Indu Antony (b. 1982, Kerela) was raised in a conventional Indian family from Kerala, India. She overcame various social obligations to pursue her forms of expressions. She has hence been working with individuals from the fringes of the society. She is known to explore tonalities of inward discussions which later on bursts out into the communal spaces. Her work comprises of understanding feministic stands which gives way to performances and installations.

Indu  has showcased her work in several solo exhibitions, including at the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore (2023), 1Shanti Road in Bangalore (2022), Blueprint12 Gallery in Delhi (2021), Ada Slaight Gallery in Ontario, Canada (2019), Kashi Art Gallery in Fort Kochi, Kerala (2017), and Taboo at 1 Shanti Road in Bangalore (2012). Her selected group exhibitions include participation in TAF x 079 Gallery in Ahmedabad (2024), State of Fashion Biennale in Bangalore and Arnhem, Netherlands (2024), Blueprint12 Gallery (2024), Invisible Visible at the Museum of Art and Photography in India (2022), Gender Bender in India (2022), India Art Fair, Blueprint12 (2022-24), Photo Australia in Footscray (2022), Monash Art Gallery in Australia (2021), Unsealed Chambers in Delhi (2021), UP Gallery in Taiwan (2021), Lokame Tharavadu in Kerala (2021),‘Feminist Art Collective’ at Ontario, Canada (2020), ‘House17’ at Luxembourg (2019), Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai (2019), Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa (2018), FotoFest Biennale, Houston (2018), ‘Mutations’ at 24 Jor Bagh, Delhi (2018), ‘Queer Asia’ at UCL, London (2017), ‘Double Road’ at White Box, Munich (2017), ‘Museum of Memories’ at Goethe Institute, Bangalore (2017), Photo Kathmandu, Nepal (2015), ‘Embody by Pix’, Srilanka (2015), ‘Metamorphosis’ at Montavlo Arts Centre, New Mexico (2013), ‘Louder Whisper’ at LSE, London (2011), Foundry Show, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2011) and ‘Beauty in the Blur’ at 1 Shanti Road, Bangalore (2011). Antony has received several awards, including the Artist Book of the Year from Hello India Art Awards (2022) and the Toto Award for Photography (2011). She has participated in residencies at the India Art Fair (2022), Museum of Art and Photography (2020-2023), IArts Inaugural Residency in Ontario, Canada (2019), Kajaria Art Foundation in Uttarakhand, India (2018), Kashi Art Residency with Kochi Biennale in Fort Kochi, Kerala (2017), Zentrum Kunst Republik in Berlin, Germany (2017), and Photo Kathmandu Photo-Jazz Residency in Nepal (2015).

She has received grants such as the Experimenter Co-operative Grant (2020) and the Wellcome Trust Mindscape Grant (2020-2023). Antony has given talks at various prestigious institutions and events, including Women’s Day in Bangalore (2024), Art Basel in Hong Kong (2023), St Joseph’s College in Bangalore (2023), College of Visual Arts in Mysore (2023), School of Visual Arts at the University of Hyderabad (2023), Christ University in Bangalore (2023), Tedx Talk at NIFT in Bangalore (2022), and many more.

Her work spans various mediums and themes, including public art, performance, curatorial projects, and works on paper. She is also involved with Mazhi Books and has participated in numerous public art projects, performances, and curatorial works.

Artists lives in Bangalore.