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Lavanya Mani
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Born in 1977, Lavanya Mani obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. In 2001 she received her Ph.D from the Department of Art History & Aesthetics at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
Lavanya Mani’s multi-layered works are a collage of the artist’s thoughts and ideas expressed through a combination of several different media, most notably...
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Born in 1977, Lavanya Mani obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. In 2001 she received her Ph.D from the Department of Art History & Aesthetics at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.
Lavanya Mani’s multi-layered works are a collage of the artist’s thoughts and ideas expressed through a combination of several different media, most notably various textiles that she has dyed, printed or otherwise worked on. The traditional textile-crafts like kalamkari that she references along with her muted palette give the artist’s audiences a sense of nostalgia, while the iconic images she uses allude to very contemporary issues.
The artist’s held her first solo show, ‘In Praise of Folly’, at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, in 2009. Amongst the most recent group exhibitions in which her works have been featured are ‘Analytical Engine’ at Gallery Seven Art, New Delhi, and Bose Pacia, Kolkata, in 2009; ‘Meandering Membranes’ at Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi, in 2009; ‘Urgent: 10 ml of Contemporary Needed’ organized by the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art at Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘Inner Vision’ at the Guild Art Gallery, New York, in 2008; and ‘in-sid-er’ at Bodhi Art, Mumbai, in 2007.
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Born
1977
Education
2001 Ph.D, Department of Art History & Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1999-2001 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1995-99 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'In Praise of Folly', Chemould...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'In Praise of Folly', Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Skin Deep', Religare Art Gallery, New Delhi
2012 'Cynical Love: Life in the Everyday', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
2011 'Window in the Wall: India and China – Imaginary Conversations', Pearl Lam Fine Arts, Shanghai
2010 'Stains On My Chintz', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata
2009 'A New Vanguard: Trends in Contemporary Indian Art', Saffronart, New York; The Guild, New York
2009 ‘Analytical Engine’, Gallery Seven Art Ltd., New Delhi & Bose Pacia, Kolkata
2009 ‘Meandering Membranes’, Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Urgent: 10 ml of Contemporary Needed !’, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Parables of the Thread’, The Loft, Mumbai
2008 ‘Inner Vision’ The Guild, New York
2007 ‘Beyond Credos: Painting in Baroda Toda’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2007 ‘in-sid-er’, Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2006 ‘KAVA2 Winner’s Exhibition’, Kashi Art Gallery, Mattancherry, Kerala
2006 ‘Female Heroes’, Lemon Grasshopper Gallery, Ahmedabad,
2006 Kalahita Gallery Inaugural Group Show, Nagarjuna Foundation, Hyderabad
2006 ‘Destination Inde: Un Voyage Avec L’art Indien’, at La Route Des Indes and Chappelle de Marie d’ Issy, Paris
1999 Art Core Gallery, Panorama Complex Baroda
1997 Independence Day Group Show at Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Participations
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2011 'Fabular Bodies: New Narratives in the Art of the Miniature',
presented by Harmony Art Foundation at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharah Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2009 'Lo Real Maravilloso: Marvelous Reality', 20 Years Celebration of Gallery Espace at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2009 'The Miniature Format Show 2009', Sans Tache Gallery,Mumbai
2008 ‘Representation-III’, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2008 Indian Art Summit presented by Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi
2007 World Social Forum, Nairobi, Africa
Honours and Awards
2006 KAVA (Kashi Award for Visual Art), Kashi Art Galley, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi.
2001-2003 Junior Research Fellowship, from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2001 Nasreen Mohammedi, Award for Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2006 KAVA (Kashi Award for Visual Art), Kashi Art Galley, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi.
2001-2003 Junior Research Fellowship, from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2001 Nasreen Mohammedi, Award for Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 20
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Absolute Tuesdays
16 February 2021
Songs of...
Natural dye, applique (origami) and machine embroidery on cotton fabric
36 x 36 in
Winning bid
$557
Rs 40,080
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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Lot 98
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Absolute Art Auction
23-24 July 2014
Lazy Donkey
Natural dye, chemical dye, applique, dimensional colour on cotton fabric stitched to canvas
24 x 24 in
Winning bid
$540
Rs 31,320
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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EXHIBITIONS
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Lot 23
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A New Vanguard.
16 Sep-17 Oct 2009
First Lesson
Natural dye, chemical dye, applique and machine embroidery on cotton and silk fabric
36 x 36 in
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Lot 24
Details
A New Vanguard.
16 Sep-17 Oct 2009
First Lessons
Natural dye, applique and machine embroidery on cotton fabric
36 x 36 in
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