Seema Kohli
Born1960
Delhi
NationalityIndian
Alma materMiranda House, Delhi University
Parent
  • Krishnan Dev Kohli[1] (father)
Websitewww.seemakohli.com

Seema Kohli is an Indian contemporary artist, sculptor and poet.[2][3] She has worked across painting, sculpture and installation.[4][5][6]

Her work has been shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Florence Biennale, Birth Rights Collective, Venice Biennale of Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Arco, Art Basel, Jaipur Literature Festival, Jehangir Art Gallery, and India Art Fair, as well as the Habiart Foundation.[7][8][9]

Early life and career

Seema Kohli was born in 1960 in Delhi, India. Kohli has completed her graduation from Miranda House, Delhi University.[10][11]

At the Florence Biennale 2009 in Florence, Italy, Seema Kohli got a gold medal for her film "Swayamsiddha - Myth, Mind, and Movement".[12]

She has been invited to the Bihar Museum Biennale 2021, TEDx, the Jaipur Lit Festival 2021, the NGMA, the WIN Conference, and a variety of Indian and international academic institutions, including UConn, Chico, Harvard, and Davis.

Her book A storm in my teacup was shown at ART HERITAGE at IAF, is now in collection with Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.[13][14]

Kohli produced a massive installation in 2016 using 1,000 coloured cutting chai glasses and 700 glass holders at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.[15]

In 2019, The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) hosted a six-month exhibition of Kohli's artworks at Radhadesh, Durbuy near Brussels, Belgium.[11][16]

Seema Kohli's art "Cut From The Same Cloth" was showcased at Bikaner House, New Delhi in an art exhibition held from 28 July 2023 to 4 August 2023. The event was presented by Gallerie NVYA.[17][18] The UK high commissioner Alexander Ellis earlier took a round at the art exhibition 'Cut from the Same Cloth' by Seema Kohli.[19]

Selected Exhibitions

Kohli has had over 32 solo exhibitions. Several of her large format artworks are part of national heritage collections at important public spaces and establishments in India and around the world.[10][20]

  • 'I tell you: Suns Exist', Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2023[21]
  • Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2023[22]
  • "Cut From The Same Cloth" Bikaner House, New Delhi 2023[23]
  • Jaipur Literature Festival 2023[24]
  • 2022 Tat Tvam Asi, a solo exhibition at Cromwell Place Galleries, London by SA Fine Art[25]
  • The Feminine in the Divine, a solo exhibition at South Asian Art Gallery, Boston, 2021[26]
  • 2021, Hiranyagarbha series shown in Yatra Nariyasathu, a group show at the NGMA, Delhi, curated by Uma Nair[27]
  • A Tapestry of Time, a group show at the Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2020[28][29]
  • 2020, Come Play with Me shown in Matter in Matrix, a group printmaking show at Latitude 28, New Delhi[30]
  • Project Home, a solo exhibition at Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), Kolkata, 2019[31]
  • What a Body Remembers, a solo exhibition at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2018[32]
  • 2016, Kamadhenu sculptures shown in Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art, a group show at the Museum of Sacred Arts, Conde Duque, Madrid[33]
  • The Other Self, a solo exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2015[34]
  • 2014, Raks-e-shams, shown in collaboration with Veda Gallery in a collateral event during the 2nd Kochi-Muziris Biennale[35]
  • 2014, Haranyagarbha, part of Taste The Future: Personal Structures, Venice[36]
  • In a group show at Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong, 2014[37][38]
  • One Way Ticket showed at ARCO, Madrid, 2009[39]
  • 2009, Swayamsiddha performed at Gabon Museum, Madrid[40]
  • Swayamsiddha, shown at Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy, 2009[12]

Books and publications

  • “Experiencing the Goddesses on the Trail of Yoginis" contribution by Seema Kohli - 2019[41][42]
  • A storm in my teacup, 2022[25]

Awards and recognition

  • 2017 - B. C. Sanyal award[43]
  • 2014 Female Empowerment, outstanding achievement award, by Molecule communication, Mumbai[44]
  • 2007 Lalit Kala Akademi National Awards for Women[45]

