Born Hyderabad 1951, ANDHRA PRADESH
Lyrical Renditions
There is a reflection and frequent presence of 'self ' in all the artworks by Anjani Reddy. If some works explore the intricacies of treasured experiences, the others unravel her day to day exposure and connections with her immediate surroundings and people .The basic core and concept of her work revolves around myriad facets of life, mostly positive and uplifting.
The mixed essence of peace and tranquillity that defines the basic nature of the artist, Anjani Reddy gets reflected in her work with the same spirit and strength. Her paintings celebrate the mundane retreats and activities which have much deeper roots and philosophy hidden within their attributes than what appears on the surface.
Amongst rosy setting and calm harmony, a moment, a feeling and a thought subtly gets manifested .The young women in the works rejoice and reminisce the golden moments and days that have overshadowed all other anecdotes and experiences of their lives They seem to be caught in the best of their moods and ambiences. In the perfect harmony of bright and soft ,prominent and diffusing colours, the 'Nayika' relaxes and reigns thoroughly.
The palette is lively and celebrates the effervescence and flavours of a harmonious existence. The 'line', strong and rhythmic, at times gets merged into the vicinities of the space .The colour areas are aptly complimented with delicately delineated, lively motifs, floral clusters and patterns. The overall ambience of the painting is such that it wafts a soft melodious tune which cannot be missed.
The very recent works by the artist however effulge with a distinct change in mode of expression. Although the artist still works on concepts similar to the earlier works, the approach has become more spontaneous and has gained an openness that enthrals. An obvious connection to personal connotation and unravelling of the self gives the works an introspective depth. The balanced and finished detailing has given way to open and random strokes. The artist seems to rejoice in her freedom where the space created becomes a sensitive medium to vent her sense of liberation and self attunement. The works exemplify an acceptance and embracement of the innermost feelings with an open mind and spirit.
If the delicately interlaced and finished patterns of the earlier works made the viewer to rejoice in their gaiety, the viewer finds an equally strong connection with the boldly rendered protagonist of the recent works.
The canvas for the artist becomes a crystal clear reflection of thoughts and images that trespass her mind. On the vicinities of her medium the artist revisits the episodes, people, places and everything else that have instinctively made her to grow and evolve as a woman and an artist.
Palak Dubey
EDUCATION
National Diploma in PAINTING (Distinction)
College of Fine Arts & Architecture, -1971 to ‘76
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,
HYDERABAD - (A.P.) India.
PARTICIPATION in GROUP EXHIBITIONS
INTERNATIONAL
2012 “Colours 2012” by Art Land Gallery at Dubai.
2012 Asian international art exhibition Karachi, Pakistan.
2006 National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi Exhibition- Damascus (Syria).
2006 Visited Europe on “ART TOUR” (Paris, Rome, Florence).
2006 “CHRISTIES” Concern India Auction, at Grand Hyatt. Dubai. MUMBAI - Mar’.
2005 Participated in the group exhibition, SPAIN.
2001 Contemporary Indian Painting, “Tradition to Modernity, Fulda, Germany (near Frankfurt), Kristadt in Sweden, May 5th – June 20th, In Collaboration with Kleinasassen Art Gallery
1998 Appa rao, Galleries. New York, London.
1995 Appa rao, Galleries. Group Exhibition at Djakarta.
1993 “The Gallery” summer shows at London, New York.
1992 “The Gallery” summer shows in Chicago, London, Hong-kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
NATIONAL
2013 'Confluence des Arts' a group show of 100 artists at Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort , jaipur.
2012 “verve. “ water colour exhibition at art perspective gallery New delhi
2012 “Women : Sacred and the Temporal. “ at Shrishti Art Gallery Hyderabad.
2012 Colours 2012, Prince of Wales Musem, Mumbai.
2011 National Art Teachers Exhibition at CKP Benguluru.
2011 Group show for Concern India at Taj Deccan Hyderabad.
2011 Women Dissilience, At Muse Gallery Hyderabad.
2011 Art Fusion show at Nehru Center - Mumbai.
2011 Juneja Art Gallery Group show at Le-Meridian - Jaipur.
2010 Daira art Gallery and Taj Deccan -Hyderabad.
2010 Hyderabad Artists Group show – Karma art Gallery - Ahmedabad.
2010 Art from Telangana at Visual art Gallery, Habitat Centre -New Delhi.
2010 52 National Exhibition Lalit Kala Academi New Delhi at - Kolkata.
