Vipin Vadakkiniyil

About Me

I am a contemporary visual artist from Kerala, India, working primarily in painting. My practice explores memory, landscape, nature, and the changing relationship between human experience and the places we come from.

My artistic journey has evolved from detailed drawing and observational studies into a more expressive and contemporary language, particularly through large-scale acrylic paintings on canvas. My recent works draw from the landscapes of North Kerala, especially paddy fields, monsoon rain, reflections, and the quiet traces of childhood landscapes. Rather than simply recreating a remembered place, I use these elements to explore ideas of memory, identity, transformation, and our return to our origins.

I have received a State Award and a National Academy Research Scholarship in Painting (2022), and my works have been selected for Kerala State exhibitions on multiple occasions. My recent practice continues to expand through an ongoing body of work titled Retreating Trails to Dripping Roots: The Reflections, through which I investigate landscape as both a physical space and an emotional memory.

Based in Kochi, Kerala, I continue to develop my practice with a focus on contemporary painting, large-scale works, and...

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting, 2011
Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala University.

2025 — Devayanam 2025 – National Exhibition, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Ernakulam, 20–30 April 2025.
2025 — Shikharam – 4 Art Expo India 2025, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Thrissur, 10 November–15 December 2025.
2024 — Devayanam – National Exhibition, Mahakavi G. Memorial Art Gallery, Ernakulam, 29 April–7 May 2024.
2024 — Seen Anew – Contemporary Show of Emerging/Young Artists of India, 7–18 November 2024.
2024 — Monsoon Arts, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Durbar Hall, Ernakulam, 6–15 January 2024.
2024 — 52nd State Exhibition of Art & Awards 2023–24, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi — “And I Rise Again. Keral Nahi Keralam.”
2023 — Parikrama – III, National Research Scholars Group Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai.
2023 — KP Krishnakumar Award & Exhibition, A Museum Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram, 31 January–27 February 2023.
2022 — M. V. Devan Memorial Chitra Shilpa Exhibition, Malayalam Kalagramam, Mahe.
2022 — The Sound – Group Exhibition, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Gallery, Kanhangad, 12–16 March 2022.
2022 — Monsoon Art Fest 2022, Durbar Hall, Kochi, 19–22 February 2022.
2022 — Egaram – Group Exhibition, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Kanhangad, 26 December 2022.
2022 — 51st State E...