Alva’s Varna Virasat Award-2018

SHOBHA BROOTA, 

New Delhi

on January 14, 2018

Award conferred  by

Dr. M. Mohan Alva

Chairman

Alva's Educaion Foundation

with presence of  Mr Kotiprasad Alva, 

Mr Ganesha Somayaji, Mr Purushotham Adve

Shobhabha Broota's Paintings

1943 Born in Delhi

1962 Sangeet Visharad, Masters in vocal Indian classical Music.

1964 Diploma in Fine Arts, College of Art, Delhi.

1964 Shobha Broota has been teaching art since 1964.

AWARDS

2014 "Felicitated for the achievements and contributions in the field

of art and art education" by NDMC, New Delhi Municipal

Council.

1989-92 & 1996-98 Fellowship-Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

1986 Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi

1982084 Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India,

1982 AIFACS

BOOK

2013 ' Vesture of Being ' - co-authored by Keshav Malik

SOLO SHOWS

2014 “Looking Within” by MOSA, Museum Of Sacred Art, Belgium

2013‘Vesture of Being’, India International Centre,Art Gallery, New

Delhi

2012 “SNO 89, Contemporary Art Project’’, Sydney, Australia

2008 ‘A Path Beyond’, AICON Gallery, Palo Alto, California.

2007‘Edge of Infinity’, Indigo Blue Art, Singapore.

2006‘Song of the Devine’, Pallete Art Gallery, New Delhi

2003‘Music of the Spheres’, Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi.

       Birla Academy of Arts & Craft, Kolkata.

1997‘Retrospective of Prints’, Art Konsult, Delhi.

Edith Cowen University, Perth.

International Studio A.F.W.A., Fermantle, Australia.

1994 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. Gallery 42, Delhi

ABC Gallery, Varanasi.

1992 Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam.

Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London.

1985 Aakkar Gallery, Chandigarh.

1974,78,80,84,

88,89,91,92  Shridharni Art Gallery, Delhi

1964 AIFACS, Delhi

SELECTED PARTICIPATIONS

2014 “Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form” by Delhi Art Gallery.

“Espace Turn 25“, Seven Decades of Indian Drawing by Gallery

Espace New Delhi

2013 ‘’Art Fair 2013’’ by Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi.

2012 "Ebony And Ivory", by Gallery Art Perspective, New Delhi

"Recent Works by 33 Modern And Contemporary Indian Artists",

by Suryaveer Kohli Art, New Delhi

‘’China India Imaginings and Transformations’’,Macquarie

University Art gallery, Sydney Australia

2011

“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata

”Roots—Routes” ,by Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi

’’Devotion’’, by Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi

"Feminnale", by Grill and Lounge, New Delhi

2010

“Devotion-Transformation”, curated by Sushma Behl, Art

Positive Gallery, New Delhi

“Between Ambivalence and Criticism”, contemporary

abstraction, Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi

2009

"Menifestation IV",Delhi Art Gallery,New Delhi

2008

‘Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art from India’-

curated by Patricia Hamilton and Peter Nagy, Western Project,

Los Angeles, USA

‘Dus Mahavidyas’, ten creative forces – a book conceived and

curated by Ravi Kumar, shows in New Delhi, Banglore and

Mumbai

"Frame Figure Field", Delhi Art Gallery,New Delhi

2007

‘25 Contemporary Indian Artists’ organized by Nicolas Vourriaud

and Ravi Kumar, Moscow and other places in Russia and also

in Paris.

’Indian Color’, curated by Euri Seong at Keumsan Gallery, Seoul,

Korea, organized by Peter Nagy of Nature Morte and Vadehara

Galleries of New Delhi.

‘Surfaces and Textures’, organized by Gallery Espace, Delhi and

Ganges Art, Kolkata, at Ganges Art, Kolkata.

‘Diverse Voices’, Galleria, Hongkong.

Sothbeys auction, New York.

"Conlomoration", Indian Contemporary Artists, by Prakrit Arts,

Mumbai

"Annual Show" of Palette Gallery, New Delhi

2006

‘Eleventh Harmony Art Show’, Mumbai

2005

‘Negotiating Matters’, curated by Roobina Karode at Anant Art

Gallery, New Delhi.

‘Resonance’, Fifty Years of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.

‘Roop Vidhan’, Expression of Abstract, Art Alive, New Delhi.

2004 & 2005

‘Spirit of the Century’, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi.

2004

‘Devotional Breach’, curated by Peter Nagy, Sumukha Gallery,

Bangalore.

2003

‘Solitude, The White Show’, curated by Dr. Alka Pande, Visual

Art Gallery, New Delhi.

‘Kerela Lalit Kala Akademy Collection Show’, Calicut.

’Annual Show’, of Palette Gallery, New Delhi.

2002, 03, 05,07,08

'India-Korea’, New Delhi and Seoul, Korea.

2001

‘Kaleidoscope’, Singapore.

1999

‘Senior Fellowship Artists’, Delhi.

‘Abstract Schematic’, curated by Peter Nagy, Nature Morte, New

Delhi

1998

‘Symbolism and Geometry in Modern Art’, NGMA, India.

‘WWF Auction’, New Delhi.

‘International Artists’, IASG (Washington DC), New Delhi.

‘Small’, James Harvey, Sydney.

‘Indian Artists’, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago.

1997

‘Chhoo Mantar’, Exhibition of Magnetic Art, Art Konsult, New

Delhi.

1995

‘Abstract’ 95’, CIMA, Calcutta.

Sothbeys Auction, London.

1994

‘8th Triennial India’, Delhi.

‘Contemporary Miniatures’, CIMA, Calcutta

‘100 years of Indian Art’, NGMA, India.

’40 Indian Artists’, Tiazcala, Mexico.

1993

‘Indische Gegenwarskunst’,Mainz, Germany and Stettin, Poland.

‘V Tudatusaag’, Budapest, Hungary

1992

‘Art for a Fairer World ’ by Oxfam, Glasgow, Cardiff, London.

‘Balder Aus Indien’,curated by Edda Bhattacharya, Hamburg.

1991

‘9 Contemporary Indian Artists’,Gemeetemuseum Arnhem,

Netherlands.

‘ILSud Del Mondol’, Gallery Civica D’ Arte, Marsala,Palermo,

Milano, Italy.

‘Soulcatchers’,curated by Rebecca Hossack, London.

1990

‘Malaysian Experience / Malaysian Images’, Kaula Lumpur.

‘Contemporary Prints’curated by Antonio Muratore,Melbourne.

‘Asian European Art Biennial’, Ankara, Turkey.

‘Ambassador’s Choice’, NGMA, New Delhi

1988

‘Abstract Art’, Gallery Art and Data, Frankfurt.

1986-87

‘Women Artists’, NGMA, New Delhi, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia.

1986

6th Triennial India’, Delhi.

1984

Exhibition of Contemporary Art’, Tokyo.

1983

‘Print Biennial’, Bhopal.

'Art Biennial’, Bangladesh.

1975

International Women Artists’,Delhi.

INVITATIONS

2005

Invited by Guyana Govt. to paint the portrait of Dr. Chaddi

Jagan,

Ex. President of Guyana, for their Parliament House.

1997

‘Artist in Residency’ Edith Cowen University, Perth, W.Australia.

‘Artist in Residency’ Artist foundation of W. Australia,

Fremantle.

1990

‘Artist in Residency’, National Gallery, Kaula Lumpur.

Collections

Shobha Broota's works are in numerous collections such as

National Gallery in India and Malaysia as well as in private

collections of E.M. Schoo, Chester Herwitz and many others in

India and abroad.

 © Shobha Broota