Nalini Malani — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

Sattu, 2016

Reverse painted acrylic, ink, and enamel on Mylar

Malika, 2018

Reverse painted acrylic, ink, and enamel on acrylic sheet

Volte Gallery · Artsy

Despoiled Shore, 1993

12 Digital Prints on archival Hahnemühle Bamboo Fine Art Paper

Life 4, Variation III, 2023

Digital print, paint and pencil Moab Entrada paper

Childhood fears, 2009

Digital print

In Search of Vanished Blood (2), 2012

Acrylic and ink on digital picture, edition 1 of 3

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$79.5K

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$59.9K

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May 2026 · $238K

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Paintings: $59.9K medianWorks on paper: $1.4K medianEditioned prints: $1.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.2K median

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Galleries1

#43 Galerie Lelong

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Prizes & Awards2

Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy

Winner 2023

Joan Miró Prize

Winner 2019

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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts A brush with… Nalini Malani A brush with... · Feb 21, 2024

An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to her time in 1970s Paris

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Biennial Selections2

Venice Biennale — Venice

2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh

documenta — Kassel

2012 · documenta (13) · curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

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Education1

Sir J J School Art Bombay

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Publications6

Monograph 1

Nalini Malani Author

MoMA Publications · 2023

Exhibition Catalog 4

Nalini Malani: The Rebellion of the Dead, Retrospective 1969-2018, Part II

Hatje Cantz · 2018

Nalini Malani

Hatje Cantz · 2017

In Medias Res Author

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Nalini Malani: Splitting the Other

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Artist Book 1

Nalini Malani: In Search of Vanished Blood

Hatje Cantz · 2012

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Current Exhibitions2

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Nalini Malani: Of Woman Born

Nalini Malani

May 9, 2026 — Aug 7, 2026

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#6,871 SPARC* Spazio Arte Contemporanea

Nalini Malani – Of Woman Born

Nalini Malani

May 9, 2026 — Aug 7, 2026

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India Pavilion at Venice Biennale spotlights ecology, craft

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Nalini Malani’s Venice Biennale 2026 exhibition confronts violence, myth, and motherhood

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Past Exhibitions13

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Avatar Forms of Vishnu

Mahesh of Chamba, Gitanjali Das, Kalyan Joshi, Desmond Lazaro, Kalam Patua, Nalini Malani, Pushpamala N, Sumakshi Singh, Satyanarayan Suthar

Art Gallery Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Jan 1, 2026

Major exhibition Art Gallery of NSW: Naala Badu building Avatar Forms of Vishnu Opens 20 June 2026 Charges apply

#1,290 Volte Art Project

Can You Hear Me?

Nalini Malani

114 20C Street - Al Safa 1 - Al Safa - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Feb 25, 2024 — Mar 3, 2024

Nalini MALANI: My Reality is Different

#879 阿拉里奥画廊·

Nalini MALANI

85 Yulgok-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea

Sep 1, 2023 — Oct 21, 2023

Nalini Malani: Crossing Boundaries

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Nalini Malani

372 Rue Sainte-Catherine O Bureau 527, Montreal, QC H3B 1A2, Canada

Mar 23, 2023 — Jun 21, 2023

Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different

#43 Galerie Lelong

Nalini Malani

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Mar 2, 2023 — May 31, 2023

Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund

National Gallery

Nalini Malani

Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK

Jan 1, 2023

Free Free Past exhibition Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund 2 March ‒ 11 June 2023 Our first Nati...

Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different

National Gallery

Nalini Malani

Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK

Jan 1, 2023

Past exhibition Free Exhibition Nalini Malani: My Reality is Different National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund Past exhibition 2 March ‒ 11 Ju...

Nalini Malani: Gamepieces

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Nalini Malani

2683 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034, USA

Nov 5, 2022 — Jan 22, 2023

Nalini Malani: Vision in Motion

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Nalini Malani

HK Hong Kong Island Central Tai Kwun, Barrack Block Second Floor, Shop 03-205 & 206 No, 10 Hollywood Rd, Central, Hong Kong

Dec 7, 2021 — Mar 7, 2022

Nalini Malani: In Search of Vanished Blood

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Nalini Malani

25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Nalini Malani: In Search of Vanished Blood Jun 29 – Oct 16, 2016 Nalini Malani (b. 1946, Karachi) is India’s foremost video and installation artist and a com...