeria Calpe Timisoara, Romania
Abundantia Cornu Copiae Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Diplomatic Art Helios Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
In Missa Interfectionis Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Collectiva de Petit Format Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
2013 India Art Festival (presented by Gallery Art & Soul), Mumbai, India
Crest of the Strawberry Moon Gospel Flat Farm, Bolinas, California, U.S.A.
Of The Hand Madder Moon Gallery, Singapore, Singapore
Inventari Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Xmas 12/ The Big Group Show Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
O Fim Espaço Santo Antonio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sobre El Paper Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
Tristesia - Paraphernalia - Memorabilia Fundatia Interart Triade, Timisoara, Romania
Tristesia - Paraphernalia - Memorabilia Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana, Garana, Romania
Collectiva d’Estiu Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
2011 Barcelona Showcase Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain
Collectiva Nadal Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
Art de Mercat X-L-XL Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition Room Who Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, India
Snowball Articule Gallery, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2010 Collectiva Nadal Galeria Espai b, Barcelona, Spain
De Sanguine Guardia Sanframondi, Benevento, Italy
Chic and Cheap Galerie Vivell, Liege, Belgium
New Mirror Illustration Who Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
New Mirror Illustration Muuda, Porto, Portugal
2009 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, India
2008 Senior Citizens Gallery MC, New York, U.S.A.
I'll show you mine, if you show me yours. Parsons Fine Arts Gallery,New York, U.S.A.
2007 City Symphonies/Urban Muck Parsons Fine Arts Gallery,New York, U.S.A.
Mentor/Meteor Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2006 HISA Final Show The Hellenic International Studies In The Arts; Paros, Greece
2004 The Armature Project Grand Central Station, New York, U.S.A.
SELECTED FASHION
2018 Chloé: Spring/Summer 2018 Collection, textile print collaboration, Paris France
RESIDENCIES
2016 Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Romania
2012 Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Romania
2008 Convento São Francsico De Mertola Mertola, Portugal
COLLECTIVES
2010 - 2013 HAND Drawing Collective
2008 Permanent Parade
SELECTED PERFORMANCE/THEATRE
2008 Dansul Cine - Teatro Marques Duque, Mertola, Portugal(Costume Designer)
2008 i follow the sun La Plaza Cultural, East River Amphitheater, Tompkins Square Park,New York,U.S.A. (Producer, Designer and Performer)
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Where The Water Takes Us
Essay by Skye Arundhati Thomas
TARQ , Mumbai, India. Print Edition
2016 Timber Journal
Vol. 6.2, Summer 2016
Literary Journal, University of Colorado Boulder, U.S.A Print Edition
2015 Luna Tabulatorum
Essays by Decadence Darling, Allison C. Meier and Randall Morris
Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular
Essay by Decadence Darling
Stephen Romano Gallery/ The Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Reliquaries: The Remembered Self
Essay by Arshia Sattar
TARQ, Mumbai, India. Print Edition
Not Man The Less, But Nature More
Introduction by Holly Knox Yeoman and Michela D’Acquisto
Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. Print Edition
2014 Einblattdruck Nr. 97”
Palm Art Press, Berlin, Germany. Print Edition
Diplomatic Art Exhibition Catalogue
Timisoara, Romania, December 2014. Print Edition
2013 Mythography
Essay by Sumesh Sharma, Edited by Zasha Colah
Gallery Art & Soul and Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India. Print Edition
Limited edition of 500, Artist Book.
2012 Swab Art Fair Exhibition Catalogue
Barcelona, Spain, May, 2012. Print Edition
Healing The Blue Planet, An Informed Consent by Bane Singh
Wordizen Books, Mumbai, India. Print Edition.
Cover Image
2011 Snowball
Articule Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Print Edition
Limited edition Art Book.
Barcelona Showcase Exhibition Catalogue
Barcelona, Spain. Print Edition
Origin Of Species Exhibition Catalogue
Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, India. Print Edition
OTHER
2017 Konsthistorier (Art Stories) Episode 2: Occultism, SVT2 Sweden, Documentary Series, February 2017.
2015 Art Uncovered BreakThru Radio, Podcast. September 29, 2015. (listen)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018 Platform Magazine Jacob,Tony “Rithika Merchant On breaking all mythical boundaries” April 16, 2018 (view)
Harpers Bazaar India “Fashion News: Indian in Paris” April 2018, Print Edition.
