New York-based artist Yamini Nayar's photographs of fictional interiors and imagined architectures stem from a deep interest in architectural history and the ambiguity of spaces. Nayar's photographs of tabletop sculptural installations are built from found and raw materials, and physically interpret spaces sourced from historical archives and old architectural magazines. Once the image is recorded, the physical installation is discarded. Only the photograph remains, as a document, an object and entry point into a moment held together solely for the lens.
Yamini Nayar is currently a Workspace Artist-in-Residence with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Prior to the LMCC, Nayar was a resident in 2010 at the Center for Photography at Woodstock and the Art Academy of Cincinnati as the Lightborne artist-in-residence. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions with Thomas Erben, NY and Amrita Jhaveri, Mumbai and is included in publications of the Sharjah Biennial 2011, and Unfixed: Postcolonial Perspectives in Photography and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam. Recent reviews include Artforum, Art in America, ArtPapers, Art India, Vogue India and the New Yorker. Nayar's upcoming exhibitions include the DeCordova Sculpture Museum and the Queensland Art Gallery in Australia. Her work is included in the collections of Arts in Embassies, Cincinnati Art Museum, Queens Museum, Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane and the Hiscox Collection. Nayar received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Yamini Nayar is currently a Workspace Artist-in-Residence with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Prior to the LMCC, Nayar was a resident in 2010 at the Center for Photography at Woodstock and the Art Academy of Cincinnati as the Lightborne artist-in-residence. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions with Thomas Erben, NY and Amrita Jhaveri, Mumbai and is included in publications of the Sharjah Biennial 2011, and Unfixed: Postcolonial Perspectives in Photography and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam. Recent reviews include Artforum, Art in America, ArtPapers, Art India, Vogue India and the New Yorker. Nayar's upcoming exhibitions include the DeCordova Sculpture Museum and the Queensland Art Gallery in Australia. Her work is included in the collections of Arts in Embassies, Cincinnati Art Museum, Queens Museum, Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane and the Hiscox Collection. Nayar received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.
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recent news:
Sharjah Biennial, Manual for Treason, 2011 (curator Murtaza Vali)
Tyler School of Art, Artist Lecture, Apr 2011
Pratt University, Artist Lecture: Process/Practice/Portfolio, A Seminar for Emerging Artists, Mar 2011
Moving Index, ArtOffice.org, curated by Courtney Martin
Republic of Brown, Ten to Watch in 2011
Take On Art, Issue #4, New Delhi, Jan 2010|
Humble Art Foundation's The Collector's Guide to New Art Photography, Vol 2
recent news:
Sharjah Biennial, Manual for Treason, 2011 (curator Murtaza Vali)
Tyler School of Art, Artist Lecture, Apr 2011
Pratt University, Artist Lecture: Process/Practice/Portfolio, A Seminar for Emerging Artists, Mar 2011
Moving Index, ArtOffice.org, curated by Courtney Martin
Republic of Brown, Ten to Watch in 2011
Take On Art, Issue #4, New Delhi, Jan 2010|
Humble Art Foundation's The Collector's Guide to New Art Photography, Vol 2
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Upcoming publication: UNFIXED - Photography, Postcolonial Persectives and Contemporary Art; Editors Asmara Pelupessy & Sara Blokland, Keynote essay: Kobena Mercer / Spring 2011
Upcoming publication: UNFIXED - Photography, Postcolonial Persectives and Contemporary Art; Editors Asmara Pelupessy & Sara Blokland, Keynote essay: Kobena Mercer / Spring 2011
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Lightborne Lecture and Artist-in-Residence 2010: Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Art Museum
Lightborne Lecture and Artist-in-Residence 2010: Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Art Museum
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BRIC Brooklyn Art:Work Gala, Artist Honoree, October 2010
BRIC Brooklyn Art:Work Gala, Artist Honoree, October 2010
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Center for Photography of Woodstock, Artist-in-Residence, July 2010
Center for Photography of Woodstock, Artist-in-Residence, July 2010
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Jan - May 2010 'Empire Strikes Back, Contemporary Indian Art Today', Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Jan - May 2010 'Empire Strikes Back, Contemporary Indian Art Today', Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
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'Object Lessons' curated by Vince Aletti New York Photo Festival, 2010
Artists: Jeff Bark, Adam Bartos, Sharon Core, Sally Gall, Bill Jacobson, Richard Learoyd,
Laura Letinsky, Andrea Modica, Yamini Nayar, Jiro Takamatsu, Jocko Weyland
'Object Lessons' curated by Vince Aletti New York Photo Festival, 2010
Artists: Jeff Bark, Adam Bartos, Sharon Core, Sally Gall, Bill Jacobson, Richard Learoyd,
Laura Letinsky, Andrea Modica, Yamini Nayar, Jiro Takamatsu, Jocko Weyland
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This is Unreal: Raqs Media Collective, Susanta Mandal and Yamini Nayar
July 23-Sept 4, 2010
Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, India
This is Unreal: Raqs Media Collective, Susanta Mandal and Yamini Nayar
July 23-Sept 4, 2010
Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, India
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May 27-30, 2010 Hong Kong Art Fair with Thomas Erben Gallery
May 27-30, 2010 Hong Kong Art Fair with Thomas Erben Gallery
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Apr 2010 'Punctum II', Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai, IN, curator Arshiya Lokandwala
Apr 2010 'Punctum II', Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai, IN, curator Arshiya Lokandwala
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Apr 2010 '31 Women in Art Photography' Humble Arts Foundation at Affirmation Arts, New York, curators Charlotte Cotton and Jon Feinstein
Apr 2010 '31 Women in Art Photography' Humble Arts Foundation at Affirmation Arts, New York, curators Charlotte Cotton and Jon Feinstein
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Mar 2010 'Bring Me a Lion', Webster University, St. Louis, MO, curators Dr. Jeff Hughes and Dana Turkovic
Mar 2010 'Bring Me a Lion', Webster University, St. Louis, MO, curators Dr. Jeff Hughes and Dana Turkovic
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Dec 2009, 'Yamini Nayar, New Works', NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL
Dec 2009, 'Yamini Nayar, New Works', NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL
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Jan - Mar 2010 'Accented', Bric-Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curator Murtaza Vali
Jan - Mar 2010 'Accented', Bric-Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curator Murtaza Vali
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Aug 2009 Indian Art Summit, Panel: 'Mapping Alternative Networks and Communities', New Delhi, IN
Aug 2009 Indian Art Summit, Panel: 'Mapping Alternative Networks and Communities', New Delhi, IN
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Apr - May 2009, 'Arrested Views: Sheela Gowda and Yamini Nayar', Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, NY
Apr - May 2009, 'Arrested Views: Sheela Gowda and Yamini Nayar', Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, NY
