Kavita Nayar

Dispassion Assembled etching prints, 27.5 x 27.5 inches, Ed: 1/1, 2022

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Excerpted from Dhoomimal Gallery of Divergent Practices : The Trajectory of Printmaking Kavita captures the emotional realm of real-life experiences to express her thoughts that combine the technique with her pictorial presentation. She has been actively freelancing for the past four decades. Kavita obtained her Bachelor degree from Shantiniketan in Printmaking followed by Master in Painting from College of Art, New Delhi. She is the recipient of many awards and scholarships like French Govt scholarship in Paris; Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship in Oxford; Creative Fund fellowship and residency in Luxembourg; Ministry of Culture Residency in Gyor, Hungary and French Govt residency - Mois des L'estampe in Paris.

Memories I - VI Etching with burnt paper, 5 x 10 inches ( each), 2022

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She received Senior and Junior fellowship from Ministry of HRD; Research Grant from Lalit kala Akademi; Honorable Mention in the 44th National Exhibition; invited for 10th Triennial of India; AIFACS and Sahitya Kala Youth festival award and many more. She has participated in workshops and given presentations in France, England, Sweden, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mauritius, USA, China, Korea, Greece, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Liberated Etching with multiple plates, 29 x 29 inches, Ed: 1/1, 2022

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She has held a number of solo exhibitions in India and abroad. Her works are in the collection at Prime Minister's House (Panchvati Hall), New Delhi; Ministry of Civil Aviation; National Gallery of Modern Art; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; National Bibliotheque, Paris; Otterbien University; Ohio, Korea, Bangladesh, Greece and many important academies and corporate houses in India and abroad.

Transcending Assembled etching prints, 30 x 30 inches, Ed: 1 /1, 2022

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Greece and many important academies and corporate houses in India and abroad. She is one of the founder members of 'Indian Printmakers' Guild and 'Multiple Encounters'. At present she is a visiting professor in College of Art, New Delhi and Trustee of an NGO, Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust which is involved in scholarships and mentoring programs giving platform to young and deserving students of art from across the country.