Name: |
Shukla Sawant |
Designation: |
Professor |
Centre: |
Visual Studies |
School:
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School of Arts and Aesthetics |
Room No.: |
03, SAA - I |
Office Phone No.: |
+91-11-26704177 |
Residence: |
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Email: |
shuklasawant@hotmail.com, shuklasa@mail.jnu.ac.in |
Qualifications:
| Ph.D., School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2015 |
| M.A., Fine Arts, Slade School of Art and Center for Theoretical Studies, University College London, U.K, 1997 |
| M.F.A., College of Art, New Delhi. ,1989 |
| B.F.A, College of Art, New Delhi.,1984 |
| Studied Lithography at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris (Guest student).1984-86 |
| Languages Studied |
| Certificate in French, Alliance Française de Delhi, New Delhi., 1984. |
| Certificate in Japanese, Japanese Culture and Information Centre, New Delhi., 1989 |
Areas of Interest/Specialization :
Modernism and Contemporary Art with a focus on South Asia; Art in Colonial India; Print Cultures and Photography; New Media Practices; Artists’ Collectives and Organizations; Postcolonial criticism and Historiography.
Experience:
| Professor, Visual Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics at JNU, April 2015 onwards. |
| Associate Professor, Visual Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics at JNU, December 2001 - April, 2015
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| Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts & Art Education, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 1989-2001 |
| Guest Faculty for Art Appreciation Course, Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai, 2011-2015 |
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| Guest Faculty for School for International Training, India : National Identity and Arts and Himalayan Buddhist Art & Architecture, 2006-2015 |
| Guest Faculty, University of Heidelberg Clusters of Excellence, Guest Lectures for the project “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”, 2010. |
Awards & Honours:
| 1995-97 |
Commonwealth Scholarship awarded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities. |
| 1988 |
All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society Diamond Jubilee Award |
| 1989 |
Yuva Award of the Sahitya Kala Parishad
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Solo Shows
| 2009 |
“Outside the fold” , Anant Gallery, New Delhi |
| 2006 |
"Triumph of Labour Part II", Anant Gallery, New Delhi |
| 2002 |
“Cabinets of Curiosities” Art Inc, New Delhi |
| 2000 |
“Transgressions” Lakereen Gallery Mumbai |
| 1999 |
Solo exhibition, Foundation for Indian Artists, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, supported by the former Dutch Ambassador to India Ms Egjee Schoo. |
| 1998 |
“Pictures of the Floating world”, Art Inc, New Delhi |
| 1997 |
Solo Exhibition, Harriet Green Gallery, Soho London, U.K |
| 1995 |
Solo Exhibition, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi |
| 1989 |
Solo Exhibition, Triveni Gallery, New Delhi |
| 1986 |
Solo Exhibition, Delhi Silpi Chakra, New Delhi |
International Collaboration/Consultancy:
| 2012, 2014 |
Collaborated as resource person for Bibliography Project: Shortlist: India an overview, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong |
| 2008-2009 |
Member of the Board of Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, Mauritius |
| 1998-2005 |
Working-group member of Khoj International Artists’ Association a part of the
Triangle Arts Trust, U.K
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International Biennales and Exhibitions
| 2007 |
Tiger By the Tale, Women Artists of India transforming culture Women`s Studies Research Centre, Brandeis University, U.S.A |
| 2004 |
Braziers International artists workshop exhibition, Oxford, UK. |
| 2000 |
“Misunderstandings” The Began Gronde , Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| 1991 |
Mini Print Biennial, Norway. |
| 1990 |
Group Show, Silpa Kala Academy Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| 1987 |
Ljubljana Biennial, Yugoslavia |
| 1986 |
Bradford Biennial U.K |
National /
State Exhibitions
| 1994 |
Sahitya Kala Parishad Annual Exhibition |
| 1990, 88 |
National Exhibition of the Lalit Kala Akademi |
| 1989,88,87, 86 |
Yuva Mahotsava of the Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi. |
| 1989, 87, 85 |
All India Graphics Exhibition |
| 1986, 87, 88 |
National Exhibition of A.I.FA.C.S |
| 1986, |
All India Women's Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi,
New Delhi. |
Selected Group Shows
| 2008 |
"Mutant Beauty" Curated by Gayatri Sinha, Ananat NOIDA |
| 2001 |
"Creative Space" Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai Annual Show, IHC, New Delhi |
| 2000 |
"Embarkations" the millennium show Sakshi Gallery Mumbai. |
| 2000 |
"Beyond the Surface" An exhibition of experimental works on paper at The Fine Arts Company Mumbai & Gallery
Espace New Delhi. |
| 1999 |
"Edge of the century" Curated by Amit
Mukhopadhaya, British Council New Delhi. |
| 1999 |
"Extending Parameters." I.P.G Show, Rabindra
Bhawan, New Delh & Chandigarh |
| 1999 |
Group Show British Council, New Delhi. |
| 1999 |
Group Show of Mini Prints, Bangalore. |
| 1994 |
I.P.G Show, Arts Council Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 1992, 87 |
Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay |
| 1992 |
Gallery Espace New Delhi |
| 1992 |
C.M.C Gallery New Delhi |
| 1992 |
I.P.G Show, Chitra Kala Parishad Banglore |
| 1991 |
I.P.G Show, Garhi Artist's Village New Delhi. |
| 1990-93 |
Various Shows Organized By SAHAMAT, all over the country |
| 1990 |
Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. |
| 1990 |
West Zone Culture Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| 1989 |
Group Show Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi |
| 1989 |
Mini Print Exhibition Alliance Francaise De Delhi, New Delhi |
| 1988 |
Vadhera Art Gallery New Delhi |
Best Peer Reviewed Publications (upto 5):
‘Out Of India: Landscape Painting Beyond the Picturesque Frame,’ in Kishore Singh (ed) Landscape Painting, the Changing Horizon, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2012, 6-44
‘Machine, Mechanics, Chemistry and Collectivity’, in The Embodied Image :Krishna Reddy A Retrospective, Archana Shastry, (ed) IGNCA, New Delhi, 2011, 45-51.
‘Artist collectives in the age of anxiety, 1940-50’ in Gayatri Sinha (ed), Art and Visual Culture in India, Marg in collaboration with National Culture Fund and Bodhi Art, 2009, 136-149.
‘ Instituting Artists’ Collectives: the Bangalore/Bengaluru Experiments with “Solidarity Economies”, Journal of Transcultural Studies Volume 1 (2012), Heidelberg University, pp 122-149
