Amit Harit

My name is Amit Harit and I was born in 1986, Jaipur. Painting is my passion, along with other streams of the arts like movies and books. I run and attend art camps and workshops in my hometown, whilst showcasing my work in several exhibitions all over India.


Over the last 5 or 6 odd years I have realized the ever-changing importance of colours in my pictures. Working over the past one year I have now introduced a new series of paintings. Through my paintings, I have tried to bring to life the paradoxical yet beautiful existence of urban and rural life, nature and technology, tradition and development, excitement and sadness. The paintings that are a part of this series are a mirror reflection of these ironic aspects of our everyday life.

The collages of vibrant acrylic colours on canvas, emerging from the background, have encapsulated in themselves the very essence of time. My endeavour has been to put on canvas my own feelings and understanding of the existence of these dichotomies of life. Every experience of life, whether a casual stroll or meeting people, the impressions cast by people or the complexities of life’s relationships, all these and many more experiences leave behind a trail of memories and thoughts in the mind

The paintings reveal how nature’s gifts namely the plants and trees, the hills, the rivers, the jungles, ponds, the birds and animals are interacting with each other. The different kinds of trees, peacocks, ducks, cranes flying in the air, lions, deer, insects, the various species of fish and tortoise, the camels and elephants, the coming forth of life from an egg, metro train, auto rickshaws, ships of the sea, helicopter, a hot air balloon, along with the depiction of tribal clans coexisting with urban life, portray the clearness and at times ambiguous existence and intertwined relations of all things.

Every experience of life, whether a casual stroll or meeting people, the impressions cast by people or the complexities of life’s relationships, all these and many more experiences leave behind a trail of memories and thoughts in the mind.

However, with the passage of time these very thoughts and memories fade away. But, whenever I am faced with a canvas these latent memories, come to life and finds its way into my paintings. My pictures reflect my feelings. I find myself understanding the world better with each passing day and my paintings. However, there is still a lot to be understood. My paintings are an effort to express these complex thoughts.

M.A in Fine Arts (Painting)
Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur
Class of 2010


B.A Visual Arts (Painting)
Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur
Class of 2008

One Person shows -
“Colorhythm” Bharat Bhavan, Sponsor by Rupankar Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal-2015
“Transformations” India International Centre, Sponsor by IIC, New Delhi-2012,
“Transformation” Azad Bhavan Art Gallery, Sponsored by ICCR, New Delhi-2012
“Drawings to Me” Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2010
“Black lines” Press Club of India, Sponsored by Press Club of India, New Delhi-2010
“Mirror To Nature”AIFACS, New Delhi-2009



Two Person shows -
Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Lucknow-2014
Devlalikar Kala Vithika, Indore-2014
West Zone Cultural Center, Udaipur-2014
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2014


Group shows -
‘Of Veracity and Chimera’ An exhibition By Art Konsult Art Gallery 2015
'Elements of the Earth' An exhibition By Art Konsult Art Gallery 2014
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2013, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2011
Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Lucknow-2011
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2009
SPACE, New Delhi-2009, AIFACS, New Delhi-2009


Participation -

Art Camps -
Jaipur Art Festival At Diggi Palace, Jaipur-2014
Regional Art Camp Held By Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Lucknow-2014
State Art Camp held by Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2012
All India Heritage Art Camp by J&K Academy of Art,Culture & Languages-2012
State Art Camp held by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi-2012

Exhibitions -
Rajasthan Festival by Rajasthan govt. at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal-2015
Annual State Exhibition by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi-2014
Art Exhibition By Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Lucknow -2014
86th Annual All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi-2013
All India 1st Annual Art Exhibition by FMG group, New Delhi-2013
State art Exhibition Held by Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2013
16th ,15th , 14th , 13th Art Fair held by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi
The La Café Galleria, Hotel Novotel, Hyderabad-2013
85th Annual All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi 2012
Art|next Gallery, secunderabad-2012
Bougainvillaea art gallery, Udaipur- 2012
Annual State Exhibition by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi-2010
State student Exhibition by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi-06,07,09
Annual Art Exhibition by Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur-2004-06
Workshop -
Phad-Painting Workshop in Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2013
Usta-Art Workshop in Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2010
Calligraphy Workshop in Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur-2009
Poster Workshop in Bundi held by CCDU, Rajasthan-2006


Awards and Recognition


Awards -
STATE AWARD by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2014
Young Artist Scholarship Award from Ministry of culture India, New Delhi-2011
STATE AWARD by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2010
Best Exhibitor Award in 16th &14th Art Fair by Raj. Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2010

Scholarships -
Young Artist Scholarship Award from Ministry of culture India, New Delhi-2011
Scholarship - in years 2007, 2009 & 2010 by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur

Award -
STATE AWARD by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2014
Young Artist Scholarship Award from Ministry of culture India, New Delhi-2011
STATE AWARD by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2010
Best Exhibitor Award in 16th &14th Art Fair by Raj. Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur-2010

Scholarship
Young Artist Scholarship Award from Ministry of culture India, New Delhi-2011
Scholarship - in years 2007, 2009 & 2010 by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur