b. (1980)
Born in New Delhi in 1980, Sumakshi Singh is an internationally recognised contemporary artist whose practice explores memory, architecture, time and the fragile relationship between physical space and human remembrance. Working primarily with thread, embroidery, textiles, sculpture and installation, Singh transforms architectural forms into ephemeral, almost weightless structures that exist between presence and absence. Her practice has been presented in more than 20 solo and 100 curated, group, gallery and museum exhibitions internationally, reflecting the growing institutional recognition of her work. Her exhibitions and projects have been presented at the Whitworth, Manchester; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia; Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland; Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon; MAXXI, Rome; Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid; Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan; Mobilier National/Les Gobelins, Paris; Saatchi Gallery, London; Kochi Biennale; Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and Dr. Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, Mumbai, among other major institutions. Her work and projects have also been associated with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), one of India's leading institutions for modern and contemporary South Asian art.
In 2026, Singh represented India at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia as part of the National Pavilion of India, curated by Dr. Amin Jaffer. Her monumental installation, Permanent Address, reconstructed her demolished family home in New Delhi entirely through embroidered thread, transforming personal memory into an architectural and cultural meditation on home, loss and belonging. In 2025, Singh received a
Special Mention at the prestigious LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize for Monument, presented at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid. She is also the recipient of the Asia Arts Game Changer Award (2022) from Asia Society and was also a finalist for the Rolex Mentor Protégé Award and Rijksakademie (2014). Her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh. Her practice occupies a distinctive position within contemporary Indian art, bringing together traditional textile knowledge, architectural history and contemporary installation to create works of considerable conceptual, technical and cultural significance.