ONE OF ITS KIND ART AWARDS 2022

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.

Avarna Jain and Bose Krishnamachari

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).

Chandni Nath Israni, Avarna Jain

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 CATEGORIESWINNERS
1BEST ART-BASED INITIATIVE DURING THE PANDEMICABR CIRCLE-          
Priyanshi Saxena
Advaita Singh        
Radha Mahendru
Annie Couillaud
Shaunak Mahubani
2YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEARDIVYA SINGH
3ARTIST BOOK OF THE YEARINDU ANTONY
4COLLABORATION OF THE YEARTHE BARBIL PROJECT-
Tripti Arya
Jagannath Panda
5PUBLIC ART INITIATIVEMANDEEP RAIKHY
6CURATOR OF THE YEARBOSE KRISHNAMACHARI
7BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEARSAJAN MANI
8EXHIBITION OF THE YEARBOSE KRISHNAMACHARI for Lokame Tharavadu
9CRITICAL VOICE OF THE YEARBAARAAN IJLAL
10ART PATRON OF THE YEARKIRAN NADAR
11SUSTAINED PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURESABYASACHI MUKHERJEE
12LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDKRISHEN 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.