Name : Shanti Swaroopini
Brief Bio : Born in 1966, Visakhapatnam.
Educational Qualifications 1998 M.A. Fine Art. Kent Institute of Art and Design. University of Kent Canterbury. UK 1993 M.A. Sculpture. Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India 1990 B.F.A. Painting. Andhra University. Visakhapatnam, India Awards and Scholarships 1999 – 2000 Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship given by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. The scholarship is given to experiment and relate material with meaning. 1998 – 2000 Junior Fellowship given by Department of Culture, Government of India. The fellowship is given to study and examine the areas of scale, space and time in my art work. 1997 – 1998 Charles Wallace Trust Fellowship through British Council. The fellowship is given to study inter disciplinary course (space and form in dance choreography and sculpture). The fellowship supported M.A. Fine Arts at Kent Institute of Art and Design, UK 1996 AIFACS Scholarship Award. The AIFACS Mini Sculpture Exhibition. New Delhi. 1995 – 1996 Inlaks Fine Arts Award given by Inlaks Foundation, New Delhi. The fellowship is given to experiment with scale and space in my art work. 1995 – 1997 Junior Fellowship given by Department of Culture, Government of India. The fellowship is given to experiment with scale and space in my art work. 1994 Honourable Mention Award. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1992 – 1994 National Scholarship given by Department of Culture, Government of India. The scholarship is give to young workers in different cultural fields. 1990 – 1992 Telugu University Scholarship given by Telugu University, Hyderabad. The scholarship partially supported M.A Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda.
One Person Shows
- 2008 Clothing the Identity, NCPA, Gallery Threshold, Mumbai
- 2007 Clothing the Identity, Romain Rolland, Gallery Threshold New Delhi
- 2004 Extension Gallery. Mercerville. New Jersey USA.
- 2001 Shridharani Art Gallery. Triveni Kala Sanga New Delhi.
- 1997 Jehangir Art Gallery. Bombay.
Two Person Shows
- 1999 Queens Gallery. British Council. New Delhi.
- 1995 Shridharani Art Gallery. Triveni Kala Sangam. New Delhi.
- 1994 Jehangir Art Gallery. Bombay.
Group Shows
Indian Subway - Gosvenor Vadhera , London 2010, Human Animal, curated by Marta Jakimowicz, Gallery Threshold & Religare Arts Initiative , New Delhi. 2008 ,Whose Touch is This Curated by Tunty Chauhan, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi ,
Asthanayeka, Curated by Alka Pande, Gallery Stainless, New Delhi 2008, Mapping Memories II , Gallery Threshold New Delhi 2008 Limited Editions, Gallery Articulate & Gallery Threshold New Delhi 2007 Limited Editions, Romain Rolland, Gallery Threshold New Delhi 2006 The Human Figure Show, Curated by Marta Jakimowicz, Gallery Threshold. New Delhi. 2006 New Paradigms III,Curated By Tunty Chauhan, Threshold, New Delhi, 2003 ,3rd. Street Gallery on 2nd. Street. Philadelphia. USA. 2003 Apprentice Group Show. Extension Gallery. Mercerville. New Jersey. USA. 2001 Regional Exhibition, Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi. Kochi. 2000 Feminine Muse. Curiosity Art Gallery. Visakhapatnam. 1999 AIFACS Annual Exhibition, New Delhi. Edge of the Century. Delhi Art Gallery. New Delhi. 1998 Hemispheres, Director’s Gallery. Auckland .New Zealand. KIAD Masters. Kent Institute of Art and Design. Canterbury. U.K. Lalit Kala Akademi. New Delhi. 1997 AIFACS Mini Sculpture Exhibition New Delhi RPG 50 years of Freedom of Expression. Jehangir Art Gallery. Bombay. In Defence of our Secular Tradition, Sahamat Celebrates 50years of Independent India. A touring exhibition. AIFACS Annual Exhibition. New Delhi. 1995 Regional Lalit Kala Akademi. Ahmedabad. AIFACS Annual Exhibition. New Delhi. 1994 Central Lalit Kala Akademi. Madras.
Workshops- KHOJ Artists Residency at Bihar 2009
Asthanayeka, Jindal Steel & Gallery Stainless, New Delhi 2008
Ceramic Workshop for Metal casting, Gallery Sumukha, Banglore 2007
Workshop on Women in Land Of Ramayana, Gallery Threshold
Pondicherry 2007
Metal Casting Workshop, Gallery Threshold, Studio Sukruthi, Jaipur
Working Experience- 2007 till to date Assoc. Professor in Sculpture, Department of Sculpture, JNA&FA University College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad
2004 Visiting Faculty, Srushti School of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore
2001-2004 Johnson Atelier and School of Technical Sculpture. Mercerville NJ, USA
2000-2001 Worked as a Guest Lecturer at Govt. R.L.V. College of Music and Fine Arts. Mahatma Gandhi University, Tripunithura
1997/1999 Full time Artist 1995-1996 Worked at Kanoria Center for Arts, Ahmedabad
Bibliography- 2008 About Sculpture, Published in Magazine Tehlka.com
2008 6 Young Sculptors, by Uma Prakash, Published in Magazine “Beautiful People”
2008 About Sculpture, by Marta Jakimowicz, Published in Magazine Art & Deal
2007 Beyond Surreality, by Uma Prakash, Published in Magazine “World Sculpture News”
2007 About Sculpture, by Madhu Jain, Published in Magazine Art India
2007 “Three Women Sculptors” Published in “Eternal Solutions”
Shanti Lives and Works In Hyderabad, India.
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