Dheer Kaku is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses drawing, lens-based media, and installation art. He investigates the human condition through the lens of material remains, probing the passage of time and the nature of consciousness. His approach blends archaeological and anthropological methodologies, drawing inspiration from ancient civilizations as much as from the urban transformations he has witnessed in Indian cities.

Dheer's work documents the artifacts of our present – shaped by modern warfare,
sensationalist media, neofascist movements, and recurring environmental
disasters – to envision how these remnants might be interpreted by future
archaeologists. This forms the core of his ongoing series, "Casual Thoughts of Doom."

 Dheer holds a BFA from the Rachana Sansad Academy of Fine Arts, Mumbai, and was awarded the INLAKS Fine Art Award in 2015. He has participated in residencies at KHOJ in New Delhi and Space 118 in Mumbai, among others. His work has been exhibited at Filet Space in London, and featured in group shows at the Goa Open Arts Festival and Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai, to name a few.

Currently based in Goa, Dheer maintains a multifaceted practice
as a fine artist, freelance designer, and filmmaker. He has collaborated with
institutions such as the Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai; Galerie Mirchandani +
Steinruecke, Mumbai; Project 88; HH Art Spaces; and the Serendipity Arts
Festival.

Past Exhibitions

• 2025 | India Art Fair (w/ Method)| New Delhi, India
• 2024 | Casual Thoughts of Doom | Curated by Jasone Miranda-Bilbao | Planetary Scale / Filet Space | London
• 2023 | Dots Make Lines | Curated by Julien Segard and Tenzing Dakpa | Second Edition / House 999 | Goa, India
• 2020 | Casual Thoughts of Doom | Curated by Goa Open Arts | Goa, India
• 2019 | Making Space: Celebrating 10 Years of Space118 | Curated by Saloni Doshi | Saakshi Gallery, Mumbai
• 2016 | Linear Thinking | Identity of Space: Artel 2016 / TIFA Working Studios | Mumbai, India

Grants & Residencies

• 2015 | INLAKS Fine Art Award
• 2017 | What About Art? / Mumbai 2016 HH Art Spaces / Goa
• 2016 | TIFA Studios / Pune
• 2015 | What About Art? Mumbai
• 2014 | KHOJ Peers / New Delhi
• 2013 | Space 118 / Mumbai