MANISHA PAREKH 1964

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

M.A. (Painting) 1991-93 – Royal College of Art, London, U.K.

M.A. (Painting) 1988-90 – M.S.University, Baroda, India

B.A. (Painting) 1983-88 – M.S.University, Baroda, India

FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS / GRANTS

1994-95           Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung Studio, Bonn, Germany

1992                Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

1991-93           Inlaks Foundation Scholarship (for study at Royal College of Art, London, U.K.)

1990-91           Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad, India

AWARDS

Erasmus Award – Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany 1993

Lalit Kala Academi Award in Printmaking 1991

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014   ‘Epiphanies’ Bhau Dhaji Lad Museum Special Project Space, Mumbai, India

2012   ‘Being as One’ Rohtas Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan

2011   ‘Amber’ Indigo Blue Art Gallery, Singapore

2009   ‘Spinning Time’ Nature Morte, New Delhi, India

2008   ‘Wonderwoods’ Bodhi Art, New York, USA

2006   ‘Shadow Garden’ Berkeley Square Gallery, London,U.K.

              ‘Memory Membrane’ Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India

2004   Nature Morte, New Delhi, India

2002    ‘Measures and Multiples’ Nature Morte, British Council, New Delhi, India

2000    Nature Morte, Lokayata, New Delhi, India

1999    Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India

              Foundation for Indian Artists, Amsterdam, Holland

               Hungarian Centre, by Nature Morte, New Delhi, India

1996    ‘Vessels’ Pundole Gallery, Bombay, India

1995    ‘Vessels’ IFA Gallery, Bonn, Germany

               ‘Vessels’Max Mueller Bhawan, New Delhi, India

1994    AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi, India

1991    Gallery 7, Bombay, India

GROUP EXHIBITION

2015  

• ‘WORKING SPACE around memory and perception’ curated by Roobina Karode, Kiran  Nadar Museum, Saket, New Delhi, India  

2014

• ‘The Eye and the Mind’ curated by Prof. Rajeev Lochan, Gaungdong Museum of Art,Gaungzhou, China                        
•   Drawing 2014’ curated by Annapurna Gariemella & Prayag Shukla, Gallery Espace at IGNCA, New Delhi, India                      
•    ‘transXform in Delhi’ curated by Hiroyuki Hattori, Japan Foundation, New Delhi, India

2013  

• ‘transXform’ curated by Hiroyuki Hattori & Yuki Kondo, ACAC-Aomori, Japan
•   ‘Panoplism’ curated by Peter Nagy, Nature Morte gallery, New Delhi, India

2012  

• ‘Work on Paper’, Espace Gallery, New Delhi, India
•  ‘2 + 2 = 5, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

2011  

• ‘Fragility’, curated by Rakhee Balaram, Art Alive Gallery, Gurgaon, India
•  ‘Serial Pursuit’, curated by Peter Nagy, Nature Morte, Berlin, Germany
•  ‘Work on Paper’, The Conerstone Gallery, Liverpool, Uk
•  ‘Drawing the Line’, The Holden Gallery, Manchester, UK
•  ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’, curated by Rabjit Hoskote & Veer Munshi, Pallete Art Gallery,New Delhi, India.                                                

2010  

• ‘Revisiting Nature’, curated by Jayshree Chakravorty & Anirudh Chari, Gallery
•  Sanskriti, Kolkata, India.
• ‘Does size matter’, Latitute 28, New Delhi, India.
• ‘Whole’, Indigo Blue Art Gallery, Singapore.
•  ‘Writing Visuals’, curated by Adip Datta, Harrington Street Art Centre,Kolkatta, India.                                              

2009  

• ‘LIVING OFF THE GRID’, curated by Meera Menezes, Anant Art Gallery, India
•  ‘Bapu’ curated by Gayatri Sinha, Saffron Art, Mumbai, India

2008

• ‘Faultlines’ curated by Gayatri Sinha, Bodhi Art, Mumbai, India
• ‘Fluid Structures’ curated by Vidya Shivadas, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi

2007  

• ‘Indian Color’ curated by Peter Nagy, Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
• ‘Core Rhythms’ curated by Geetu Hinduja, Kitab Mahal, Mumbai, India
•   Group show curated by Peter Nagy, Nature Morte, New Delhi
•   ‘Its here and now’: young voices from India” Curated by Vidya Shivadas, Grosvernor Vadehra- London.U.K.

