Shihab Vaippipadath
Sickingenstr. 54
10553 Berlin
Germany.

Tel: 030 72294148 (0049)
Mob: 0163 4284596 (0049)
vaippipadath@chayam.com
www.chayam.com

1972 Born in Mathilakam, Kerala, India.

Qualifications

2007 MFA in painting and graphic with Prof: Corine Wasmuhtat the “State Academy of Fine Arts”; Karlsruhe, Germany.
2006 Diploma with excellent result in painting and graphic (Lithography, Etching, Woodcut, Computer-graphics and
Video editing) with Prof: Max Kaminski at the “State Academy of Fine Arts” Karlsruhe, Germany.
1998 B.F.A Degree in Fine Arts with excellent result at the College of Fine Arts,
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
1994 B.Sc Mathematics at the University of Calicut, Kerala, India.

Awards (selected)

2001 First prize for the painting competition from the “Maimarkt”, Mannheim, Germany.

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

2009 Exhibition of paintings, graphics and drawing trick film at the Indian Embassy, Berlin.

2007 Exhibition of paintings, graphics and drawing trick film at the VHS Schwetzingen.
2006 Exhibition of paintings, graphics and drawing trick film “A single digital line” at the Town hall in Schwetzingen

2005 Exhibition of drawing trick film “A single digital line” at the State library, Karlsruhe.
2005 Exhibition of the Illustration of Friedrich Schiller´s Ballads at the Villa Meixner Cultural centre, Brühl, Germany.

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2010 Selected for the ARTmART 2010, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria.

2010 Selected for exhibition "the fabulous world of drawings" in the Town gallery in Offenburg, Germany.

2009 Exhibition at the Indian Art Forum, International Art Exhibition, Galerie station/ Künstlerhaus, MousonturmFrankfurt.

2009 Exhibition at the Turn Berlin gallery, Germany.
2008 Exhibition at the Turn Berlin gallery, Germany.
2008 Selected for the ARTmART 08, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria.
2008 Selected for the first Open art residency Greece. Greece.
2008 workshop at the "Conflict zone art asylum" Berlin, Tacheles, Berlin.
2007 "Creative writing in and land art", exhibition of installations. Karlsruhe, Germany.
2007 Post graduation exhibition at the "Kunstverein, Marburg". Germany.
2007 Exhibition of paintings and Video in the second OW ART Buchen, Odenwald, Germany.
2007 Post graduation exhibition in the "Kunsthalle Mannheim", Germany.
2007 Selected the Documentary video "Asparagus of Schwetzingen" and paintings for the exhibition
in the "Karl-Wörn-Haus",Collections of Schwetzingen, Germany.
2006 Selected for the 16th. Karlsruhe Artist fair, Germany.
2006 Selected for the first Odenwald Art fair and the exhibition at the "Bezirksmuseum" Buchen, Odenwald, Germany.
2005 Exhibition of Paintings at the “State Library”, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2005 Selected for the exhibition of the “Long night of Museums”. Mannheim, Germany.

Collection
State Gallery, Karlsruhe and Museum, Schwetzingen.
Private Collection in Germany, Austria, Greece, Russia, Japan, Italy, France and India