Anupama Kumari

I am an Artist, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Photographer,Printmaker.

Presently working as Assistant Professor ( Guest Faculty) at Department of Applied Art,Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Fellow of Embassy France and Krishnakriti Foundation
Fellow of Junior Research Fellowship, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Alumni of École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris France.

• National Eligibility Test, University Grant Commission
2014
• Studied at Alumni of École nationale supérieure des
Beaux-Arts, Paris France.
• M.F.A Applied Art, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
2012 First Div with Distinction & Gold Medalist)
• Certificate Course of French Language, Alliance
Francaise De Delhi 2012
• B.F.A Applied Art Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
2010 (First Div with Distinction & Gold medalist)
• 2 years Diploma in Textile Design from Kala Bhawan ,
Visva- Bharti, Santiniketan 2004

Group Shows/ Participation ( Abroad) :
• Participated in the“Festival Hors Piste Performance
Numeric Scalability”collaboration with ENSBA and
other schools of France at the Centre Pompidou,
Paris, FRANCE 2013
• “Mental Jungle” A Group show/Exhibition of ENSBAP
Exchange Students at Ecole Nationale Suéprieure des
Beaux Arts, Paris, FRANCE 2012
Group Shows/ Participation (India) :
• 6th All India Women Artists' Contemporary Art
Exhibition , ARTSCAPES Chandigarh 2017
• 7th All India Digital Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New
Delhi 2017
• 89th Annual All India Art Exhibition in Printmaking
AIFACS, New Delhi 2016
• Work displayed during 94th Foundation Day Talimi
Mela at Stall no. 20 Centre for Distance and Open
Learning, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2016
• NDMC All India Art Exhibition, Cannaught Place, New
Delhi 2016
• Master Strokes, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat
Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 2016
• “Impact Through Design” M.F.Husain Gallery, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2016
• “Golden Caravan” M.F.Husain Gallery, Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi 2016
• Return to roots, M.F.Husain Gallery, Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi 2016
• Reformists Art Moves,Studio-55 Sunder Nagar, New
Delhi 2015
• 6th All India Digital Art Exhibition (All India
Fine Arts and Craft Society, New Delhi) 2015
• World Photography day at M.F. Husain Gallery, Jamia
Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2015
• 4th All India Women Artists' Contemporary Art
Exhibition , ARTSCAPES Chandigarh 2015
• 87th Annual All India Art Exhibition,in printmaking
AIFACS, New Delhi 2014
• “Centenary Celebrations” NDMC All India Art
Exhibition, AIFACS New Delhi 2014
• “Old Girls of Jamia-II” an art exhibition of the
woman artists from Jamia Millia Islamia,M.F. Husain
Art Gallery New Delhi 2014
• “100 FRAMES” on World Photography day at M.F.
Husain Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia 2014
• 3rd All India Women Artists' Contemporary Art
Exhibition (ARTSCAPES-A Degraphics Initiative,
Chandigarh) 2014
• 4th All India Digital Art Exhibition , AIFACS New
Delhi 2014
• 10th Photo Exhibition All India Fine Arts and Craft
Society, New Delhi 2014
• A Group show “Constellations” at Artlife Gallery
(UP) 2013
• A Group exhibition at Gallery The Art Place,
Gurgaon, (Haryana) 2013
• Group Show of “M F A Students -2012” Faculty of
Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia at M.F.
Husain Art Gallery, New Delhi 2012
• 1st All India Women Artists' Contemporary Art
Exhibition ARTSCAPES Chandigarh 2012
• Annual Exhibition in photography section at “Indian
Academy of Fine Art, Amritsar 2012
• An Exhibition on “95th Birth Anniversary of M.F.
Husain” organized by Sehmat, M.F. Husain Art
Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2011
• An Exhibition on “Mental Health” Programme
organized by Public Health Foundation of India,
M.F. Husain Art Gallery, New Delhi 2011
• “1st International Drawings & Graphic Prints
Exhibition” at Govt. Museum, Chandigarh 2011
• An Exhibition on “Microsoft Leadership Conclave
2011, India Enterprise 2020”,New Delhi 2011
• Photography Exhibition “Tribute to Lense” at
M.F.Husain Art Gallery, JMI, New Delhi 2010
• “SOPAAN” in Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan,
New Delhi 2010
• “Annual Exhibition” of Faculty of Fine Arts in
M.F.Husain Art Gallery, JMI, New Delhi 2010
• Annual Exhibition in the Department of Applied Art,
Faculty of Fine Art, JMI, New Delhi 2010
• “Annual Exhibition of IAFA” in Drawing Section at
“Indian Academy of Fine Art, Amritsar 2010
• “Annual Exhibition of IAFA” in “Graphic and Drawing
Section, “Indian Academy of Fine Art,Amritsar 2007

