Artist’s Biography
Viraj Mithani’s practice involves painting, printmaking and drawing. He completed his MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design as a Vikram and Geetanjali Kirloskar Visiting Scholar. He earned a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Diploma degree in Studio Art from the Chelsea, Camberwell, Wimbledon Colleges of Art and Design (CCW) of the University of the Arts London.
Mithani has had solo and group shows worldwide. His selected exhibitions include: 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai (2025), Turley Gallery, Hudson, NY (2025), Aicon Art, NY (2024), Spring Break Art Fair, NY (2024), Rajiv Menon Contemporary, LA (2024), Milaaya Art, Mumbai (2024), Field Projects, NY (2023), Vardan Gallery, LA (2023), South Asia Institute, Chicago (2024), Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum (2023, 2022), Nightingale-Brown House (Main Gallery) (2022), Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai (2021, 2019), Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2018), Ravi Vazirani Design Studio, Mumbai (2018), Clark House Initiative, Mumbai (2017), The Quorum Gurgaon (2018), Site Art Space, Vadodara (2019), Spudnik Press, Chicago (2017), Illinois State Museum (2018), Dalarnas Museum, Falun (2017), Meken Smedjebacken, Falun (2017), International Lithography Competition, Litho – Kielce, Poland (2016-17), Union Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2017), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2017), Hammond Museum, NY (2015), Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, NY (2015), Flushing Town Hall, NY (2015), Sullivan Galleries, Chicago (2015), and Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago (2014). He was awarded the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Art India (2022), Kirloskar Graduate Full-Fellowship at RISD (2021–23), Artist-in-Residence at Spudnik Press in Chicago (2016–17), Merit scholarship recipient at Vermont Studio Center USA (2015), Space 118 in Mumbai (2017) and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A: Presidential Competition Award (2014).
His teaching experiences include at Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Fulton Street Collective and the Chicago Public Library. His curatorial projects: SUGS Gallery, SAIC, Guest Artist Curator at Le Mill and Grazia Magazine, Mumbai. Founding member of Carpe Arte group; initiator and founder of Carpe Arte Supports (2020–21) in India.
Mithani’s work has been written and featured in major publications such as New American Painting, Art Critique, Asian Age, Global Indian, Forbes India Magazine, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, The Hindu, Elle Decor, Mumbai Mirror, Midday and The Brown Daily Herald. News channel interviews include: WGN-TV, USA and A1TV Channel, India. He currently lives and practices in Mumbai, India (2026).