Biography
“I had always pursued art keenly from the time I was young, through my graduation and had a fair amount of opportunities to showcase my work internationally and expand in my early years. Until I sort of lost out ‘on a room of her own’ due to personal reasons. I shifted my focus to art education to bring up my daughters. And at the same time continued creating art in mediums such as collage, acrylic and printmaking. After my retirement, I began creating art feverishly and passionately again. And it is now through this expressive language that I’m able to tell stories that have been mostly untold…”
Solo Shows
2023 ‘Pushing Boundaries’ solo OVR at Terrain.art
2021 ‘She’s In The Streets, She’s In The Stars’ at The Method, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
2016 ‘Time Frame/s’ Digital Landscapes at The Art Heritage Gallery, Delhi
2014 Amor Fati’ Digital Landscapes at The Pioneer Art Gallery, Delhi
2005 Acrylic on canvas, at Triveni Art Gallery, Delhi
2006 Mixed Media at Triveni Art Gallery, Delhi
2003 ‘Float in the Fantasy’ Acrylic on canvas, Triveni Art Gallery, Delhi
1993 Collages exhibition at AIFACS
1977 Prints exhibition in Hillversum by the cultural department of Netherlands, Holland
1976 Prints at Facet gallery, Amsterdam
1975 Prints, Paris
1973 Exhibition of Prints, Shilpi Chakra, New Delhi
Select Group Exhibitions
2023 Photography Mixed Media at "‘Dialogues Of Being’,
at Bikaner House with Gallerie Splash , New Delhi
2023 Invitee Artist from India, at the Biennale Internationale de la
gravure (International Biennial of Engraving) in Sarcelles, France
2023 Mixed Media Works on Terrain.art for Only Drawing Will Remain
2023 Photography Mixed Media at Together 2023, Lalit Kala Akademi,
New Delhi
2022 Photography Mixed Media at India Art Fair, Method X Stir, Delhi
2022 Mixed Media for Ishah prominent Indian women artists show at
Amdavad Ni Gufa, Gujarat
2021 Invitee Artist from India, at the Biennale Internationale de la
gravure (International Biennial of Engraving) in Sarcelles, France
2021 Mixed Media and Digital Landscapes in Gaze, Reflect &
Gather show at The Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2020 Digital Landscapes in Vestibules Of Time virtual
exhibition at The Artess Art Gallery
2019 Digital Landscapes in Bequeathed Expressions
Exhibition in London, with Onkaf gallery
2019 Digital Landscapes in Brief Parables Of Dystopia at
MOMus: Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece
2019 Digital Landscapes in ‘All India Annual Art Exhibition’,
Arpana Art Gallery, Delhi
2019 Digital landscapes, Art Photography and Acrylic Paintings in
Annual Exhibition and Members Group Show at AIFACS, Delhi
2019 Photography + Printmaking Works in ‘Shades Of Black and White’
exhibition, at Perera Art gallery, Colombo and University of
Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2018 Digital Landscapes in ‘Turning of Tales’ show,
Rukshaan Art, Mumbai
2018 Invitee Artist at the 1st International Print Biennale,
organized by Lalit Kala, New Delhi
2018 Digital Landscapes in Gallery Veda, Chennai
2018 Digital works in Dilli Meri Dilli’ exhibition organised by
Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
2016 Digital works in Sahitya Kala Parishad Annual show
2016 Digital works in Edelweiss Art Palette Show, Mumbai
2016 Digital works in ‘Art meets Book’ show at Art Centrix, New Delhi
2016 Digital Works in Sahitya Kala VAMA show 2016
2016 Digital works in ‘Within Reach’ Art show at Gallerie Nvya
2016 Participation in ‘Remembering Kehsav Malik’,
Eminent Delhi Artists Show
2014 Annual Group show, Neelanjali Art Gallery, Delhi
2015 Contemporary Paintings Show by Samanvai Art Gallery, Jaipur,
held at Stainless Art Gallery, New Delhi
2014 Annual Photography show and Annual Exhibition, AIFACS
