Sudarshan Shetty is a contemporary Indian artist who has worked in painting, sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. He has exhibited widely in India and more recently he has become increasingly visible on the international stage as an important voice in contemporary art. His work has been exhibited at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan, and the Tate Modern, London, England. The artist has been a resident at the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, United States, and was a Ford Foundation Fellow at the New School for General Studies, New York.
In 1999, he was the only Indian artist commissioned to make a public sculpture in Fukuoka, Japan, as a part of Hakata Reverain Art Project, curated by Fumio Nanjo.
Among Shetty's solo shows are "The pieces earth took away " Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, " listen outside this house" at GALLERYSKE, Bangalore, "Between the tea cup and a sinking constellation", Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris,"this too shall pass" at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai and "The more I die the lighter I get", Tilton Gallery, New York.