Shobha Broota
Solo Exhibitions
Show Gallery, LA and USA in 2020
"Resonance", Aicon Gallery, New York, USA in 2018.
SNO Gallery, Sydney, Australia in 2015.
“Looking Within”, by MOSA, Museum Of Sacred Art, Belgium in 2014.
"Vesture of Being", India International Centre, Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2013.
“SNO 89, Contemporary Art Project", Sydney, Australia in 2012.
"A Path Beyond", AICON Gallery, Palo Alto, California in 2008.
"Edge of Infinity", Indigo Blue Art, Singapore in 2007.
"Song of the Devine", Pallete Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2006.
"Music of the Spheres", Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2003.
Birla Academy of Arts & Craft, Kolkata.
"Retrospective of Prints", Art Konsult, Delhi in 1997.
Edith Cowen University, Perth.
International Studio A.F.W.A., Fermantle, Australia.
Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
Gallery 42, Delhi in 1994
ABC Gallery, Varanasi.
Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam.
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London in 1992.
Aakkar Gallery, Chandigarh in 1985.
Shridharni Art Gallery, Delhi in 1974.
AIFACS, Delhi in 1964.
Group Exhibitions
"Revisions on the Surface", Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon in 2022-23.
"Shadow Lines" curated by Meera Menezes ,Shrine Empire New Delhi in 2019.
Sahitya Kala Parishad stall, “International Kala Mela”, org. by LKA, New Delhi in 2018.
Arushi Arts ‘’Annual Art Exhibition’’, New Delhi.
“2nd International Imphal Art Camp”, Imphal in 2017.
“Jaipur Art Summit”, Jaipur.
“Tihar Art Festival”, TIhar Jail, New Delhi.
Painting exhibited in “Masterpieces”, section by DAG, at ‘India Art Fair’.
“International Women Art Camp”, Art Festival, Hyderabad in 2016
“India/Korea”, exchange program; “Art Exhibition”, Seoul, Incheon, South Korea.
“Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, at China Art Museum during India Culture Week at China in 2015
”Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium, at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Shanghai International Arts Festival; ‘Art Camp’, Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur; ‘Group Show’, Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2014.
“Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form”, by Delhi Art Gallery.
“Espace Turn 25“, Seven Decades of Indian Drawing by Gallery Espace New Delhi.
‘’Art Fair 2013’’, by Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi in 2013.
"Ebony And Ivory", by Gallery Art Perspective, New Delhi in 2012.
"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.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2011.
”Roots—Routes”, by Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi.
’’Devotion’’, by Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi.
"Feminnale", by Grill and Lounge, New Delhi.
“Devotion-Transformation”, curated by Sushma Behl, Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi in 2010.
“Between Ambivalence and Criticism”, contemporary abstraction, Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi 2009.
"Manifestation IV", Delhi Art Gallery,New Delhi.
"Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art from India", curated by Patricia Hamilton and Peter Nagy, Western Project, Los Angeles, USA in 2008.
Shobha Broota is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1943 at Delhi. Hailing from a family rich in artistic traditions, she is one of India’s most well-established contemporary artist and a teacher at Triveni Kala
Shobha Broota is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1943 at Delhi. Hailing from a family rich in artistic traditions, she is one of India’s most well-established contemporary artist and a teacher at Triveni Kala Sangam New Delhi.
A trained musician with a degree in art, she blends the two worlds seamlessly in her works, every one having a rhythmic element juxtaposed against an unusual choice of colors.
Though Broota started in art by dabbling in different genres and mediums, it was the abstract that drew and held her attention. Portraits of men and women, woodcuts, etchings, and relief works have all been part of her celebrated oeuvre. Over the years, Broota has fine-tuned her art, leaving no room for hesitancy.
She has said she does not plan her paintings in advance. Instead, she contemplates in silence before a blank canvas before applying the colors – layering and merging, till suddenly it is complete. Broota describes the process as a form of meditation wherein she approaches the blank canvas with a mind that is clean and uncluttered.
Broota’s works are distinguished by their play of colors infused with the life force. The dot, or bindu, is an integral part of her art, and features in many of her notable pieces. In one artwork uses the dot to represent a pulsating force radiating outwards with musical cadence, in others it is depicted as a series of rhythmic lines flowing towards a source of energy.
Broota often uses different yarns and nets in her work, though she also prefers knotted threads and knitted designs. She has also demonstrated her prowess as a writer by co-authoring a book, “Vesture of Being,” with the eminent late art critic Keshav Malik. Unfazed by accolades and awards, Broota continues to forge ahead with her work that conveys the essence of life.
