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Chintan Upadhyay

Chintan Upadhyay (born 1972) is an Indian visual artist, and convicted murderer. He began his art career as a painter, but later created sculptures and installations.[1] His best known sculpture project is perhaps the Pet Shop project, which is an ongoing production of a "model baby" for every season, Baby Fetish.[2][3][4]

He was awarded the Charles Wallace Foundation Award for Residency in Bristol, UK in 2012.[5][6][7]

Early life

Chintan was born on August 18, 1972, in Partapur in Rajasthan, India.[8] He received a BFA degree in 1995, and MFA degree in 1997, both degrees in painting are from the Faculty of Fine Arts from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara, in Gujarat, India.[1]

He met artist Hema Hirani in 1992, and the couple was married in 1998.[2] They settled in Mumbai, and worked together in many art exhibitions.[2] In 2010, they started the process of divorce, which was finalized in 2014.[2]

Double murder conviction

In December 2015, Upadhyay was accused and arrested in connection with the double murder of his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani.[9] Their bodies were found in khakhi-coloured cardboard boxes floating in a nullah. He was twice denied bail.[10] In October 2023, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison by a Dindoshi court.[2][11][12]

Solo shows

Group shows

Joint shows

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Artist Bio". Aicon Gallery. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mishra, Kavya (10 October 2023). "Who is Chintan Upadhyay? From Artist to Murder Convict in Hema-Bhambhani 2015 Murder Case, All About Him". News18. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tripathi, Shailaja (7 September 2011). "The art of making babies". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ Tripathi, Shailaja (8 February 2013). "Time for Chintan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "About the Charles Wallace Trusts". The Charles Wallace Trusts.
  6. ^ a b "Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships". British Council India.
  7. ^ "Chintan Upadhyay". Art Cinnamon.
  8. ^ Artists Directory, 2006. Lalit Kala Akademi. 2006. p. 634. ISBN 978-81-87507-26-0.
  9. ^ "Double Murder Arrest". Times of India.
  10. ^ "Artist Chintan Upadhyan Files Bail Plea for the Third Time". Mumbai Mirror. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ "'Brutal, but not rarest of rare': Judge gives Chintan Upadhyay life for artist-wife's murder". The Times of India. 11 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. ^ MS, Sahyaja (12 December 2023). "Double murder case: HC denies bail to artist Chintan Upadhyay". Hindustan Times.
  13. ^ "Artist Hema Upadhyay". Gallery Chemould. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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