MANOJ AMETA
BIODATA
Born 23 April 1973 in ( Gadoli ) Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Professional Qualification
2000 M.F.A. from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Scholarship
1999-98 Merit Scholarship from Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur (Raj.)
Awards
2009 Trimurti Sanstha Award by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademy
Solo & Group Shows
2009 Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur
2008 Jahangir Art Gallery
2008 Vyom Art Center Jaipur
2007 Jawahar Kala Kendra
2006 Juneja Art Gallery
2006 Jaipur Heritage International Festival Revisited curated by Dr. AlkPande
2005 Samanvaya Art Gallery, Jaipur
2004 Nayla Art Gallery, Jaipur
2003 “Jazz” Art Gallery, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2002 All India Printmaking Exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2001 Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 Sir J.J. Applied Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 “Young at Art” Show at Artist Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 “Kala Ghoda Art Festival Exhibition” by Symroza Art Gallery & Sun Et
Lumiour Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 West Zone Culture Centre Art Gallery, Udaipur, Rajasthan
1996 Faculty of Visual Art Gallery in Banaras Hindu University, U.P.
Participations:
2009 13th Kala Mela at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaiprur
2001 National Exhibition of Art by National Lalit Kala Academy, at Bangalore
2001 “Oak Art” Competition at Pune, Maharastra
2001 Annual Art Exhibition by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
2000 National Art Exhibition by Art Society of India, Mumbai
2000 “Monsoon Show” by Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998-2000 Annual Art Exhibition by Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
1996 “9th Rashtriya Kala Mela” by National Lalit Kala Academy, at Kolkatta
1995 Mahatma Gandhi” National Art Exhibition by Lucknow Lalit
Kala Academy, U.P.
1993-96 Kala Mela by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur
Workshop & Artist Camps
2005 Pidilite colour workshop at Jaipur By Pidilite Colour company
2003 All India Printmaking Workshop by “Fine Art Academy”, Mumbai
2002 All India Printmaking Workshop by “AFFA” in collaboration
with Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2000 International Multimedia Printmaking Workshop organized by British Council & Cymroza Art Gallery at Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
2000 Printmaking Workshop organized by Cymroza Art Gallery at Kala
Ghoda Art Festival, Mumbai
2000 Print Making “Viscosity” “Colour Etching” workshop organized by
L.S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai
1998 Zonal Serigraphy Workshop organized by West Zone Culture Centre,
Udaipur
1995 All India Student Camp organized by Banaras Hindu University, Banaras,
U.P.
Collections:
“Galsgo Print Studio” Scotland, U.K.
Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
Symroza Art Gallery, West Zone Culture, Udaipur
Raheja School of Art, Mumbai
Banaras Hindu University,U.P.
Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
National Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
Sun Et Lumiour Gallery, Mumbai
Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur
Saffronart.com, Mumbai
And Various Private Collections in India & Abroad
About my work
My heart is like a canvas which takes impressions and inspirations from the surrounding in a way that they drive towards the destination i.e my goal to exhibit my art, the art of an artist who is an observer of both, things, beautiful and ugly, good and bed and old and young.
The tradition, cultures, religious, social issue, family matters, global atmosphere, etc were a great source of motivation for me in my field of work, like when I play with these beautiful formation and imagination on both paper and canvas. I feel satisfied, by seeing the result which are not less then miracle of nature.
Rajasthan, the state know for its reach heritage, has provided me with enriched creativity and work potential that ha added a new dimension to my ability. the beautiful carving, paintings, picturesque sites, wonderful country sites, etc. are reservoirs for inspiring an artist like me.
Time changes every movement, from my childhood, I’m seeing the formation of the new era from the events happening. This era is giving an artistic form to different characters and objects, which are also changing by time. Lot of disorder form are awaiting in the womb of time to get ordered and when this ordered forms comes on to medium, the cycle is complete .
There are lot of stories, culture, religious icon which I always found around me from childhood, which seemed to be simple but , the always mystifies my mind and attracts me. As I grown, I found them talking many form, floating in my existence.
In the end i would conclude with,
In the process of intrusting these beauties,
I reached in a new world, where I’m
Unknown to me an many reflection
Are scattered in the from of thousands
Of Iceland in an ocean
Perhaps, this is the only time which my fingers
touch and give them a form
Manoj Ameta
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