I, Viraj Vassant Naik was born in 1975 at Goa. I have completed my education from Goa college of Art in 1998 and later at Sarojini Naidu School of Fine Art, Golden Threshold, Hyderabad in 2000. Artist-in-Residence at, Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium in 2012. Today I live and practices from “Graphikos” Kesarval, Quelossim, Goa.
I have been committed as a practicing artist through participation in numerous shows since 2000.
As Co-Ordinator of
- “Look at this Land” Etching portfolio workshop, Sunaparanta- Goa Centre for the Arts in 2012.
- “Goa is not a small place”, Kalakriti art Gallery, Hyderabad, India in 2015.
- “International Artist Workshop- Goa”, in association with Tellus Art, Sweden in 2013.
- “Mini Print Goa 2015” in association with the Directorate of Art and Culture, Goa in 2015.
- “After F N Souza” workshop series celebrating the centenary of the artist, Sunaparanta- Goa Centre for the Arts in 2024.
Solo show
- 2019 – Ordinary Superheroes: Tales from the AniMan Kingdom, Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, Goa India.
- 2017- ‘Ambrosia de Fabulae’ The Art Walkway, Park Hyatt, Hyderabad.
- 2013 – ‘Hybridization’ India Fine Art, Mumbai.
- 2010 – ‘Seize on’, Apparao galleries, Chennai, India.
- 2009 – ‘Fanatical Beings’, India Fine Art, Mumbai.
- 2008 – ‘Mythical Menagerie’, Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong.
- 2007- ‘Speaking of otherness’, Pundole Art gallery, Mumbai.
- ‘Landscape with possible monsters’, Travancore Palace, New Delhi.
- 2006 – ‘Blue ants’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- 2004 – ‘Anxiety’, Museum Gallery, Mumbai.
- 2003 – ‘Metamorphosis’, Galeria Cidade de Goa, Goa.
Participation in International Graphic Art Biennial, Triennial and exhibitions
India, La Boverie, Liège, Belgium, Italy, Taiwan, Portugal, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Egypt, “Hybrid Identities” Edinburgh, UK, U.S.A, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Ukraine, Macedonia, Zurich, Abu Dhabi, Thailand, Uzice, Serbia, and many more.
