
| 2023 | MFA in Painting Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Brown University (co-enrolled) |
| 2015 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), BFA in Painting and Printmaking |
| 2012 | University of the Arts London: Chelsea Camberwell and Wimbledon College of Art and Design (CCW), Diploma in Studio Art and Visual Communications |
| 2011 | K.J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai, India |
| SOLO |
| 2018 | Politics of Color, The Quorum, Gurgoan, India (Essay by Shaleen Wadhawana) |
| Eastern Affair, Ravi Vazirani Design Studio, Mumbai, India | |
| 2017 | Decalcomania Fractal: An Ode to Naren, Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India (Essay by CHI) |
| Paper to Plastic, Spudnik Press Co-operative, Chicago, IL |
| GROUP SHOWS |
| 2025 | 1X1 Gallery, Dubai
Turley Gallery, Hudson, New York |
| 2024 | TSeen Unseen, South Asia Institute, Chicago IL Milaaya Gallery, Art Mumbai End of Nature II, Aicon Gallery, New York, NY Rajiv Menon Contemporary Gallery, LA |
| 2023 | Room with a View, Vardan Gallery, LA New Contemporaries, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum Field Projects Gallery, New York Painting with Butter, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence RI Granoff Centre for Creative Arts, Brown Arts Institute, Providence RI RISD Graduate Thesis Show at Rhode Island Convention Centre |
| 2022 | RISD Graduate Painting Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI Di/sjoi/nted Pluralities, Main Gallery, Nightingale Brown House, Providence RI Of Soiled bodies, Gelman Galleries, RISD Museum, Providence, RI |
| 2021 | Plot Points, Tao Art Gallery (curated by Satyajit Dave) |
| 2020 | Tapestry of Time, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai |
| 2019 | Boomerang, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai (Curated by Sneha Shah) (Two person show) |
| Making Space, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (Curated by Saloni Doshi) | |
| Curatorial Enquiry 1, Site Art Space, Vadodara, Gujarat, Curated by Satyajit Dave and Rajat Gaggar | |
| 2018 | The Diane and Browne Goodwin Collection, Ilinois State Museum, Lockport, IL |
| Beyond the Walls, Samanvai Art Gallery, Jaipur, India | |
| Vocation Redefined, Ministry of New, Mumbai, India | |
| 2017 | EXPO Chicago, Chicago IL (Art fair) |
| Narcissism + Social Interaction, Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India | |
| India Inked, Union Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
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| International Print Triennial Krakow- Falun: Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden |
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| MEKEN, smedjebacken Sweden | |
| 2016 | About and Inbetween, Prak-Sis Gallery, Chicago, IL (Three-Person) |
| The Future is Now, Maybe Sunday, Chicago, IL | |
| International Competition Lithography Litho - Kielce/2015, Kielce, Poland | |
| Homecoming Exhibition, Spudnik Press co-operative, Chicago, IL | |
| Xenophilia, Fulton Street Creative, Chicago, IL | |
| 2015 | Indo American Arts Council (IAAC) Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora Travelling exhibition at: |
| Hammond Museum, North Salem, New York | |
| Williamsburg Art and Historical Centre, Brooklyn, New York Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, New York |
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| BFA Thesis Exhibition SAIC, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL | |
| 22nd Annual Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc:, Chicago, IL Exhibitions I {catalogue} | |
| 2014 | Exhibitions II {catalogue} |
| Plural Visions, 19th Annual Asian American Showcase, Gene Siskel Film Centre, Chicago, IL The Foundation of Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM) | |
| 2012 | Chelsea Camberwell Wimbledon Foundation Show, London |
| 2022 | Forbes India 30 Under 30 |
| 2021 | Kirloskar Graduate Fellowship (Full RISD scholarship) (Vikram and Geetanjali Kirloskar Visiting Scholar in Painting program) |
| 2017 | Residency, Space 118, Mumbai India |
| 2016 | Artist-in-Residence, Spudnik Press Co-operative, Chicago, IL |
| 2015 | Residency, Vermont Studio Centre (Merit Scholarship Recipient), Johnson, VT |
| Excellence in Leadership Award, SAIC | |
| 2014 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A: Presidential Competition Award |
| 2013 | Nomination for Goldman Sachs Scholarship Award, SAIC |
| Deans List of Outstanding Sophomore, SAIC | |
| 2015-12 | Student Leadership Award, SAIC |
| SAIC Grant |
| 2025 | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur India |
| 2020 | Visiting Artist Lecture Series, ECP, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Online) Moderator, BLUPRINT DESIGN FEST, UAL Alumni Association.(Online) |
| 2019 |
Judge, Creative Arts, VERVE2020 Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering college Artist Lecture and Contemporary Art Workshop - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP Artist Talk, Soho House Mumbai, India |
