Recent Activities
Recent Activities
Presently…
2019-20
Organised and co-curated “Contextualising Progressive Art” an exhibition of evolution of modern art in India.
Organised and Curated, Puduchery’s artist Kirti Chandak’s exhibition at IIC Annex.
Organised an artists camp of Himalayan region artists at Chamba in Collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi & Himachal Government.
Director of Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ministry of Culture.
2018
Curated and organized an exhibition of Bengal Masters at IIC.
Organised and conducted a Vitrous enameling workshop at the Arts Glacerhi centre at Greenfields, Faridabad.
Arts Glacerhi and Carenidhi conducted a children’s papier mache and painting workshop at the DILLI haat complex.
Conducted a workshop of large papier mache puppets painting, storytelling and procession at NGMA, Delhi.
Director of Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ministry of Culture.
2017
Organised and curated my own exhibition of Glass art with Interactive glass works at IIC.
2016
Curated and organised an exhibition of Miniature paintings and Mica paintings at the IIC.
Curated and organised an exhibition of paintings and drawings of Raj Dassani at Rasaja Art Gallery at Green Park.
Curated and organized an exhibition of paintings by K G Subramanian
2015
Organised a Painting workshop at the Art Centre at Greenfield, Faridabad.
Organised a Banarasi Thumri vocal program of Sucharita Gupta & Bismillah Khan’s Grandson
Organised Sitar recital of Prof. Sharmishtha Sen at IIC.
2014
Organised a two week Satyajit Ray film Festival at the Auditorium of IIC.
2010-2013
Organised Rasaja foundation to again stand independently and have a gallery of its own.
Conducted various programs like workshops of paintings with practicing artists, Workshops with SOS children for painting and theatre. Workshop of sculpture etc.
2009
Conducted workshop at Srinagar, Kashmir in stained glass firing for the Papier Machie crafts person painters.
Conducting Classes at Triveni Kala Sangam, Vastu Kala School of architecture.
2008
Made and installed a Bust of Jawahar Lal Nehru (1st Indian P.M) at the Indian Parliament.
Advisor to Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (Min. of Science & Technology) to develop an arts & crafts glass centre at Kolkata.
Visiting Faculty at NIFT and PEARL academy of design.
2007
Advisor to Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (Min. of Science & Technology) to develop an arts & crafts glass centre at Kolkata.
Visiting Faculty at NIFT and PEARL academy of design.
Also working on feasibilities of starting art glass and ceramic centres in Goa, Mumbai, Pune and in other regions. As the founder member and Secretary of the ARTS-GLACERHI (Art Society for Glass, Ceramic & Handicrafts of India) promote the arts through Glass and Ceramic and create a wider awareness.
2006
Conducted Hot Art Glass workshop for MFA students from 14 universities across India at the College of Arts Delhi.
Conducted Hot Art Glass workshop for the NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology), Delhi. Lectures and slide shows.
Conducted Hot Art Glass workshop for the Pearl Academy of Design, Delhi.
Conducting regular classes in Stained glass at Triveni Kala Sangam, Delhi.
Organising regular exhibitions at the Artists Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, Delhi.
Large Glass Mural in relief at the Unitech Cybercity, Gurgaon.
2005
Organised workshop in Terracotta and designed for it with over 30 participants.
Organised workshop in Blown Glass arts and crafts with three Swedish glass artists and 35 participants at Firozabad.
Organised workshop in Graal technique in Blown Glass arts and crafts with three Swedish glass artists and 40 participants at Firozabad.
Organised workshop in Ceramic arts and crafts and designed for it with 30 participants.
Organised workshop in Slumped Glass arts and crafts with a Hungarian Glass artist and a glass artist from Finland with 30 participants.
2004
Worked, visited and had collaboration discussions with centres in Sweden and Italy Aug-Sept 004.
Member of the committee and art coordinator for the formation of the ‘One world education’ centre at Delhi.
Slide show and lecture at Ahmedabad & Baroda.
Visiting Professor to the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.
Organised workshop, Lectures, slide shows, exhibition and study tour with Hungarian and Indian artists and students of art and architecture.
Organised workshop, exhibition and study tour with four Swedish and four Indian glass and Ceramic artists. Also their side shows and lectures.
2003
Promoted an exclusive Nook Artist Gallery for Glass and ceramic sculpture, murals and studio pottery at Triveni Kala Sangam.
Adviser for starting the Glass and ceramic Dept. at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Participated in a group show of senior Indian artists at the Aryan Gallery, Delhi.
Slide show and lecture on the international glass movement.
Organised and participated in workshop of artists from different states in India and an exhibition of the works at Gole Market, New Delhi.
Organised and participated in the Exhibition “Homage to B.C.Sanyal” New Delhi. Lectures : Tokyo Art Glass Institute, Tokyo.
Tamabi Univ. Tokyo.
Lecture and discussions with 90 crafts persons and artists at workshop sponsored by the KVIC at Suraj Kund area Faridabad also gave them exposure to efficient kiln design and ceramic firing.
2002
Lectures :
San Jose University, California.
Manhattanville College, Westchester, New York.
University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
UrbanGlass, New York Contemporary Glass Centre.
Ceramic Mural at Academic Block, Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur.
Fulbright senior fellowship for research in art glass.
Exhibition at Fulbright house, U.S.Education Foundation, New Delhi.
2001
High relief Ceramic Mural at Old Hanuman Temple, Delhi.
Glass Mural at Academic Block, Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur.
National Senior Fellowship in art glass, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
2000
Founding member and General Secretary of ART-GLACERHI (Glass, Ceramics and Handicrafts Society of India).
1999
Lectures: Terracota temples of Bengal & on Rabindranath Tagore.
The artist in residence at the National Museum ‘The Varasi Muveszeti Museum Keptara’ at Gyor, Hungary.
Workshops: Art centre, Marne-sur-Seine, France.
Lectures and workshop on empathy and spiritualism in art, at Panonhalma, Hungary.
Worked at two international symposiums at Tokod and Bardebuk, Hungary.
Exhibitions at Szentendre and Budapest, Hungary.
Exhibition of blown, fused, moulded and stained glass at Shridharani Gallery, Triveni, New Delhi.
Restoration of St.Josephus windows at St. Michaels cathedral at Shimla.
Hon.Director (Asia), AHR project 50th Anniv. UDHR of U.N.
Exhibition of fused, moulded and stained glass at the Taj Art Gallery, Bombay.
1998
Worked on historical stained glass restoration projects, Troyes, France.
Worked in workshops on contemporary glass at Murano, Altare, Italy and Troyes, France.
1997
Hon. Director, IX – Triennale India, 1997 (International Contemporary Art Exhibition) Lalit Kala Akademi, (The National Academy of Arts), New Delhi,(the International Art Exposition in India).