Awards –Scholarships :
• Awarded Portfolio in10th Photo Exhibition AIFACS,
New Delhi 2014
• Awarded for the most popular artwork in competion
Get Future Ready-India 2020 organized by Microsoft
Leadership Conclave, Leela Palace, New Delhi 2011
• Awarded: First Prize with Merit Certificate and
scholarship (MFA- Faculty of Fine Arts Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi) 2011
• Awarded: Gold Medal in BFA-Faculty of Fine Arts,
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 2011
• Recognition and Distinction for Outstanding
performance for the poster competition & Exhibition
(Organized By UNICEF, University Art Competition in
JMI 2010
• Awarded: Merit Scholarship from Jamia Teacher’s
Association Jamia Millia Islamia 2009
• Awarded: One of The Selected Draft-art-designs
developed by young artists during The National
Innovative IEC Design Workshop on “Last Mile Polio
Eradication Initiative” (Facilitated by the
MOHFW/GIO and supported by UNICEF in technical
collaboration with NPSP/WHO, The Heritage Village
Manesar, Haryana) 2009
• Awarded: First Prize and Merit scholarship (BFA-
Faculty of Fine Arts, JMI, New Delhi) 2009
• Awarded: First Prize Annual Exhibition in Department
of Applied Art, Faculty of Fine Art, Jamia Millia
Islamia, New Delhi 2008
• Awarded: Third Prize in Painting competition
Premchand Archieves & Literary Centre during Talimi
Mela (educational fair), Jamia Millia Islamia, New
Delhi 2008
• Awarded: First Prize and Merit scholarship, BFA-
Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
2008

Other Recognition/ Distinction :
• A story: Title “A canvas of achievements” Anupama
Kumari’s successful stay in Paris published in
JAUHAR Jamia Millia Islamia’s Quarterly Newsletter
Volume -03/ Issue 03 / March - May 2013
• A story : Title “Long Journey” published in Art
lovers DELIGHT JAUHAR Jamia Millia Islamia’s
Quarterly Newsletter Volume -02/ Issue 04/ June-
August , 2012
• An Interview: Published in the Title “Course of
Action Fine Arts – Stroke of confidence” in JAUHAR
Newsletter –Vol. 01/ Issue 04/ June-August, 2011
• An Interview: Published with the works in a magazine
“ANIMATION GURU” in column Title Face
-2 Face Student vol. 1 issue 2-3, June- July 2010
• Experience Sharing: Published in “A Synoptic Report”
on National Innovative IEC Design Workshop Young
Artists & Copywriters by MOHFW/Govt. of India &
UNICEF 2009

Press Release/Media Coverage/Published work :
• A story: "Title Master Strokes" group art exhibition
of paintings and sculptures conceptualized by
Kishore Labar, Visual Art Gallery, IHC 2016. Works
by 29 Artists published in:
1. “Inside Outside”- The Indian Design Magazine,
Issue 369- May 2016
2. "Better Interiors"-Ideas and Design for Better
Living, Volume 12/ Issue 01/ May 2016
3. "The Asian Age"- Delhi The Age/ Party Whirl, New
Delhi, Volume 23/ No. 93/19th May 2016
4. "Deccan Herald"- Metrolife News, New Delhi,
Volume 6/ No132/12th May 2016
5. Hindustan Times- htsouthdelhi, New Delhi/Metro,
29 artists describe explorations of life via
plethora of emotions, Volume XCII/ No. 113/ 12th
May 2016
6. Hindustan Times-htcity/ my city, New Delhi/Metro,
Art Agenda / Masterstrokes, Volume XCII/ No. 112/
11th May 2016
7. Times of Times- Delhi Times/Events/
Masterstrokes, New Delhi,11th May 2016
8. Media coverage by IBN 7, Doordarshan,News Nation,
CNN, 11th May 2016

• A story: Title "Impact through Design" group show
2016 at M.F. Husain art Gallery, New Delhi featured
in :
1. Daily Sahafat Delhi, 30th April 2016
2. Media Coverage by DD Urdu, Doordarshan, News
Nation, 2nd May 2016

• A story:“Exploration” group show of paintings and
sculptures 2013 by Krishnakriti fellows published in
1. Shiyasat Urdu Newspaper, Hyderabad, 20th/
21st/22nd October 2013
2. Media Coverage by Shiyasat 20th october 2013