Born in 1979 in New Delhi, India, Shaurya Kumar studied printmaking and painting at the College of Art; He graduated with an MFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2007. Since 2001, Kumar has been involved in numerous prestigious research projects, like “The Paintings of India” (a series of 26 documentary films on the painting tradition of India); “Handmade in India” (an encyclopedia on the handicraft traditions of India); and digital restorations of 6th century Buddhist mural paintings from the caves of Ajanta.

Kumar’s work has exhibited widely across the US and in countries including India, Taiwan, China, Poland, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, U.K., Norway, France, Australia and Finland among many others. His works have been installed at venues including the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly Victoria & Albert Museum, Mumbai); Gallery Odyssey, Mumbai; Sundaram Tagore gallery, NYC; Queens Museum, NYC; Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul; Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai; Artifact Gallery, NYC; LACDA, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Fine Arts, Georgia; Schneider Museum of Art, Oregon; Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas; TamTam Gallery, Taiwan; Guanlan Printmaking Base, China; UNM Art Museum, Albuquerque; SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque; NIU Art Museum, Illinois among others. Kumar’s work has also featured in international art fairs including India Art Fair, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Dubai Art Fair and Poznan Art Week. He was represented by Threshold Art Gallery at the Abu Dhabi Art Fair in 2020 and at the India Art Fair in 2019, 2020 and 2022.

Shaurya Kumar currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. He is a Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chair of Faculty in the Office of Dean of Faculty.