References

  1. ↑ "Seema Kohli's art performance based on her father's unpublished autobiography, Miter Pyaree Nu, combines inhabited land with the unified consciousness". Indulgexpress.
  2. ↑ "Imagining the universe as a womb and bringing a starfish home: Artist Seema Kohli on creating happy memories". Moneycontrol. 19 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "A tryst with the yoginis". The New Indian Express.
  4. ↑ "This stirring exhibition is showcasing art with a potato-based twist". India Today.
  5. ↑ "Seema Kohli | Department of Visual Arts". dova.uchicago.edu.
  6. ↑ "Project Home". Asia Society.
  7. ↑ "Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art". The Indian Express.
  8. ↑ "Reliving Van Gogh". habiartfoundation.org.
  9. ↑ "A Café Exposition: Reliving Van Gogh | India International Centre". iicdelhi.in.
  10. 1 2 "Artist Seema Kohli on the India Art Fair 2022: 'Art is alive, physical and raw'". Firstpost. 2 May 2022.
  11. 1 2 "The philosopher in her studio in Delhi". The Indian Express.
  12. 1 2 "Swayam Siddha: The Self Realized". Take Art Magazine. 5 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Nair, Uma. "Is this art? Seema Kohli Chai at Nehru Park, New Delhi". The Times of India.
  14. ↑ Narayanan, Chitra (29 April 2022). "India Art Fair opens in the Capital with pandemic and sustainability themes dominating". Thehindubusinessline.
  15. ↑ "Walk through a wonderland at Kala Ghoda". Hindustan Times. 1 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Spirituality transcends religion: Artist Seema Kohli". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Visual artist Seema Kohli celebrates feminine form through embroidery". The Indian Express. 30 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Nair, Uma. "Seema Kohli's contemplative residues in acrylics and embroidery". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ "PM Rishi Sunak very much looking forward to G20 summit in September: UK envoy". The Economic Times. 29 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "The Alchemy of Process | India International Centre". iicdelhi.in.
  21. ↑ "Ahmedabad News – Latest & Breaking Ahmedabad News". Ahmedabad Mirror.
  22. ↑ Nair, Uma. "Seema Kohli's solo in Hong Kong". The Times of India.
  23. ↑ "11 new art shows in India to add to your July 2023 calendar". Vogue India. 4 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Seema Kohli - Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 17 September 2013.
  25. 1 2 "Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art". The New Indian Express.
  26. ↑ "The Feminine in the Divine | Seema Kohli". South Asian Art Gallery.
  27. ↑ Nair, Uma. "Butterfly Rain: Seema Kohli". The Times of India.
  28. ↑ Behrawala, Krutika (27 February 2020). "'Tao is our canvas'". The Hindu.
  29. ↑ "Mumbai: Tao Art Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary". Architectural Digest India. 28 February 2020.
  30. ↑ "The Print: Matter in Matrix". Latitude 28.
  31. ↑ "Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents 'SEEMA KOHLI Live'" (PDF). emamiart.com.
  32. ↑ "Seema Kohli during the inauguration of her art show 'What A Body Remembers' at Tao Art Gallery in Mumbai on April 4, 2018 - Photogallery". Indiatimes.com.
  33. ↑ "Conde Duque muestra el arte y la espiritualidad contemporánea en la India - Ayuntamiento de Madrid". www.madrid.es (in Spanish).
  34. ↑ "The Other Self of Seema Kohli | Verve Magazine". Vervemagazine. 6 December 2015.
  35. ↑ "India Art Fair" (PDF). Galleryveda.
  36. ↑ Tripathi, Shailaja (16 August 2017). "Beyond the canvas". The Hindu.
  37. ↑ "Upcoming Events | Transformation – Contemporary Indian Art Exhibition | Hong Kong Art Gallery Association | Official Website". hk-aga.org.
  38. ↑ "Transformation, Karin Weber Gallery - artinasia.com". Artinasia.com.
  39. ↑ Shekhar, Divya (14 August 2017). "Seema Kohli's inter-mingling art forms is manure for the soul". The Economic Times.
  40. ↑ "Seema Kohli Paintings | Seema Kohli Artist, Painter | Gallery | Sanchit Art". Sanchitart.
  41. ↑ "Experiencing the Goddess: On the Trail of the Yoginis – BOOK LAUNCH - Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 17 September 2013.
  42. ↑ Chawla, Janet; Kohli, Seema; Dupuis, Stella (1 January 2019). "Experiencing the Goddess On the Trail of the Yoginīs". Academia.
  43. ↑ "Artists honoured with BC Sanyal Award". business-standard. 17 January 2017.
  44. ↑ "Seema Kohli: From the canvas of her life and art". thedailyeye.info.
  45. ↑ "Seema Kohli". South Asian Art Gallery.
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