Heeral Trivedi

With every transition in life, there is a shift in perspectives. It is this process of change which is an on-going element of Heeral's paintings. 

Through her works, one is walking backwards in time, retracing with images that seem to constantly move positions. And yet at the end of the journey, one finds oneself positioned at the same place, where nothing seems to have changed. 

Heeral's works evidently present a "female point of view", painting women in their domestic environ. Her nature of redrawing/ repeating succeeds in creating a misty quality that seems to seal different meanings underneath the layers.


Prasanta Sahu

Prasanta's paintings seem to work like mediators between the self as an individual and the media presented reality.

He paints "packaged" images of crowds and masses which appear to be masked with a precision of surface and colour such that there remains no individual identity. Striving to bring a certain plasticity (with the help of a computer) , it represents the visual conditioning created through T. V. and daily newspapers and other media.


Catalogue essay by Nancy Adajania


Bio Data

HEERAL TRIVEDI

Born in Mumbai, India in 1973
1995 :          B.F.A. in Creative Painting, M.S. University, Vadodara.
1997 :          M.F.A. in Creative Painting, M.S. University, Vadodara.

SOLO SHOWS
2002 :          “NURTURING”, Chemould Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1999 :          “QUASI-PERSCEPTIONS”, Prithvi Gallery, Mumbai

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2004 :          “ABHKS”, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
                   “TRIBUTE TO BHUPEN KHAKAR”, Tao art gallery, Mumbai.
                   “GENERATION-I”, jointly organised by Saffron art gallery and The Guild art gallery, Mumbai.
                   “JOURNEY”, by Art and Soul gallery in aid of cancer patients, Mumbai".
2003 :          “THREE CONTEMPORARY INDIAN WOMEN ARTISTS” Asian Cultural Center, New York, U.S.A.    

                   “CHANGING WOMEN'S LIVES” Auction by SAKHI, New York, U.S.A.

                   “ACROSS THE THRESHOLD” show of Baroda Artists at San Francisco, U.S.A.
                   “DISCERNING EYE” show by Parker-Harisson at Mall Galleries, London, U.K.
                   “IMAGINING OURSELVES” online show and book by International Museum of Women, San 

                   Francisco, U.S.A.
                   “WORDS AND IMAGES”, annual show by The Guild Art Gallery at NGMA, Mumbai.
2002 :          “THE BANYAN CITY” Vadodara Artists at Nazar Art Gallery, Vadodara.
                   “VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE”, artists for communal harmony at Vadodara.
2001 :          “SEAMLESS”, Nazar Art Gallery, Vadodara.
                   “SIMILARITIES-DISSIMILARITIES”, Artists from the West Zone, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
                   “NUDES”, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.
                   “CARRY ON DRAWING”, an international travelling show of drawings, U.S.A.
                   Show at Alliance Franchise organised by Gallery Espace, New Delhi.
                   Group Show of Contemporary Indian Art at Hong Kong organised by The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.
                   “ENGENDERING - IMAGES OF WOMEN”, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 :          “ANONYMOUSLY YOURS”, at British Council & Lakeeren, Mumbai.

                   Show of 4 Artists at Fine Art Company, Mumbai.
                   “EXTREME GOURMET”, at Indigo Restaurant, Mumbai, organised by Lakeeren Art Gallery.
                   “MONSOON IN THE MILLENIUM”, at Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai.
                   “POSTER SHOW”, Fine Art Company, Mumbai.
                   “JUXTAPOSE”, show of collaborated works by Couple Artists at Son-et-Lumiere, Art Gallery, 

                   Mumbai.
                   “ARTFEST” Festival of Arts at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.
                   Group Show at Habitat Centre by Pegasus Art Gallery, New Delhi.
1999 :          “THROUGH ANOTHER JOURNEY”, joint show The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1999-03 :     “HARMONY SHOW” at Nehru Center by Reliance Industries.
1998 :         “YOUNG FACES IN CONTEMPORARY ART”, Birla Academy, Calcutta.
                  “FRESH WORKS” a show of young art school graduates at Birla Acedemy, Mumbai.
1996-00 :    “THE MINIATURE FORMAT SHOW”, Sans Tache, Mumbai.
1996 :        “STAIRCASE FULL OF DREAMS”, joint show at Prithvi Gallery, Mumbai.
1995 :        Participated in an art auction organised by V.S.P.C.A., Vadodara.
1993-98 :   Participated in annual group shows of AIFACS & Bombay Art Society.