Homegrown Sachdeva, Maanya “Exploring Rithika Merchant’s Unique Brand Of Mythical & Fantastical Art” Web. April 5, 2018. (view)
Blouin ArtInfo “Group Exhibition ‘Portal’ at October Gallery, London” Web. March 20, 2018. (view)
Vogue Taylor, Elise “VogueWorld 100: Artist Rithika Merchant Gives a Whirlwind Tour of Her Favorite Cities, From Barcelona to Mumbai” Web. February 27, 2018. (view)
Vogue “Introducing VogueWorld 100: These Are the People Who Are Inspiring Us Right Now” Web. February 27, 2018. (view) (view)
Elle Hyland, Veronique “Natacha Ramsay-Levi Begins Her Journey at Chloé by Looking Back” Web. February 15, 2018. (view)
CNN Style Jagpal, Jagdip “India Art Fair: The female artists leading the country's art renaissance” Web. February 10, 2018. (view)
DSSC Kaur, Sumeet “India Art Fair 2018:What to expect at the subcontinents biggest art fair” Web. February 6, 2018. (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge Sen, Jaideep ““It’s an urgent time”: Rithika Merchant on making art in response to social issues” Web. February 5, 2018. (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge Sen, Jaideep “Politics of art and the real artpolitik: Artists in discussion for India Art Fair 2018” February 1, 2018. Print Edition (view)
Vogue India Chaudhri, Shweta "Meet the Indian artist behind Chloé’s folklore-inspired collection” Web. January 29, 2018. (view)
Architectural Digest Bhuyan, Avantika “Here’s what to expect at the 10th edition of the India Art Fair” Web. January 16, 2018. (view)
WWD Diderich, Joelle “Chloé Pre - Fall 2018” Web. January 10, 2018. (view)
The Hindu Amiruddin, Zahra “Poetic mosaic of myths” January 10, 2018. Print Edition (view)
Art Radar Kini - Singh, Amita “Where the Water Takes Us”: weaving histories through time and space with Rithika Merchant in Mumbai – in conversation” Web. January 5, 2018 (view)
2017 Verve Tata, Huzan “ Why you must catch Rithika Merchant ‘Where The Water Takes Us’ exhibition” Web. December 28, 2017. (view)
Kerosene Digital “Rithika Merchant’s art: bizarre, beautiful and brilliant” Web. December 18, 2017. (view)
Mumbai Mirror "The art-iculate list” December 4, 2017. Print Edition. (view)
Art a un Click Abadia, Mila “III Young Gallery Weekend despide el año en el Mazda Space Bcn” Web. December 4, 2017. (view)
Art Radar Jamieson, Anna “3 young Indian artists to know” Web. December 3, 2017. (view)
Architectural Digest “Tarq’s This Burning Land Belongs To You comes to London” Web. November 2,2017. (view)
New York Times Friedman, Vanessa “Instead of Changing the Woman, Change the Standard” September 28, 2017. Print Edition (view)
L’Officiel “quoi ressemble la nouvelle femme Chloé?” Web. September 28, 2017. (view)
Mid Day “Mumbai Diary” Wednesday Dossier, September 20, 2017, Print Edition (view)
Verve Magazine Tata, Huzan “Explore Questions of Geology at G/rove” Web. February 16, 2017. (view)
Visual Melt “Rithika Merchant” Web. January 25, 2017. (view)
2016 Verve Magazine “ A Day in the Life of Artist Rithika Merchant” Web. November 14, 2016. (view)
Elle Decor India Tolia, Raisa “15 young Indian artists to follow right now” Web. July 26, 2016. (view)
Yorokobu Mendoza, Virginia “Ilustraciones que reclaman el espacio de la mujer en la mitología” Web. July 14, 2016. (view)
Madrid Art Process “Rithika Merchant : Intersections” Web. June 7, 2016. (view)
Tendencias del Mercado del Arte Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion” nº 93, May 2016, Print Edition
Goldworld Di Nuzzo, Diana “Rithika Merchant: Dall’India con amore” Web. April 26, 2016. (view)
