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A A Raiba was born in 1922 in Bombay, and enrolled at the Sir J J School of Arts in 1942, studying miniature painting techniques. On the advice of Langhammer, Raiba went to Kashmir between 1957 and 1959, and the valley "informed a substantial part of Raiba's art practice. He drew frequent allusions to humans, animals and folk motifs that he witnessed in the temples of Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. This was the period when he shifted his focus on...
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A A Raiba was born in 1922 in Bombay, and enrolled at the Sir J J School of Arts in 1942, studying miniature painting techniques. On the advice of Langhammer, Raiba went to Kashmir between 1957 and 1959, and the valley "informed a substantial part of Raiba's art practice. He drew frequent allusions to humans, animals and folk motifs that he witnessed in the temples of Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. This was the period when he shifted his focus on the imagery of landscapes, nudes and still-life." (Critical Collective, 9 May 2016, online) He developed an interest in the history of the Konkani community which was once ruled by the Abyssinian Dynasty of Murud and Janjira. Kings were a favourite subject in his art.
In 2012, Clark House Initiative organised an exhibition to rekindle an interest in Raiba's work, with an attempt to replicate the international model where artists receive a royalty on the resale of their artwork. The following year, a retrospective of Raiba's work was held at the Sir J J School of Arts. Raiba passed away in Mumbai on 15 April 2016 at the age of 93.
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Born
July 20, 1922
Mumbai
Died
April 15, 2016
Education
1942-46 Bachelor of Fine arts, JJ School of Arts, Mumbai
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions 2016 A.A.Raiba: The Indian Master...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions 2016 A.A.Raiba: The Indian Master Painter, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
Selected Solo Exhibitions 2013 Miniature to Monumentalism: Retrospective of A A Raiba, Sir J.J.School of Arts, Mumbai 2011 The Studio of AA Raiba: An Unfinished Practice, India Art Festival and Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai 1987 Clark House Initiative for Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai 1975 Bombay of the XVIII Century, Taj Art Gallery and Gallery Chemould, Mumbai 1973 Solo exhibition of Neo Miniature Paintings, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1972 Solo exhibition on kaleidoscopic paintings, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1970 Gallery Oasis, Mumbai 1969 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1968 Attic Art Gallery, Mumbai 1967 Solo Exhibition on Catastrophe, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1964 Solo Exhibition, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1961 Exhibition at UAE 1959 Solo Exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1956 Solo Exhibition, Graham Studio, Mumbai 1955 Solo Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Socirty (AIFACS), New Delhi Selected Group Exhibitions 1970 10 Hrs to 20 Hrs, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1965 Exhibition at South East Africa and Nairobi 1961 Exhibition at USSR, Paris and Rio de Janeiro 1953 Bombay Artist Creation, Zurich Participations 1954 Biennale of Rome 1957 Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Paintings, Milan 1969 Mirza Ghalib Centenary Show, Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
Honours and Awards
1947 Silver Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1947 Bronze Medal,...
1947 Silver Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1947 Bronze Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1947 Awarded The Late Rao Bahadur S.V. Rajadhyaksha Memorial Prize, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1951 Silver Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1952 Awarded Sheth Vullabhdas Cursondas Nath`s Prize, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1953 Hoghly Commended, Annual Exhb., Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1953 Awarded The Late Shri Kavasji Jalbhoy Stt Memorial, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1954 Awarded The Bombay Fine Art Offset and Litho Works Prize, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1956 Gold Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 1956 Commissioned huge mural on the life of Buddha for Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi 1960 Designed and executed large scale decoration mural for G.T. Entrance Hall of Concert, on ceramic tiles, Mumbai 1962 Awarded as one among the ten best exhibits of the year, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1970 Mural for Air India for Expo-`70. Mural for Air India, Sidney Air Port
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