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About me
Nisha, the abstractionist, through her nonfigurative approach tries to connect this mortal world to the Immortal-The Supreme Delight, employing her exquisite style- the micro world of dots, the molecules.
In her works, there is a suggestion of forms- like a tree in full bloom, a human visage and a circular settlement of homes or a colony.The works, however, are open ended and do not specifically deliberate on one particular form or reading. As it were, the image texts reveal themselves to the viewer through an associative reading matter, as we have seen in the works of abstractionists like Paul Klee who was fascinated by the ambiguous semiotics of oriental characters and their oscillation between abstraction and imagery.
Also in some canvases the subtle hint of calligraphy makes its appearance in words that evoke God the maker, the supreme one who according to Nisha presides over all that is natural, orchestrating the forces of creation and destruction in Nature, thus making the circle of life is complete.
Her journey as a painter began in the late 1990s in the sylvan village of Banasthali, near Jaipur in Rajasthan. She went on to study as a printmaker and graphic artist, hence much of her practice as a printmaking informs her approach to painting and has morphed into her discipline of painting on large canvases. While she enjoys the sensuous drip of paint across the canvas, the printmakers’ fascination with texture marks the surface of each canvas, as dots of paint rise out in full relief and thicker layers of impasto colours create consistency on the painted surface.
The artist paints in acrylic on canvas. Her usage of a wide range of colours sometimes sparkling and vibrant in contrast and sometimes lusterless and softened,allegorically, present assortedincarnations of nature in connection with varied moods of humans. I feel, the vivaciousnessof colours and the impressions of textures also take one effortlessly to colourful Indian textile arena and the effervescent culture, the inveterate roots of the artist.
Curriculum
Vitae
Name:
Nisha
Sharma Sandhu
Birth:
July
1979, India
Qualification:
M.A.
(Drawing & Painting) from Banasthali Vidyapith
(Deemed University) (2000);
Post
M.A. Diploma in Creative Graphics (2001); Certificate Course in Fresco Painting
at Banasthali (1999-2000);
Certificate Course in Computer Application from Banasthali
(2000-01);
Awards:
Honoured
by “Bharat Joyti Award” (IIFS) along with Certificate of
Excellence (2008)
National
Academy of Arts Outstanding Work – Art Fair, Jaipur (2004);
Lalit kala Academy Rajasthan State Art Award in Print, Jaipur (2003);
Inter
University Poster competition Award, Barnala, Punjab
(2001);
Award, 21stStudent Art Exhibition Organized
by R.L.K.A. (2001);
Selected as a biographee
for ASIA/ PACFIC WHO’S WHO (VOL. VII), & INDO/ ASEAN WHO’S WHO (VOL. III).
Scholarship:
H.R.D. Ministry of culture, govt. of India, National
Scholarship for working in print making (2003-04).
Participation:
Edsvik
Art Fair, Edsvik Konsthall,
2019.
Asian Art Biennale-18 edition, at National Art
Gallery, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2018.
’Virtus Feminea’ in
connection with international women’s day by Edisvik Konsthall, 2018.
Art Beyond Boundaries Konst förbi gränser Sundbyberg,
Stockholm, 2016.
'Sala de arte Agüimes', a
Biennial of Contemporary Art (ABIAC 2015) in Plaza Santo Domingo - Agüimes, Spain. Courtesy Edsvik Konsthall-
Sweden.
Sam Art-Årlig Kunstudstilling I Kögehallerne, in
Copenhagen, Denmark 2011
International
Print Biennale organised Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India
2005
10th,
11th, & 12th Kala Mela Organized by C.L.K.A. & R.L.K.A;
State Annual Art Exhibition Organized by R.L.K.A. (2002, 03, 04, 05);
6th, 7th Print Biennale Organized by Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, (2003, 05);
46th, 47th, 48th National Exhibition of Art Organized by C.L.K.A. New Delhi
(2003, 04, 05);
68th, 69th All India Art Exhibition Organized by L.K.A. of Amritsar;
State Annual Art Exhibition Organized by A.I.F.C.S. (2002);
Student Art Exhibition Organized by R.L.K.A. (1999, 2000, 01,).
