Born in 1996 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Vishal Kumar Gupta holds a BFA in Painting from Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan (2021), and an MVA with a gold medal in Creative Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (2023).
His debut solo show was Field Notes (On the Afterlife of Trees): A Solo Exhibition by Vishal Kumar Gupta, Emami Art, Kolkata (2026). His works have been part of multiple group exhibitions including Kala Bhavana BFA Online Degree Show (2021); the MSU Faculty of Fine Arts Annual Display (2022-2023); All That Is Hidden: Mapping Departures in Landscape, Terrains and Geographies, Emami Art, Kolkata (2024); and Edition 6 of Abhivyakti: The City Arts Project, ATIRA, Ahmedabad (2024). He was selected for the month-long IMAGINARIUM 3.0 - Residency at Emami Art, Kolkata (2024); and the Winter Studio Take-over at the Raja Ravi Varma Studio, organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) Regional Center, Vadodara (2024). His works were presented by Emami Art, Kolkata at India Art Fair 2026.
He received the Nasreen Mohamedi Award (2022 - 2023) in Painting, and is currently based in Baroda.
