Sangeetha Kadur

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Sangeetha Kadur is an Indian artist from Bangalore, India. Her illustrations have been published in several field guides,[1] wildlife books and magazines. The Hummingbird book, for Gorgas Science Foundation for which she has contributed artworks, has been acclaimed worldwide.[2][3][4]

Sangeetha Kadur is also the co-founder of GreenScraps, a Nature Journaling workshop for children,[5] she is one of the creative directors of Felis Creations. She is the sister of wildlife cameraman Sandesh Kadur.

Education[edit]

After her schooling, she has completed graduation from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.[6][7][8]

Career[edit]

After her graduation, Kadur started as a wildlife artist, contributing to educational books. As soon as she graduated from art college, her work assignment was to create a wildlife mural on a wall spanning 10 x 15 feet (3 x 4.5 metres). She was recognized internationally when one of her paintings appeared in the documentary Mountains of the Monsoons by the BBC Natural World Series. She has contributed to more than hundred wildlife books and field-guides.[9]

Kadur's recent work has focused on trees.[5]

Books[edit]

Kadur was an illustrator for:

  • Hummingbirds (2016) ISBN 978-1-61584-514-9[10][11]
  • Every Tree Counts! (2017) ISBN 978-93-86721-22-8[5]
  • Wildlife in a City Pond (2019) ISBN 978-81-8479-539-4[12]


Initiatives[edit]

  • Neralu—Bengaluru Tree Festival [13][14]
  • GreenScraps, a Nature Journaling workshop for children[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pocket guide on common birds". The Hindu. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bangalore Bird Day on Oct 1". The Hindu. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ Williams, Sarah (18 November 2005). "Wildlife photographer, filmmaker and UTB-TSC grad releases illustrated book". Brownsville Herald – via EBSCOhost.
  4. ^ Garcia, Kevin (7 April 2006). "Butterfly exhibit to be on display". Brownsville Herald – via EBSCOhost.
  5. ^ a b c d Kumar, Surya Praphulla (5 January 2023). "Bengaluru | Nature illustrators Nirupa Rao, Sangeetha Kadur and Shilpa Shree on their fascination with trees". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Bengaluru's birders take wing - Metroplus - The Hindu". The Hindu. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Sangeetha Kadur, Wildlife Illustrator". Nature inFocus. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Author Profile - Sangeetha Kadur". JLR Explore. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  9. ^ "A Stroke Of Genius". Sanctuary Asia. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Sangeetha Kadur - Artist". Humming Birds of the World. Gorgas Science Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
  11. ^ Nair, Rohini (28 August 2016). "Taking flight: Two Bengaluru artists have brought hummingbirds to life with their illustrations". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Wildlife in a City Pond". Pratham Books. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
  13. ^ Jayaraman, Pavitra (6 February 2014). "Neralu—Bengaluru Tree Festival | Fresh avenues". Mint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. ^ Madappa, Ganga (4 February 2014). "Neralu - Bangalore's very own citizen-led tree festival". Citizen Matters. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.