Alka Pande

Curated Shows

Rupantar : Five decades of Art and Printmaking

An exhibition curated by Dr Alka Pande of the artists group ‘Multiple Encounters’- Ananda Moy Banerji, Dattatreya Apte, Kavita Nayar, Moti Zharotia and Sushanta Guha. Show was exhibited at Visual Arts Gallery India Habitat Centre

Coexistence by Shyam Sharma

Curated by Dr Alka Pande, Presented by Takshila Education Society. 16th February – 22nd February, 2024

The Art of India 2024

An initiative by The Times of India, Curated by Dr Alka Pande. The Times of India art is creating a new platform for India by showcasing an entire body of art which unveils the Intangible heritage of India’s great wealth.

Silent Conversation: from the Margins to the Centre – Tiger and Tribal Art (Project Tiger)

A group exhibition of paintings by NTCA and Sankala, Curated by Dr Alka Pande. Wildlife conservation by empowering Tribal Communities and forest dwellers living in and around Tiger reserves by promoting art and culture.

Together We Art: The G20 Art Project. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam 2023

Published by Ministry of Culture, Government of India Curated by Alka Pande 7th August -27th August, 2023 Bihar Museum, Patna, India

Jana Shakti – Collective Power: An exhibition by eminent modern and contemporary artists from India

30th April – 30th May, 2023. Curated by Dr. Alka Pande. Venue: National Gallery of Modern Art Jaipur House, India Gate Hexagon, New Delhi-110003. The exhibition celebrated the artistic diversity of India and is inspired by the themes highlighted in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme over the years. The artists who contributed to the exhibition Read More

Nepals: Where the Gods Reside Exhibition

Part of Bihar Museum Biennale 20237th August – 7th September, 2023Bihar Museum, Patna

AGRADOOT : AGENTS OF CHANGE

Exhibition curated by Dr Alka Pande, 22nd September – 22nd October, 2023, Art Alive Gallery (S-221, Panchseel Park, New Delhi-110017) : Women have always held the home and heart together. Even though relegated to the kitchen, in pastoral societies with patriarchy becoming stronger, the woman took a back seat.

The Bihar Museum Biennale 2023, August 7, Patna

Patna, July 31, 2023: At the heart of Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar’s vision for the state stands the Bihar Museum – a visionary project dedicated to relaying the state’s history and culture inclusively, interactively, and experientially.

Charnamrit 2022, Bihar Museum.

Dr Alka Pande has curated the retrospective exhibition Charnamrit by artist Sachindra Nath Jha at Bihar Museum, Bihar.

Bihar Museum Biennale 2021

The Bihar Museum is a gateway towards the development of the state of Bihar through culture, history, heritage, and education; all the things that the state is known for.

Habitat Photosphere

Habitat Photosphere, a month long second photography biennale on the theme of BHU/Earth at IHC.

International Symposium, Creativity & Freedom

5-6 Feb,2019, CIMA Conference, India International Centre, New Delhi, Director of Conference, Dr Alka Pande

Jaago: Mela Phulkari VI

Celebrating the theme of awakening at the Open Palm Court.

No Number No Name

by the Singapore-based artist Kavita Issar Batra explores the otherwise ignored and invisible aspects of our interaction with the cityscape.

Transcending Jerusalem

A photography show displaying Jerusalem through the photographs of Parthiv Shah, Prabir Purkayastha and Aditya Arya.

Five

Panj, Mela Phulkari V a show featuring installations celebrating Panjab, at the Open Palm Court

The Book of Arts

The Book of Arts was an Indo-French initiative by curator and art expert Dr Alka Pande and publisher Mr. Marc Parent in the framework of Bonjour India.

Prakriti

The Creative Feminine a show displaying tribal artwork at the Visual Arts Gallery

Shakhein

Another Tree, Another Sky a solo show of paintings by Renuka Varma, at the Visual Arts Gallery

Script.Art.Craft

A show featuring installations celebrating Panjab, at the Open Palm Court

Panchtattvas

The Road Ahead, a culmination of the works of the four Photosphere awardees, their mentors, two invited artists and the curator, Dr Alka Pande held across the outdoor spaces of the India Habitat Centre and in the Visual Arts Gallery as well as the Open Palm Court Gallery.

