Aaditi Joshi was born in 1980 in Mumbai, India. She holds a Diploma in drawing and painting from L.S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai. Her first solo show, Zero Opacity was held at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in 2005. Other group shows in which she has participated include Moonwalk at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India in 2009 and Present-future, a show curated by Dr. Sarayu Doshi in 2005 at the NGMA in Mumbai. In 2011, Joshi’s work was exhibited at The India Art Summit (India Art Fair) and at (M)other India, Galerie du Jour–Agnès B., Paris, France. In addition, she was awarded with a Fellowship for the Lucas Artists Residency Program at Montalvo Arts Center, CA, USA. She presented new works at her solo show from December 2011 to January 2012 at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai and participated in group exhibitions at the India Art Fair, New Delhi, VIP Art Fair online, and SH Contemporary, Shanghai, China in 2012. Joshi is one of 20 artists shortlisted for the ŠKODA Prize 2012.