Nankusia Shyam
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Born
Sonpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India
SpouseJangarh Singh Shyam
ChildrenMayank Shyam (Son) and Japani Shyam (daughter)
AwardsMadhya Pradesh Hasta Shilpa Vikas Nigam
2002 State level Award – visual artist
2002 State level Award – visual artist
Nankusia Shyam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sonpuri, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Jangarh Singh Shyam |
| Children | Mayank Shyam (Son) and Japani Shyam (daughter) |
| Awards | Madhya Pradesh Hasta Shilpa Vikas Nigam 2002 State level Award – visual artist |
Nankusia Shyam is a Gond artists who carry forward Janagarh Kalam — the new school of Gond art created by her husband Jangarh Singh Shyam (1962–2001).
Shyam is brought up in the village Sonpuri of Madhya Pradesh. Later she was married to Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam.[1]
Career
Shyam started her painting under the guidance of her husband Jangarh Shyam who encouraged her to carry the legacy of Gond art with her own expression. In 2001 when her husband committed suicide[2] she took up this art more seriously. Later she works in Kala Bhavan an art museum in Bhopal as an assistant artist.[3] After her husband's death she is working in Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal where her husband used to work.[4]
