Vasundhara Tewari Broota
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Vasundhara Tewari Broota | |
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 Vasundhara Tewari Broota | |
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Known for | Visual Art |
Vasundhara Tewari Broota (born 1955)[1] is an Indian painter who does figurative paintings[1] based on the perception of a woman and the psycho-political existence of the female body,[2][3] traditional landscapes, still life with exquisite meaning.[1][4][5] She worked on a cultural scholarship awarded by the Department of Culture, Government of India during 1982-84.[6] She, Jatin Das and other 298 artists had donated art work for 2018 Kerala floods through an exhibition cum sale held in The National Gallery of Modern Art.[7]
Tewari was born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen.[2] She graduated in literature from the University of Delhi and studied art at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.[3] At Triveni Kala Sangam, she trained under painter and artist Rameshwar Broota who is also her husband.
Exhibitions and work
- First solo show in Shridharani Gallery, Delhi, 1980.
- Group exhibition with other 20 artists organized by Raza foundation in memory of painter S. H. Raza and to celebrate his 97th birth anniversary, February 2019[8]
- Individual Palettes, Group Exhibition, March 2019[9]
- Woman Speak/Child Song, January 2007[10]
Awards
Tewari has won multiple awards including a silver medal at 1st International Biennale Algiers, Sanskriti Award, annual awards at All India Fine Arts and Crafts society, Sahitya Kala Parishad and B. C. Sanyal award.[11][6]