La Vanguardia Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion y exotismo” April 10, 2016, Print Edition
Las Cosas Del Querer Dubcovsky, Bettina “Rithika Merchant: Intersections” Web. March 28, 2016 (view)
Cultura Feten Garrido, Isabel “La galería Combustión Espontánea presenta “Intersections” Web. March 27. 2016. (view)
Ladder and Key Priority, Christopher “ 10 Point Profile: Rithika Merchant” Web. March 21, 2016. (view)
O Studio Barcelona Calvo, Javier “Cosmogonia Lunar” Web. February 22, 2016. (view)
The Huffington Post Frank, Priscilla “Delving Into The Shadowy World Of Occult Art” Web. January 27, 2016. (view)
2015 Manifesto of Decadence Darling, Decadence “Modern Myth: An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. December 26, 2015. (view)
The Huffington Post Frank, Priscilla “Magica Sexualis: Your Quick And Dirty Guide To The Erotic Occult” Web. November 10, 2015. (view)
Hyperallergic Steinhauer, Jillian “ArtRx NYC” Web. October 13, 2015. (view)
Quantum Art Review Power, Kim “Lexicon Infernali at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. October 11, 2015. (view)
The Huffington Post Frank, Priscilla “Exploring The Moon-Centric Mythology Of The Feminine Occult” Web. October 9, 2015. (view)
Blopop Magazine Martinez, Luciano “ Blopop Magazine, Features Artist” Web. September 28, 2015. (view)
Savant Garde Scher, Robin “The Thin Line Between Nightmares and Reality” Web. September 11, 2015. (view)
Cultartes Magazine Baldovin, Nicolae “Cultartes Presents Luna Tabulatorum by Rithika Merchant” September 8, 2015. (view)
Phantasmaphile Grossman, Pam “Rithika Merchant show and more” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)
Disinformation “Rithika Merchant: At The Dusk of Identity by Decadence Darling” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)
Charivari “Pinturas Esotericas Exploram a Espiritulidade da lua e as Mitologias da Feminilidade” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)
Beautiful/Decay Evans, Hayley “Rithika Merchant’s Mysterious And Symbolic Paintings Explore The Mythologies Of The Moon” Web. September 1, 2015. (view)
Homegrown Dharmadhikari, Aditi “8 Young Indian Artists Exploring Sex & Sexuality In Important Ways (Vol. II)” Web. September 1, 2015. (view)
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Triebsee, Kim “Rithika Merchant ‘Luna Tabulatorum’ at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. August 30, 2015. (view)
High Fructose Caro “OPUS HYPNAGOGIA” Presents Surreal New Works by Kris Kuksi, Martin Wittfooth, and More” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)
Widewalls D. Anika “Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular presented by Stephen Romano” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)
The Hindu “Capturing on canvas the passages of life” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)
The Times of India M. Neelima. “Of internal journeys, shifting perception” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)
Disinformation “Rithika Merchant - Mosaics of Myths” Web. May 19, 2015. (view)
Art Tehelka Sabnis, Sushma.“The Memory Crucible” Web. April 9, 2015. (view)
TARQ blog “When Memories Become Myths” Web. April 4, 2015. (view)
TARQ blog “An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. March 25, 2015. (view)
The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. “Remember The Time” March 23, 2015, Print Edition. (view)
Brown Paper Bag Mumbai “Easel Money: The Beginners Guide to Buying Art” Web. March 19, 2015. (view)
Sunday Mid Day “The past is here” March 8, 2015, Print Edition.
