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Rakhi Peswani
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Born in 1977, Rakhi Peswani obtained her Bachelor’s degree in sculpture and her Master’s degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 200 and 2003 respectively.
Peswani is inspired by the disorganized and sometimes painful metamorphosis that Indian cities undergo during the process of maturing into large metropolises. The disparities that have never been addressed and the...
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Born in 1977, Rakhi Peswani obtained her Bachelor’s degree in sculpture and her Master’s degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 200 and 2003 respectively.
Peswani is inspired by the disorganized and sometimes painful metamorphosis that Indian cities undergo during the process of maturing into large metropolises. The disparities that have never been addressed and the constant push and pull experienced between the producer and the consumer markets are reflected in her layered installations, which explore the changing impetuses to create and consume art in these cities.
Amongst the artist’s solo shows are 'Intertwinings' at Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2009; 'Sonnet for Silent Machines' at Jehangir Nicholson Gallery and the Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007; and at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai, in 2006. Her work has also been featured in several group shows, including, 'Analytical Engine' at Bose Pacia, Kolkata, and Gallery Seven Art Ltd, New Delhi, in 2009; 'The Ego, The Persona, The Shadow and The Wise Old Man (or was it The Great Mother?)' at the Guild, New York, in 2008; 'Parables of the Thread' at the Loft, Mumbai, in 2008; 'Through a Glass, Darkly; Reflections on the Self Portrait' at the Guild, Mumbai, in 2008; 'Inner Vision' at the Guild Art Gallery, New York, in 2008; and ‘Beyond Images’ at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 2007. In 2003, Peswani was awarded a National Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and in 2006, an Inlaks Scholarship for a residency at Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy. In 2007, the artist won the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art’s Emerging Artist Award.
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Born
October 14, 1977
Education
2003 Qualified the National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship under the University Grants Commission
2001-03 Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1996-2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Exhibitions
Selected Solo exhibitions
2016-17 The Guild Art Gallery,...
Selected Solo exhibitions
2016-17 The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'Bodies / Subterrain (Eurydice and Sita)', part of residency in The Hague at Vrije Academie
2011 'Matters Under the Skin', Art HK 2011 – Asia One, Hong Kong
2009 'Intertwinings', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 'Sonnet for Silent Machines', at Jehangir Nicholson Gallery & The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
Selected Group exhibitions
2016 'Tracing Myth', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2013 'ZONES OF CONTACT: Propositions on the Museum', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2012 'Porous', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Notes on the (Dis) Appearance of the Real', presented by Shrine Empire Gallery at The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Reverie', Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
2010 'Bring Me A Lion: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art', The Hunt Gallery, St.Louis, Missouri
2009-10 'Sculpture', The Guild, Mumbai
2009 'A New Vanguard: Trends in Contemporary Indian Art', Saffronart, New York; The Guild, New York
2009 'Analytical Engine', Bose Pacia, Kolkata; Gallery Seven Art Ltd, New Delhi
2008 'The Ego, The Persona, The Shadow and The Wise Old Man (or was it The Great Mother?)', The Guild, New York
2008 'Parables of the Thread', The Loft, Mumbai
2008 'Through a Glass, Darkly; Reflections on the Self Portrait', The Guild, Mumbai
2008 'Inner Vision', The Guild Art Gallery, New York
2007 ‘Beyond Images’, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
2006 Installation for the Ongoing Project ‘Real Memories, Imaginary Places’, at Cittadellarte, Biella, Italy
2006 ‘Panchmarhi’, ABS Lanxess, Baroda
2001 ‘Potters in Peril’, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
1999 ‘Still Life’ at Sonnet Lumiere, Mumbai
Joint Exhibitions
2004 ‘Salient Liaison’, a curated, Collaborative Exhibition Project with Shaila Nambiar, Textile Designer based in Hyderabad. Funded by the Department of Culture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, The French Embassy in India & Alliance Françoise de Hyderabad, India
Participations
2014 Colombo Art Biennale, SriLanka
2014 Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh
2011 'Generation in Transition: New Art from India', Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warszawa, Poland
2010 'Roots', 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai at The Park, Chennai
2008 'Filament', commemorating 5 Years of Peers Residency at Khoj, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1998 Gujarat State Lalit Kala Exhibition, Ravishankar Raval Bhavan Ahmedabad
Honours and Awards
2007 Emerging Artist Award, 2007, Presented by Foundation for Indian...
2007 Emerging Artist Award, 2007, Presented by Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA), Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Artists’ Residency at Sanskriti Kendra, Sanskrithi Pratishthan, New Delhi
2007 Won the Design Competition for an Entry in the Project 'Cubes in Motion', an ongoing Traveling Design Project collaborating local entrepreneurship and craftsmanship from Biella, at Cittadellarte, Italy
2006 Inlaks Scholarship for the UNIDEE in residence at Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto
2003 National Merit Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, HRD, Government of India
2003‘PEERS-2003’, Residency Invitation from KHOJ, New Delhi
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