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'''Sunil Garg''' is an Indian-American visual artist and sculptor,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newarkartsphotodoc.com/sunil-garg |title=The Newark Artists Photo Documentary Project |last=Gutwein |first=Colleen |date=2018 |website=www.newarkartsphotodoc |publisher= |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> who specializes in kinetic light sculpture. Born in ], he lives and works in New Jersey, where he has a studio at ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> '''Sunil Krishna Garg''' (born February 19, 1952) is an Indian-American visual artist and sculptor,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newarkartsphotodoc.com/sunil-garg |title=The Newark Artists Photo Documentary Project |last=Gutwein |first=Colleen |date=2018 |website=www.newarkartsphotodoc |publisher= |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> who specializes in kinetic light sculpture. Born in ], he lives and works in New Jersey, where he has a studio at ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>

==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Sunil Garg was born on February 19, 1952, in ], a town 33 miles (54K) southeast of new Delhi, in the Indian state of ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> His first solo exhibition as a painter was at the Shridharani Gallery in ] in ] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://aroon.us/erasing_borders_2014/SunilGarg/bio.htm |title= IAAC Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2014 |last= |first= |date= |website= aroon.us |publisher= Indo-American Arts Council |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> Sunil Garg was born on February 19, 1952, in ], a town 33 miles (54 km) southeast of new Delhi, in the Indian state of ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> His first solo exhibition as a painter was at the Shridharani Gallery in ] in ] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://aroon.us/erasing_borders_2014/SunilGarg/bio.htm |title= IAAC Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2014 |last= |first= |date= |website= aroon.us |publisher= Indo-American Arts Council |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

He studied chemistry at St. Stephen’s College at the ] then continued graduate studies in the U.S. in 1972, earning his MA and Ph.D. in Chemistry at Stevens Institute of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78 He studied chemistry at St. Stephen's College at the ] then continued graduate studies in the U.S. in 1972, earning his MA and Ph.D. in chemistry at Stevens Institute of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78
|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> |date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
While working at ], where he served in both scientific and executive roles, he earned a law degree and, in 1986, went on to practice environmental law as well as serving as the executive director of the ] Utilities Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/2008/may/15nri1.htm |title=NRIs Appointed to Asian American Body|last=Joshi |first=Monika |date= While working at ], where he served in both scientific and executive roles, he earned a law degree and, in 1986, went on to practice environmental law as well as serving as the executive director of the ] Utilities Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/2008/may/15nri1.htm |title=NRIs Appointed to Asian American Body|last=Joshi |first=Monika |date=
May 15, 2008 |website=m.rediff.com |publisher=rediff |access-date=December 24, 2004 |quote=}}</ref> During this time he continued making art, ultimately returning to it full time. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> His work and installations have been displayed at The ], the ], the ] Art Gallery, Sculpture Key West, the ], the ] in Madison, Wisconsin, ], in Philadelphia, PA, May 15, 2008 |website=m.rediff.com |publisher=rediff |access-date=December 24, 2004 |quote=}}</ref> During this time he continued making art, ultimately returning to it full time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/sunil-garg |title= From Polymers to Experimental Art: The Fascinating Career of Sunil Garg M.S. ’74 Ph.D. ’78|date=July 31, 2022 |website= www.stevens.edu |publisher= Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> His work and installations have been displayed at The ], the ], the ] Art Gallery, Sculpture Key West, the ], the ] in Madison, Wisconsin, ], in Philadelphia, PA.