Asian in NY Ng, Alison. “4th Annual Metro Curates Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion” Web. January 24, 2015. (view)
2014 Tiny Griffon Gallery blog Simion, Cristina. “Master of the Imaginary” Web. November 6, 2014. (view)
The Economic Times Balapurwala, Tasneem.“3 easy steps to buy affordable art: Artists you can invest in” July 10, 2014, Print Edition
Artium Oxide “Art of Rithika Merchant : Myths, Rituals, and Folklore” Web. July 4, 2014. (view)
Platform Magazine Malhotra, Shruti Kapur. "Forecast: Exploring The Arts" January/February 2014, Print Edition
2013 Art & Deal Magazine Sabnis, Sushma. "Her Myths To Graph"December 2013, Print Edition
Better Interiors Mehemdabadwala, Alifiya. "Art Walk: Rithika Merchant" December 2013, Print Edition.
The Morning News Rabarison, Karolle. "The Origin of New Species" Web. November 11, 2013. (view)
Blouin ArtInfo D'Mello, Rosalyn. "3 Emerging Indian Female Artists to Follow and Collect" Web. October 31, 2013. (view)
DNA After Hours Gupta, Boski. "Woman as a hero" October 4, 2013, Print Edition.
The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. "Of Myths & Legends" October 3, 2013, Print Edition. (view)
Homegrown Menon, Mandovi. "Rithika Merchant's Mythography" Web. October 1, 2013. (view)
Sunday Mid Day Dalal, Phorum. "She's the real hero" September 29, 2013, Print Edition.
Boy Magia Oliveira, Edu. "Inspiracao Art Parte II" Web. September 5, 2013. (view)
The Review Review Hoffman, Emily, "New Online Mag Cuts Sharply Through the Din - Review of Cleaver Magazine" Web. July 14, 2013. (view)
Cleaver Magazine Rile, Karen. (Editor) "Works on Paper: Comparative Mythology" Issue no. 2,June 2013. (view)
Drowning Dogs "Hand written Interview with Rithika Merchant"February 22, 2013. (view)
2012 Arte Manifesto Magazine "La Energia Natural y Geometrica de Rithika Merchant" Web. December 5, 2012.
Anormal Magazine Escobar, Felipe. Rithika Merchant: “Creo en la energía de la naturaleza y el universo” Web. November 25, 2012. (view)
One Giant Arm Williams, Joe. "Rithika Merchant" Web. November, 3, 2012.
Modernism Romania Nasui, Cosmin. "Tristesia-Paraphernalia-Memorabilia" Web. August 13, 2012. (view)
Observator Cultural Plamadeala, Michael. "Tristesse - Paraphernalia - Memorabilia, creative camp in the summer heat"Web. August 2012. (view)
Zupi Magazine "Mitologia Comparada de Rithika Merchant" Web. August 10, 2012. (view)
Art and Science Journal Jones, Lee. "Origin of Species" Web. August 7, 2012. (view)
Reteaua Literara Ionita, Adrian. "A Woman For all Seasons" Web. July 3, 2012 (view)
The Montreal Review Tung, Robin. "Rithika Merchant" Web. July 2012. (view)
Juxtapoz Magazine "Drawings by Rithika Merchant" Web. March 11, 2012. (view)
Daily Serving Dailey, Celie. "Rithika Merchant"Web. February 25, 2012. (view)
2011 Metropolitan Barcelona "An Inside Look" October 2011. Print Edition.
DNA After Hours Mazumder, Jayeeta. “Bringing Folklore To Canvas” August 30, 2011. Print Edition.
Danadoias "Lo Folclorico de Rithika Merchant" Web. May 15, 2011. (view)
HAND Drawing Pryor, Kimi. "Artist Focus: Rithika Merchant" Web. May 3, 2011 (view)
Megamagro"Rithika Merchant" Web. April 7, 2011.
Art Sponge Caire, Patrick. "Magnificent Works on Paper by Rithika Merchant" Web. March 17, 2011 (view)
2010 Of Indian Origin Rao, Nisha John. "Mixing It All Up" Web. Nov 2, 2010. (view)
Doodlers Anonymous Okat "Dream Are Necessary" Web. April 21, 2010. (view)
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Chloé Archive
Elisabeth and Hartwig Ochsenfeld, Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana
