Mezzotint on copper plate
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3 x 2 inches
Vinay Gusain (b. 1998, Faridabad, Haryana, India) is a contemporary Indian printmaker whose practice examines the psychological imprints of lived experience on the body and its immediate material surroundings. Working primarily with mezzotint and other intaglio processes, Gusain explores themes of vulnerability, marginality, and emotional compression through fragmented representations of the human form.
He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2017–2021) and a Master of Visual Arts in Graphic
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Vinay Gusain (b. 1998, Faridabad, Haryana, India) is a contemporary Indian printmaker whose practice examines the psychological imprints of lived experience on the body and its immediate material surroundings. Working primarily with mezzotint and other intaglio processes, Gusain explores themes of vulnerability, marginality, and emotional compression through fragmented representations of the human form.
He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2017–2021) and a Master of Visual Arts in Graphic Arts (2021–2023) from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat. His selected exhibitions include the 64th National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2025); Mediums of Enclosed Departures, IKKO Art Gallery, Mumbai (2024); 32nd Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Exhibition, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi (2023); Yuva Sambhava: Exhibition of 60 Young Printmakers, Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi (2023); Miniature Postage Stamp Masterpieces, Nippon Gallery, Mumbai (2023); and Living A Dark Night, curated by Paula Sengupta, Indian Art Fair, New Delhi (2022).
He is a recipient of the 32nd Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Award (2023) and was shortlisted for the Manorma Young Printmaker Award (2023). Gusain has been awarded the Lalit Kala Akademy Scholarship (2023–24) and participated in the Lalit Kala Akademy scholarship programme at Garhi Studio, New Delhi (2025–26). He has also conducted printmaking workshops in mezzotint, etching, and aquatint at institutions across India.