SILENT MURMURS

SILENT MURMURS

Broota, (Ms) Shobha ; DFA (Painting); January 22, 1943: Artist born ; 1962: Educ College of Art, Delhi; Sangeet Visharad;

Solo Exhibitions : 1964,74,78,80,84,88,89,91,92,97 – Delhi; 1985: Aakkar Gallery, Chandigarh; 1992: Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam; 1992: Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London; 1994: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; 1994: ABC Gallery, Varanasi; 1997: ‘Retrospective of Prints’, Art Konsult, New Delhi; 1997: Edith Cowen University, Perth; 1997: International Studio A.F.W.A. Fermantle, Australia; 2003: ‘Music of the Spheres’, Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi and Birla Academy of Arts & Craft, Kolkata; 2006: ‘Song of the Divine’, Pallete Art Gallery, New Delhi; 2007 : ‘Edge of Infinity’, Indigo Blue Art, Singapore. 2008: AICON Gallery, Palo Alto, California. 2013 : ‘Vesture of Being’, India International Centre,Art Gallery,New Delhi.2014: “Looking Within”, at MOSA, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium. , 2018 ‘Resonance’, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA

Selected Participations: 1975: ‘International Women Artists’, Delhi; 1983: ‘Print Biennial’, Bhopal; 1983: ‘Art Biennial’, Bangladesh’; 1984: ‘Exhibition of Contemporary Art’, Tokyo; 1986: 6th Triennial India’, New Delhi; 1986-87: ‘Women Artists’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia; 1988: ‘Abstract Art’, Gallery Art and Data, Frankfurt; 1990: ‘Malaysian Experience/ Malaysian Images’, Kaula Lumpur; 1990: ‘Contemporary Prints’ Melbroune; 1990: ‘Asian European Art Biennial’, Ankara, Turkey; 1990: ‘Ambassador’s Choice’, NGMA, New Delhi;1991 : ‘9 Contemporary Indian Artists’, Gemeente Museum, Arnhem, Netherlands; 1991: ‘Soulcatcher’, London; 1992 ‘Art for a Fairer World’ by Oxfam, Glasgow, Cardiff, London; 1992: ‘Balder Aus Indien’, Hamburg; 1993 ‘Indische Gegenwarskunst’, Mainz, Germany and Stettin, Poland; 1993 ‘V Tudatusaag’ Budapest, Hungary; 1994:8th Triennial India, Delhi; 1994: ‘Contemporary Miniatures’, CIMA, Calcutta; 1994: ‘100 Years of Indian Art, NGMA, India; 1994: ’40 Indian Artists, Tiazcala, Mexico; 1995: ‘Abstract 95’, CIMA, Calcutta; 1995: ‘Sothbeys auction’, London; 1997,2004: ‘Choo Mantar’, exhibition of Magnetic art, Art Konsult, New Delhi; 1998,2004: ‘International Artists’, IASG (Washington DC), New Delhi; 1998 : ‘Small’ James Harvey, Sydney; 1998: ‘Indian Artist’, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, 2002,2003,2005: ‘India-Korea’, New Delhi and Seoul, Korea; 2003: ‘Solitude, The White Show’, curated by Dr. Alka Pande, Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi; 2004: ‘Devotional Breach’, curated by Peter Nagy, Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore; 2004: ‘Meditative Abstracts’, New Delhi; 2004 and 2005: ‘Spirit of the Century’, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi; 2005: ‘Negotiating Matters’, curated by Roobina Karode at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi; 2005: ‘Weaving Legacy’, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi; 2005: ‘Roop Vidhan, Expression of Abstract, Art Alive, New Delhi;2005: ‘Joie De Vivre’, Art Konsult, New Delhi; 2005: ‘Resonance’, Fifty years of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi; 2019 : “ Shadow Lines “curated by Meera Menezes ,Shrine Empire New Delhi

Invitation: 1990:‘Artist in Residency’- National Gallery, Kaula Lumpur; 1997: Edith Cowen University, Perth, W.Australia; 1997:Artist foundation of W. Australia, Fremantle; 2005: Invited by Guyana Govt. to paint the portrait of Dr. Chaddi Jagan, Ex. President of Guyna, for their Parliament House.

Awards 1982 :AIFACS, 1986 : Sahitya Kala Parishad, 1982-84 :Scholarship,Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, 1989-92 & 1996-98 : Fellowship-Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. 2014 : Felicitation for Art Education by NDMC, New Delhi Municipal Council.

Collection: Works in numerous collections such as National Gallery in India and Malaysia, Private Collections of E. M. Schoo, Chester Herwitz and many others in India and abroad; Studio and residence in New Delhi, India.