PROFILE

Subhakar Tadi is a Vadodara-based artist born in 1980, at Andhra Pradesh. He works across several mediums, including printmaking, painting, and photography. Tadi holds a BFA in Printmaking from Andhra University (2002) and an MFA in Printmaking from M.S. University (2004). With a career spanning two decades, he has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions. His artistic practice is characterized by a deep exploration of the urban landscapes, where his paintings evokes a sense of unease and tension, rendering the city's boulevards and facades as sites of political opacity and social corrosion. Throughout his career, Tadi has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the field of art. He was awarded the Honorable Mention Award at the 6th International Print Biennial in 2004, and received the National Scholarship from the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, in 2005. He was also the recipient of the 77th AIFACS Award in 2005. Tadi has been invited to showcase his work in various international platforms, including the Symposium by International Art Culture Exchanging Association for 21st Century (IACEA) in South Korea. Additionally, he has participated in exhibitions at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale's parallel show at Ford Kochi in 2018 and 2022. He displayed his works, in the Indo-Sri Lankan Cultural Exchange Art Exhibition at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo in 2023.Solo exhibition held by SJ Art Gallery, at South Korea, in 2024.He held a recent Solo show “writings on the wall” at Akara Contemporary, Mumbai, India and his participation in Symposium: Alter; Media, Khonkain International Contemporary Art Project in Thailand further expanding his engagement with contemporary art practices on international platforms.