About Dr. Varsha Shukla01 / 08
01 · The artist
From research to the canvas.
I started my professional artist career from my research phase, during which I participated in many workshops. Since then, I met and saw the works of many national and international renowned artists, and received encouragement and inspiration everywhere.
The record
Four decades, on paper.
From a first prize in Kanpur in 1979 to annual exhibitions in Bangalore: 7 awards, 21 shows and workshops, and a teaching practice that has reached over 500 students.
Span of record1979 to 2016
- 21
- Shows & workshops
- 7
- Awards
- 500+
- Students taught
- 37
- Years on record
Awards
07- 1992
- Nov 19922nd prize, City Polytechnic, Kanpur
- 1985 – 1986
- Feb 19863rd prize, Smt. Shanti Devi Art Competition, Kanpur
- Oct 19851st prize, Brahmavart Jaycees, Kanpur
- Oct 1985N.S.S. Art Competition Certificate, Kanpur
- Oct 19852nd prize, “QUEST ’85”, Christ Church College, Kanpur
- Oct 1985Best Co-operation Award of Exhibition and Decoration, Dayanand P.G. Girls College
- 1979
- Feb 19791st prize in Free Expression, Smt. Shanti Devi Art Competition, Kanpur
Articles & illustration work
Published across regional dailies and magazines.
- Dainik Jagran
- Dainik Aaj
- Amar Ujala
- Vishwamitra
- Navjeevan
Shows & workshops
21- 2010 – 2016
- Jan 20166th Annual Exhibition of Varsha Arts, Vaswani Astoria Apartments, Bangalore
- Jan 20112nd Annual Exhibition of Varsha Arts, Vaswani Astoria Apartments, Bangalore
- Sep 2010Judge, inter-school painting competition by KISA, Ryan International School
- Apr 2010Exhibition of her works and students’ paintings, Vaswani Astoria Apartments
- 2002 – 2009
- Feb 2009Solo exhibition, Total Mall, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore
- 2006–15Judge, painting competitions at Kala Utsav, Vagdevi Villas School
- Oct 2005Exhibition of students’ paintings, Natasha Golf View Apartments, Domlur
- Sep 2002Solo exhibition, Natasha Golf View Apartments, Domlur, Bangalore
- 1993 – 1997
- Feb 19978th Rashtriya Kala Mela, Bal Bhavan, New Delhi
- Oct 1996Group show, Community Hall, Sec. 37, Noida
- Mar 1995Group show, Juhari Devi Girls P.G. College, Kanpur
- Apr 1994“Art Attacks”, Moti Jheel, Kanpur
- Feb 19947th Rashtriya Kala Mela, Travancore House, New Delhi
- Dec 1993Ganga Mahotsav; Folk Art Workshop & Exhibition, Bithoor, Kanpur
- Mar 1993“Chikitushi” Exhibition, Kanpur
- 1991 – 1992
- Nov 1992All India Artist Workshop & Exhibition, Kamla Club, Kanpur
- Jun 1992U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy, Lal Baradari, Lucknow
- Jan 1992“Shilpi”, Kanpur
- Dec 1991Rashtriya Kala Mela, Bombay; Kala Sagar Samiti, Kanpur
- Nov 1991“Yuva Shilpi” at ANZ Grindlays Bank; sketching workshop at Massacre Ghat, Kanpur
- Oct 1991Kala Vithika; Kala Sagar Natya Samiti, Kanpur