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Hemi Bawa
Born
Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Painter
sculptor
Known forModern art
SpouseInderjit Singh Bawa
AwardsPadma Shri
WebsiteWebsite

Hemi Bawa is an Indian painter and sculptor, known for her sculpture at the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, commissioned by Coca-Cola.[1] Her works include acrylic and glass paintings[2] and sculptures made of cast glass, fibre glass and copper-fired glass.[3]

Bawa was born in Delhi and did not have any formal training when she started painting in 1962.[4] Later, she studied Scandinavian glassmaking techniques and started working on that medium and also in combination with metal, wood and acrylic.[5] In 1996, Coca-Cola commissioned her for a sculpture, to be displayed during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the eight-foot high work is now on display at the Coca-Cola Museum in the city.[3] She has had solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad, including the Glass Dimension show[6] and India Art Fair 2012 at Delhi.[7]

The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to Arts.[8] Her life and works have been documented in Hemi Bawa, a book by Alka Pande, published in 2010.[9] She is married to Inderjit Singh Bawa, an industrialist, and the couple lives in Delhi, along Hailey Road.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Hemi Bawa on Art Folio9". Art Folio9. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Profile on India Mart". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Shri is a recognition of my art: Hemi Bawa". Mid Day. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Harry Winston and Hemi Bawa". Jot Impex. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Meet the Artist – Hemi Bawa". Corning Museum of Glass. 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ "India`s glass diva sparkles again". Zee News. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Hemi Bawa explores the power of present". The Indian Express. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ^ Pande, Alka (2010). Hemi Bawa. Om Books. ISBN 9788174367938.
  10. ^ "Artistic impressions". India Today. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  • "Hemi Bawa 2012". YouTube video. Artspeaks India. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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