RUCHA KULKARNI
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EDUCATION
2009 -2013   M.A. INDOLOGY, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune India 
2009-2011   M.V.A. ART HISTORY, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
2003-2008   B.F.A. PAINTING, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Fine Arts, Affiliated to University of Pune, India

COURSES

2017   Certificate course- ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements, Duke University, (USA)
2011    ‘Curation Theory Workshop’, IFA (India Foundation for Arts) in Baroda and Hydrabad (IN) 


​SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
2026 
 ‘Choreographies of compliances’ Duo exhibition with Razia Barasati, at South Asian contemporary Amsterdam (NL)
2025  ‘Bonds per Stitch’ at Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (Jan-Feb) and Stadsdeel Amsterdam Noord, Amsterdam (Mar-Apr)
2022  'Shadows, Stitches & Many Hands' Sudarshan Kaladalan, Pune (IN) Curated by Vrushali Dhage

EXHIBITIONS
2026   Come Back to your_ Nature/Culture, 
Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL)
2026   Queertropolis, Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL)
2026  Objects, Obscurity and conflicts OED gallery, Kochi Muziris Biennale-parallel exhibition, Kochi (IN)
2026  Brussels sprout, group exhibition at Treehouse NDSM Amsterdam (NL)
2026  Talk + Presentation at It’s Personal Festival, Amstel CC, Amsterdam (NL)
2025  Refresh 3: Imagine the Future, Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
2025  As Tranquil as Can Be, Serendipity art festival, Goa (IN)
2025  Temporarily Out of Place , Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam
2025  I We Them, Bikaner House, New Delhi (IN)
2025  Women House, Fuse Art Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2025  Wunderships, container space Fuse Art Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2024  Casa de Mulheres, Museum of Modern Art, Salvador (BR)
2024  I Log-in Therefore I Am, Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL)
2024  Nieuw New Babylon, Fuse Art Gallery, NDSM Amsterdam (NL)
2023  Geen Woorden Maar Draden, Curated by Daan van Dartel, Wereld Museum, Rotterdam (NL)
2023  Non-Native Native festival, Framer framed Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2023  OP DE VLUCHT, Fuse Art Gallery, NDSM Amsterdam (NL)
2023  Labour of Love, Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL)
2023  Kaalstraat Festival, Traveling Boat Exhibition: Amsterdam, Breda, Maarssen, Amersfoort (NL)
2023  Process of Creation Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL)
2021   Womanism Nippon Art Gallery, Mumbai (IN)
2020  Beyond Quilting Nautilus Expo, Amsterdam (NL)
2019   Asia Culture Week Asia Culture Centre, Gwangju (KR)
2019   Boven de Kronen, Barbarakerk, Culemborg (NL)
2017   Towards Resistance, a curated exhibition at TIFA working studios, Pune,
(IN)
2017    Image per Second, TIFA working studios Pune (IN)
2016   Wari- Ek Aanandyatra, Balgandharva Gallery Pune (IN)
2015   The Non-Diplomatic Discourse, Video Installation, at ‘Refracting Room’ KHOJ Pune    International Artist residency, Pune (IN)
2015   Flagship exhibition at Deccan Institute, Pune Biennale 2015, Pune (IN)
2008   Print Exhibition, Art2day Gallery, Pune, (IN)
2007   Variation 07, Lalit Kala Academy Regional Centre, Chennai, (IN)
2006   A group exhibition organized by Chitari Academy, Pune, (IN)
2005   A group Exhibition of Lithographs, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, (IN)
2005   India Youth Art Exhibition, Waves Art Gallery, Pune, (IN)


