Haar Ni Manenge, 2024

Spandan Mundhe’s (b. 1997 ) practice reflects deeply on his immediate surroundings and on the finite aspects of existence. His work unfolds across multiple levels of humanistic understanding, questioning human behavior in social, political, and individual contexts. Through satire and a camouflaged narrative style, he depicts the struggles and mundanities of society, compelling viewers to decode their own positions and responses towards past, present, and future realities. Central to his practice is a critical examination of shifting values, morals, and ethics, and the dynamics between the powerful and the insignificant. In doing so, he interprets and responds to lived experiences through a deeply humanistic lens.

Born in a village near Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, Spandan received a 1+5 year Diploma in Drawing and Painting with a focus on Portraiture from J.K. Academy of Art & Design, Wadala. In 2021, he relocated to Bhopal to pursue printmaking at the community studio of Bharat Bhavan, before completing his post graduation in Vadodara. Mundhe now holds a Master of Visual Arts in Graphic Arts from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara (2023-2025), followed by a Diploma in Drawing and Painting from J.K. Academy of Art & Design, Wadala, Mumbai.

His works have been exhibited internationally at shows such as Voices from India & Human Rights - Printmakers from India (Cincinnati, Ohio, 2024), 4th International Print Biennale (Yerevan, Armenia, 2023), International Print Biennale (Varna, Serbia, 2023), Fantapia.M (South Korea), and BIGAI International (Argentina). Mundhe has also shown his works at Yuva Sambhava (Shridharni Gallery, Raza Foundation, 2023) and at the Maharashtra State Art Exhibition (Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2020 and 2018). His practice has been recognised by prestigious organisations such as The Bombay Art Society, Mumbai (2023) and Rashtriya Kala Pradarshani, Madhya Pradesh Cultural Ministry, Indore (2023).