Kavita Jaiswal

I am a contemporary Indian Abstract Artist. Its been 35 years now since I began my Art practice. Explored various media on paper and canvas in pure media and mixed media techniques. After exploring the recognisable form, figuration, geometrics, I came into complete abstraction in the early 2000's. The form for me released itself from its surface tension, setting free a plethora of experience on paper and canvas. About 10 years ago I added still photography to my media of expression, which led further to discovering my self-expression through the moving image and so I began to create Art Videos. I will be presenting a Video installation called 'Causal Nexus' across 22ft at the Current India Art Fair, as a part of the Special Artists projects.


[Video - Kavita Jaiswal: Completion Calls for Disintegration]


My first love was painting. Initially I tried all the different mediums, which included figurative paintings with animal forms and I slowly started breaking it down into a metamorphosis of the human form and the tree. I always believed in a lot of contrast in my work and abstraction for me is the essence of real. Abstraction reaches the heart of the viewer. Once the artist is done with the canvas he moves out of the space and the painting then has its own space.

1977-80: B.A (H) English Literature, Hindu College, Delhi University
1981-82: Post Graduate Diploma in Textile Design, South Delhi Polytechnic New Delhi
1980-84: Studied Fine Art, under Rameshwar Broota, at Triveni Kala Sangam New Delhi

Group exhibitions at the National and International levels 1981- 2013.

• 1986 Indian Women Artists, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
• 1988 International Women Artists, AIFACS, New Delhi
• 1986 Bharat Bhavan Biennial, Bhopal
• 1986 Exhibition of Indian Women Artists organized by NGMA in Bulgaria NAD Poland
• 1981-98 Sahitya Kala Parishad Annual Art Exhibitions and AIFACS annual arts Exhibitions
• 1984-86 College of arts and Lalit Kala Akademi Chandigarh
• 1986 Graphics Workshop, Sahitya Kala Parishad , New Delhi
• 1994 Group Show of 14 artists, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1994 Asia ExcellenceShow, Singapore
• 1995 “People for Animal “, Organised by Maneka Gandhi, New Delhi
• 1995 The Indian Beast, APPARAO galleries, Chennai
• 1997 Two person Show Shridharani Gallery New Delhi
• 1997 Gift for India, and International Exhibition , Organised By Sahmat New Delhi
• 1997 Delhi for Delhi, organized by Maneka Gandhi
• 1997 40th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art Lalit KALA Akademi Bangalore
• 1998 The Harmony Show, Organised By Relaince Industries
• 1999 Edge of the Century, Curated By Amit Mukhopadhaya , Art Konsult , New Delhi
• 1999 42nd National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1999 Gallery Alternatives, Gurgaon
• 1999 Art ana Cinema, Arushi Arts
• 2000 Art Folio, Chandigarh
• 2000 Combine Voices For the New Century National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi, Vis- a- Vis, Art Inc, New Delhi
• 2000 Contemporary Indian Women Artists Show, Gallery Freedom, New Delhi
• 2001 Christies, London, Auction of Asian Art
• 2001 “Kaleidoscope” Indian Contemporary Art, ISU Gallery, Singapore
• 2002 Gallery Karma, New Delhi
• 2003 Works in Mini Format, Garhi Artists Studios, New Delhi
• 2004 Indian Arts Circle Group Show, New Delhi
• 2004 Gallery Alternatives, Gurgaon
• 2004 Master Works from the Alkazi Collection, Art Heritage, New Delhi
• 2004 The Art Connection, British Council New Delhi, Birla Akademi of Fine Arts, Kolkatta
• 2004 All India Artists Camp at Patni Top Organised By the Jammu and Kashmir Akademi of Arts
• 2005 Opening Exhibition of Gallery Navya, New Delhi
• 2006 National Art Festival, Lalit Kala New Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir Akademi
• 2006 Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) and Indian contemporary Artists Edinburgh Scotland
• 2007 Master Works from the Alkazi Collection, Art Heritage, New Delhi
• 2007 Independent India Ati Art Gallery and Alliance Frances New Delhi
• 2007 Times Of India Online Site
• 2007 Mystic Inspiration Online Site
• 2008 Art for the aged Auction Habiart Gallery
• 2008 Opening exhibition Epicentre Gurgaon.
• 2008/2009 Dus Mahavidyas ; Curated By Ravi Kumar,Visual Arts Gallery New Delhi, Nvya Art Gallery New Delhi, Tao Art Gallery Mumbai, Time and Space Bangalore.
• 2009: Living Art Expance , Galleria D’Art O’ Palacio New Delhi
• 2009, Unesco Bangkok, Power of Peace, Curated by Kalpana Shah , Tao Art Gallery Mumbai
• Evolve’ 10th anniversary exhibition , Tao Art Gallery , Mumbai
• 2012‘India Art Fair’ New Delhi with Art Konsult
• 2011: ‘Feminnale’ Group Show curated by Vipul Saini ,Gallery Art Shashtra and Gallery Art Walk New Delhi
• Annual Art Exhibition, Tao Art Gallery Mumbai
• ‘Abstract Horizons’ Tao Art gallery Mumbai
• 2012‘Small is Beautiful’ in Dubai with Tao Art galleryMumbai
• 2012‘Skin Deep’ ,Religare Art Gallery , New Delhi
• 2013‘India Art Fair’ New Delhi with Art Konsult

• 2013 Fellowship for Distinguished Achievements and Contributions in Fine Arts, Constituted By HIFA, Awarded by the eminent Jury headed by the Chairman Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi.
• 2001 The Charles Wallace India Trust Award by the British Council as Artist in Residence at the Edinburgh Printmakers, Scotland
• 1996-98 National Fellowship by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
• 1988 All India Award at the Golden Jubilee Exhibition of the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society New Delhi
• 1986 State Award by the Sahitya Kala Parisad New Delhi
• 1985 All India Award by the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi