Mayank Mansingh Kaul

Mayank Mansingh Kaul (He/Him) is a New Delhi-based independent researcher, writer and curator with a focus on post-colonial histories of Indian textiles. He is a graduate in textile design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Exhibitions that he has curated include Fracture — Indian Textiles, New Conversations (Devi Art Foundation, Gurugram, 2015); The Art of Gold (Bikaner House, 2017); Abraham & Thakore — A Retrospective, 25 Years (New Delhi, 2017); Crossroads — Textile Journeys with Ritu Kumar (India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2018); New Traditions — Influences & Inspirations in Indian Textiles, 1947 to 2017 (Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 2018); Red Lilies, Water Birds — The Saree in Nine Stories (The Registry of Sarees, Hampi, 2022); Fine Count — Indian Cotton Textiles, Vayan — The Art of Indian Brocades and Patta-Bandha: The Art of Indian Ikat (National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy and Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi, 2022-2024); Woven Narratives (Hampi Art Labs, JSW Foundation and Devi Art Foundation, Hampi, 2023) and Kāth Padar — Paithani & Beyond (TVAM Foundation, Paithan, 2023). He is Contributing Editor for Architectural Digest India and Member of the Academic Council at Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru.