At the centre of Vikrant Bhise’s (b.1984) practice lies the ubiquitous presence of casteism which is entrenched in the social, economic, and political rubric of the nation and its intersectional implications on the movement for land, liberty, and labour. The indefatigable spirit of resistance demonstrated by Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule and other anti-caste leaders to uphold the constitutional rights for caste-oppressed communities anchor the core values of Bhise’s works. Through large-scale figurative paintings, Bhise portrays the archival memory of the Ambedkarite movement, personal and intergenerational lived experiences and the daily struggles shaped by caste-based discrimination.

Vikrant Bhise is an artist who lives and works in Mumbai, India. He is an alumnus of the L. S. Raheja School of Art (2010) and The Sir J. J. School of Art (2011), Mumbai.

Select solo and group exhibitions include 36th Bienal de São Paulo (2025); 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art (Berlin, 2025); We Will See, Experimenter – Colaba, Mumbai (2024); Human, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (2019), and Sense and Sensibilities: A Reflective Realisation, Anant Art Gallery, Noida (2024).