The artist lives and works in New Delhi, India.
Academics
Diploma in Fine Arts, College of Art, Delhi in 1964.
Masters Degree in Vocal Indian Classical in 1972.
Awards
“Alva’s Varna Virasat” National Award,a “Lifetimes Achievement Award”, Alva’s Education Foundation, Mangalore, Karnataka in 2018.
“Raja Ravi Varma Samman” an Award conferred by Megh Mandal Sansthan, Rajasthan in 2017.
Felicitation for Art Education by NDMC, New Delhi Municipal Council in 2014.
Fellowship - Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in 1989-92 & 1996-98.
Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi in 1986.
Scholarship, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India in 1982-84.
AIFACS, All India Arts and Crafts Society in 1982.
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Shobha Broota is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1943 at Delhi. Hailing from a family rich in artistic traditions, she is one of India’s most well-established contemporary artist and a teacher at Triveni Kala Sangam New Delhi. A trained musician with a
Shobha Broota is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1943 at Delhi. Hailing from a family rich in artistic traditions, she is one of India’s most well-established contemporary artist and a teacher at Triveni Kala Sangam New Delhi.
A trained musician with a degree in art, she blends the two worlds seamlessly in her works, every one having a rhythmic element juxtaposed against an unusual choice of colors.
Though Broota started in art by dabbling in different genres and mediums, it was the abstract that drew and held her attention. Portraits of men and women, woodcuts, etchings, and relief works have all been part of her celebrated oeuvre. Over the years, Broota has fine-tuned her art, leaving no room for hesitancy.
She has said she does not plan her paintings in advance. Instead, she contemplates in silence before a blank canvas before applying the colors – layering and merging, till suddenly it is complete. Broota describes the process as a form of meditation wherein she approaches the blank canvas with a mind that is clean and uncluttered.
Broota’s works are distinguished by their play of colors infused with the life force. The dot, or bindu, is an integral part of her art, and features in many of her notable pieces. In one artwork uses the dot to represent a pulsating force radiating outwards with musical cadence, in others it is depicted as a series of rhythmic lines flowing towards a source of energy.
Broota often uses different yarns and nets in her work, though she also prefers knotted threads and knitted designs. She has also demonstrated her prowess as a writer by co-authoring a book, “Vesture of Being,” with the eminent late art critic Keshav Malik. Unfazed by accolades and awards, Broota continues to forge ahead with her work that conveys the essence of life.
The artist lives and works in New Delhi, India.
Academics
Diploma in Fine Arts, College of Art, Delhi in 1964.
Masters Degree in Vocal Indian Classical in 1972.
Awards
“Alva’s Varna Virasat” National Award,a “Lifetimes Achievement Award”, Alva’s Education Foundation, Mangalore, Karnataka in 2018.
“Raja Ravi Varma Samman” an Award conferred by Megh Mandal Sansthan, Rajasthan in 2017.
Felicitation for Art Education by NDMC, New Delhi Municipal Council in 2014.
Fellowship - Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in 1989-92 & 1996-98.
Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi in 1986.
Scholarship, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India in 1982-84.
AIFACS, All India Arts and Crafts Society in 1982.
Solo Exhibitions
Show Gallery, LA and USA in 2020
"Resonance", Aicon Gallery, New York, USA in 2018.
SNO Gallery, Sydney, Australia in 2015.
“Looking Within”, by MOSA, Museum Of Sacred Art, Belgium in 2014.
"Vesture of Being", India International Centre, Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2013.
“SNO 89, Contemporary Art Project", Sydney, Australia in 2012.
"A Path Beyond", AICON Gallery, Palo Alto, California in 2008.
"Edge of Infinity", Indigo Blue Art, Singapore in 2007.
"Song of the Devine", Pallete Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2006.
"Music of the Spheres", Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2003.
Birla Academy of Arts & Craft, Kolkata.
"Retrospective of Prints", Art Konsult, Delhi in 1997.
Edith Cowen University, Perth.
International Studio A.F.W.A., Fermantle, Australia.
Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
Gallery 42, Delhi in 1994
ABC Gallery, Varanasi.
Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam.
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London in 1992.
Aakkar Gallery, Chandigarh in 1985.
Shridharni Art Gallery, Delhi in 1974.
AIFACS, Delhi in 1964.
Group Exhibitions
"Revisions on the Surface", Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon in 2022-23.
"Shadow Lines" curated by Meera Menezes ,Shrine Empire New Delhi in 2019.
Sahitya Kala Parishad stall, “International Kala Mela”, org. by LKA, New Delhi in 2018.
