Rakhi Peswani                      Date of Birth     14th October 1977                       Female, Indian

Qualification 

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

 

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

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

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 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. 

Currently teaching at Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad since 2004.

 

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