Introduction
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
- Age
- 80
- Place of Birth
- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Place of Death
- New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
- Spouse(s)
- Geeta kapur
- State Country of Birth
- Himachal Pradesh, India
- State Country of Death
- NCT of Delhi, India
1961
- BA Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India
1961 – 1965
1966
- Post Diploma, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK (Commonwealth Scholarship)
1966 – 1968
1994
- One month Artist-in-Residence, Video workshop The Western Front, Vancouver, Canada
1971
- Secretary, Ad-hoc Committee for All India Artists' Protest
1972
- Retrospective exhibition on Amrita Sher-Gil, New Delhi and Monograph Published by Marg, Mumbai, India
1976
- All-India Artist Workshop, Kasauli Art Centre, Kasauli, India (Including Participants from UK, Germany and France)
1976 – 1984
1978
- Delegate to the World Youth Festival, Havana, Cuba
1982
- Founder Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Arts & Ideas, New Delhi, India
- Participated in the Indo-German Artists Workshop, Braunschweig, West Germany
- Participated in the Festival of India, Programme of illustrated lectures on Contemporary Indian art, at institutions in England and Scotland
1984
- Participant in a symposium on International Artists Exchange Programmes, Braunschweig, West Germany
1985
- Seven Young Sculptors, (As Secretary), Kasauli Art Centre, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1986
- Visit to Paris and Hungary as Member of the Research Team for a Film on the Painter Amrita Sher-Gil
1987
- Collaboration with Film Director, Kumar Shahani, in Scripting the film on Amrita Sher-Gil
- Visit to Pakistan for the Sher-gil film, Illustrated talks on contemporary Indian art, Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan
- Illustrated talks on Contemporary Indian art, in Warsaw and Krakow, Poland
- Participant in an International Syposium, Exotic Worlds and European Fantasies, Stuttgart, West Germany
- Theatre production, Shakuntalam, Directed by Prasanna for Ensemble 86, at Kasauli Art Centre, Kasauli, India
1988
- Visit to Baghdad, Iraq to participate in the International Festival of Art
- Artists Camp with Young Artists of Himachal Pradesh, and National Seminar, Critique of Contemporary Culture, as Secretary, Kasauli Art Centre, Kasauli, India
1989
- Founder Member and Trustee of Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
- Glass mural at Shah House, Mumbai, collectively done with Bhupen Khakhar and Nalini Malini
- Theatre Production of Ghar aur Bahar (based on Tagore's novel), Directed by Anuradha Kapur as Secrtetary, Kasauli Art Centre, Kasauli and Delhi, India
1990
- Janotsav, In collaboration with Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), at Mangolpuri, New Delhi, India
1991
- Curator of Artists Against Communalism, Images and Words, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) , New Delhi, India
1992
- Member of Design Collective for Anhad Garje, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
1993
- Talk on Amrita Sher-Gil, Nehru Centre, London, UK
- Member of Design Collective for Hum Sab Ayodhya, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) exhibition
1994
- Inter-relationship of Painting and Sculpture, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Talk: Recent Painting and Sculpture in India, Oboro, Montreal Talk plus workshop at Plug-in-Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
- Designed tent structure and stage for Manas Bana, a tribute to Gandhi, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
- House/Boat (installation with three monitors), 3 minutes
- Couples, Photo Album, Vancouver, Canada, 20 minutes
1995
- Visit to Erfurt, Berlin and Venice, Hospitality under the Indo-Hungarian Cultural Exchange Programme
- Presented Madhavi Mudgal and her troupe under Kasauli Art Centre, Kasauli, India
- Curator, Postcards for Gandhi, Travelling Exhibition, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
- Amrita Sher-Gil and the female subject (installation with two monitors), 4 minutes
1997
- Curated Exhibition, Gift for India, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
- Visiting Professor Fine Arts Department, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India
1997 – 1998
2001
- Curated Exhibition, Art on the Move, Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi, India
2002
- Curated Exhibition, Ways of Resisting, for Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) , New Delhi, India
- Indira's Piano (installation with two projections), 10 minutes
2002 – 2003
2003
- Tracking (installation with two projections), 10 minutes 30 seconds
2003 – 2004
2004
- Designed set for Theatre Production of Gidhare and Baby, Directed by Anuradha Kapur, National School of Drama, New Delhi, India
- Visiting Professor, The Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
2005
- The Brief Ascension of Marian Hussain (installation with single projection), 2 minutes 30 seconds
- Secretary, The Biennale Society, New Delhi, India
- Co-ordinator: Talk about Curating. Organised an International symposium, The making of intemational exhibitions: Siting biennales, Constitution Club, New Delhi, India
2007
- Organised international conference as Secretary of the Biennale Society, Elective Affinities Constitutive Differences: Contemporary Art in Asia, at Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, India
Exhibitions
1965
- Five Painters, Curated by Mansaram, Taj Art Gallery Mumbai, India
1966
- Paintings, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Paintings, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1967
- Contemporaty Indian Art of India and Iran, Ben and Abby Grey Foundation, New York, USA
- Graphic Prints from Slade School, Clare College, Cambridge, UK
1968
- Paintings, Arts Laboratory, London, UK
- Young Contemporaries, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1972
- Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India
- The Heights of Macchu Picchu, Drawings based on Pablo Neruda's poem, Kunika Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
1974
- Group Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Bhupen Khakhar and Vivan Sundaram, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1975
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1976
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Paintings, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
1977
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- The Indian Emergency, Drawings, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Pictorial Space, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Bhupen Khakhar and Vivan Sundaram, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1978
