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VasundharaTewariBroota

Vasundhara Tewari Broota (born 1955)[1] is an Indian painter who does figurative paintings[1] based on the perception of a woman and the psycho-political existence of the female body, [2][3]traditional landscapes, still life with exquisite meaning.[1]


Early life

Tewari was born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen.[2] She graduated in literature from the University of Delhi and studied art at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.[3] At Triveni Kala Sangam, she trained under painter and artist Rameshwar Broota.

Career

Tewari held her first solo show in Shridharani Gallery, Delhi in 1980. She worked on a cultural scholarship awarded by the Department of Culture, Government of India during 1982-84.[4] She, Jatin Das and other 298 artists had donated art work for 2018 Kerala floods through an exhibition cum sale held in The National Gallery of Modern Art. [5] On 22 February 2019 she had participated in group exhibition with other 20 artists organized by Raza foundation in memory of painter S. H. Raza and to celebrate his 97th birth anniversary.[6]

Awards

Tewari has won multiple awards including a silver medal at 1st International Biennale Algiers, Sanskriti Award, annual awards at All India Fine Arts and Crafts society and Sahitya Kala Parishad.[4]

Personal life

Tewari married Indian painter Rameshwar Broota in 1995 and lives and works in New Delhi.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Arnold P. Kaminsky; Roger D. Long (30 September 2011). India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. ABC-CLIO. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-313-37462-3.
  2. ^ a b "Vasundhara Tewari Broota - JNAF". Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. ^ a b "Vasundhara Tewari Broota". Vadehra Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  4. ^ a b "Vasundhara Tewari Broota Artist, Painter | Vasundhara Tewari Broota Painting Gallery | Sanchit Art". www.sanchitart.in. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  5. ^ "Art for Kerala Flood Disaster 2018: Indian artists donate art works to raise funds". SNS. The statesman. September 22, 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Exhibition to celebrate Raza's plural vision of art". outlookindia. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Live and let live". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.