He is a resident of ].<ref>, ''The Newarker'', April 1, 2022. Accessed December 26, 2024. "After I received my Ph.D. from Stevens Tech, I got a job in corporate research at a laboratory in New Jersey and lived in Teaneck, Westfield, and, finally, in Summit, where I live now."</ref>
==Selected group exhibitions== ==Selected group exhibitions==
* 2024 Myriad, A Celebration of BIPOC Artistry at Mana Contemporary <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://manacommon.com/news/myriad-a-celebration-of-bipoc-artistry-at-mana-contemporary/ |title= MYRIAD: A Celebration of BIPOC Artistry at Mana Contemporary|date=Feb 29, 2024 |website=MANA Common |publisher= Mana Contemporary|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jcitytimes.com/the-sixteen-best-art-shows-of-2024/ |title=The 16 Best Art Shows of 2024 |last=McCall= |first=Tris |date=December 13, 2024 |website=JCityTimes.com |publisher= Jersey City Times |access-date=December 22, 2024 |quote=Sunil Garg added elegance with his whirling, lit-up cage of chicken wire.}}</ref> * 2024 Myriad, A Celebration of ] Artistry at ] <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://manacommon.com/news/myriad-a-celebration-of-bipoc-artistry-at-mana-contemporary/ |title= MYRIAD: A Celebration of BIPOC Artistry at Mana Contemporary|date=Feb 29, 2024 |website=MANA Common |publisher= Mana Contemporary|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jcitytimes.com/the-sixteen-best-art-shows-of-2024/ |title=The 16 Best Art Shows of 2024 |last=McCall= |first=Tris |date=December 13, 2024 |website=JCityTimes.com |publisher= Jersey City Times |access-date=December 22, 2024 |quote=Sunil Garg added elegance with his whirling, lit-up cage of chicken wire.}}</ref>


* 2024 Incandescence: The Chandelier in Contemporary Art: Lehman College Art Gallery <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lehmangallery.org/up-coming-exhibitions/ |title=Upcoming Exhibition Fall 2024 |last= |first= |date=September 10, 2024 |website=lehmangallery.org |publisher=Lehman College, CUNY |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/lehman-college-art-gallery-illuminates-with-chandelier-themed-incandescence-exhibition,159680|title=Lehman College Art Gallery illuminates with chandelier-themed 'Incandescence' exhibition|last=St. Clair |first=Alaska |date=September 27, 2024 |website= www.riverdalepress.com |publisher=The Riverdale Press |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=”Garg’s chandeliers, hanging centrally in the gallery’s rotunda, are both a tribute to and an adaptation of their surroundings.”}}</ref> * 2024 Incandescence: The Chandelier in Contemporary Art: ] Art Gallery <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lehmangallery.org/up-coming-exhibitions/ |title=Upcoming Exhibition Fall 2024 |last= |first= |date=September 10, 2024 |website=lehmangallery.org |publisher=Lehman College, CUNY |access-date=December 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/lehman-college-art-gallery-illuminates-with-chandelier-themed-incandescence-exhibition,159680|title=Lehman College Art Gallery illuminates with chandelier-themed 'Incandescence' exhibition|last=St. Clair |first=Alaska |date=September 27, 2024 |website= www.riverdalepress.com |publisher=The Riverdale Press |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=”Garg’s chandeliers, hanging centrally in the gallery’s rotunda, are both a tribute to and an adaptation of their surroundings.”}}</ref>
* 2024 New Sculpture New Jersey: Morris Museum: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morrismuseum.org/on-view/current/new-sculpture-new-jersey|title= New Sculpture, New Jersey|website=morrismuseum.org |publisher= Morris Museum |access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> * 2024 New Sculpture New Jersey: ]: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morrismuseum.org/on-view/current/new-sculpture-new-jersey|title= New Sculpture, New Jersey|website=morrismuseum.org |publisher= Morris Museum |access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>


* 2024 Picturing Light: Artists Explore Luminosity: FIT Art and Design Gallery <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fitnyc.edu/life-at-fit/campus/gallery/past.php |title=Past Exhibitions |last= |first= |date= |website= www.fitnyc.edu |publisher=Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York|access-date=December 23, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2024 Picturing Light: Artists Explore Luminosity: ] (FIT) Art and Design Gallery <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fitnyc.edu/life-at-fit/campus/gallery/past.php |title=Past Exhibitions |last= |first= |date= |website= www.fitnyc.edu |publisher=Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York|access-date=December 23, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


