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Kanchan Chander
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Kanchan Chander born in New Delhi in 1957 ,received her formal training in
Painting and Printmaking from College of Art,New Delhi;Kunsthochschule,Berlin
and Art School at Santiago,Chile.She has held solos and participated in
various prestigious exhibitions in India and all over the world.She has
recently returned from a residency and a collaborative show with an Australian
artist, Helen Geoer, in Canberra,Australia.This show will be...
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Kanchan Chander born in New Delhi in 1957 ,received her formal training in
Painting and Printmaking from College of Art,New Delhi;Kunsthochschule,Berlin
and Art School at Santiago,Chile.She has held solos and participated in
various prestigious exhibitions in India and all over the world.She has
recently returned from a residency and a collaborative show with an Australian
artist, Helen Geoer, in Canberra,Australia.This show will be travelling to the
British Council,New Delhi;Chandigarh and Gallery Sumukha,Bangalore in 2002.
Kanchan's art particularly of the last decade is the art of assertion,of the
domestic centricity of feminine experience,of an iconic feminine energy,and of
her easy appropriation of the idea of the mythic divine feminine.From her
preoccupation with the Bhoota figures of karnataka,tribal figures, and images
of the Shakti cult,she has made identifiable images of feminine power.In her
later works the presence of a child figure,toys etc speak of the intense
mother-child interdependancy,whether it is in 'Vatsalya'series or the 'Fables
Retold'..More recently she has worked with the female torsos,brightly
painted,monumental and bedecked with sequins,silver leaf and beads.Here there
is celebration of the fertile,the erotic and the sensuousness of the female
form.Luminous cerulean blues,yellows and bright reds make the surface vibrant.
In Kanchan's art,aesthetic response can hardly be divorced from a social
response as she doubts the autonomy of art and whether art can be only for
art's sake."Art occurs in a social situation,the maker and the art both are
bound by social forces that are instrumental in shaping them. I too am subject
to the same law."says Kanchan emphatically.Kanchan's personal lifescape,dilemmas,conflicts,joys and aches screened through subjective
distortions inject substance into her art.
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Born
1957
New Delhi
Education
1975 Painting, First year, Weisensee Kunct Hochshule, Berlin
1976-81 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), Delhi College of Art, New Delhi
1979-80 Guest Student in Printmaking, College of Art, Santiago
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 'Revisiting The Popular', Art...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 'Revisiting The Popular', Art Positive, New Delhi
2010 'The Silent Expression', Iconart Gallery, Hyderabad
2010 'Fables retold', Galerie Gondwana, Berlin
2009 'Migrating Memories', Gallerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi; Apparao Galleries, Chennai
2006 ‘Kanchan The Story So Far’, organized by Delhi Art Gallery at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2004 ‘Flower Power’, Arushi Arts, Mumbai
2003 Siddhartha Art Gallery, Katmandu, Nepal
2002 ‘Dual Worlds’, Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
1999 Alliance Francaise, New Delhi
1999 The Fine Art Company, Mumbai
1999 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
1998 University of Punjab, Patiala.
1996 ‘Vatsalaya’, Art Inc., New Delhi
1995 British Council Division New Delhi
1995 India International Center, New Delhi
1993 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
1992 Siddhartha Art Gallery, Katmandu, Nepal
1990 Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.
1986 Miyasaka Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1983 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 'Icons in Our Midst', Artspeaks India, New Delhi
2009 'Think Small', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'Ashtanayika: Messengers of Love', The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'Baisakh 08', Polka Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Tiger by the Tail ! Women Artists of India Transforming Culture’, Women’s Studies Research Centre (WSRC), Brandeis University, USA in partnership with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi
2007 ‘Made in India’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi and Opera Gallery, London
2007 ‘Art for Freedom Art’, Bonham’s, London
2006 ‘Digressing Domains’, organized by Nitanjali Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2006 ‘Print Show’, Art Konsult, New Delhi
2005 ‘Manifestations III’, organized by Delhi Art Gallery at Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi
2005 ‘Negotiating Matters’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 ‘Blood Ties’, with Helen Geier, Freemantle Art Centre, Perth
2004 ‘Fair and Furious – II’, Jebiwool Art Museum, Gwacheon Hanmadang Festivel, South Korea and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2003 Art Space, Kolkata
2003 Gallery Alternatives, DLF, Gurgaon
2003 ‘Performing Textures’, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2003 ‘Fair and Furious - I’, organized by Art Alive at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2003 ‘Today, Tomorrow’, Habiart Gallery, New Delhi
2002 ‘Shakti’, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2002 ‘Heat’, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2002 ‘Connecting’, organized by Art Alive at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
