SAJITHA R SANKAR

  

2/147 A, Cholamandalam Artists Village, Injambakkam, Chennai-600041, India


Born on 9 Dec 1967 at Kumaranallor, Kerala. Graduated in painting from Govt. College of Arts, Trivandrum

EXHIBITIONS

1999-'Searching from self' Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexam, U.K
1998-Katsuyama City Centre, Japan; Werkstatt WORT und BILD, Bochum, Germany; Freud Art Cafe Oxford UK
1997-'Three decades of search within' Die Galerie, Essen Germany
1996-'Beauty by Mistake', The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai; Artist of the Month, Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai; Saras Albano Muller's Gallery, Schwelm, Germany
1995-'Frauen und Wirklichkeit', Elsa Brandstrom Gymnasium, Oberhausen, Germany; Queen's Hall Art Centre, Hexam, Northemberland, UK; Women and Reality', Woodlands Gallery, Cochin, Kerala; Alliance Francaise de Chennai, organized by Sarala's Art Centre and Alliance Francaise
1987-College of Arts Gallery, Trivandrum, sponsored by Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala
1999-Four artists at Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai; Three women artists at Art World, Chennai; Group Show of Madras Artists, Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai
1998-'Begegnungen' with German Artist Print-maker and Poet, Germany; "Alchemy show", The Apparao Gallery, Chennai. Nomad Project, International Exhibition, Durbar Hall, Cochin, Kerala; "Nudes", The Apparao Gallery, Chennai
1997-Seven contemporary women artists from different countries. Alliance Francaise de Chennai; Human Form and Art, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi; Gallery 47, London, UK
1996-"Faces and Figures", Quay Side Gallery, UK; 12th Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, UK.; "Chennai an Emotion 1996", Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art
1995-"Contemporary Miniatures", Easel Gallery, Chennai; "Women Painters Show", Kottayam, Kerala.; Second Annual Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala; 23rd State Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala
1993-1994-"Research Awardees" Travelling Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow, Bubaneshwar, Calcutta, Chennai; "Two women artists, Sarala's Art Centre, Chennai
1990-93-National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi
1987, 90, 92-Regional Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
1984-Women Painters Show, Trichur.

CAMPS

1999-National painters camp at Moonnar, organised by Kerala State Lalit Kala Akademi; Painters camp at Venkatappa, Bangalore
1998-"Painting camp" organised by Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, at Chennai; "Nomads Project" international workshop at Kerala Kala Mandalam, Trichur, Kerala; "Painting camp" Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore; "Nomads Project" international workshop for one month at Katsuyama beautiful mountains, Japan
1997-Kerala state camp organised by State Academy at Kila, Trichur
1996-One month Studio Residency at the Kunstseminar Metzingen, Germany
1994-"Women Painters Camp", Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
1985-"Painting Camp" at Trivandrum (Kerala) with Prof. N.S. Bendre
1983-Sculptors Camp" (Stone Carving) with Prof. Hiroshi Mikami from Japan.

HONOURS

1999-Travel grant from Queen Hall Arts Centre,UK; Travel grant from Nomad Project for England and Japan
1997-50th Golden Jubilee of Independence of India exhibition, Senior Award, Organised by Tamil Nadu State Akademi
1996-Grand Prize, 12th Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, U.K
1995-"Charles Wallace Award" through British Council, U.K;
1994-"Kerala Sate Award" for Painting.
1993-95-Scholarship from Shantidevi Mansinghka Trust, Calcutta
1992-93-Research Grant for Painting, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
1992-Lions Club Award.

COLLECTIONS

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Alliance Francaise de Chennai
Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
Malayala Kala Gramam Mahi, Kerala and many private collections in India and abroad.




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