Ravinder Reddy Indian, b. 1956
Born in 1956 in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh, Ravinder Reddy completed a bachelor’s of fine arts in sculpture and a master’s of arts in creative sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, among other short diploma courses.
He was one of the first contemporary Indian artists to draw critical attention in America following his show at Deitch Projects in 2001. He appears in collections such as that of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, USA; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan; Frank Cohen Collection, UK; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, USA; and the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; in addition to attracting attention at various international contemporary art auctions.
He has participated in several solo exhibitions, including Grosvenor Vadehra, London; the Bose Pacia Gallery, New York; Le Jardin d’Acclimation, Paris; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA; and the Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C. His works have also been exhibited in various group shows, including Aicon Gallery, New York (2014, 2012 and 2010); Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2014, 2012 and 2011); Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (2012); the Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, USA (2011); Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA (2011); among others.
The artist lives and works in Hyderabad.
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The Patience of Ordinary Things
D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 29 August - 7 October 2023The Patience of Ordinary Things It is a kind of love, is it not? How the cup holds the tea, How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare, How the floor...Read more -
Ravinder Reddy | Soma
D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 24 January - 20 February 2020In an exhibition titled SOMA, world-renowned artist and sculptor Ravinder Reddy exhibits his extensive collection of nude sculptures crafted over several years. Soma, meaning ‘body’ in Greek and ‘nectar’ in...Read more
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Ravinder Reddy: The Man with the Heads
By V Sobha | Open Magazine 14 April 2020Ravinder Reddy is working on his biggest sculpture yet: a 24-foot head that is being assembled in a shed built for the purpose on his...Read more -
Vizag sculptor's voluptuous women inspire Rohit Bal's fashion line
By Reshmi Chakarvorty | Deccan Chronicle 10 March 2020Vizag-based sculptor G. Ravinder Reddy is known for his giant heads and voluptuous sculptures that celebrate women. Often portrayed with wide eyes, golden skin and...Read more -
The way art is taught is dull, boring and monotonous: Ravinder Reddy
By Atul Mittal | Business Standard 29 February 2020He is on a high, but quietly so. Sculptor Ravinder Reddy has displayed at some of the choicest venues in the world — the Grosvenor...Read more -
The feminine revered
By Rewati Rau | India Today 6 February 2020It was in 1989 when Ravinder Reddy’s nude sculpture was placed for viewing at a railway station. It was one of the first public auctions...Read more -
Indian Artist G Ravinder Reddy’s Groundbreaking Sculptures Of Women Shatter Western Ideals Of Beauty
By Ann Binlot | Forbes 31 January 2020They’re big, bold, beautiful—and brilliant. For over four decades G Ravinder Reddy’s curvy sculptures of the female form have been key figures of India’s contemporary...Read more -
Bold Is Beautiful – a Guide to Spotting a Ravinder Reddy Sculpture
Daily Art 20 July 2019The majority of Reddy’s subjects are women. Their bodies are stylised and striking. You could describe them as both sensual and monstrous. When creating an...Read more -
Why sculptor G Ravinder Reddy is obsessed with large, disembodied heads of women
By Akhila Ranganna | Scroll 7 August 2017Walk into the foyer of the Bay area at the RMZ Ecospace in Bengaluru and your eyes will immediately be drawn to a solitary sculpture,...Read more -
Modern & traditional
By Gidhar Khasnis | Deccan Herald 22 July 2017In October 1996, a major exhibition ‘Contemporary Art in Asia: Traditions/Tensions’, was shown simultaneously at three venues in New York: The Asia Society, Grey Art...Read more -
Search India Ink SEARCH Ravinder Reddy Loves Women
By Pamposh Raina | The New York TImes 10 February 2012“Women are the focus of my work,” said sculptor Ravinder Reddy, who has spent almost two decades creating monumental sculptures of women. Some of these...Read more -
ART IN REVIEW; Ravinder G. Reddy
By Holland Cotter | The New York Times 12 October 2001The spirelike roofs of certain Hindu temples in South India are a dizzying pileup of hundreds of brightly painted carved figures. Most are of deities,...Read more
