RAMESH MARIO NITHIYENDRAN
b. 1988, Sri LankaRamesh Mario Nithiyendran (b.1988 Colombo. Lives and works in Sydney) explores global histories and languages of figurative representation. He has specific interests in South Asian forms and imagery as well as politics relating to idolatry, the monument, gender, race and religiosity. While he is best known for his irreverent approach to ceramic media and audacious use of colour and ornamentation, his material vernacular is broad. He has worked imaginatively with sculptural materials including bronze, concrete, neon, LED and fibreglass, as well as conventional painting and printmaking materials and techniques.
Nithiyendran received his BA/BFA from the University of New South Wales in 2011 and a MFA from the University of New South Wales in 2013.
His work had been exhibited widely in solo and group shows internationally, including: Art Gallery of Ballarat (2024-25); Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2024); Tramway, Glasgow (2023); Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Delhi (2023); Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (2022); Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2022); The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, New South Wales (2021); Melbourne Art Foundation, Melbourne (2020); Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney (2019); Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula (2019); Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne (2016); The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (2016); Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka (2016); Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Adelaide (2016); Kuandu Biennale, Taipei (2016); Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria (2015); Gallery 9, Sydney (2015).
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s works forms part of many public collections, including Art Gallery of Ballarat; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Artbank, Sydney; Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria; Home of the Arts, Queensland; The University of Melbourne, Parkville; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton; University of New South Wales, Sydney; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; Casula Powerhouse, New South Wales; Ian Potter Museum of Art, Parkville; Wollongong Art Gallery, New South Wales.
Courtesy Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai.
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