Mural
design:
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Sub-station,
Amritsar. (2006) 72sq. ft.
Group shows/ Solo
Show:
Solo performance in Edsvik
Art Fair, Edsvik Konsthall,
2019.
Group exhibition at N.I. Art
Gallery, Tetovo by Cultural department of Govt. of Macedonia, 2019.
’International Artists Symposium
2018, Exhibition at Bihar Museum, Patna, 2018.
’Virtus Feminea’ in
connection with international women’s day by Edisvik Konsthall, 2018.
Art Beyond
Boundaries Konst förbi gränser Sundbyberg, Stockholm, 2016.
Showcased
at India Art Fair 2015’ by gallery Ragini, 2015.
‘Aurora’, 10th anniversary show of Edsvik Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015
‘Oblivious
of Boundaries’ group show at HSAA Design Studio, by Gallery Ragini
2014.
‘Contemporary Walk III’ group show at Visual Art, India Habitat Center, India
by Gallery Ragini, 2014
‘Group
Show–Red Room’, at India International Art Fair, 2014 by gallery Ragini.
‘Art Beyond Boundaries’ a group exhibition of 30
international artists at Liwa Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, By Art Hub & TellusArt, 2014
‘Evolution’
solo exhibition at Kultur centrum, Hallonbergen at sundbyberg, 2013
‘Walk Together For Art’ a group exhibition of drawings, paintings &
photography at Galleri Hogman,
Stockholm, 2013
“MANGFOLDIGHED” Kunstudstilling i Helligåndshuset
på Strøget, Copenhagen, 2013
Group
Show ‘Al Asmakh Intrnational
Art Symposium’, Organized by Wyndham Grand Regency, Doha, 2013
‘You Are Ready For Art’, a group show by youth of Stockholm, at Skeppsholmen by TellusArt and Kulturfyren, Stockholm, 2012.
Group exhibition at Sanskruti
Bhavan, by Directorate of Art & Culture, Goa, in collaboration with TellusArt, 2013.
Solo
Show “Lunar Landscapes: where earth meets sky fall” at India Habitat Center,
2012.
Group Show as 'Art Beyond Bondaries'
at Kulturfyren, Skeppsholmen
- Sweden,
2012
Solo
Show 'The Contemporary Walk' at Galleri Tersaeus, Stockholm, 2013
Group Show 'Two Abstract World Meets' at Art Concept Gallery, Stockholm,
Sweden, 2012
Invited
as an artist for The Contemporary Walk a group exhibition by The Claridges and Gallery Ragini at
The Claridges New Delhi, 2012
Participated in Sam Art-Årlig Kunstudstilling I Kögehallerne,
in Copenhagen, Denmark 2011
‘Keep
Our Planet Alive’ a group show of 32 International artist
at IHC, New Delhi organized by TellusArt, 2011
An exhibition at Art Compaz in Copenhagen, with
Danish & Indian artists (2010)
A
group show on “Building Tour 2010- Indian Vision Dutch Method” at Aayojan School of Architecture (2010)
A
group show at courtyard hotel by Marriott International (2010)
Myrid
Hues, a group show of abstract paintings org. by Ragini
Art Gallery. 2009
A group show of Indian Artists at Cerecia art
gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009
A
group show of Scandinavian & Indian artists at Royal Haga
Park, Stockholm, Sweden 2009
A group show of contemporary art at RUPABH bharat bhawan, Bhopal 2009
Young
Thoughts About Tellus, an exhibition of paintings on Global Warming, Nature
& Environmental Issues by Scandinavian & Indian artists at IGNCA New
Delhi, 2009
“Gen
Next”, a group show by young contemporary artists at open palm court , India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi by Gallery Ragini.2009
Gallery
Ragini presents “Abstract Attract” a group exhibition
of abstract works by various artists at hauz khas village New Delhi 2009.
Ragini presents “Balance” a group exhibition of
paintings & sculptures at Travancore Palace, New Delhi, 2008.
Group
show named “Vibes of Spirits” at Satya Paul Art Gallery Jalandhar, Punjab,
2008.