Arushi Arts ‘’Annual Art Exhibition’’, New Delhi.
“2nd International Imphal Art Camp”, Imphal in 2017.
“Jaipur Art Summit”, Jaipur.
“Tihar Art Festival”, TIhar Jail, New Delhi.
Painting exhibited in “Masterpieces”, section by DAG, at ‘India Art Fair’.
“International Women Art Camp”, Art Festival, Hyderabad in 2016
“India/Korea”, exchange program; “Art Exhibition”, Seoul, Incheon, South Korea.
“Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, at China Art Museum during India Culture Week at China in 2015
”Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium, at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Shanghai International Arts Festival; ‘Art Camp’, Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur; ‘Group Show’, Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2014.
“Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form”, by Delhi Art Gallery.
“Espace Turn 25“, Seven Decades of Indian Drawing by Gallery Espace New Delhi.
‘’Art Fair 2013’’, by Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi in 2013.
"Ebony And Ivory", by Gallery Art Perspective, New Delhi in 2012.
"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.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2011.
”Roots—Routes”, by Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi.
’’Devotion’’, by Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi.
"Feminnale", by Grill and Lounge, New Delhi.
“Devotion-Transformation”, curated by Sushma Behl, Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi in 2010.
“Between Ambivalence and Criticism”, contemporary abstraction, Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi 2009.
"Manifestation IV", Delhi Art Gallery,New Delhi.
"Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art from India", curated by Patricia Hamilton and Peter Nagy, Western Project, Los Angeles, USA in 2008.
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Dotwalk Shows
Solo Exhibitions
Show Gallery, LA and USA in 2020
"Resonance", Aicon Gallery, New York, USA in 2018.
SNO Gallery, Sydney, Australia in 2015.
“Looking Within”, by MOSA, Museum Of Sacred Art, Belgium in 2014.
"Vesture of Being", India International Centre, Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2013.
“SNO 89, Contemporary Art Project", Sydney, Australia in 2012.
"A Path Beyond", AICON Gallery, Palo Alto, California in 2008.
"Edge of Infinity", Indigo Blue Art, Singapore in 2007.
"Song of the Devine", Pallete Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2006.
"Music of the Spheres", Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2003.
Birla Academy of Arts & Craft, Kolkata.
"Retrospective of Prints", Art Konsult, Delhi in 1997.
Edith Cowen University, Perth.
International Studio A.F.W.A., Fermantle, Australia.
Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
Gallery 42, Delhi in 1994
ABC Gallery, Varanasi.
Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam.
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London in 1992.
Aakkar Gallery, Chandigarh in 1985.
Shridharni Art Gallery, Delhi in 1974.
AIFACS, Delhi in 1964.
Group Exhibitions
"Revisions on the Surface", Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon in 2022-23.
"Shadow Lines" curated by Meera Menezes ,Shrine Empire New Delhi in 2019.
Sahitya Kala Parishad stall, “International Kala Mela”, org. by LKA, New Delhi in 2018.
Arushi Arts ‘’Annual Art Exhibition’’, New Delhi.
“2nd International Imphal Art Camp”, Imphal in 2017.
“Jaipur Art Summit”, Jaipur.
“Tihar Art Festival”, TIhar Jail, New Delhi.
Painting exhibited in “Masterpieces”, section by DAG, at ‘India Art Fair’.
“International Women Art Camp”, Art Festival, Hyderabad in 2016
“India/Korea”, exchange program; “Art Exhibition”, Seoul, Incheon, South Korea.
“Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, at China Art Museum during India Culture Week at China in 2015
”Forms of Devotion”, by MOSA, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium, at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Shanghai International Arts Festival; ‘Art Camp’, Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur; ‘Group Show’, Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2014.
“Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form”, by Delhi Art Gallery.
“Espace Turn 25“, Seven Decades of Indian Drawing by Gallery Espace New Delhi.
‘’Art Fair 2013’’, by Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi in 2013.
"Ebony And Ivory", by Gallery Art Perspective, New Delhi in 2012.
"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.
“Visual Ventures”, by Emami Chisel Gallery, Kolkata in 2011.
”Roots—Routes”, by Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi.
’’Devotion’’, by Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi.
"Feminnale", by Grill and Lounge, New Delhi.
“Devotion-Transformation”, curated by Sushma Behl, Art Positive Gallery, New Delhi in 2010.
“Between Ambivalence and Criticism”, contemporary abstraction, Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi 2009.
"Manifestation IV", Delhi Art Gallery,New Delhi.
"Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art from India", curated by Patricia Hamilton and Peter Nagy, Western Project, Los Angeles, USA in 2008.