* 2022 Art Fair 14C: What’s next for Jersey City’s biggest art gathering <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/11/art-fair-14c-whats-there-this-weekend-and-whats-next-for-jersey-citys-biggest-art-gathering.html |title=Art Fair 14C: What’s there this weekend and what’s next for Jersey City’s biggest art gathering |last=Mosca |first=David |date=November 9, 2022 |website=www.nj.com |publisher=nj.com |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2022 Art Fair 14C: What's next for Jersey City's biggest art gathering <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/11/art-fair-14c-whats-there-this-weekend-and-whats-next-for-jersey-citys-biggest-art-gathering.html |title=Art Fair 14C: What’s there this weekend and what’s next for Jersey City’s biggest art gathering |last=Mosca |first=David |date=November 9, 2022 |website=www.nj.com |publisher=nj.com |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


* 2018 The Affordable Art Fair: Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-buy-art-for-any-space-in-your-home-tips-from-the-affordable-art-fair-new-york-director |title=How to Buy Art for Any Space in Your Home: Tips from the Affordable Art Fair’s New York Director |last=Schama |first=Chloe |date=September 25, 2018 |website=vogue.com |publisher=Vogue Magazine |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2018 ]: Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-buy-art-for-any-space-in-your-home-tips-from-the-affordable-art-fair-new-york-director |title=How to Buy Art for Any Space in Your Home: Tips from the Affordable Art Fair’s New York Director |last=Schama |first=Chloe |date=September 25, 2018 |website=vogue.com |publisher=Vogue Magazine |access-date=December 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


* 2017 GLEAM 2017: ], Madison, Wisconsin <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.olbrichgleam.org/past-years|title=Past Exhibits:Travel at light speed - Catch a glimpse of GLEAM through the years.|last= |first= |date= |website= www.olbrichgleam.org |publisher= Olbrich Botanical Gardens |access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref> * 2017 GLEAM 2017: ], Madison, Wisconsin <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.olbrichgleam.org/past-years|title=Past Exhibits:Travel at light speed - Catch a glimpse of GLEAM through the years.|last= |first= |date= |website= www.olbrichgleam.org |publisher= Olbrich Botanical Gardens |access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>
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* 2016: Light, Form, Symbol: ] & ] Foundation, Brooklyn, NY <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.wahcenter.net/2016/03/wah-light-form-and-symbol/ |title= WAH: Light, Form, and Symbol |last=Judd |first=Jonathan |date= March 26, 2016 |website= www.wahcenter.net |publisher= Williamsburg Art & Historical Center |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> * 2016: Light, Form, Symbol: ] & ] Foundation, Brooklyn, NY <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.wahcenter.net/2016/03/wah-light-form-and-symbol/ |title= WAH: Light, Form, and Symbol |last=Judd |first=Jonathan |date= March 26, 2016 |website= www.wahcenter.net |publisher= Williamsburg Art & Historical Center |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>


* 2015: Call for Chelsea 2015, (Re)envisioning art's aura in the age of turbocapitalism: Galleria Ca’ d’Oro, Chelsea, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://larryqualls.blogspot.com/2015/12/art-design-events-new-york-thursday-17.html |title=Art & Design Events, New York, Thursday, 17 December 2015 |last=Qualls |first=Larry |date=December 17, 2015 |website=larryqualls.blogspot.com |publisher=Documents on Art & Design |access-date=December 23, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2015: Call for Chelsea 2015, (Re)envisioning art's aura in the age of turbocapitalism: ], Chelsea, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://larryqualls.blogspot.com/2015/12/art-design-events-new-york-thursday-17.html |title=Art & Design Events, New York, Thursday, 17 December 2015 |last=Qualls |first=Larry |date=December 17, 2015 |website=larryqualls.blogspot.com |publisher=Documents on Art & Design |access-date=December 23, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