2009 “Deccan Suite” Shrishti Gallery, at Jehangir art gallery -Mumbai.
2009 “Expressions” Dhoomimal city Gallery-New Delhi.
2009 Studio Napean, Art gallery Mumbai.
2009 Icon Art gallery- Hyderabad.
2009 “Symphony” An Exhibition of Small Format Paintings & Drawings by Artists From all over India. Minaz Art Gallery- Hyderabad.
2009 Birla Academy of Art and Culture- Kolkata
2008 “Colours of Hyderabad-II” Samanvai Gallery- Jaipur.
2008 Birla Academy of Art and Culture- Kolkata
2007 “Dakshinayan”, Nvya Art Gallery- New Delhi.
2007 Birla Academy of Art and Culture-Kolkata.
2007 Minaz art Gallery, Anniversary Exhibition- Hyderabad.
2006 “CHRISTIES” Concern India Auction- Mumbai.
2006 “People for Animals” Exhibition organized by Minaz Art Gallery- Hyderabad.
2006 “Colours of Hyderabad” at India art Gallery- Pune.
2006 “Transitions” Pravas Bharatiya Group Exhibition by Daira Art Gallery- Hyderabad.
2006 National Art Exhibition Titled “Virasat”, Samanvay Gallery- Jaipur.
2006 “Kaleidoscope” curated by Padmasri Jadishmittal, Kalabhavan- Hyderabad.
2006 Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Annual Exhibition- Kolkata.
2006 Times of India Exhibition curated by ms.Rattnottamasen Gupta, L.V.Prasad Gallery- Hyderabad.
2006 Telanga artists, Sarjan art gallery- Vadodara
2006 “Deccan command” by Shirishti at Sridharani Gallery- New Delhi.
2005 Jury member of 7th Southern Region Camlin Annual art Exhibition- Bangalore.
2005 Group exhibition of Vinayasa Art Gallery at Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore.
2005 Minaz Gallery Annual show- Hyderabad.
2005 “Barsan Laagi” Monsoon Show, Daira Gallery Hyderabad.
2005 Shrishti Gallery- Hyderabad.
2005 Pegasus Gallery- Hyderabad.
2004 Dhoomimal Gallery- New Delhi
2002 “City Scapes” Appa rao Galleries- Chennai.
2002 44th National Exhibition Lalita kala Akademi, New Delhi, conducted at Ahmadabad.
2002 All India art Exhibition at Center for Cellualar and Molecular Biology- Hyderabad.
2001 Art World Gallery- Chennai.
2001 Southern Region Exhibition organized by the Regional Lalit Kala Akademi Chennai and Lalit kala Akademi Kerala at Ernakulam.
2001 43rd National Exhibition of Art Lalitakala Akademi, New Delhi. Conducted at Bangalore
2000 Young Faces in Contemporary Art, Birla Academy -Kolkata
2000 Women Artists show at Threshold Art Gallery- Vishakhapatnam.
2000 Minaz Art Gallery Millenniums Show- Hyderabad.
1999 CCMB- Hyderabad.
1998 CCMB- Hyderabad.
1998 Nandan Gallery- Santiniketan.
1997 Human Form & Art curated by sri.ReddyappaNaidu- Chennai.
1997 AIFACS - New Delhi.
1997 2nd All India Art Biennale at –Rajasthan LKA Jaipur.
1996 2nd Word Telugu Conference, ICCR Gallery- Hyderabad.
1995 All India Art Exhibition, Chitra Kala Parishad- Bangalore.
1995 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Exhibition- New Delhi.
1995 All India Artists art Exhibition Sanghinagar- Hyderabad.
1994 Hyderabad Art Society show at Kala Bhavan- Hyderabad.
1993 All India Artists art Exhibition Sanghinagar- Hyderabad.
1992 summer show organized by Society for Promotion of Art at Coromandel House Hyderabad.
