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KLKA Fellowship for Bose and Surendran Nair
Noted artists Bose Krishnamachari and Surendran Nair are declared the recipients of the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademy Fellowship this year. The award includes a purse of Rs.30,000/- and certificate. The awards will be given away on 24th May 2009 in a function held in Trissur, Kerala.
FICCI Achievement Award for Pooja Iranna
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries selected Delhi based artist Pooja Iranna from the field of art for its ‘Women Achievement Award’ for the year 2008-09.
Sakshi-Surendran in Kochi
Mumbai based Sakshi Gallery’s romance with Kochi continues. Sakshi presents a solo show of Surendran Nair partly curated by Rekha Rodwittiya at the Durbar Hall, Kochi. On 25th April a monograph on Surendran Nair with articles by Ranjit Hoskote and Rekha Rodwittiya was released in Kochi by the Chairman of Kerala Lalit Kala Akademy, C.N.Karunakaran.
Nilima Sheikh at Gallery Espace
One of the leading women artists in India, Nilima Sheikh is currently having her solo show at the Gallery Espace, New Delhi. Titled ‘Drawing Trails’, this show has a series of serene works inspired by poetry and society. Baroda based scholar Dipta Achar has contributed the catalogue essay.
Labyrinth-Urban Organic at 1X1 Dubai
A group show of five young contemporaries namely Ajay Dhandre, Avishek Sen, Leon KL, Minal Damani Nandi and Sonia Mehra Chawla will be held at the 1X1 Gallery, Dubai. The show will be on view from 6th May 2009.
Settlement of Gigi Scaria in Berlin
A solo show of the Delhi based artist Gigi Scaria will be held at the Gallery Christian Hosp, Berlin. Titled ‘Settlement’, this show has the latest photographic and video works of Gigi Scaria. The show opens on 1st May 2009 and continues till 6th June 2009.
Bodhi Traces Time in Mumbai
India’s gallery major, Bodhi Art Gallery, Mumbai presents a show of works on paper. Titled ‘Tracing Time’, the show features the works of Aji VN, FN Souza, Ganesh Haloi, KG Subramanyan, Manit Bawa, Mithu Sen, NN Rimzon, NS Harsha, Nilima Sheikh, Ram Kumar, Shyamal Dutta Ray, Sudhir Patwardhan and Zarina Hashmi. The show is on view till 10th June 2009.
Lochan U says Cloth has Power
Lochan U. will be displaying his public project titled Power of Cloth at Neerja modi School-Mansarover, Jaipur on 30th April at 11.00 A.M and continue till 2nd June 2009. Lochan has received the FICA (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art) public grant award for this project. This project is in collaboration with Sandarbh. After graduating from MSU Baroda Lochan participated in various group shows across India and also in different residency programmes. This is Lochan’s Second solo display of Power of Cloth.
Six Drops of Sudarshan Shetty
Gallery Ske, Bangaluru presents the latest solo show of Sudarshan Shetty. Titled 'Six Drops', the show opened on 9th April and will be on view till 25th May 2009.