“Mystic
Nature” a Solo Show, at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 2008.
Group Show named “Ms. 60” on Women’s day at Art Mall New Delhi, (2008)
“Spring”
Show organized by Hotel Ashoka in collaboration with Krishna’s collection &
Hotel Jan path, Delhi (2008)
“Fashion cum Art Show” curated by Ragini Arts At
garden Restaurant, Lodi Garden, New Delhi (2008)
Group
Show at JKK organized by Chahal Art Gallery on the occasion of Jaipur Virasat Festival & Rajasthan Day (2008)
Group show at Hotel Saral, Bhopal, by Shiladitya Verma (2008)
Solo
Show named “Nature Series”, Triveni Kala Sangam, Sponsored by Krishna’s
Collection, New Delhi;( 2007)
Group
show named “Varition 07” at Lalit Kala Academy,
Chennai (2007), & at Ahemadabad (2006);
Group
show named “Abstraction In Art” at Samanvai art
gallery organized by Samanvai art gallery (2006);
Group show organized by Samanvai Art Gallery on the
occasion of Jaipur Heritage International Festival (2005)
Group
show named “VARIATION 06” at Hyderabad; Group Exhibition “Nuclear Free Future” at
J.K.K Jaipur (2004).
Group Show at Samanvaya Art Gallery (2004);
Solo Show at J.K.K. (2004);
Group Show in Jaisalmer (1999);
Group Exhibition named “TRIO” at J.K.K. Jaipur (2001);
Group
Show at Kala Mandir Banasthali (1999, 2000 Fresco
Tiles Exhibition Banasthali (2000);
Participation
in Camps:
Art
Colony, Hotel Scardus and cultural department of
Govt. of Macedonia, 2019.
Ist International Art Symposium by Arthshila/ Parivartan Bihar, India, 2018.
My village my nation 2017 at TellusArt
Residency in kalyianwala village, Uttrakhand-
India.
Art Beyond
Boundaries Konst förbi gränser Sundbyberg, Stockholm, 2016.
Art
Beyond Boundaries an International art workshop in collobration with Uttrayan Art
Foundation, Gujrat, India 2015.
Al
Asmakh Intrnational Art
Symposium, Organized by Wyndham Grand Regency, Doha, 2013
Building
Tour 2010- Indian Vision Dutch Method” at Aayojan
School of Architecture (2010)
Young Thoughts About Tellus, a workshop on Global
Warming, Nature & Environmental Issues by Scandinavian & Indian artists
at IGNCA New Delhi, 2009.
Participated
in Creative workshop at Royal Haga Park, Stockholm, Sweden
Organised by TellusArt,
Sweden 2009
A
young artists painting camp organized by School of Performing Arts &
Creative Education (SPACE) New Delhi (2008)
A
camp of young Artists from all over India, organized By Variation Group in
Association with Govt. College of Arts Chennai (2007);
National
level Print Making Workshop Organized by R.L.K.K. Lucknow (2005);
National level Print Making Workshop, Organized by J.K.K. (2004);
National
level Print Making Workshop, Organized by Banasthali
Vidyapith. (2003);
Workshop (Painting) Nuclear Free Future, at J.K.K. Jaipur (2004);
National
Seminar on ‘Globalization and Art’ Organized by Banasthali
Vidyapith (2004);
National level Print Making Workshop, Organized by JKK (2002).
International Art & Culture Festival, 2007,
Jaipur.
Collection:
Australia,
Canada, Japan, (Kochi), Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Tetovo- Macedonia, Bangladesh
and in many private Collection in Sweden, Denmark and India: Lucknow, J.K.K.
Jaipur, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, Amritsar, Chandighar,
Jaipur and New Delhi.
Other
Activities:
Working as a core member for TellusArt
– Sweden & India since 2009.
Acted
as an Assistant to the Visual Arts coordinator of the Jaipur Heritage
, 2008
Teaching
Experience:
Year
2001-2010, taught as an art assistant professor at Aayojan
School of Architecture, Jaipur, India
Present
Status:
Working
and living as a freelance artist in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nisha
Sharma Sandhu
nisha.se
