Krishna Luchoomun
Born in Mauritius in 1962, Krishna Luchoomun holds an M.A in fine arts from the ex-USSR Academy of Arts. He lives and work in Mauritius. In 2003 together with some artists friends he initiated “pARTage”, an artist’s-led art organization working for the promotion of contemporary art in Mauritius. He is the leader of the group and is currently working as lecturer at the MGI School of fine arts.
He has participated in a series of exhibitions and residencies in different countries around the world.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2015 – “My Soviet years” French Cultural centre (Mauritius)
2010 – ” Doors” Imaaya gallery (Mauritius)
2006 – “KULER RUZ” gallery (Mauritius)
2004 – Charles Gounod Gallery (Reunion Island)
2000 – Plantage Dookland, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Alliance Française (MAURITIUS)
1991 – Eureka House (Mauritius)
1990 – House of Friendship, Leningrad (Russia)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018 – Geumgang Nature Art Center – South-Korea 50 years of Independence- Ananta Gallery.
2017 – pARTage International Artists Workshop – French Cultural centre – Artistes des Iles de L`ocean Indien- La Region (Reunion island)
2016 – “Mother Earth, Father Sky”- Tsukuba Art Centre-JAPAN
2016 – “Borderline” Granary (Mauritius)
2016 – “WE- Architecture” Korean Cultural centre DELHI, INDIA
2016 – “METAFORM” Rogers House- Mauritius
2015 – First Mauritius Pavilion 56th Venice Biennale (Italy)
2014 – ARTchipelago – IFM (Mauritius)
2013 – Pretoria Art Museum (South Africa) Offline (Portugal)
2012 – Thupelo – (Johannesburg-S.Africa)
2012 – Triangle 30 years (New York- USA)
2011 – CBK zuidoost gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
2010 – International workshop, AIFACS (India)
2009 – SADC meeting (Botswana)
2008 – Beijing 3rd Biennale (China)
2007 – insulART international exhibition (MGI Mauritius)
2006 – Open Studios, Gasworks (London, UK)
2006 – Britto – (Bangladesh)
2005 – 2nd Biennale Beijing – (China)
2005 – 2nd East African Biennale (Tanzania)
2004 – pARTage International Artists Workshop (Mauritius)
2003 – Staedlijk museum of Zwollee (The Netherlands)
2003 – Nicole Chabot and Krishna, Alliance Francaise (Mauritius) Abiko Open Air exhibition, Abiko (Japan)
2003 – Latitude 2003, Municipality of Paris (France) Karte postale – St Pierre (Reunion Island) Modern Arts Museum – Windhoek (Namibia)
2002 – 1st Triennial (Mauritius)
2001 – Slip Way Art Gallery Dar-Es-Salam (Tanzania)
1999 – International artists` workshop, Nida (Lithuania) World Print Triennial, Chamalieres (France) MOBAA Millenium exhibition, (Mauritius)
1999 – Escale International Exhibition, Eureka (Mauritius) MOBBA- Sequences, Le Caudan (Mauritius) African contemporary Art, Beijing (China)
1997 – 9th Triennial – (India)
1995 – Biennial of South Africa “Africus” (South Africa) “Uecker Class”, Dusseldorf (Germany)
1994 – World Prints Triennial –Chamalieres (France) Werkhof gallery (Germany)
1993 – Bothnia Seascape, Oulu (Finland)
1993 – Salon d’Automne – Paris (France)
1992 – Biennial of Seychelles (Seychelles)