Rahul Chauhan sees himself as a versifier who works on the canvas. His utterances through colour clank against regressive societal norms, confronting the polemics of culture and belief ingrained in todays’ contemporary mind.
Born in Kanpur, India in 1987, completed his Masters in Art education in Painting from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, 2010.
Rahul has exhibited in group shows *Traversing into insights*, Gallery Sumukha, 2020; *Wings of Flight Part 2*, Sarjan Art Centre, Vadodara, 2019; *Veritable Concoctions*, curated by Nirali Lal, for YEPArt.com at Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara, 2018; Group Show by Anant Art at the Lodhi Hotel, New Delhi, 2018; Group show at Dajeon, Seoul, South Korea, 2016; *Asian Students & Young Artists Art Festival* (ASYAAF), LVS Gallery, South Korea, 2016 & 2015; *Heart of India with Nanhi Kali* by Anand Mahindra Trust, Coomaraswamy Hall, Mumbai 2016, Group Show by Shimeesha at Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda,2014; *Resist, Reinterpret, Reconstruct, Re-contextualise* at Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, 2014; *Fluid, a group show of water colours*, at GIDC, Vadodara, 2013, *Narrative Suggestions*, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2012.
Rahul has been part of artist-in residence at Jasbaat Art Camp, Madhya Pradesh; Space 118, Mumbai, Primal Art Foundation residency, Mumbai & NIV Art Centre International Residency, New Delhi and Rashritiya Lalit Kala Kendra, Lucknow.
Rahul has been recipient of scholarships from Human Resources Development Ministry, Jamia Milia Islamia and Jamia Hamdard Foundation.
He lives and works in Goa and Baroda.
