Arvind Sundar is a contemporary artist whose practice explores geometry, mathematics, and cosmology as intuitive systems for thinking about infinity, order, and uncertainty. Working across drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation, he translates abstract structures—such as grids, ratios, sequences, and game logics—into meditative visual forms. His works often emerge from rule-based processes, where simple constraints generate complex, open-ended outcomes, reflecting a balance between control and chance.
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He received his MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Cincinnati’s School of Art in 2018. Prior to this, he completed a year of advanced coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). In 2017, he was awarded the Wolstein Travel Fellowship, which enabled him to travel extensively across Italy to study Renaissance painting and sculpture.
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Sundar has participated in over fifty exhibitions across India, the United States, Europe, and South Korea. Notable presentations include Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Cincinnati (2018); Homage to Hassan Sharif at Art Dubai (2017); Locus Pocus with Peter Shear at 840 Gallery, Cincinnati (2018); Drawing Index at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai (2019); and Making Spaces, a mural project in the Netherlands led by Dutch artist Lydia Wierenga (2020). He was also part of the Indo–Korea exchange exhibition in Jeju Island and exhibited at the Busan Art Fair (BEXCO) in 2023.
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Following his residency at Hampi Art Labs, powered by the JSW Foundation, Sundar presented a solo exhibition titled COSMOS at Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art, Mumbai (2024). He has since participated in India Art Fair (2024, 2025 and 2026) and Art Mumbai (2024amd 2025). In 2025, he presented his second solo exhibition, Chasing Infinity, at Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art, further expanding his investigation into chess, mathematics, and cosmic systems. He recently delivered an invited talk at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, reflecting on the intersections of art, mathematics, and infinity and he has been invited to the Curiosity Conference by IIT Gandhinagar. In addition to his studio practice, he was awarded the BICAR Writing Fellowship in 2023, highlighting his ongoing engagement with critical writing and research.