2013 All India Digital Exhibition, AIFACS
2013 Participated in NDMC Centenary Celebrations Exhibition,
(Photography), AIFACS
2013 Annual Graphics Show, Gallery Bull
2013 Paintings and Digital Art show, Kalakriti Foundation
2013 Baroda Art Show
2013 Annual Art Exhibition, AIFACS, Delhi
2012 - 13 Annual Women Empowerment exhibition, Chandigarh
2007 Exhibition organised by Alka Saran
2004 International Art Exhibition of Indo-Korean artists
2004 ‘Get Together’ exhibition by artists, Delhi Shilpi Chakra
1976 Annual exhibition sponsored by Netherlands Government, Holland
1976 Western pacific print exhibition, Melbourne
1976 Prints exhibition, Group 8
1975 Prints show, Delhi Shilpi Chakra
1973 Printmakers Exhibition, London
1971 - 75 Various group shows all over India
Educationist
2012 - Present Art Therapy Teacher and Skill Development Head, at NGO Nai Disha, New Delhi
1994 - 2012 Head Of Department for Arts for Senior Grades, Delhi Public
School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
2019 CBCE Syllabus Advisory member, CBSE, New Delhi
2015 Art Education Consultant, for NIOS
2000 - present Art Education Consultant, CBSE Board
2000 - present Art Education Consultant, NCERT
1993 Visiting Lecturer at College Of Art, Delhi
1978-80 HOD Art, Springdales School, Pusa Road, Delhi
1976 Conducted six weeks program of print making, at College of Arts and Crafts, Chandigarh
Awards and Recognitions
2016 Awarded the B.C Sanyal award for Excellence in Art and
Education, presented by Delhi Collage of Art, New Delhi
2014 Judged the Annual National show organized by NDMC
2013 Awarded by AIIFACS in Photography
2012 Judged the 80th Annual Paintings and Graphics Show, AIIFACS
2002 Selected as one of the five international judges for Nokia
International Pacific award in art, held in Bangkok
2001 Judged the Nokia Asia Pacific Art competition, New Delhi
1999 Awarded Kala Shri Award by AIFACS
1978 Awarded prize in All India Exhibition of Prints (International
Women Year), New Delhi
1976, 77, 78 Awarded by AIFACS
1975 Awarded Netherlands Government fellowship at Gerrit
Rietveld Academie, by Ministry of Education, India
1974 Received medal in Graphics by Group 8
1973 Certificate of merit by AIFACS
1973 Awarded in the 43rd Annual All India Exhibition from Indian
Academy of Fine Arts, Hyderabad
1972 Awarded by Andhra Pradesh Council of Artists, Hyderabad
1971 Received award in the Annual Exhibition, College of Art, Delhi
1971 Received Medal in Prints at the All India Exhibition,
Group 8, New Delhi
Workshops & Artist Camps
1990 - Present
Participated in Artist Camps / Study Tours with AIFACS in China, Hong Kong, Italy, Nepal, Bhutan, Turkey, Cambodia, Dubai, Switzerland, Macao, Moscow, Singapore, St. Petersberg, Amsterdam, Paris, Kaula Lampur, Brussels, Kerela, Egypt, Greece, London, Bali and, Mumbai and Delhi.
2018 Printmaking classes at The Kansas Art Centre, with Johanna Winters
2003 Participated in art camp, Ujjain
2003 Participated in art workshop, invited by Mauritius Embassy
1975 Participated in print making workshop by Prof. Paul, France
1974 Participated in the Carel Summer Workshop of Print Making, organised by USIS, New Delhi
1971 Participated in Prof. Poul Lingren’s Smith Sonian Print Making workshop organised by USIS, New Delhi
Memberships
Vice President, All India Fine Arts and Craft Society
Life member, Lalit Kala Academy
Founder member, Group 8, New Delhi
Chairperson, Delhi Shilpi Chakra
Life member, Bombay Art society
Treasurer, Phool Wallon Ki Ser
Core Member, Nai Disha NGO
Member, Heritage and Culture Forum
Collections
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Private Collectors
Netherlands Government
Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
Bombay Art Society
Andhra Pradesh council of Artists, Hyderabad
College of Art, Delhi
College of Art, Chandigarh