- Six Who Declined To Show in the Trienniale, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- The New Contemporaries, Curated by Gulammohammed Sheikh, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1979
- Vivan Sundaram, Nalini Malani and Sudhir Patwardhan, Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal, India
1981
- Paintings, Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
- Place for People, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1982
- Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- Seven Indian Artists, Curated by Vivan Sundaram, Gallery Bollhagen, Worpswede, Germany ((12 Jun – 11 Jul 1982))
12 Jun 1982 to 11 Jul 1982
- Kubur, Hannover, Germany
- Amerika-Haus, Hamburg, Germany
1984
15 Dec 1984 to 31 Dec 1984
- The 15th International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Biennale, Japan
1985
17 Dec 1985 to 30 Dec 1985
- Signs of Fire: Works on Paper and in Mixed Media, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
27 Feb 1985 to 14 Mar 1985
- The 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1986
- Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
20 Jan 1986 to 26 Jan 1986
- Contemporary Asian Art Show, Seoul, South Korea
1987
- Journeys, Pastels, Aurobindo Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Coups de Coeur, Halle Sud, Geneva, Switzerland
Sundaram, Vivan (Artist). Vivan Sundaram, 1974 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882819
1966
- Paintings, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Paintings, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1968
- Paintings, Arts Laboratory, London, UK
1972
- Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India
- The Heights of Macchu Picchu, Drawings based on Pablo Neruda's poem, Kunika Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
1974
1976
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Paintings, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
1977
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- The Indian Emergency, Drawings, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
1981
- Paintings, Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
1984
15 Dec 1984 to 31 Dec 1984
1985
17 Dec 1985 to 30 Dec 1985
- Signs of Fire: Works on Paper and in Mixed Media, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
27 Feb 1985 to 14 Mar 1985
1986
- Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
20 Jan 1986 to 26 Jan 1986
1987
- Journeys, Pastels, Aurobindo Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
14 Nov 1988 to 26 Nov 1988
26 Aug 1988 to 05 Sep 1988
20 Jan 1988 to 31 Jan 1988
Sundaram, Vivan (Artist). Vivan Sundaram, 1974 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882819
1965
- Five Painters, Curated by Mansaram, Taj Art Gallery Mumbai, India
1967
- Contemporaty Indian Art of India and Iran, Ben and Abby Grey Foundation, New York, USA
- Graphic Prints from Slade School, Clare College, Cambridge, UK
1968
- Young Contemporaries, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1974
- Group Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Bhupen Khakhar and Vivan Sundaram, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1975
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1977
- Pictorial Space, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Bhupen Khakhar and Vivan Sundaram, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1978
- Six Who Declined To Show in the Trienniale, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- The New Contemporaries, Curated by Gulammohammed Sheikh, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1979
- Vivan Sundaram, Nalini Malani and Sudhir Patwardhan, Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal, India
1981
- Place for People, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1982
- Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- Seven Indian Artists, Curated by Vivan Sundaram, Gallery Bollhagen, Worpswede, Germany ((12 Jun – 11 Jul 1982))
12 Jun 1982 to 11 Jul 1982
- Kubur, Hannover, Germany
- Amerika-Haus, Hamburg, Germany
1984
- The 15th International Art Exhibition, Tokyo Biennale, Japan
1985
- The 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
- "What does 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 truly mean? Is freedom achieved at a single historic moment or period, or must self-rule be continually imagined, questioned and renewed? India's journey towards Swaraj was shaped not by one voice or one path, but through reform and resistance, revolution and non-violence, political thought, public protest, art, print, photography, cinema and the collective will of its people. The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, a pioneering exhibition curated by Neville Tuli. Bringing together rare artworks, prints, photographs, books, film publicity art, political propaganda and visual-textual-audio archives, SWARAJ traces India's complex journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery. From early European coastal encounters, the Bengal Renaissance and the First War of Independence in 1857 to the rise of Bharat Mata, the Tiranga, Gandhiji's inspired satyagraha, civil disobedience and mass mobilisation, the exhibition explores how the idea of India was envisioned, contested and transformed. It journeys through revolutionary movements and non-violence, subaltern uprisings, the Partition, the Constitution, the integration of the Princely States, the Emergency, wars, civic dissent and people's protests. It also foregrounds the vital role of artists, photographers, publishers, newspapers, journals, cartoons and cinema in recording and shaping the nation's political consciousness. SWARAJ invites us to encounter history not as something distant or settled, but as a daily living inheritance that continues to influence who we are and how we understand freedom, identity, and ourselves today. Watch the video for a glimpse into this expansive visual journey, and follow the exhibition as it revisualises India's political history through art, image, text and sound.
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- ArchivedOpening PreviewProject 82SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political HistoryAn Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive12th August 20266:00 PM - 9:00 PMVisual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.Read More →
- ArchivedExhibitionProject 81SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political HistoryAn Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive12th - 19th August 202610:00 AM - 7:00 PMVisual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,19The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.Read More →
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