* 2015: The Rebirth of Wonder: Call for ] 2015, Bushwick, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://artslife.com/2015/06/11/our-selected-destination-show-amongst-bushwick-open-studios-mayhem/|title=Our Selected Destination Show amongst Bushwick Open Studios Mayhem |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> * 2015: The Rebirth of Wonder: Call for ] 2015, Bushwick, NYC <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://artslife.com/2015/06/11/our-selected-destination-show-amongst-bushwick-open-studios-mayhem/|title=Our Selected Destination Show amongst Bushwick Open Studios Mayhem |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
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* 2015 ] <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://hyperallergic.com/188432/new-yorks-armory-week-anti-fairs-clio-and-unscene/|title=Review: New York’s Armory Week Anti-Fairs: Clio and (Un)Scene |last=Lin |first=Kemy |date=March 8, 2015 |website=hyperallergic.com |publisher=Hyperallergic |access-date=November 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2015 ] <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://hyperallergic.com/188432/new-yorks-armory-week-anti-fairs-clio-and-unscene/|title=Review: New York’s Armory Week Anti-Fairs: Clio and (Un)Scene |last=Lin |first=Kemy |date=March 8, 2015 |website=hyperallergic.com |publisher=Hyperallergic |access-date=November 18, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
* 2014 Sculpture Key West, Key West, Florida <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://hyperallergic.com/108962/antidote-for-the-cold-sculpture-key-west/ |title=Antidote for the Cold: Sculpture Key West|date= February 19, 2014|website= |publisher=Hyperallergic |access-date= December 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allarts.org/programs/art-loft/art-loft-episode-343-rosalind-brackenbury-sleep-fragments/ |title=Art Loft Episode 343: Rosalind Brackenbury; Sleep Fragments |last=James |first=Kalyn |date=July 20, 2015 |website=https://www.allarts.org |publisher=The WNET Group www.wnet.org |access-date=December 24, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> * 2014 Sculpture Key West, Key West, Florida <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://hyperallergic.com/108962/antidote-for-the-cold-sculpture-key-west/ |title=Antidote for the Cold: Sculpture Key West|date= February 19, 2014|website= |publisher=Hyperallergic |access-date= December 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allarts.org/programs/art-loft/art-loft-episode-343-rosalind-brackenbury-sleep-fragments/ |title=Art Loft Episode 343: Rosalind Brackenbury; Sleep Fragments |last=James |first=Kalyn |date=July 20, 2015 |website=www.allarts.org |publisher=The WNET Group www.wnet.org |access-date=December 24, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


⚫ * 2014 Erasing Borders: ] of Art. The ]’s 11th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, curated by ] <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://queensmuseum.org/exhibition/erasing-borders-2014/ |title= Erasing Borders 2014: Community Partnership Exhibition Program |last=Kumar |first=Vijay |date=January 4, 2014 |website= queensmuseum.org |publisher=Queens Museum |access-date= December 19, 2024|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/art-in-queenswho-knew-1417478872 |title=Exploring the Queens Art Scene |last=Gardner |first=Ralph |date=December 2, 2014 |website=www.wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=December 22, 2024 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Community-Partnership-Exhibition-Program/B30DF0856024671F/|title= Community Partnership Exhibition Program: Erasing Borders 2014|website=MutualArt|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref>


⚫ ==Selected solo exhibitions and installations==
⚫ * 2014 Erasing Borders: ] of Art. The Indo-American Arts Council’s 11th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, curated by ] <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://queensmuseum.org/exhibition/erasing-borders-2014/ |title= Erasing Borders 2014: Community Partnership Exhibition Program |last=Kumar |first=Vijay |date=January 4, 2014 |website= queensmuseum.org |publisher=Queens Museum |access-date= December 19, 2024|quote=}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/art-in-queenswho-knew-1417478872 |title=Exploring the Queens Art Scene |last=Gardner |first=Ralph |date=December 2, 2014 |website=www.wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=December 22, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Community-Partnership-Exhibition-Program/B30DF0856024671F/|title= Community Partnership Exhibition Program: Erasing Borders 2014|website=MutualArt|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref>

