Atul Dodiya (born 20 January 1959, in

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, India) is an Indian artist.

Biography

Atul began exhibiting and selling his work in the early 1980s following his graduation from

Sir J. J. School of Art The Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art (Sir J. J. School of Art) is the oldest art institution in Mumbai, India, and is affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The school grants bachelor's degrees in fine art and sculpture, and Master's de ...

in Mumbai where he received a

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degree. He furthered his academic training at the

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in Paris from 1991 to 1992 subsequent to a scholarship awarded by the

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. Atul has had several solo shows in India and exhibited at 'Reflections and Images' Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi and Mumbai, 1993 and 'Trends and Images' CIMA, Calcutta, 1993. Outside India, he has exhibited at Gallery Lund, Amsterdam in 1993, participated in 'The Richness of the Spirit' Kuwait and Rome in 1986–89, 'India - Contemporary Art' World Trade Center, Amsterdam 1989, 'Exposition Collective' Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris 1992. Atul Dodiya represented as one of the artists at India Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2019, showcasing an installation titled "Broken Branches" made in 2002 inspired by the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. He was given the Sanskriti Award, New Delhi in 1995. A recent painting, an oil and acrylic work on canvas dedicated to former Team India captain

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named "The Wall" fetched Rs 57.6 lakh in auction . Atul Dodiya is married to fellow painter

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and lives and works in Mumbai.

Solo exhibitions

*2010 ''Malevich Matters and Other Shutters'', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi *2008 ''Pale Ancestors'', Bodhi Art, Mumbai *2007 Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi Museum Gallery, Mumbai Chemould Prescott, Mumbai *2006 Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore Singapore; Tyler Print Institute, Singapore; Bodhi Art, New Delhi, Mumbai, New York *2005 Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara; Bose Pacia, New York *2004 Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara *2003 Bose Pacia, New York *2002 Walsh Gallery, Chicago; Sakshi Gallery, Bombay; Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid *2001 The Fine Art Resource, Berlin; The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo; Gallery Chemould, Bombay *1999 Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi; Gallery Chemould, Bombay *1997 Cima Gallery, Calcutta *1989 91, 95,97, Gallery Chemould, Bombay

Awards

*2008 - Raza Award, Raza Foundation *1999 - Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship, Italy *1999 -

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Prize *1995 - Sanskriti Award *1982 -

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Gold Medal

References

External links

"Atul Dodiya Profile and Collection of Art Works"
*Atul Dodiya a
Gallery Nature MorteWorks by Atul DodiyaAtul Dodiya on Culturebase.netEdge of Desire: Recent Art in India (exhibition 2007), National Gallery of Modern Art
- includes the triptych ''Tomb's Day'' (2001)
''Tryst with mythic structures'', The Hindu, Mar 03, 2006
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodiya, Atul Indian male painters 1959 births Living people Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art alumni Artists from Mumbai École des Beaux-Arts alumni 20th-century Indian painters 21st-century Indian painters Painters from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian male artists 21st-century Indian male artists