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Tara Sabharwal

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Tara Sabharwal
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Known forPainter, printer

Tara Sabharwal (born 1957, New Delhi[1][2]) is an Indian-born, US-based painter and printmaker. Known for her colorful, subtly layered paintings, Sabharwal has had 42 solo shows in the UK, US, India, among others. She has received several awards, including the Joan Mitchell CALL (Creating a Living Legacy),[3] The British Council Scholarship,[1] and the Gottlieb Foundation awards.[4] Her work is in the collection of The British Museum,[5] Victoria and Albert Museum,[6] and the Peabody Essex Museum[7] among others.

Education and career

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Sabharwal studied painting at M.S University (Baroda, India) 1975–1980, and received her master's degree at the Royal College of Art (London, UK) in 1982–1984.[1] She returned to India from 1985 to 1988 and had shows in Delhi and Mumbai and London. From 1988 to 1990 she returned to UK for fellowships, teaching and solo shows. In 1990 Sabharwal visited New York and settled there, while continuing to work and show in the UK and India. She has taught at the Guggenheim museum, Rubin museum, CUNY, Studio in a school, and The Cooper Union in New York City.[7]

Selected exhibitions

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  • An Ocean of Galaxies, Aidron Duckworth Museum, New Hampshire, (2019)[8]
  • Float, Wilmer Jennings gallery, New York (2018) [9]
  • The Open Window, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi (2017)[10]
  • A PARTners, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Georgia US  (2017)[11]
  • In Other Rooms, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi (2013)[12]
  • Such Different Paths, Galerie Martina Janzen, Düsseldorf (2010)[13]
  • Light and the Labrynth, Center for International Cultural exchange, Katsuyama, Japan (2008)[14]
  • Life Journeys, V.M. gallery, Karachi, (2007)[15]
  • The Dream of Waking Consciousness, Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi (2005)[16]
  • Wandering, Michael Oess Galerie, Konstanz, Germany (2003)[17]
  • Gentle Shade, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, (London) (1994)[18]
  • Visions, Laing Art Gallery, (Newcastle UK) (1990)[7]
  • Recent Works, Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi [19]

Selected awards

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  • 1982    British Council Scholarship and travel grants (London, UK).[20]
  • 1988    Myles Meehan fellowship (Darlington, UK)[6]
  • 1989    Durham Cathedral fellowship (Durham, UK).[6]
  • 2015    CALL, (Creating a Living legacy award) Joan Mitchell foundation, (NYC, USA)[3]
  • 2016    Individual support grant, Gottlieb Foundation (NYC, US).[4]
  • 2017    Artist in Residence, Atelierhaus Beisinghoff (Kassel, Germany)[21]
  • 2018    Belt and Road Project, Guanlan printmaking base, (Shinzhen, China)[22]
  • 2019    Visiting Artist Vermont Studio Center, (Virginia, USA)[4]
  • 2019    Residency, MassMoca,  (MA, USA) [23]

Selected collections

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  • MONA, Museum of Nebraska Art (NE, USA)[24]
  • The British Museum (London, UK)[5]
  • The New York Public library (NYC, USA)[25]
  • Victoria and Albert Museum (UK, USA)[6]
  • Peabody Essex Museum (MA, USA)[26]
  • Library of Congress (D.C, USA)[27]

Videos

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References

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  1. ^ "Janzen Art Consulting". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Joan Mitchell Foundation CALL (Creating a Living Legacy)". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Vermont Studio Center". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The British Museum". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Victoria and Albert Museum". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Indo American Arts Council". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Adrian Duckworth Museum". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Kenkeleba House Past Exhibitions".
  9. ^ "Art Alive gallery – The open Window 2017". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ^ "A PARTners – Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Art Alive gallery – In other Rooms 2013". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Such Different Paths Exhibition". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Light in a Labyrinth". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  14. ^ "KARACHI: Life's journeys at V.M. Art gallery". 17 February 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Artasiamerica – A Dream of Waking Consciousness". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  16. ^ "The Art Stable". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Southern Cross 1995" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Art Heritage Gallery 1987". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Arts Asia America". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Atelierhaus Beisinghoff Residents". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Tara Sabharwal Bio". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Mass Moca Current Residents". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  23. ^ "MONA Collection".
  24. ^ "Art Alive gallery Catalogue 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Martina Janzen Gallery". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Erasing Borders: Indian Artists in the Diaspora".
  27. ^ "Call Voca Talk". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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