CONTACT
Telephone +61 0478 238 920
E-mail hitnat1@yahoo.co.uk
BIOGRAPHY
1964 born Nairobi, Kenya
Currently lives and works in Perth, Australia
EDUCATION
2010-present PHD, Curtin University, Perth
2002-2003 Diploma in Multimedia, Sydney TAFE, Sydney, Australia
1992-1993 P.G.C.E.in Art and Design, Department of Art & Design, London University
1986-1989 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), St Martins School of Art, London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 A Strategic Misconception, MARS Gallery, Melbourne
2011 KamikazeWasabi, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2011 Let’sGo! Gallery Reis, Singapore
2009 Paksploytation,Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2009 A lack of marmalade was my only real grievance, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai
2008 HiteshNatalwala, Nature Morte, New Delhi
2007 Let’sTalk, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2005 Jeez,Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
1995 Paintings& Works on Paper, Old Bull Arts Centre, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Tokyo Art Fair, MARS Gallery, Melbourne
2013 SydneyArt Fair, MARS Gallery, Melbourne
2012 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2011 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
SeoulArt Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2011 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2010 Zento Kawaii: The Japanese Affect, Queensland University Art Gallery
2010 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2010 AdInfinitum, Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi
2009 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
2008 HongKong Art Fair, Gallery Barry Keldoulis
Urban Myths and Modern Fables, DorisMcCarthy Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Urban Myths, Modern Fables, 24HrArt, Darwin
gbk and Nature Morte @ Melbourne Art Fair
2007 UrbanMyths & Modern Fables, UTS Gallery, Sydney
ABN Amro Emerging Art Prize, Sydney
2006 theDecember Group, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
LILA PLAY: Contemporary Miniatures and NewArt from South Asia, Span Galleries, Melbourne
GBK @ Melbourne Art Fair, Royal ExhibitionBuilding
ABN Amro Emerging Art Prize, Sydney
2005 InternationalPainting on Paper, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
GBK @ Span, Span Galleries, Melbourne
theDecember Group, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney
2000 ADifferent Kind of Show, The Whitechapel Gallery, London
1998 Groupshow, Florence Trust, The Gallery, Cork St. London
1993 Two man show of paintings with Martin Grover, Merz Contemporary Art
PRIZES & GRANTS
2014-15 The Jerwood Art Prize (finalist)
2014 TheING Discerning Eye Exhibition (finalist)
2010 TheCity of Joondalup Invitation Art Award (finalist)
RESIDENCIES & COMMISSIONS
1996-1997 FlorenceTrust, London
1993 Art and Design Department, Institute of Education, London University
COLLECTIONS
Art bank (Australia) and various private collections in Australia, America, India, Belgium, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Italy, Switzerland and Great Britain.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Jones,Les. ‘Hitesh Natalwala’, Contemporary Collage Magazine, Issue 5, Feb 2022, pp. 48– 57.
2016 Mohammad, Nadia. “Hitesh Natalwala, Collective Memories”, Vault Magazine, Issue 14, May 2016, pp. 24 – 27.
2009 McDonald, John. “Sinful city gets down to cultural business, Hong Kong International ArtFair”, Sydney Morning Herald: Spectrum, 30-31 May, 2009, p. 14-15
Goddard, Julian. Paksploytation, ex cat,Gallery Barry Keldoulis, 2009
Clement, Tracey. “Metro Picks”, Metro Art,Sydney Morning Herald, October 16-22, 2009, p. 14
Ambani-Gandhi, Shivangi. “Capturing the migrant story in collage”, India Link Magazine, vol 17 no 2, December 2009, p.16
Kidd, Courtney, Under $5000, Australian ArtCollector, 2009, p. 181-197.
Pal, Deepanjana. “Art: Jam session”,Time Out Mumbai, vol. 5 issue 14, March 6 – 19 2009, p.55
Flynn, Paul. “Profiles: Hitesh Natalwala”, Artist Profile, Issue 6, Autumn 2009, pp. 50 – 53.
“Forecast: The year 2009 identities and highlights”, Platform: Creative Lifestyle, Arts Special, Jan-Feb 2009, pp 37 -41
2008 Fairley, Gina, “Urban Myths and Modern Fables at the UTS Gallery”, Asian Art News, v.18, n. 2, March/April 2008, p. 124-125.
2007 Sivanesan, Haema, Hitesh Natalwala, ex cat, Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Sydney, 2007.
Sivanesan, Haema, “Stories for the Moment”, Urban Myths Modern Fables, ex. cat.,University of Technology Sydney, 2007.