Anoushka Bhalla (B. 1997, India) is a visual artist working and residing in New York City. She completed her MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York City in 2023 and her BFA in Sculpture from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India in 2019.
Her recent solo and two-person shows include ‘A Pound of Flesh’ at Charmoli Ciarmoli gallery, New York City and ‘An Endless Journey’ curated by Uttara Parekh at SVA CP Space. Her thesis show curated by Sara Raza, was exhibited at SVA Chelsea Gallery and works have also been exhibited in group shows at Charmoli Ciarmoli, Downtown Arts, Flatiron Gallery SVA, the Kochi-Muziris Students Biennale, Space118 and Space Studios, India.
Bhalla has been a recipient of the FABnyc Young Artists of Color Fellowship, the School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship, the School of Visual Arts MFA Scholarship and has completed an artist residency at Space Studio, India. She was also awarded the prestigious Girish Bhatt Award and Scholarship by her alma mater for her BFA thesis show. She was also nominated for an award by the Foundation for Indian Art & Education and was named one of the top emerging artists from India. She has received grants from the School of Visual Arts, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation for Sculpture and was offered scholarships by the Parsons School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, University of the Arts London and the Glasgow School of Art. In 2021, she published a thesis titled ‘Existential Aesthetics: A study of existentialism in art’. She has also sbeen on the jury of Apex Art several times and has given artist presentations and panel talks at NYU and School of Visual Arts respectively.
Her practice has been covered by Canvas Rebel, Voyage LA, The Design Collective Magazine, A Women’s Thing among other publications. She previously served as a critic for Hyperallergic and the Mumbai International Film Festival.