Aranyakas

The Enchanted Landscape a show of tribal art from the Kanha Museum of Life and Art, where Dr Alka Pande is curator. The show was held at the Visual Arts Gallery

Mela Phulkari III:

Threads of Punjab, a showcase of the spirit of Punjab through the traditional phulkari at the Open Palm Court

Musicscapes

Musicscapes, a solo show by Shobha Deepak Singh at the Visual Arts Gallery

Many Indias

A show displaying tribal artwork at the Visual Arts Gallery

Tat Tvam Asi, a group show held

Tat Tvam Asi, a group show held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts

Narratives for Indian Modernity

The Aesthetic of Brij Mohan Anand, at the India International Centre, New Delhi

New Homelands:

The Indian Diaspora in the European Union, in the atrium of the India Habitat Centre

The Moving Finger

A solo show by Aiyana Gunjan at the Visual Arts Gallery

Beyond the Village Pond

A solo show by Dr Shivdev Singh at the Visual Arts Gallery

Crossing the Lakshmana Rekha

A solo show by Katharina Kakar at the Visual Arts Gallery

Ephemera

Ephemera, a solo show of photographs by Kishore Thukral at Visual Arts Gallery

Mela Phulkari:

Edition II, a week long exhibition of the traditional folk crafts, stories, traditions of Punjab at the Open Palm Court Gallery

Theatrescapes

A solo show by Shobha Deepak Singh at the Visual Arts Gallery

1469 – Mela Phulkari

Mela Phulkari, a ten day exhibition of the traditional folk craft along with talks, book launch, song and dance performances by the voices of Punjab.

Kamasutra:

Spirituality and Eroticism in Indian Art, at the Pinacotheque de Paris

Cityscapes

Cityscapes, an exhibition of paintings by Tina Chandroji at Visual Arts Gallery

The United Art Fair

New Delhi, as a part of the six member curatorial team featuring art works primarily on the areas of emerging artists from diverse genres. Establishing a platform for contemporary artists ranging from painting, photography, sculpture to installation

Delhi Photo Festival

Delhi Photo Festival, one of the Creative Directors, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Delhi Photo Festival has popularized the emergence of photography as the real democratic art form in a public space, making it a revolutionary step for photography in India

Dancescapes

Dancescapes, a solo show by Shobha Deepak Singh at the Visual Arts Gallery

Udarta Kindness: Australia India Cultural Exchange

Australia India Cultural Exchange, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne

Parallel Journeys

Parallel Journeys, Instituto Cervantes, New Delhi

Adbhutam

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Delhi Photo Festival

A biennial photo festival, is the first ever photography festival of India. Dr. Pande is one of its Creative Directors, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Tribal Contours

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Knotted Threads

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Reminiscentiae

Visual Arts Galley, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Limitless Futures

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

INDIA AWAKENS Under the Banyan Tree

An exhibition of artworks created by the Indian artists at Essl Museum, Vienna

Conversations Collaborations Transformations

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Kalpana Shah Show Power of Love – II

The Visual Arts Gallery; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Salaam Baalak Trust

Visual Arts Gallery , India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Swayamsiddha

Swayamsiddha, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Marigold or Mary’s Gold A Tribute to Apparent Contradictions

Marigold or Mary’s Gold A Tribute to Apparent Contradictions, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Two Birds

Two Birds, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Urban Biomorphic

Urban Biomorphic, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi

The Stainless Show

The Stainless Show, Vibhor Sogani, The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi

An Encounter With Craft

An Encounter With Craft, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

‘Fusion’

East West Spirit Matter, Rajesh K. Baderia and Dana Lynne Andersen, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi

Sun Rises in The East

Sun Rises in The East, Galerie Christian Hosp, Tirol – Austria

Inside Out and Outside In

The multimedia art/craft and design exhibition, Open Palm Court Gallery, New Delhi

Young Tigers

Young Tigers, Artmosaic Gallery, Singapore

Satyagraha

Contemporary Indian Visual Art, Sandton Art Centre, Johannesburg

“Let There Be Light”

“Let There Be Light”, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Another Geographies

Another Geographies, Avijit Dutta, Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi

Saptarishis

Saptarishis, An Encounter with Steel, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Beyond the Ramp

Beyond the Ramp, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Alleria Abstracts – Rupa Arupa

Arupa, Abstract, Galleria, New Delhi

Sensuality, Perception and the Self

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Ages of Separation

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Cross Polynations

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Inspired by Steel

Inspired by Steel by Hemi Bawa, Artd’ Jnox, Jindal Center, New Delhi

Multiplicity and the Self

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Of Elephants, Spices and the Everyday

Spices and the Everyday , Alliance Francaise, New Delhi

Turning the Wheel

Traditions Unbound, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Imaging Materiality

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Shadanga

Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Singular Identities

Visual Arts Gallery , India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

The Margi & The Desi

Between Tradition and Modernity, presented Gallery Espace at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

Unveiled

Unveiled By Rajiv Puri, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Secrets

The Spectacle Within, Queen’s Gallery, British Council, New Delhi

Reclaiming the Lotus

Reclaiming the Lotus, Apparao Galleries, Chennai.

Performative Textures

Performative Textures, Apparao Galleries, Chennai

The Tree From The Seed

Contemporary Art from India, co-curated with Gavin Jantjes Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (Oslo), Norway

Great Arc Show

Great Arc Show, Atlantis Gallery, London

Navarasaa

Navarasaa, in contemporary Indian art in collaboration with Apparao Galleries, Chennai, and Voluntary Health Association of India – Showcases works of contemporary Indian Artists the essence of their work which translate or transgress the nine essential sentiments.