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There is a sense of tranquility in the vivid images seen in the paintings of Maneesha Akkitham Doshi. The human persona has always been an integral part of this artist's work. Fantasies and self-introspection are wove...
There is a sense of tranquility in the vivid images seen in the paintings of Maneesha Akkitham Doshi. The human persona has always been an integral part of this artist's work. Fantasies and self-introspection are woven together with accessorial elements emerging as a whole in Maneesha's paintings. Over the years Maneesha has seen herself make several conscious changes in her work. Working in oils and acrylic till just 3-4 years ago, she has since begun painting with watercolors. While oils permitted several changes and corrections in her work, watercolors allow her to get her thoughts down on paper without letting the process of contemplation take away the excitement, essence and life of the original emotion.
Daughter of eminent architect, B.V. Doshi, Maneesha was born and brought up in Ahmedabad. After completing her graduation in Psychology she worked at Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad for two years (1984-86). Though Maneesha had began painting at the age of 5, it was at this Centre, after several experiments in different media that she chose painting as a means of artistic expression." My paintings are a reflection of the unconscious as well the conscious understanding of myself and my surroundings"
After Kanoria, Maneesha attended a workshop in Fontainbleau, France in 1989. She completed her Diploma and Post Diploma in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. She has taken part in several group shows in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Baroda and has also had two solo shows at the Artists Centre and Prithvi Gallery in Mumbai. Maneesha's works are part of several collections in India and abroad. She was awarded by the Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi in 1985 and in 1988 by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Between 1995 - 97, the artist was awarded the National Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources, Department of Culture, New Delhi.
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There is a sense of tranquility in the vivid images seen in the paintings of Maneesha Akkitham Doshi. The human persona has always been an integral part of this artist's work. Fantasies and self-introspection are woven together with accessorial elements emerging as a whole in Maneesha's paintings. Over the years Maneesha has seen herself make several conscious changes in her work. Working in oils and acrylic till just 3-4 years ago, she has since begun painting with watercolors. While oils permitted several changes and corrections in her work, watercolors allow her to get her thoughts down on paper without letting the process of contemplation take away the excitement, essence and life of the original emotion.
Daughter of eminent architect, B.V. Doshi, Maneesha was born and brought up in Ahmedabad. After completing her graduation in Psychology she worked at Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad for two years (1984-86). Though Maneesha had began painting at the age of 5, it was at this Centre, after several experiments in different media that she chose painting as a means of artistic expression." My paintings are a reflection of the unconscious as well the conscious understanding of myself and my surroundings"
After Kanoria, Maneesha attended a workshop in Fontainbleau, France in 1989. She completed her Diploma and Post Diploma in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. She has taken part in several group shows in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Baroda and has also had two solo shows at the Artists Centre and Prithvi Gallery in Mumbai. Maneesha's works are part of several collections in India and abroad. She was awarded by the Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi in 1985 and in 1988 by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Between 1995 - 97, the artist was awarded the National Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources, Department of Culture, New Delhi.
Maneesha Doshi is a B. A. in Psychology and went on to complete Diploma in 1990 and Post Diploma in 1994 in Painting from Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University in Baroda.
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Shredharani Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 Sarjan Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Prithvi Gallery, Mumbai
1995 Artist Centre, Mumbai
Group Exhibitions
2007 `Whispering Paletter`, Red Earth Gallery, Baroda
2007 `Is my love like a Red Red Rose` Sarjan Art Gallery
2007 Samsara Art, Mumbai
2007 `India on Canvas`, Khushii Auction, Mumbai
2006 `Imagined Realities`, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2006 `Edge of Reality` , Tamarind Art Gallery, New York
2005 Annual Show, Birla Academy, Calcutta
2004 `Trangress`, Priyasri Gallery, Mumbai
2004 `A journey in aid of cancer patients`, Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2002 Tree Festival, Cochin
2001 Self portraits, RPG Collection, NGMA, Mumbai
2000 `Juxtapose` - collaborative works by couple artists, Son-et-Lumiere Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 Fine Art Company, `Two Couple Show`, Mumbai
1995-97 Junior Cultural fellowship from the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resources, New Delhi
1995 Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy Award
Award from the Ecole Dex Beaux Arts, Fontainbleau, France.