2006  

• ‘Myrrh’ curated by Anupa Mehta and Geetu hinduja, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
•  ‘Shadow Lines’ curated by Vidya Shivadas, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

2005  

• ‘Span’ Sakshi gallery, Mumbai, India
• ‘Are we like this only’ curated by Vidya Shivadas, Vadehra Art Gallery, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
•  ‘Endless Terrain’ curated by Yasodhara Dalmia, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
• ‘Negotiating matter/s’ curated by Roobina Karode, Anant Gallery, New Delhi, India

2004  

• ‘Subtlety Minimally curated by Marta Jakimowicz, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
• ‘Anticipation’ Fine Arts Resource, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
• ‘Summer-Show’ Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA
• ‘Summer-Show’ Nature Morte, New Delhi, India

2003

• ‘An apparent calm which is in fact a perfectly balanced tension’ curated by Peter Nagy, Grant Peirrie, Sidney, Australia
•  ‘Hightlight’ Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
•  ‘20X20’ Chemould Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

2002

• ‘New Paradigms’ Visual Art Gallery,India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
•  ‘Heat’ Visual Art Gallery,India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.

2001

• ‘Three Contempory Painters’, Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA.

2000

• Havana Biennale, Havana, Cuba
• ‘Global View’ curated by Bernhard Steinruecke, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
• ‘Embarkment’ curated by Yasodhara Dalmia, Millenium Show, Sakshi Gallery,Mumbai, India
• Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai, India
• Beyond the Surface, curated by Dattatreya Apte The Fine Art Company, Mumbai and at Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India

1999

• Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey
• Studio Guenzani, Milan, Italy
• ‘Edge of the Century’, curated by Amit Mukhopadhya, British Council, New Delhi, India

1998

• ‘Multimedia’ CIMA Gallery, Calcutta, India
• Khoj International Artists Workshop Open-Day, Modinagar, India
• ‘ada or ador’,curated by Peter Nagy, Nature Morte, Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
• ‘New- images, perception, creations’, CIMA Gallery, New Delhi and Calcutta, India

1997   

• Khoj International Artists Workshop Open-Day, Modinagar &Exhibition, British Council, New Delhi, India
• Wasanii International Artists Workshop Exhibition, Nairobi, Kenya
• ‘Gift for India’, Sahmat, New Delhi, India
• Pacaembu Facade, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Cross Current, curated by Rekha Rodwittiya and Jennifer Lloyd, Travel Exhibition, Norway

1996  

• ‘Recipe’, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, India

1995   

• ‘Fastenzeit’, Gallery 68elf, Cologne, Germany
• ‘The Tent’, Atelierhaus Bonn, Germany

1994   

• Gallery 7, Hong Kong
• Women Artists ’94, SPA, Hyderabad, India

1993   

• Art Fair ’93, Business Design Centre, London, U.K.
• ‘Turning Point’, Paton Gallery, London, U.K.

1992   

• Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad, India
• ‘XI-XI Exhibition’, Royal College of Art, London, U.K.

1988   

• National Exhibition, New Delhi, India
• Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, India

WORKSHOPS/RESIDENCIES ATTENDED

• AIR at Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori, Japan 2013
• Artist in Resident, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, U.K. 2011
• ‘Idea of Fashion’ Khoj Residency, New Delhi, 2011
• ‘Art in Nature’ site-project for German Festival in India, New Delhi, 2001
• Khoj International Artists Workshop, Modinagar, India 1998
• Khoj International Artists Workshop, Modinagar, India 1997
• Wasanii International Artists Workshop, Naivasha, Kenya 1997
• Artists Workshop organized by ZAL Pracsise, Goa, India 1988 

COLLECTIONS

• Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India
• Inlaks Foundation, London, U.K.
• Royal College of Art, London, U.K.
• Davey & Chester Herwitz Collection, Boston, U.S.A
• Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung, Cologne, Germany
• Robert Lodar Collection, London, U.K.
• CIMA Gallery, Calcutta, India
• Jahangir Nicolson Collection, Bombay, India
• Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA
• Bodhi Art, New Delhi, India

POSITIONS HELD

• Guest Faculty — Department of Fashion Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India
• Founder member, now board member — Khoj International Artists Workshop, India
• Appointed as External Examiner to Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Arts,M.S. University from 2010-2012.

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