Matthew Krishanu (b.1980, Bradford. Lives and works in London) paints in series, creating chapters of works based on his personal experiences and childhood memories growing up in Bengal. Combining loose washes of colour with thick definite lines, the characters in his compositions—framed against natural landscapes and domestic interiors—allude to the complexity of early life in expatriate and missionary communities. In his poignant scenes Krishanu shows that childhood innocence is far from immune to historic and cultural facets or prejudice from the adult world.
Read MoreKrishanu received his MA from Central Saint Martins, London, in 2009 and his BA from Exeter University, Devon, in 2001.
His work has been exhibited internationally, most recently at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes (2023); Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi (2023); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2023); University of Leeds (2023); Dhaka Art Summit (2023); GRIMM, New York (2022); Mead Gallery, Warwicks Art Centre, Coventry (2022); LGDR, New York (2022); Tanya Leighton (2021); Hayward Gallery/Southbank Centre, London (2021, 2020); Ikon and Lahore Biennial 02, Lahore (2020); MAC, Birmingham (2019) and Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield (2018); Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2019); Compton Verney, Warwickshire (2019); Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2018); East Gallery, Norwich (2018); Yantai Art Museum, Jiangsu Art Museum, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China (2017-2018).
Public collections that hold Krishanu's work include: Arts Council Collection, London; Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham; Government Art Collection, UK; Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield; Ikon Gallery Birmingham; Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing; and Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi.
Text courtesy Jhaveri Contemporary.
