Born 1994, Surat, Gujarat, India
Lives and works in Jersey City, United States
Education:
M.F.A.(Sculpture), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 2021
- Commencement Speaker for Graduation Ceremony, 2021 (Exampllary Student Award)
B.F.A.(Sculpture), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, 2019
Solo Exhibition:
2022 The Uncomfortable Comfort, Chashama, New York
Selected Group exhibitions:
2025 Contains, Cuddles, Exalts or Stimulates at Aicon Gallery, Brooklyn
2025 I belong (t)here curated by Eyes On Art at Seven House Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2025 India Art Fair with Abir India, New Delhi, India
2024 Beyond The Mirror at L’Space Gallery, Curated by Lili Almog, NYC, New York
2024 Yuva Sambhava, Raza Foundation at Shridharani Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, Curated by Robin David, New Delhi
2023 The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Curated by Anne Trauben, New Jersey
2023 Botany of Desire, Swivel Gallery, Curated by Sadaf Padder, New York
2023 I would Prefer Not To...., Art150 gallery, Curated by Kele Mccomsey, New Jersey
2023 Little Sculpture Show, 14C Art Fair, Curated International Sculpture Center, New Jersey
2023 Don’t Put Me In The Box, Firmament Gallery, Curated International Sculpture Center, New Jersey
2023 Picture this How I View Myself In Today’s Society”, Drawing Rooms, New Jersey
2023 Chaos & Clarity, Light & Shadow, Art150 gallery, Curated by Kristine Go, New Jersey
2022 Rekindled Spirit, Bikaner House, Curated by Ruby Jagrut, New Delhi
2022 Showcase, 14C Art Fair, The Armory, New Jersey
2022 Collaborative Concepts, Tilly Foster Farm, New York
2022 This is not Surrealism, Dinner Gallery, Curated by RegularNormal, New York
2022 Insta Select V2, Mark Borghi Gallery, New York
2022 Immersive Revelations, Artemiro Gallery, Miami
2021 Homegrown, Chashama, Curated by Jasper Johns, New York
2021 Synergy, ArtHood56, Curated by Artem Mirolevich & Gene Davidov,
2021 Miami UnGallery-Emerge, Artflute
2021 Labor of Love II, Mint Gallery, Curated by Sharica Brooks, Atlanta
2021 Mirror in Dark, Visionary Art Collective, Curated by Juana Williams
2021 A World Away, A Thought Apart, Gallery Petite, Tyrome Trimpoli, New York
2021 Asian Student and Young Art Festival, Hongik University Museum of Art, Curated by Tk Sun, Seoul
2020 Without Borders, World University of Design, Haryana
2020 128th Annual Art Exhibition, Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay art Society, Mumbai
2019 First Take 2019, Leila & Purushottam Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, by Abir Art Foundation, Ahemdabad
2019 78th All India Art Exhibition, Nampally Ground, Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad
2019 All India art exhibition 2nd edition, State Art Gallery, Hyderabad
Selected Publications:
2025 The Pioneer, National News Paper of India (Link)
2025 Times of India, National News Paper of India (Link)
2025 Abir Pothi, Abir India’s Much Anticipated Debut at India Art Fair 2025 (Link)
2025 Suboart Magazine, Issue 34, by Nina Seidel and Carolina Castilho (Link)
2024 Li Tang Community - New York based artist-run nonprofit organization, Artist Interview by Webson Ji (Link)
2024 Interview by Canvas Rebel Magazine (Link)
2024 Raza Foundation Strikes Again With Never-Before-Seen Forms and Figures At Yuva Sumbhava by Abir Pothi (Link)
2023 Gotham Art News by Camara Porter (Link)
2023 Jersey Journal by David Moasca, by NJ.Com (Link)
2023 News India Times by Sandy Levine (Link) / Desi talk News Paper, New York, by Sandy Levine (Link)
2023 Superstition [Review] Magazine, Issue 31 , by Arizona State University (Link)
2023 Modern Renaissance Magazine April issue, by Culturally (Link)
2023 Magazine TM, Issue 1, by Robert Seebeck (Link)
2022 Inspiration for young artists at First Take 2022 by Abir Pothi (Link)
2022 Hudson Valley Magazine (Link)
2022 "From Surat to Brooklyn, to a solo show in New York" by Abir Pothi (Link)
2022 Gujarat Samachar, State News Paper of Gujarat (Link)
2022 Prolit Magazine Issue 6 (Link)
2021 Peach Magazine (Link)
2021 Long Con Magazine, issue 9 (Link)
2021 Modern Renaissance Magazine August Issue, by Culturally (Link)
2021 Culturally Arts Interview by Peter Wu, Culturally (Link)
2021 Art Tour International Magazine Special Collector’s Issue (Link)
2021 Interview by Kaivana Jagrut with Abir Pothi (Link)
2021 Special article of my art journey published in Gujarat Samachar (Link)
2019 First Take 2019: It’s the Indian Diversity All the Way by Naresh Gulati in Creative Yatra (Link)
Grants & Awards:
2023 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Community Engagement Grant ($2500)
2021 Pratt Institute, MFA Stutzman Foundation Award for Sculpture ($2000)
2020 Pratt Institute, MFA Stutzman Foundation Award for Sculpture ($750)
2020 Graduate Student Engagement Fund Award for Sculpture ($800)
2020 Bronze Award in Without Borders, by The school of Visual Arts
2019 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, Sculpture Grant
2019 Abir Art Foundation, Ahmedabad, Sculpture Grant
2019 Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad, Sculpture Grant