GRANTS & SUPPORT (Recent)
2026
Project research grant for Bonds per stitch phase III, Amsterdam fonds voor kunst
2026  Project grant for workshop Between Us:stories and encounters, 
Stichting Mensen Maken Amsterdam (Fonds voor Noord)
2025  Voucher International, Mondriaan Fonds To participate in exhibition at OED gallery as a parallel exhibition to Kochi Biennale (IN)
2025  Voucher International, Mondriaan Fonds To participate in Exhibition and talk at Bikaner house New Delhi, 
2024  Kunstenaarshonorarium  
Mondriaan Fonds
2024  Voucher Ontwikkeling Mondriaan Fonds
2019  Project Grant for Bonds per Stitch, Stichting Mensen Maken Amsterdam (Fonds voor Noord)
2019  ASEF Mobility grant
 Asia-Europe Foundation 
2018  Project grant for Beyond Quilting Stimuleringsfonds 
2018  Project grant for Beyond Quilting Stokroos Stichting

 
RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOP 

2019   ACC_R Residency, Asia Culture Centre, Gwangju (KR),
2015   Pune International Artists’ residency, organised by KHOJ International artists association at TIFA Pune
(IN) 
2008   Print Workshop for Zink itching prints conducted by Vishwambharam at Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Arts, Pune (IN)
2007   National camp for upcoming Artists organized by Variation Group at Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai (IN)
2007   Print Workshop for Viscosity prints conducted by Mrs. Sukla Potdar at Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Fine Arts, Pune (IN)
2005   All India Painting Camp organized by Kala Niketan, Ujjain
(IN)
2004   National level student Painting Camp, organised by Bharat Bhavan Bhopal (IN)
2004   Lithography Camp, organized by M.P. Tourism dept. at Ratapani (
(IN))
2003   Creative Art Camp conducted by Dagmar Subrotova, organized by PUPRA (Pune and Prague artist collective) At NCL campus, Pune (IN)
2003   State level Landscape Camp organized by Mudra Niketan, Alibag (IN)



COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS (Long term projects)
2024-Ongoing  Bonds per stitch 

2015-20
   ‘Quilt Culture’ an ongoing community art project, where I have initiated a group of thirty quilter women, who belong to less-privileged economic background and marginalized castes. It is based in an urban village Kondhava, near Pune Maharashtra India. Being in the strong patriarchal, caste based Indian society and subsequent Socio-cultural suppression, the financial independence of women will lid to uplift their confidence and social positioning. Quilt Culture started with the aim of creating employment for these women by retaining the traditional art of quilting. These women are running this business successfully, with full ownership for more than two years now.    https://www.facebook.com/QuiltCulture/

2014- 16  ‘#Hyperreal_ident_ity’ is a social media Facebook based community art project, where Facebook account holder participate. This project aims to explore the coexistence Virtual and physical reality.
https://www.facebook.com/Hyperreal.Ident.ity/


CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2024 I Log-in Therefore I Am, Curator, Treehouse NDSM, Amsterdam (NL). 
Responsibilities-C
oncept development, writing grant applications, Created marketing materials and press releases, Oversaw space design.
2019 Beyond Quilting, Project Director, 15 day workshop with Indian and Dutch designers with godhari quilters in Pune (IN) 
Responsibilities- Concept development,
Negotiated a legal agreement that aimed for justifiable terms of collaboration, Created marketing materials and press releases, Co-organised event with Edith Rijnja and Harald Schole, we managed fund-raising, budgets, timelines, and staff.
2015 Assistant Curator, curating parallel activities, Pune Biennale Pune (IN)
Responsibilities- Conducted street art activity with art students, Organised  

2014  Curator of ‘Swelling Surroundings’ an exhibition at Sudarshan Kaladalan, Pune (IN) 
Responsibilities- Conceptualizing the theme, selecting the artists, exhibition designing, Press and media publicity
2014   Curator of ‘Uprooting the Aboriginals’ A solo exhibition of paintings, installations by Snehal Kulkarni, an exhibition at Sudarshan Kaladalan, Pune
Responsibilities- Conceptualizing the theme, exhibition designing, 
2013  Co-Curator of ‘Retrospective of Pune Art’ an exhibition organized with the support of Pune Biennale 2013, Pune (IN)
Responsibilities- contribution to the conceptual framework of the exhibition, Exhibition design
 

