HELLO! India recognized the finest talent from the Indian art world, both emerging and established.
Monday, April 25th, 2022, The Mansion’s Oval Room, Hyatt Regency, Delhi
HELLO! India hosted the first edition of HELLO! India Art Awards this Monday in New Delhi. Looking beyond the world of visual art, HELLO! India Art Awards recognized new media, appreciated individual and group exhibitions, galleries that curate and showcase excellent artwork, and every domain of artistic excellence there is in India today.
The winners were validated and decided by a four-member jury, comprising Bengaluru-based art collector Abhishek Poddar, noted art historian Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, founder of the Devi Art Foundation Lekha Poddar and art expert Rahaab Allana. HELLO! India Art Awards also elicited the advice of experts like Shefali Somani and Anahita Taneja of Shrine Empire Gallery who were consultants to the awards.
It recognized nine winners in categories handpicked by the jury: ‘Best Art-based Initiative during the Pandemic’ (ABR Circle), ‘Young Artist of the Year’ (Divya Singh), ‘Artist Book of the Year’ (‘Why can’t bras have buttons’ by Indu Antony), ‘Collaboration of the Year’ (The Barbil Project), ‘Public Art Initiative’ (Mandeep Raikhy), ‘Curator of the Year’ (Bose Krishnamachari), ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ (Sanjan Mani), ‘Exhibition of the Year’ (Lokame Tharavadu, which translates to ‘The World is One Family) and ‘Critical Voice of the Year’ Baaraan Ijlal).
HELLO! India handpicked three ‘legends of art’, as ‘The Art Patron Of The Year (Kiran Nadar), ‘Sustained Promotion Of Arts and Culture’ (Sabyasachi Mukerjee), and ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ (Krishen Khanna) honoring them for their inimitable body of work that is perennial and ours to treasure for posterity
“It is important to acknowledge those whose contribution surpasses time and tide, their art-making them live forever.” Says Ms. Avarna Jain, Chairperson Editorial Board, HELLO! India
WINNERS:
| S.NO. | AWARD CATEGORIES | WINNERS |
| 1 | BEST ART-BASED INITIATIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC | ABR CIRCLE- Priyanshi Saxena Advaita Singh Radha Mahendru Annie Couillaud Shaunak Mahubani |
| 2 | YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR | DIVYA SINGH |
| 3 | ARTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR | INDU ANTONY |
| 4 | COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR | THE BARBIL PROJECT- Tripti Arya Jagannath Panda |
| 5 | PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE | MANDEEP RAIKHY |
| 6 | CURATOR OF THE YEAR | BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI |
| 7 | BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR | SAJAN MANI |
| 8 | EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR | BOSE KRISHNAMACHARI for Lokame Tharavadu |
| 9 | CRITICAL VOICE OF THE YEAR | BAARAAN IJLAL |
| 10 | ART PATRON OF THE YEAR | KIRAN NADAR |
| 11 | SUSTAINED PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE | SABYASACHI MUKHERJEE |
| 12 | LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | KRISHEN KHANNA |
The management’s vision in nurturing the arts is long term and while the foundation is laid this year, going forward the HELLO! India Art Awards wants to make a positive impact in enriching the art, the artist and the industry through initiatives, grants, residencies, and art camps.
