Bio-Data
Born: 1966, Nasik, Maharashtra.
Education:
1987 B. F. A. (Painting), Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai.
Solo Exhibitions
1996,2012,2018,2022, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2009 Darbar Hall , Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi, Kochi,Kerala.
2008 Gallery Art Motif ,New Delhi
2001 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997 Art Incorporated, New Delhi.
1995 Alliance Francaise de Bhopal.
Group Exhibitions
2024 Swaggers of Art,Kala Srot Art Gallery,Lucknow,U.P.
2024 Ek Jute, Positioning Indian Jute as medium of expression,Gandhi Film Foundation, Mumbai.
2022 Singing the body electric, Group show curated by Kristine Michael, Apre Art House, Mumbai.
2022 The Mumbai Biennale,SirJ.J.School of Art,Mumbai.
2021 Contemporary Indian Art, An Exhibition celebrating 25 years of Gallery Art Motif,New Delhi.
2018 Part Trap curated by Anoop Kamath,Gallery Ragini,New Delhi
2018 Out of d-BOX,Rangdhanee contemporary Art Gallery,Ratnagiri,Maharashtra
2017 Out of Shadows,Print Show,Pune Biennale,Pune,Maharashtra.
2017 “Post Age”, Artists’ Centre, Mumbai.
2011 Gallery Ragini, New Delhi.
2010 Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Gallery No.3,New Delhi
2007 Gallery 9,New Delhi.
2006 Contemporary Indian Art, Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi.
2005 Primal Force, CIMA Gallery, Kolkata.
2004 Group show at Gallery 7, Mumbai.
1998 Town & Country, Pune
1997,99,03,06 Jehangir Art Gallery,Mumbai
1994 ,1999,05 Rabindra Bhavan Galleries, New Delhi.
International Participation:
2023 22nd International Print Biennial,Varna,Bulgaria.
2021 2nd Print Biennale India, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India.
2021 10th International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola,Macedonia.
2020 The 17th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland-Lodz2020.
2019 1st Print Biennale India, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
2017 Multiple Encounters Print Exhibition, Shilpa Kala AKademy, Bangladesh
2013,2019 International Print Biennial, Guanlan,China.
1997,01, 2004,2006,2011 International Print Biennial ,Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
2005 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial,Tama Art University,Japan.
2003 4th Egyptian International Print Triennale, Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt.
2000 1st Mostra International de Mini Gravura, Vitoria, Brazil.
1998 Grafinnova, Vaasa, Finland.
1993 C. I. P. E. – An Exhibition and Exchange of small Prints, La Habana, Cuba.
Awards:
1994 Award in All India Art Contest, South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.
1994 Award in Maharashtra State Art Exhibition, Mumbai.
1995 Honorable Mention in National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi.
1995-97 National Scholarship By Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India.
1995 Award in Annual Exhibition of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.
1995 Scholarship in A. I. F. A.C. S. Graphic Exhibition, Chandigarh.
1995 Krishna Reddy Award by Xal Praxis
1996 Award in A. I. F. A. C. S. All India Graphic Exhibition, New Delhi.
Foundation, Mumbai.
1997 Award in Bombay Art Society Annual Exhibition, Mumbai.
1997,04,11,Honourable mention in 4th,6th & 9th International Print Biennale , Bharat Bhavan,Bhopal.
1998 National award in 41st National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, New Delhi.
2001 Camlin Art Foundation Award, Mumbai, 2001.
2001 Research Grant by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
2002 I was selected to visit Europe (France & the UK) under Camlin Foundation’s Euro Art tour to visit various museums.
2009-11,Senior Fellowship by Department of Culture, Govt. of India.
Camps and Residencies:
2020 4th Online National Painting Camp by Mind Tree School, Ambala, Haryana.
2019, Graphic Camp at S.G.V.P. International School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2010, 2018 Graphic Camp organized by Uttarayan Art Centre, Jaspur, Gujarat.
2014 A women residency camp by Ankan Arts,Mumbai.
2010 Painting Camp by Lalit Kala Akademi ,New Delhi at Shillong,Meghalaya
2008 Painting Camp by Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi at Thekkadi, Kerala.
2005 Graphic Camp organized by Lalit Kala Kendra,Bhubaneshwar.
2004 Graphic Camp organized by Lalit Kala Centre, Chennai.
2001 Graphic Camp organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in Graphic Studio,
Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
1998 Graphic Camp organized by ‘Aaj’ in West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur.
1997 Graphic Camp organized on the occasion of Triennale at the Garhi Studios by Lalit
Kala Akademi,New Delhi.
1994 Graphic Camp organized by South Central Zone Cultural Centre,Nagpur at Bharat Bhavan
Graphic Studio,Bhopal.
Auctions:
2014 Tara Trust Art Auction, Goa.
2008 India on Canvas, Khushii, New Delhi.
2007 India on Canvas –Junior, Khushii, New Delhi.
2007 Tehelka-Art for Freedom, Bonhams, Asia House, London.
Collection:
Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa, Finland.
Tama Art University,Tokyo,Japan.
Maulana Azaad Center for Indian Culture, Cairo, Egypt.
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi & Lucknow.
Bharat Bhavan Bhopal.
Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Bhopal.
Alliance Franciase De Bhopal, Bhopal.
North Zone Cultural Centre , Allahabad.
South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.
Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,Thrissur,Kerala
Uttarayan Art Centre,Jaspur,Gujrat.
Janana Mahal,Tijara Fort,Rajasthan
Terminal 2,Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.