A journey with Subhasis Sabyasachi, bamboo artist
On display are eco-friendly bamboo musical instruments, toys, lamp shades and other objects of everyday use
 
Preview on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 18.30
 
 

An exhibition of paintings by Madhu Jain

Inauguration on Thursday, 8 December 2022 at 18:30

Organised to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and India
 

An exhibition of paintings – mixed medium on canvas by Laitonjam Rajnikanta from Manipur

Inauguration on Thursday 24 November 2022 at 18:30 

An exhibition of paintings by Pedro Trueba, plastic artist from Mexico

Inauguration by H.E. Mr. Federico Salas Lotfe, Ambassador of Mexico on Saturday, 12 November 2022 at 18:30
 
 

(Collaboration: Embassy of Mexico)
 

An exhibition of paintings, mixed media on paper 
By Madan Meena

The exhibition is a visual expression of an artists’ journey as he carefully makes connections with the world around him through his imagery. 

Opening of the exhibition on Friday, 28 October 2022 at 18:30 by Malvika Singh, publisher of Seminar magazine

An exhibition of historical drawings by Polish children in 1946 which records their experiences during World War II and the German occupation of 1939-1945 which have been preserved at the Central Archives of Modern Records in Warsaw, Poland, and in the Ministry of Education from 1945-1966.

The exhibition also included contemporary drawings of Ukrainian children, related to the current war, collected on the Mom, I See War portal

Inauguration by Mr. Ivan Konovalov, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Ukraine on Friday, 9 September 2022 at 18.30

(Collaboration: Polish Institute, New Delhi; and Embassy of Ukraine)

An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Nita Banerji from Chandigarh

Preview on Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 18:30

An exhibition of digital prints reproductions of Maria Prymachenko's paintings from the collection of National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art. 

Maria Prymachenko (1908-1997) was a Ukrainian folk painter and a representative of naive art, who also painted on ceramics, drew and was known for her embroidery. The works painted in the period 1963 - 1988, present an incredibly colourful world full of fantasy, filled with strange creatures, animals, floral motifs, as well as scenes from fairy tales. 

Inauguration by H.E. Igor Poliha, Ambassador of Ukraine on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 18:30

(Collaboration: Embassy of Ukraine; and Polish Institute, New Delhi)

About the exhibition and the artist:

The Ukrainian World of Maria Pymachenko

The exhibition presents 11 reproductions of Maria Prymachenko's paintings from the collection of National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art with text by Dorota Pietrzyk from PrestoPortal.pl
 
The exhibition includes digital prints of eleven paintings by Maria Prymachenko (1908-1997), a Ukrainian folk painter, and representative of naive art, who also worked on drawings, embroidery, and painting on ceramics. Selected works, painted in the years 1963 - 1988, present an incredibly colourful world full of fantasy, filled with strange creatures (e.g. black beast), animals (bull), floral motifs (peacock among hops), as well as scenes from fairy tales (a Ukrainian wedding). Maria Prymachenko’s works are full of folk ornamentations painted using rudimentary water-based paints, such as the so-called ‘tempera for beginners’. It was only towards the end of her life that she could afford to use more expensive and better quality tempera paints.
 
Maria Prymachenko did not receive any artistic education. She completed only 4 years of primary school and grew up in a family full of creative passions: her grandmother specialized in colouring Easter eggs, her father was an excellent carpenter, and her mother was a craftsman. She drew her ideas from the environment.

An exhibition of quilts made by the women of the Kalbelia community in Rajasthan as part of the Kalbelia Craft Revival Project

Inauguration by Ritu Sethi, Founder, Craft Revival Trust and Mewa Sapera of the Kalbelia community on Tuesday, 19 July 2022 at 18:30

As part of this exhibition, there will be a talk on Saturday 23 July 2022 at 18:30 in the Annexe Lecture Room II on:

Quilting Memories
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Madan Meena, a practising visual artist, curator and researcher who is working extensively with rural, nomadic and tribal communities

The talk will focus on the cultural history of the Kalbelia community, their distinct practices and professions which is reflected in their quilts and distinguishes them from other quilting traditions in India. An example is the embroidered patterns on their quilts which draws references from the texture of snake scales. As a traditional snake charmer community, the references of the snake is evident in their folklore, music, dance, costumes, as well as in their crafts and lifestyle

(Collaboration: Kota Heritage Society)
 

An exhibition of political cartoons (digital prints) focusing on Bengal of the 1950s to the 1970s which reflect the socio-political milieu of the times. Cartoonists in Bengal expressed critical visual narratives with a deep sense of social and political awareness. Despite the political turmoil, upheavals and differences of opinions, artists were free to work with cartoons, expressing their opinion through the visual language of drawings. On view are a selection of cartoons by Sailo Narayan Chakraborty, Debiprasad Roy Choudhury, Kutty, Chandi Lahiri, Rebati Bushan and Amal Chakraborty

Research and Concept: Samit Das

Preview on Thursday, 7 July 2022 at 18:30