Veer Munshi

VEER MUNSHI

Born 1955 in Srinagar, Kashmir.
Lives and works in Delhi/Gurgaon, India.

Munshi has addressed a range of subjects throughout his artistic career, but exile remains his most fundamental condition and preoccupation. He consistently uses art to reflect his anguish at the situation in his home state of Kashmir. Making a human rights statement rather than a political one, Munshi has constantly sought to highlight the turmoil resulting from his separation from his heritage and the increasingly narrow space that exists for culture and art in his state.

The underlying structure for his ongoing series "Healing Wounds" is derived from the shapes of shrapnel and other debris created during violent events, particularly those in Kashmir.

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Veer Munshi, Qayaam-Gah (Resting Place), 2024, Wood, metal, and MDF, 114H x 108D x 144W in (289.6H x 274.3D x 365.8W cm)

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Veer Munshi, Ruhani Otar (Divine Essence), 2024, Hand painted acrylic on board, 94 x 89 in (238.8 x 226.1 cm)

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Veer Munshi, Jannate-be-Nazir (Matchless Place), 2024, Hand painted acrylic on board 94 x 89 in (238.8 x 226.1 cm)

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Veer Munshi, Meeraas (Inheritance), 2024, Hand painted acrylic on board, 94 x 94 in (238.8 x 238.8 cm)

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Veer Munshi, Anantnag (Infinite Springs), 2025, Hand painted acrylic on board, 45 x 45 in (114.3 x 114.3 cm)

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Veer Munshi, Magfirat (Forgiveness), 2025, Hand painted acrylic on board, 45 x 45 in (114.3 x 114.3 cm)

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$Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm), MUNVE013$

Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm)

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$Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm), MUNVE014$

Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm)

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$Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm), MUNVE015$

Veer Munshi, From "Pandit Houses", 2008, Photograph on archival paper, 33 ½ x 50 in (85.1 x 127 cm)

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From the Healing Wounds Series in bright colours

Veer Munshi, Healing Wounds, 2022, Hand painted acrylic on board, 96 x 48 in (243.84 x 121.92 cm)

From the Healing Wounds series featuring paisley design

Veer Munshi, Fractured History, 2023, Hand painted acrylic on board, 96 x 46 in (243.84 x 116.84 cm)

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From the Healing Wounds series featuring a monochromatic gold design

Veer Munshi, Resurrection of Khatamband, 2023, Hand painted on papier mache with gold powder and gold varnish, 36 x 26 in (91.44 x 66.04 cm)

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Sepia toned drawing featuring the people and animals of Kashmir

Veer Munshi, From the ‘Shrapnel’ series, 2010, Acrylic on handmade paper, 4.75 x 25 in (12 x 64 cm)