
Courtesy the artist
Shumona Goel, "Untitled"

Courtesy the artist
Sandip Pisalkar, "Untitled" (2008)
NEW DELHI—The New Delhi–based
Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA), has awarded its 2008 emerging artist award to
Sandip Pisalkar, a sculptor from Baroda, and
Shumona Goel, a Bombay-based artist who works in film, video, and photography. The winners were chosen by a jury composed of artists
Atul Dodiya,
Subodh Gupta, and
Shilpa Gupta and art historians/critics
Annapurna Garimella and
Anshuman Dasgupta.
The award, now in its second year, is intended to promote the careers of young artists working in India. The winners receive solo exhibitions at the
Vadehra Art Gallery in New Delhi and a two-month studio residency.