AMEEN KHALEEL

AMEEN KHALEEL

Born in kerala- 1975

presently works and lives in Cochin, Kerala. Lived and worked in Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai for a Decade. Studio - IF CAS – Jew Town, Mattancherry, Kochi.

Residency awarded     Gjutars residency, Vantaa Finland 2014

Grants    Solo exhibition grant- kerala lalitha kala akademi-2020. Exhibition Grant from MAIRIE DE PARIS. 2018. Solo exhibition grant- kerala lalitha kala akademi-2016. Grant from city council Vantaa,Finland. 2014.

Scholarship:  Arnavaz vasudev foundation- Bangalore- 2000, 2001

Solo Exhibitions.    2016- Cage of Poignant Evolution. Durbar hall gallery cochin. Conducted by lalit kala academy. 2014- PENUMBRAS. Gjutars gallery, Vantaa, Finland.Curated by Raimo Jaatinen.  2014- Who is in? Café Oliven, son, Norway. Curated by Teppo Valkama.  2010- SOTTO UN DIVERSO CIELO ROSANNA TEMPESTINI FRIZZI / GALLERIA LA CORTE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA  Firenze, Italy, Curated by Katrin Tschurtschenthaler. 2008- 'Rumor' Hues art gallery, Chennai.  2005- Silent spectator, Alliance Francaise of Madras – Chennai Penumbras of life lines.Funky Art Café – Thiruvananthapuram.

Group Exhibitions    2019- Coir kerala installation exhibition.  2019- Nanappa gallery, Cochin.   2019- SHOWCHAUD. un. IF contemporary art space, Cochin.   2019- Oslo pride, oslo, Norway.  2019- NON-LIEU/NO PLACE. IF contemporary art space, Cochin. Supported  by ALLIANCE FRANCAISE Trivandrum.  2018- Faces / Volte-Faces. 59 RIVOLI, Paris. Supported  by MAIRIE DE PARIS, FRaaP AND ALLIANCE FRANCAISE Trivandrum.  2018- under one sky-MNF Cochin.  2017- oru adi mannu-Organized by Bindhi art gallery- gallery B, Durbar hall gallery,Cochin  .  2017- ‘under one sky’ curated by T.R udayakumar,Durbar hall gallery, Cochin.  2017- CAF 2017-Madhavan Nair Foundation (MNF)-Cochin.  2017- Monsoon Art Fest – Benjamin Baily Foundation in association with DC Books-DC art gallery,Kottayam.  2017- ‘with new eyes on a common ground’  with alliance francaise  trivandrum- IF contemporary art space – Cochin.  2017- Continuing ephemera—The Art Corridor- Palette People Gallery-Hotel Le Meridian- Cochin.  2016- Art ensemble-organized by Buddha gallery – Ramoji film city- Hyderabad.  2016- Quest–Durbar hall gallery, Cochin.  2016- Fragmented translation- Durbar hall gallery, Cochin.  2016- State Exhibition – Kerala Lalit Kala Academy, Cochin, kerala.  2016- traces of journey- Arthouz Gallery, Coimbatore.  2015- State Exhibition – Kerala Lalit Kala Academy, Cochin, Kerala.  2015- Continuing ephemera- IF contemporary art space- Cochin.  2015- Suvarnam Exhibition- Kerala Lalithakala Academy- Kottayam.  2015- 45 insights- kerala lalitha kala Academy art gallery- Alappuzha.Kerala.  2014- Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan Organized by, Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy- Cochin.  2014- Group show with Chandranandan,  Café Oliven , son, Norway.  2012- State exhibition- Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy- Cochin.  2008- Urban Landscapes. Group Show with Paolo Meoni, Italian Cultural Institute- New Delhi- conducted by Centro Per L’arte Contemporanea l.Pecci- Prato.  2008- Group show with Teppo Valkama- Gallery Oliven- Son, Norway.   2007- Group show with Marco Baigini, sport clinic gallery , Florence, Italy.  2007- Fragmented Translations, Hues art gallery, Chennai.  2006- Gallery OLIVEN, SON, Norway.  2006- Opposite Reason: Only one different sky – Bodhi Contemporary art space – Cochin.  2004- State Exhibition – Kerala Lalit Kala Academy, Cochin.  2003- Group Show Amethyst Gallery, Chennai State Exhibition, Kerala State Lalit Kala Academy.  2002- P.P.A. Group Show, Chola Sheraton Hotel, Chennai Annual Exhibition, Cholamandal Artists’ village, Chennai.  2001. MERE – Apparao Gallery, Chennai,   Small format show, Vinyasa Gallery, Chennai.  Small format Bronze Sculpture show, Cholamandal Artists’ Village.  Group Show of Cholamandal Artists’ in Chola Sheraton Hotel, Chennai.  11 young artists from Madras – Palette People Gallery,Cochin.  Group Show – Kerala Kalapeedom, Cochin.  Group Show – Kerala Kalagramam, Mahe.  2000 Group Exhibition with French Painters, Gallery Azimuth, Strasbourg, France.  Group Show with Andre Nabarro and Blodsow.  DC Art Gallery, Kottayam.  Group Show- Vinyasa, Chennai.  Group Show, Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai.  Cholamandal Artists, Group Show, Spencer Plaza, Chennai. Cholamandal Artists’ Group Show, Aurodhan Art Gallery – Pondicherry.  1999- CAMLIN South Indian Regional Show, Bangalore.  1997- Performance of art pieces in Jabal Ali hotel, Dubai

Camps:    2019- Coir kerala installation Camp, Alappuzha.  2019- Gandhi smriti- kerala lalitha kala akademi,Durbar hall,Kochi.  2019- Time, space and mind-National camp. - Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi. Asian institute of design-Bangalore.  2018- Jaivam, State Camp. Mahatma Gandhi university,Kottayam.  2018- Kalakar Camp-Cochin,  Kalakar camp, kozhikode.  2017- State camp- Rajaravivarma smarakom- kilimanoor- Thiruvananthapuram- Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.  2017- Kalakar camp-organised by Kalakar and Kerala state yuvajana kshema board-Alappuzha.  2016- Dropping Thoughts-Chilla Art café, alappuzha.  2015- Suvarnam state  camp-Kottayam, Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.   2015- District camp, alappuzha- , Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.  2015- State illustration camp- CMS college, Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.  2014- Sculpture camp-Kuusamo-Opisto, Kuusamo, Finland.  2014- State camp, medows resorts, Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.Kollam.  2013- State camp, S K Pottakkad memorial cultural centre, Kozhikode.  2012- One Day Alappuzha District camp- DTPC hall- Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.  2003- State Camp- chaitanya pastral centre- Kottayam- Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi.  2001- PPA  Camp in association with Camlin, Cholamandal Artists’ village, Chennai.

 Email:- amenkhaleel@rediffmail.com www.ameenkhaleel.com