AWARDS
1996 :       Awarded National Scholarship for 1996-98 from Ministry of Human Resources, Dept. of Culture.
               Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy Award in Painting.

WORKSHOPS & CAMPS
2004 :        Terra- Kota plates workshop at Indore by Past- Modern, Baroda.
2004 :        Art Camp by “Alekhya” at Baroda.
2003 :        Train- painting project to commemorate the World Social Forum 2004 held in Mumbai.
2003 :        Printmaking workshop based on the Vadodara Heritage Walk , conducted by Chapp, Baroda.
1999 :        Art Camp by RPG & ARTS TRUST at Madh Island, Mumbai.
1993-97 :   Drawing Workshop conducted by Ranjitsingh Gaekwad at Vadodara.
                 Workshop conducted by ALISON HARPER, British Artist at Vadodara.
                 Workshop in Paper Making conducted by American Artist JOHN BABCOCK, at Vadodara, followed 

                by a Paper Art exhibition.


PRASANTA SAHU 

Born in Orissa, India 1968

QUALIFICATIONS

1983-86 :      Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Barapada School of Engineering & Technology, Orissa, India

1986-87 :      Training in Electrical Engineering under O.S.E.B., Bhadrak, Orissa, India.

1993-98 :      B.F.A. in Painting from Kala-Bhavana,Visva- Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.

1998-2000 :  M.F.A. in Painting from M.S. University, Baroda, India. 

AWARDS 

1995 :          Awarded in 1st Eastern Print Biennale, by Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Kolkata.

1996-98 :     Received National Scholarship of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. of India.

1999 - 2000 :Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship / Awards for the best student in M.F.A. level, M.S. University, 

                   Baroda

2000 :          Awarded for the best entry at Rangpur Painting Camp, organized by Camlin India Ltd.

2001 :          Awarded Gold Medal for securing 1st position in Dept. of Painting, M.S. University, Baroda.  

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS, CAMPS/ WORKSHOPS

2005 :        "The Chair Project”- Sarjan Art Gallery,Baroda.

2004 :        “A Journey” a charity art show- Art & Soul, Mumbai.

                 “Concepts and Ideas”-curated by Rakhee Sarkar, a group show at CIMA Art Gallery,Kolkata.

                 “The world of Serigraph”- Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda. 

                 “Generation-I”, jointly organized by Saffron art and Guild art Gallery at Saffron Art Gallery, Mumbai.

                 “Looking Back-Looking Forward”  Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda.

                 “Uttarayan Art Camp  2004”  at Baroda, organized by ABS Bayer Ltd.

2003 :        “Recent Works”  works on paper, a group show at Gallery Threshold, New Delhi.

                 “Migration, City-Home”, at Birla Academy, Kolkata, organized by Lalit Kala, Kolkata.

2002-03 :   Kala Bhavana Teachers'  workshop and exhibition at Nandan gallery, Santiniketan.

2002 :        “From Brahma to Bapu  New icons and symbols in Indian art”, CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata, India 

                 Habitat Center, New Delhi

                 “New paradigms” , curated by Ranjit Hoskote, organized by Gallery Threshold, at India Habitat 

                Center, New Delhi.

2002 - 01 : “Harmony Show”  Nehru Center, Mumbai.

                 “Tribute to Picasso” , The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.

                 “Selected young artists from Santiniketan”  organized by Gallery Espace, at Lalit Kala  Academy, 

                 New Delhi.

2001 :        “Indian Contemporary Art”  an auction show by Saffron Art.Com, Mumbai

                 “Nudes”, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.

2000 :        “43rd National Exhibition”  at Bangalore, organized by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.

                 “Art Camp”  at Marve Mumbai, organized by RPG & Arts Trust.

                 “Stepping Out”  a three man show at The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.

1999 :        “Painting Workshop”  at Mohilie Parikh Center for Visual Arts, Mumbai.