WORK EXPERIENCE
2015  Program Manager for ‘KHOJ Pune International Artist’s Residency, Pune, (IN)
Responsibilities-Fund raising, Press and Media Publicity, Communication with artists
2015  Project Coordinator ‘Body as Site: A Performance Art Workshop’ for Pune Biennale 2015, Pune, (IN)
Responsibilities- Assisting artist Samudra Kajal Saikia in conducting the workshop, communicating with participants
2015  Project director of ‘Making and Reception’ a workshop on Theory and Visual Culture at Maharashtra Culture Centre, Pune (IN)
Responsibilities- Conceptualizing and designing the workshop, communication with the facilitators and the participants
2013 Project Coordinator of ‘Chitra Samvad’ a monthly art appreciation workshop which continued for a year at Maharashtra Culture Centre, Pune (IN)
Responsibilities- Inviting and communicating with speakers, social media publicity, Logistic management, 
2013  Project Manager ‘Chitrabodh-2’ a three-day workshop exploring interdisciplinary fine arts influences on Visual Arts at MCC, Pune, (IN)
Responsibilities- Deciding orientation of the event and themes of the talks, Communication with the speakers and the participants

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008-09   Lecturer at K.K. Wagh College of Fine Arts, Nasik (College affiliated to Pune University)
Sub: Ancient Civilizations, History of Indian Art (from Maurya period to Pre-colonial Period), Fundamentals of Arts Class: 1st & 2nd year B.F.A. (Painting)

2012-13    Lecturer at Vishwakarma Creative-I college, Pune (College affiliated to Pune University) 
Sub: Ancient Civilizations, History of Indian Art (from Maurya period to Pre-colonial Period), Indian Aesthetics-(from early historical literature Indian Natyashastra, Kamasutra and so on), Western Aesthetics (Theory of Catharsis, Kant, Hegel) Class: 1st, 2nd, 3rd year B.F.A. (Painting)

2011-14   Guest Faculty at Bharati Vidyapeeth’s college of fine Arts, Pune (College affiliated to Pune University) 
Sub: Ancient Civilizations, History of Indian Art (from Maurya period to Pre-colonial Period), Fundamentals of Arts, Modern and Contemporary Art (in India and West) Class: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th year B.F.A. (Painting)

2013-17   Guest Faculty at Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune 
Sub: Introduction to History of Art & Design, Modern Western Art (adaptation of several isms in Advertisement), Introduction to Oriental painting) Class: 1st and 2nd year of Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

2014       Guest Faculty at MIT Institute of Design, Pune
Sub: Art Appreciation  Class: Undergraduate semester three

2014       Guest Faculty at Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Pune
Sub: Art Appreciation, Class: Third year B.(Arch) External Jury for Theory of Design (Mar 2014)

2014      Guest Faculty at MIT Institute of Design, Pune 
Sub: Art Appreciation  Class: Undergraduate semester three


RESEARCH GRANTS
2013  Regional Researcher for the Bibliography Project initiated by Asia Art Archives a Hong Kong based research Organization. During this grant period, I worked on ‘Writings on modern and contemporary art from Maharashtra in 20th Century in Marathi Hindi and English’. 
2013    Paper presentation on ‘an ontological survey of artist’s writings in Roop-bheda 1957-77 at the Colloquium ‘Locating Art Histories: Dialogues on Language, writings and research in India’ organized by Asia Art Archives and India Foundation for Arts


SELECTED PRESS & REVIEWS

2025  ''Op studiobezoek bij... Rucha Kulkarni'' in De kunstmeisjes, written by loren Snel  (Review of project Bonds per stitch)
2023  ''Ecologies of Creative exchanges: tradition, skill and voices'' in Art & deal magazine, witten by Mitali Sudhalkar (Review of solo exhibition Shadows, stitches and many hands) 
2023 ''Weaving trough an intangible tradition'' Indian contemporary art journal,  
(Review of solo exhibition Shadows, stitches and many hands) 
2020  ''Empower Women & Enrich Tradition: In Conversation With Quilt Culture Founder'' No borders Journal, written by Naomi Shefali Joshi (Review of Project Quilt Culture)
 

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