Vikrant Bhise

Vikrant Bhise (b. 1984, Mumbai, India) is a visual artist who lives and works in Mumbai, India. An alumnus of the L. S. Raheja School of Art (2010) and The Sir J. J. School of Art (2011), Mumbai, Vikrant’s artistic practice iterates his commitment to the revolutionary spirit inherent in the Ambedkarite consciousness. At the forefront of the struggle against caste-based domination and its vertiginous implications on land, liberty and labour, he is committed to the expression of social justice, the realisation of enduring reform through activism, and the remembrance of struggles against caste, class and gender-based oppression. Working across monumental scrolls and multi-panelled paintings as well as smaller works with ink on paper, Vikrant’s iconography is informed and deliberate in its radicality. His selected solo exhibitions include Human, curated by Katharina Domscheit-D'Souza, Jehangir Art Gallery (Mumbai, 2019) and Sense and Sensibilities: A Reflective Realisation, curated by Dr. Y.S. Alone, Anant Art Gallery (Noida, 2024). He is the recipient of a National Award by Lalit Kala Akademi for the series Impressions, in 2018.