AT A GLANCE
Sathyanand Mohan, PhD
Area of Practice: Painting, printmaking, photography and the moving image, art history and criticism
OVERVIEW
Sathyanand Mohan completed a B.F.A. in Painting from the Government College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum in 1998, and an M.F.A. in Printmaking from the M. S. University of Baroda in 2000. He completed his PhD at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-B, Mumbai in 2023. He teaches in the Contemporary Art Practice program at Srishti. An artist, writer, and academician, Sathyanand Mohan’s research interests are focussed on art history and criticism, histories of photography and film, media studies, and continental philosophy.
EDUCATION
PhD, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IITB
MFA in Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda
BFA in Painting, Govt. College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 2019 – Faculty, Srishti-MAHE Institute of Art Design and Technology
2015 – 2019 – Associate Senior Facuty, NID
2012 – 2014 – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda
INTEREST AREAS
Painting; printmaking; photography and the moving image; art history and criticism
CURRENT PRACTICE AT SRISHTI
Contemporary Arts Practice, General Studies, Academic Writing
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
I teach various aspects of Contemporary Art Practice, from painting and photography to artist books and digital media. I also teach art History and criticism, as well as academic writing.
CREATIVE PRACTICE & OUTREACH
Has been exhibiting and writing on art since 2008. Curated a few shows. At present works largely with digital media and photography. Recent exhibitions include ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ (2022) and The Chaos Trilogy: Pt 3 (2024).
