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Vishal Shah

Born in Mumbai, India

Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Vishal Shah

About

Vishal Shah is a multidisciplinary artist and the Managing & Creative Director of BBA Gallery, currently based in Berlin. Born in Mumbai, he was raised and began his early artistic practice in London, where he lived for the majority of his life before relocating to Berlin. As a conceptual artist, Vishal's independent work is driven by ideas, storytelling, and personal mythologies.

Parallel to his artistic endeavours, Vishal boasts a rich background in creative direction, spanning both commercial and independent projects. He has directed and produced moving image work for international screenings and visual music events across Europe, America, and Asia. Vishal has also shared his extensive knowledge as a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art, London, and as an Adjunct Professor at Richmond, The American International University in London.

Education


MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London, UK
BA Fine Art, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Exhibitions & Screenings

2023

BBA Editions, Group Show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2021

BBA 2020, Group Show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2019

It Might Blow Up, But It Won’t Go Pop, Solo Show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Poetics of Change, Fann A Porter Gallery, Dubai, UAE

2018

Sluice - Exchange Berlin, Kühlhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2017

BB17, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Field Works - Arts & Ethics Research Group of Edinburgh University. BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2016

Elektramusic Vidéomusique 2 (#17), Résonances Electriques, Strasbourg, France
13th World Congress of the International Association of Bioethics, Arts + Ethics Exhibition, Edinburgh, UK
Uncharted Territories, Solo show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Athens Digital Arts Festival #ADAF2016 - Screening: Pop Apocalyptic - After Dark, Athens, Greece
Seeing Sound 4 - 2016 Screenings, curated by Professor Joseph Hyde, Bath Spa, UK

Publications

2019

Harper’s Bazaar Magazine, Arabia, Spring Issue

Vishal Shah

Born in Mumbai, India

Lives and works in Berlin, Germany