PAINTER
"In my work I tried to create the contemporary form, which may be called the abstract art."
Artist Biodata
Niraja Bhuwal born in 1988, qualified in 2014, M.Phil from MGKVP, Varanasi; 2013, MFA & 2011, BFA-Painting, BHU, Varanasi. 2017 – Junior Fellowship 2015-16, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Niraja has been awarded Rabindranath Tagore Smriti Samahroh Puraskar, Lucknow, 2012; From BHU, Varanasi 2011- Annual Art Exhibition, Ist Prize, Printmaking among others. Her Solo show was in 2017- ‘STAMPED IDENTITY’, ICON Art Gallery, Telangana. Her Group Exhibition includes 2019- Within Reach X, 2018- Within Reach IX, 2017- Within Reach VIII, 2017- SAMSARA all by Gallerie Nvya, Delhi; 2018- Gallery Veda, Chennai; 2018- ‘Arbitrary Imagination’, Visual Arts Gallery, Delhi; 2018- ‘Open Air’ a day residency, Triveni Kala Sangam, Delhi; 2018- Folkloreday residency, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Delhi; 2009- Gandhi Jivan-Mulya Pradershani, BHU, Varanasi; 2007,08,09,10- Ummide Kala Utsav, Assi Ghat, Varanasi among others. Participations: 2016- Emerging artist of the year Award 2016 at ArtDistrict- 13, Lado Sarai, Delhi; State LKA, 29th, 30th, 31th, warshik Kala Pradarshani, Lucknow; 2007-08 Spandan-inter faculty youth fest BHU, Varanasi among others. She has been a part of several camps. Her works are in many collections.
Artworks
The Dhoomimal name is now touching eighty-five years of promoting contemporary Indian art, in this capacity a flagship enterprise within the fraternity, having witnessed the evolution and growth of art and art institutions from their very inception within the country.