Varunika Saraf
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Varunika Saraf | |
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 Varunika Saraf in her studio | |
| Born | 19 December 1981 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | College Of Fine Arts, Hyderabad |
| Known for | Painting Embroidery Miniature Art |
| Notable work | We, The People |
Varunika Saraf (born 19 December 1981, in Nagpur, Maharashtra) and now based in Hyderabad[1] is an Indian contemporary painter who seeks to bare the reality of violence.[2]
Career[edit]
Making Wasli as the center of her practice, Varunika Saraf uses colour to draw you in, to showcase the details underneath. Using handground pigments made in her studio,[3] miniature art, embroidery,[4] crochet, she comments on injustice, historical and political realities in India.
Exhibitions[edit]
Her work is regularly presented at Art Basel (Basel. Hong Kong), Art Dubai and India Art Fair. She has been a part of several other solo[5] and group exhibitions[6] in India and abroad.[7]
Public collections[edit]
Varunika Saraf's works are a part of the collections[8] at KNMA, New Delhi; Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai; Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum and Sarmaya Foundation.
Awards and honours[edit]
Saraf received an Honourable Mention from the Sharjah Biennial Prize[9] jury for her series ‘We, The People’ which was a part of the Sharjah Biennale 15 Thinking Historically in the Present. She was also awarded the Asia Society Gamechanger Award (Asia Arts Future Award), 2023,[10] Kashi Award for Visual Arts (KAVA2), 2006 and Shri. SL Parasher Gold Medal, University of Hyderabad, 2006.
References[edit]
- ^ Thatipalli, Mallik (March 22, 2024). "Young artists make a mark". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Fernando, Benita (10 December 2021). ""Political art by artist Varunika Saraf attempts to spell out the current times through images"". Indian Express.
- ^ Ayaz, Shaikh (January 27, 2024). "Into the artist's studio: For Varunika Saraf, the studio is a place of record". Mint Lounge.
- ^ Rosalyn, D'Mello (October 27, 2023). "Behind artists' embroideries: Varunika Saraf and Nour Shantout on their process". Stir World.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 March 2017). ""The miniaturist"". The Hindu.
- ^ Singh, Deepali (21 April 2021). ""Indian artists to shine at the Sharjah Biennial 2023"". Mint Lounge.
- ^ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (June 17, 2020). "Hyderabad artist Varunika Saraf to showcase her work at Heidelberger Kunstverein". The Hindu.
- ^ Gupta, Trisha (16 May 2022). ""India Art Fair: Letting the art in"". India Today.
- ^ ""Sharjah Biennial 15 Announces Prize Winners"". Art Asia Pacific. 17 February 2023.
- ^ Paul, Chokita (March 17, 2023). "Varunika Saraf: 'For the women before me, and after'". Indian Express.
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