Nationality Indian Name Valay Shende Spouse(s) Dr.Kanchan Shende | Religion Buddhism Years active 2002–present | |
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Full Name Valay Bhagwan Shende Occupation Contemporary Artist Sculptor Parents Bhagwan Shende, Meena Shende | ||
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Valay Shende (15 September 1980, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India) is a sculptor and artist. In 1999 he received his diploma in Art Teaching from Govt. Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, and then he went on to train at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Mumbai, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpturing in 2004. Shende later completed an artist residency at the Open 'Air' Program, Point Éphémère, Paris in 2006.His latest exhibition, Migrating Histories of Molecular Identities, shows artwork that represent situations through "the deconstruction of matter in the form of molecular discs of metal and portraits". His work has been exhibited in Mumbai at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, and various other cities. Shende's work has been featured in The Daily Telegraph.
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Career
As a multimedia artist, Valay Shende, works with the mediums of sculpture, photography, video and installation. His works aim to create a "language that communicates beyond borders to act as a contribution of knowledge and references of our histories and present times to future generations". In 2011, Shende installed a large-scale truck installation, entitled TRANSIT, at the Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon (Lyon Museum of contemporary Art) in France.
Awards
Shende has received a number of notable awards.
