Saturday, March 8, 2008

Sculpture Artist's Profile

Gangadhar Mahato
Born – 1978 - Dhanbad
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Qualification
BFA (Sculpture) from Jamia Millia lslamia, New Delhi in 2002
MFA (Sculpture) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in 2004

Experience
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Worked as Art Director in Sahitya Kala Parishad, Summer Workshop.
2004
Worked as Art Instructor in Dr. A.V. Baliga Memorial Trust.
1997-2003
Worked as Art Instructor (part-time) in 'PACE' Society for promotion of Art, Culture & Education.
1999-2002
Worked in Delhi Trade Fair as an Artist.
2002
Worked as Art Instructor in Summer Workshop of Jawahar Lal Nehru National Youth Centre, NOIDA.
2001
Worked as an Assistant Director, in NDMC.
1999
Worked as a part-time Summer Sculpture instructor in Bal Bhawan.
2004 till date
Working as a Freelance artist.

Camp and Workshops
2010
Terra Cotta Sculpture Workshop organized by Madhya Pradesh Sanskriti Parisad at Bhopal.
2009
National Level Stone Sculpture Camp organized by North East Zone Culture Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland.
2007
· Artist Camp organized by Kota Administration, Kota.
· Artist Camp organized by Creativity Connect, Institute of Fine Arts, Modi Nagar.

2006
· Sculpture (Stone) camp in Chandigarh organized by North Zone Culture Centre
· Metal Casting Artist Camp organized by Lalit Kala Academy, Art Festival in Delhi.
· Ananya Kala Shivir' organized by 'Ka' Magazine, Allahabad.
2005
Artist Camp organized by JANAADHAR, Dehradun.
2004
· Young Artist Camp organized by Sahitya Kala Parisad.
· Sculpture Workshop organized by Khalsa College of Patiala, Punjab.
· Seminar-cum-Workshop'SAMHITA' organized by College of Arts & AIFACS. 2003
2003
· Artist Camp organized by 'HADOTI' Udyog Mela Kota.
· 12th Yuva Mahotsava Art Camp organized by Sahitya Kala Parishad.
1998
Black terracotta workshop under M/s. Michal Cristien in NGMA, Delhi.

Participation
2010
Participation in 6th Annual International Exhibition ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Cottesloe, Perth, Australia.
2008
51st National Exhibition of Art organized by Lalit Kala Academy in Goa.
2007
· Participatecl in State Lalit Kala exhibition organized by All India Art Exhibition. Lucknow
· Participated in Dhoomimal Art competition organized by Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi

2004
46th National Exhibition of Art organized by Lalit Kala Academy in Kochi
2003
State Lalit Kala Academy annual exhibition, Lucknow.
2002
· Regional exhibition at PACE Kala Dhirgha, NOIDA.
· All India Art Exhibition by AIFACS Delhi.
2000
· Annual exhibition of Sculpture and Paintings organized by AIFACS, Delhi.
· Participation in Inter North-Zone festival held in Rohtak.
1999
Participated in Dhoomimal Art competition organized by Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi.
1998
Participation in Kalam Festival organized by Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi

Exhibitions
2007
· Art Petal' a group show in Fine Arts Gallery in Baroda.
· Group show at Museum of Fine Arts, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
· Group show at Arpana Art Gallery, Delhi.
· Group show at Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi.
· Summer Show organized by Lalit Kala Acadmey, Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi.
2006
· Dew to Drop' a group at Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi.
· Anusmiriti a group show at Jawahar Ka!a Kendra Jaipur.
· Group show at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi.
· Summer Art Show organized by Lalit Kala Acadmey, Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi.
2002
Group show at India Habitat Centre, Delhi.

Awards & Scholarship
2005-2006
Lalit Kala Academy Scholarship.
1999-2000
Merit Scholarship. Jamia Millia Islamia.

Collection
Iran. Mauritius. Canada, Jamia Millia Islamia, Khalsha College and many other private collectors