JK Paper Award for the Arts: Propositions in Paper
About the Award
The award invites artists working with paper across drawing, printmaking, collage, book arts and beyond to develop ambitious new bodies of work. The award winner receives a monetary prize and a residency, and presents new work in an exhibition. Three shortlisted finalists each receive a residency and participate in a group exhibition.
Winner receives INR 1,50,000, a solo residency and a solo exhibition.
Honourable mentions receive recognition, a group residency and group exhibition.
The 2027 edition continues the award into its 4th year.
Sudeshna Nandi used paper pulp as a medium to speak to notions of fragility and resilience of women.
JK PAPER AWARD 2025
"What is the Material?" The question Pritish Bali was asked most often about his work developed in residency.
JK PAPER AWARD 2025
Debashruti Aich’s compositions foreground the interdependence between humans and their environment.
JK PAPER AWARD 2025
Jyotismriti explores the body as a site of memory through drawing, mark making and residues.
JK Paper Awards 2026
JK Paper Award for the Arts: Propositions in Paper, 2026
The third edition of the JK Paper Award for the Arts is currently underway. The winner and three honourable mentions are completing their residencies, developing new bodies of work that will be presented in an exhibition later this year.
Past Editions
The JK Paper Award for the Arts has been presented annually since its inaugural edition in 2024, supporting artists across India whose work engages seriously with paper as medium, material and enduring technology.