2001 ‘Stree Shakti’, IHC New Delhi
2001 Concern India, Mumbai
2001 Hotel Marriot, New Delhi.
2000 ‘Women Artists Show’, India Habitat Centre New Delhi
2000 ‘Combine’, VIS-À-VIS, New Delhi
2000 ‘Faces’, Gallery Espace, Dubai
1999 ‘Edge of The Century’, New Delhi
1999 ‘Icons of The Millennium’, Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 ‘Confluence’, organized by Gallery Sumukha at New York and London
1998 ‘Kasth’, Triveni Kala Sangam, Shridharani Gallery , New Delhi
1998 ‘Gouche’, Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi
1998 IPG Portfolio Prints, Aakarshan Gallery, New Delhi
1998 The Body Show, Art Today, New Delhi
1997 Indian Contemporary Artists, Ezchenbonn, Germany
1997 Indian Women Artists, Mills College, California and NY
1997 ‘KALI – Art’, Troical Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
1997 ‘Emerging Trends’, The Air Gallery, London
1997 ‘Looking Glass’, Lakereen Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997 ‘Indian Beasts’, Triveni Kala Sangam, Shridharani Gallery , New Delhi
1996 ‘Mini Print Show’, British Council and Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1996 ‘Shtardu’, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1995 ‘Emerging Trends’, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1995 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1995 ‘Print Show’, Urusvati Gallery, New Delhi
1995 ‘3 Women Printmakers’, Cymorza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 ‘IPG Show’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1995 Group show of Prints, Foundation for Indian Artists, Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam
1994 ‘Indian Printmakers Guild (IPG)’,Kathmandu, Nepal
1993 ‘Art Multiple’, Dusseldorf, Germany
1993 Messe Novea, Germany
1993 Holland Asian Festival, Wolverhampton Museum
1993 UK Souvenirs De’n France , New Delhi
1993 Print Show, Hussain Ki Sarai, Faridabad
1993 IPG Show, New Delhi
1991 Indian Artist, Hamburg, Germany
1991 Mini Print, Norway
1991 IPG Show, New Delhi and Bangalore
1990 Xal Praxis Foundation, Mumbai
1990 Exhibition of Graphic Art, Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai.
1990 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1989 CMC Drawing, New Delhi
1989 ‘Artist Alert’, Safdar Hasmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), New Delhi
1988 Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1987 ‘Indian Printmakers’, Bristol
1987 UK Intergrafik, Berlin
1987 14 Artists Drawing Group Show, New Delhi
1986 All India Women’s Show, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (A.I.F.A.C.S), New Delhi
1985 Group Show, Paris
1985 All India Exhibition, New Delhi
1984 ’20 Artists’, New Delhi
1984 7 Artists, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1980 Young Artists From India, Berlin, Germany
Joint Exhibitions
2003 A collaboration of Poems and Painting by Kanchan chander and Idris Tayeb, IIc, New Delhi and Siddhartha Art Gallery , Kathmandu Nepal
2001 With Helen Geier at Manuka Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia; British Council, New Delhi; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
1991 Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam
1986 Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1984 Garhi Studios, New Delhi
1984 Alliance Francaise, New Delhi
1980 Lawrence Gallery, Santigo, Chile
Participations
2005 ‘Harvest 2005’, Arushi Art, Mumbai
2000 ‘Monsoon Show’, Sans Tache, Mumbai
1999 ‘Miniature Format Show’, Sans Tache, Mumbai
1996 International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frenchen, Germany
1996 Bharat Bhawan Biennale, Bhopal
1995 Norwegian International Print Triennale
1994 ‘4th Asian Art Show’, Fukuako Art Museum, Japan
1994 National Exhibition, Chennai
1993 International Print Triennale, Frenchen, Germany
1993 International Print Biennale Maastericht,
1992 International Print Biennale, Sarcelles, France
1992 Annual Show, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
1991 International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1990 International Portrait Exhibition, Tzuzla, Yugoslavia
1990 International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frenchen, Germany
1989 International Print Biennale, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
1989 International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1988 International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1987 International Print Biennale, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
1986 International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK
1983 International Biennale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
1983 International Print Biennale, Kanagawa, Japan
1983 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1983 National All India Exhibition, New Delhi
1983 All India Prints Exhibition, Chandigarh
1982 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1981 Annual Show, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
1981 National All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi
Honours and Awards
British Council Grant to Visit Art Institutions in London and study...
British Council Grant to Visit Art Institutions in London and study Contemporary Art Trends
1984-85 French Govt. Scholarship –Printmaking, Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
1982-83 Research Grant, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1981-82-Research Fellowship, Delhi College of Art, New Delhi
Yuva Mahotsava Award.
1988 Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, New Delhi
1986 Women’s All India Show, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society ( A.I.F.A.C.S) Award, New Delhi
1986 International Print Biennale Award Bradford, UK
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Lot 189
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Auction 2002 (May)
13-16 May 2002
Torso and Two
Oil and silver leaf on canvas
55 x 32 in
Winning bid
$1,300
Rs 62,400
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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