1988 Women Artists of Hyderabad, Group Exhibition sponsored by C.C.M.B. & L.V.Prasad Eye Institute- Hyderabad.
1977 All India art Exhibition Hyderabad Art Society
1974 World Telugu Conference- Hyderabad.
WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS
2011 Homage to GURUDEV National Art Teachers Art camp at CKP Benguluru.
2011 Contributed for Medwin Heart foundation, Hyderabad.
2011 Organized ‘Artist residency programme” for mfa batch at the college of fine arts JNA FA UNIVERSITY, Hyderabad.
2010 Organized Miniature painting work shop, Dept of Painting college of Fine arts, Hyderabad.
2010 6th International Painters and Sculptors camp org, by Neerja Modi Global School Jaipur.
2010 National artist Camp by LKA New Delhi, at Raipur.
2009 National Artists camp org.by Juneja art Gallery at Le-Meridian Jaipur.
2008 Organized Print-Making work shop, Dept of Painting college of Fine arts, Hyderabad.
2007 National Artists Camp at Goa, by Samanvai Art Gallery.
2007 National Artists Camp at Jaipur, by Bhoruka Trust.
2005 Organized Mosaic Mural work shop, Dept of Painting college of Fine arts, Hyderabad.
2005 National artist camp org.by Juneja art Gallery- Jaisalmer
2003 National artist camp org.by Tata’s- Jamshedpur.
2003 National artist Camp by LKA New Delhi, Mt.abu, Rajasthan.
2002 National artist Camp at CCMB, Hyderabad.
2001 National artist camp org.by Aurodhan Gallery Pondicherry & Taj Krishna-Hyderabad.
2001 National Painters Camp organized by Lalitakala Academi, New Delhi & South Zone -Cultural Centre Tanjavur at Mysore.
2001 National artist camp org.by Art world Gallery Chennai at Pondicherry.
2001 National artist camp by Dept.of Tourism ShilpaRamam- Hyderabad.
2001 Print making workshop organized by the Regional Centre of Lalitakala Akademi Chennai, at the 'Golden Threshold' Hyderabad Central University.
1998 National artist camp org.by ABC India Ltd.-Varanasi.
1997 National artist camp org.by LKA New Delhi at Regional Centre- Chennai.
1996 Inter-National Painters and Print Makers Camp at Jawahar Kala Kendra- Jaipur.
1995 Inter-National multimedia Artist camp org.by West zone cultural centre- Udaipur.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Exhibition of Paintings and drawings - Lalit Kala Galleries- New Delhi.
2009 Exhibition of Paintings at Shristi Gallery- Hyderabad.
2008 Paintings on Glass, and coloured Drawings at Karma art Gallery Ahmedabad.
2005 Exhibition of Paintings at Hacienda Gallery- Mumbai.
2000 Exhibition of Paintings and Prints Jehangir Art Gallery- Mumbai.
1998 Exhibition of Paintings Taj Art Gallery- Mumbai.
1997 Exhibition of Paintings Jehangir Art Gallery- Mumbai.
1996 Exhibition of Paintings Lalit Kala Galleries- New Delhi.
1995 Exhibition of Paintings Taj Art Gallery- Mumbai.
1993 Exhibition of Paintings Taj Art Gallery- Mumbai.
1991 Exhibition of Paintings Kala Bhavan- Hyderabad.
AWARDS
2002 Ladies Circle India.
1997 New Delhi - 50 Years Celebrations AIFACS Award.
1995 All India Creative Drawing Award from Chandigarh.
1988 Women's International Year Award.
1977 All India art Exhibition Hyderabad Art Society.
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
Tata Industries at 'Bombay House', Mumbai
ABC India Ltd. Varanasi,
Tata Centre, Jamshedpur.
Madras Museum of Modern Art,
Chennai, Regional Centre Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
Rajasthan Lalitkala Akademi, Jaipur.
Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur.
Andhra Pradesh Contemporary Museum,
A.P Police Academy,
Dept. of Culture & Tourism govt. A.P., Hyderabad.
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
Tata Consultancy Services Hyderabad.
Works on Christie’s Auction – Mumbai & Dubai – 2006.
Many private collections in India and Abroad.
Retired As Professor & Head of The Dept.of Painting, College of Fine Arts, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Masabtank, Hyderabad – 500028.(A.P.) INDIA.