| 2015-14 | Artist Talk at Vivekananda Memorial Program for Museum Excellence, The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) & The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) |
| 2023 | RISD Winter-session course in Painting Department - Materiality and Layering |
| 2022-21 |
TA to Elizabeth Donsky - Drawing, RISD TA to Angela Dufrense - Junior Painting Seminar, RISD TA to Greg Linguist - Prehistory of Contemporary Art, RISD |
| 2020-19 | Teaching Assistant, Early College Program (SAIC) Dhirubhai Ambani School, Mumbai, India TA to Claire Ashley and Shaurya Kumar |
| 2016 | Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Continuing Studies, Chicago, IL (Painting, Sculpture, Animation and Visual Communications) |
| Visiting Artist, Chicago Public Library (Chinatown head branch) Chicago, ILs | |
| 2014 | Sophomore Seminar Mentor, SAIC, Chicago, IL |
| Present-17 | Founding Member - Carpe Arte Group - Organisation focused on making art accessible through gallery walkthroughs, artist studio visits and art discussions. |
| 2021-20 | Founded Carpe Arte Supports Campaign (Raised $22,500 for 200 artist, sold 400+ works) 100% Proceeds went to the artists. |
| 2023-18 | Committee Member & Regional head Mumbai- UAL Indian Alumni Association, University of Arts London |
| 2021 | Organisation committee - BluePrint Virtual Art and Design Festival (30+ speakers from U.K and India) |
| 2023-22 | Founder and President, RISD Equestrian Club Treasurer and Member, Brown University Polo Club |
| 2023-21 | Visiting Artist Committee, Grad Painting Department, RISD, Providence |
| 2020 | Guest Curator, Grazia Magazine: Art Feature, Being Becoming (Pg. 60-64) |
| 2020-18 | Art Tour Guide, No Foot Prints, (Gallery and Museum), Mumbai, India |
| 2019 | Levis x Viraj Mithani : Commissioned to create customized pair of jeans to commomerate 146 year of Brand. (Exhibition: Famous Studio, Worli Mumbai) |
| 2017 | Fulton Street Collective, Artist, Chicago, IL JNL Design for EXPO Chicago, Installer (Vinyl, Monoliths, Signage) Flat Iron Arts Association, Artist, Chicago, IL |
| 2015 | Curator at Student Union Galleries (SUGS) SAIC, Dimensions of an Artist Grant Exhibition Chicago, IL Studio Assistant - Shaurya Kumar, Chicago, IL Gallery Assistant – Internship - Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL Artist, Autotelic Studio, Chicago, IL |
| Threading Ideas, Midday (Print) |
| New American Painting (Issue 165 - upcoming) |
| The Brown Daily Herald, Arts and Culture - RISD Triennial Forbes India Magazine, 30 Under 30, February 11 2022 Publication, The Reflective Artist by Jasodhara Banerjee Forbes video - “I am interested in exploring complexities of plastic age” Viraj Mithani | Forbes 30U30 |
| The Indy, Cover Image (12 November 2021, issue 06, volume 44) (Print Newspaper) LeMill (Blogpost) Artworks worth appreciating and acquiring LeMill x Viraj Mithani |
| Mumbai Mirror, The Informer: One for the Artist (Pg 2, August 25, 2020) (Print) Business Standard, GOOD LIFE: Supportive Community (13 June, 2020) (Print) Kathmandu Post, Carpe Arte Supports (June 29, 2020) (Web) The Hindu, This collective makes independent artist visible, (24 April 2020) (Web) Grazia, Here’s how the Art world is coping with COVID-19 Lockdown (Web) |
| Art Critique, Boomerang: An exhibition taking a contemporary look at ancient India by Katherine Keener, (September 25, ‘19 Web) |
| The Hindu, Ricocheting Across Space and Time by Pooja Savansukha, (Print Pg.4, 17-10-2019 issue) |
| Asian Age, Indian Mythology Reimagined by Priyanka Chandani, (Print) |
| Colour Canvas, Boomerang: Exhibition by Michal Raz and Viraj Mithani, Curated by Sneha shah (Print) |
| Design Pataki, Exploring Synchronicity and Momentum – Must visit Art shows (Boomerang) by Beverly Pereira (October 1, 2019 Web) |
| Elle Décor, Boomerang by Vedika Nair (September 15, 2019 Web) |
| Mojarto, Boomerang, (October 9, 2019 Web) |
| Mumbai Mirror (Boomerang Feature – 25, September 2019 Print Pg 36) |
| Better Interiors (Boomerang Feature – October 2019, Print Pg. 17) |
| Homegrown, Young Indian Artists Have Finally Found A Space To Shine With Cultivate Art (Web)Click here to see the article |
| Mid-Day, Create A New Canvas, Section: Guide Pg. 30 March 21, 2018 (Print) |
| Hindustan Times, When Worlds Collide, Pg. 13 March 24, 2018 |
| (Print) Sunday Mid-day, The Fine Print, Pg. 27 June 18th, 2017 |
| (Print) Mumbai Mirror, Viraj Mithani, Pg. 31 June 19th, 2017 |
| (Print) International Print Triennial Krakow- Falun 2016-2017, Catalogue Book |
| Ana Belaval, Eye on India Chicago, Interview (Xenophilia Exhibition), WGN-TV, Chicago IL, September, 21 2016 |
| Business Standard, Ranjita Ganesha, June 10, 2019 (Pg.14) “Night at the Gallery” |
| Mumbai Mirror, Suktara Ghosh, April 21 2019 (Sunday Mumbai Mirror Pg. 30, 34), “Gallery on the Move” |
| Mumbai Mirror, Suktara Ghosh, May 20 2019 (Mumbai Mirror Pg. 31), “A Walk to Remember – Carpe Arte” |
| The Indian Express, Benita Chako, April 23rd 2017, “:Mid-week gallery hopping now possible for office-goers” |