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Born 1981 in Hyderabad, Varunika Saraf studied at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts
University (JNTU College of Fine Arts) in Hyderabad, where she received a BFA in Painting. She later received an MFA in Painting from the University of Hyderabad, and a Masters in Philosophy from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Saraf’s art is informed by a range of traditions and techniques, including...
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Born 1981 in Hyderabad, Varunika Saraf studied at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts
University (JNTU College of Fine Arts) in Hyderabad, where she received a BFA in Painting. She later received an MFA in Painting from the University of Hyderabad, and a Masters in Philosophy from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Saraf’s art is informed by a range of traditions and techniques, including miniature and European painting. Her practice straddles painting, calligraphy, collage and textile art, and raises questions on the hegemony of the fine and applied arts, the concept of “woman’s work”, and the differing approaches of the East and the West to the arts.
The artist has showcased her work both in India and abroad. Among her recent group exhibitions are ‘Touched by Bhupen’ at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, in 2013; ‘Phantoms of Asia’ at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA, in 2012; ‘Fabular Bodies: New Narratives in the Art of the Miniature’ at the Coomaraswamy Hall, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, in 2011; ‘Unfaithfully Yours’ at Gallery SKE, Bangalore, in 2009; ‘Reading Paint’ at Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok, in 2007, among many others. Solo exhibitions include ‘The Chair in the Cloud’ at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, in 2010; and ‘Tales of our Times’ at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, in 2008.
Saraf was awarded the Kashi Award for Visual Arts in 2006, and has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships. In 2012, she received a grant from the Summer Research Academy, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; and received the Charles Wallace India Trust Visiting Fellowship from the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. She has also participated in a number of seminars since 2009.
The artist lives and works in New Delhi, where she is currently pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Kavita Singh at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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Born
1981
Hyderabad
Education
M Phil, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
MFA (Painting), University of Hyderabad
BFA (Painting), J.N.T.U. College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 The Chair in the Cloud, Galerie...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 The Chair in the Cloud, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2008 Tales of our Times, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Touched by Bhupen, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
2012 Phantoms of Asia, Asian Art Museum, San Fransisco, USA
2011 Fabular Bodies: New Narratives in the Art of the Miniature, Coomaraswamy Hall, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai
2009 Unfaithfully Yours, Gallery SKE, Bangalore
2007 Emerging India, Royal College of Art, London presented by Art Alive Gallery and SA Fine Arts, London
2007 Soft Spoken, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 Meandering Membranes, Shrine Empire Gallery, Kolkata
2007 Generation Next, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Reading Paint, Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok
2006 Kashi KAVA 2, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2003 A Walk of Art, Daira Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2003 J. N. T. U. College of Fine Arts Exhibition
Participations
2012 India Art Fair, New Delhi presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
2012 ART HK 12, Hong Kong International Art Fair, HK presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
2011 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai
2008 India Art Summit, New Delhi presented by Empire Art
2011 India Inclusive: Contemporary Art from India, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
2003 Telugu University Annual Exhibition
Honours and Awards
2012 Summer Research Academy, Getty Research Institute, Los...
2012 Summer Research Academy, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
2012 Charles Wallace India Trust Visiting Fellowship, Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge (Oct-Dec)
2010-12 Senior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2008 Visiting Fellowship from the Max-Planck-Institute, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence (Sept-Oct)
2007 Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, New Delhi (2007-09)
2004 University of Hyderabad Scholarship (2004-06)
2000 J.N.T.U. Scholarship
2006 Kashi Award for Visual Arts
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