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VICK NARESH
Represented by Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto | [info@diannawittegallery.com]
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Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics, Mumbai University, 1996-1997
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Mumbai University, 1998-2002
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 Blooms of the Monsoon, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto
2025 You Are Many Faces, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2024 Fragility in Beauty, CAMP Gallery, Miami (online, Artsy)
2023 You Are Many Moves, Dundas Valley School of Art, Hamilton
2023 Sequence of Events, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2022 Fruits of the Circle, Cotton Factory, Hamilton
2022 Fruits of the Circle, Ironwood Ciderhouse & Gallery, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Selected Two-Person and Group Exhibitions
2026 Art Dealers Association of Canada, 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Bauxi Gallery, Toronto
2026 GateKeepers (two-person), The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2026 Re-Assembly, The Assembly Collective, Cotton Factory, Hamilton
2025 Geometry & Geography, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto
2025 Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Salt Spring Island, BC
2024 Holiday Group Show, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto
2024 Dissimilar Twins, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2024 Island Hopping, Monica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver
2024 Total Eclipse of the Art, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton
2023 Winter Salon, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto
2023 Cheap Miracles, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2023 SWARM, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton
2023 Summer Salon, Dianna Witte Gallery, Toronto
2022 SWARM, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton
2022 The Days Begin to Draw In, The Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2022 Inner Dialogue (three-person), Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton
Awards and Grants
2026 City Enrichment Fund Grant, City of Hamilton
2025 Finalist, Salt Spring National Art Prize
2023 Shortlist, Arts Award (Creator), City of Hamilton
Residencies
2022 Artist in Residence, Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton (July to December)
Commissions and Projects
2026 Canadian Art Hop, commissioned artist.
Designed and produced a limited edition silkscreen print (edition of 25) in collaboration with Smokestack Studio, Hamilton. Presented by the Art Dealers Association of Canada, Canadian Art Hop and Smokestack Studio.
Collections
Private collections in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, India and Australia
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Bibliography
Press
Formation Art. "Artist Interview with Vick Naresh." Formationart.com, March 2025.
Paloma, Odessa. "An Interview with Vick Naresh." Opaloma.com, January 2025.
Bolero, Beatriz. "Self-Taught Painter Is Cotton Factory's New Artist-in-Residence." Hamilton Spectator, September 2022.
Marino, Angela, Amanda McKinney Sparrow and Vick Naresh. Inner Dialogue. Akimbo, March 2022.
Essays
Morrison, Eva. "Inner Dialogues." Hamilton Artists Inc., March 2022.
Film
At the Estuary with Vick Naresh. The Downhill Company and Hamilton Arts Council, 2025.
In the Studio with Vick Naresh. Dir. Jocelyn Togeretz, Hamilton, 2022.
Talks
2023 Artist Talk, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
2023 Artist Talk, Cotton Factory, Hamilton
Art Fairs
2025 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
2024 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
2023 The Artist Project, Toronto
2022 The Artist Project, Toronto
Benefit Auctions
Art With Heart, Casey House, Toronto (2024, 2025, 2026)
Annual Art Auction, Dundas Valley School of Art (2023, 2024)
CAMH Art Auction, Hamilton (2022)
Affiliations
Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, 2014 to present
Member, The Assembly Gallery Collective, Hamilton, 2022 to 2026