⚫ ==Selected Solo Exhibitions and Installations==


* 2020 Boundless Light: Visual Arts Gallery, Jersey City <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.njcu.edu/about/news/2020/03/njcu-galleries-present-march-exhibitions-diverse-artists |title= NJCU Galleries Present March Exhibitions of Diverse Artists|date=March 2, 2020 |website=NJCU |publisher= New Jersey City University |access-date= December 21, 2024}}</ref> * 2020 Boundless Light: Visual Arts Gallery, Jersey City <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.njcu.edu/about/news/2020/03/njcu-galleries-present-march-exhibitions-diverse-artists |title= NJCU Galleries Present March Exhibitions of Diverse Artists|date=March 2, 2020 |website=NJCU |publisher= New Jersey City University |access-date= December 21, 2024}}</ref>
* 2019: LANDWORKS 2019: Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ,a large-scale light installation on a 20 acre tidally influenced salt march on ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://issuu.com/lbif6/docs/2019_land_catalog_06.07 |title=LandWorks Exhibition 1969 > 2019 Catalogue, Page 8|date= Feb 10, 2020 |website= issuu.com |publisher= www.lbifoundation.org |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> * 2019: LANDWORKS 2019: Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ, a large-scale light installation on a 20-acre tidally influenced salt march on ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://issuu.com/lbif6/docs/2019_land_catalog_06.07 |title=LandWorks Exhibition 1969 > 2019 Catalogue, Page 8|date= Feb 10, 2020 |website= issuu.com |publisher= www.lbifoundation.org |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref>
* 2018: GLOW in the Park, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/glow-in-the-park-party-fairmount-park/ |title=Spend Thursday night in Fairmount Park at the annual GLOW in the Park party |last=Cummings |first=Sinead |date=October 15, 2018 |website=www.phillyvoice.com |publisher=PhillyVoice |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> * 2018: GLOW in the Park, ], Philadelphia, PA <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/glow-in-the-park-party-fairmount-park/ |title=Spend Thursday night in Fairmount Park at the annual GLOW in the Park party |last=Cummings |first=Sinead |date=October 15, 2018 |website=www.phillyvoice.com |publisher=PhillyVoice |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>



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Latest revision as of 06:19, 29 December 2024

Indian-American Sculptor (1952–)

Sunil Garg
Light artist Sunil Garg in his studio
BornSunil Krishna Garg
(1952-02-19) February 19, 1952 (age 72)
Dankaur, India
EducationSt. Stephen's College, Delhi, Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers Law School
Known forSculpture, light sculpture
Websitewww.sunilgarg3d.com

Sunil Krishna Garg (born February 19, 1952) is an Indian-American visual artist and sculptor, who specializes in kinetic light sculpture. Born in India, he lives and works in New Jersey, where he has a studio at Mana Contemporary.

Early life and education

Sunil Garg was born on February 19, 1952, in Dankaur, a town 33 miles (54 km) southeast of new Delhi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh His first solo exhibition as a painter was at the Shridharani Gallery in Triveni Kala Sangam in New Delhi in 1976.

He studied chemistry at St. Stephen's College at the University of Delhi then continued graduate studies in the U.S. in 1972, earning his MA and Ph.D. in chemistry at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Career

While working at Celanese Corporation, where he served in both scientific and executive roles, he earned a law degree and, in 1986, went on to practice environmental law as well as serving as the executive director of the Union County, New Jersey Utilities Authority. During this time he continued making art, ultimately returning to it full time. His work and installations have been displayed at The Queens Museum, the Morris Museum, the Lehman College Art Gallery, Sculpture Key West, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, Fairmount Park, in Philadelphia, PA.

He is a resident of Summit, New Jersey.

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2024 Incandescence: The Chandelier in Contemporary Art: Lehman College Art Gallery
  • 2022 Art Fair 14C: What's next for Jersey City's biggest art gathering
  • 2015: Call for Chelsea 2015, (Re)envisioning art's aura in the age of turbocapitalism: Galleria Ca' d'Oro, Chelsea, NYC
  • 2015: The Rebirth of Wonder: Call for Bushwick 2015, Bushwick, NYC
  • 2014 Sculpture Key West, Key West, Florida

Selected solo exhibitions and installations

  • 2020 Boundless Light: Visual Arts Gallery, Jersey City
  • 2019: LANDWORKS 2019: Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ, a large-scale light installation on a 20-acre tidally influenced salt march on Barnegat Bay

References

  1. Gutwein, Colleen (2018). "The Newark Artists Photo Documentary Project". www.newarkartsphotodoc. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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