CELEBRATE GOAN ART

PRATIBHA DAKOJI

 
 

17/04/1954

 

 

 

Artist Profile

BEGINNINGS

Born in Nairobi, Kenya. 1987 Experiments in three dimensional works, assemblage of broken toys. 1994 Visiting Artist at Printmaking Workshop, New York. 1997-2003 Director for Atelier 2221, a workshop in New Delhi. Jury member, UNESCO poster competition, New Delhi. Lives and works in New Delhi.

EDUCATION

1977 Degree in Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. 1978 Printmaking Course, Chelsea School of Art, London.

EXHIBITIONS

1879, 80, 82, 83, 84 National Exhb., Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1979 Kala Mela, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1980 Group exhb. of Prints, Bangalore. 1980 Indian Printmakers, Havana. 1983 2nd Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka. 1983 International Print Biennale, Frechen. 1984 Solo exhb. of Prints, I.A.U.K. Centre, Mayfair, London. 1984 Exhb. of Prints, Gallery Chemould, Bombay. 1984 Contemporary Indian Prints Exhb., San Diego. 1985 Solo exhb. of Watercolours, Art Heritage, New Delhi. 1986 Solo exhb. of Watercolours, Gallery Chemould, Bombay. 1986 Solo exhb. of Watercolours, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. 1986 Travelling exhb., organised by National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Europe. 1986 6th International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1986 Indian Women Artists, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. 1988 Solo exhb. of Watercolours and prints, Max Muller Bhavan, Hyderabad. 1988 Solo exhb., of Watercolours an

COLLECTION

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Hyderabad. Art Heritage, New Delhi. Chandigarh Museum, Chandigarh. College of Art, New Delhi. Sarla Art Centre, Chennai. Chemould Art Gallery, Mumbai. Kansas State Univirsity, Kansas. Kanoria Art Centre, Ahmedabad. ITC Welcome Group of Hotel, New Delhi. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

AWARDS

1980, 84 Annual Exhb. Award, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Akademi, Hyderabad. 1981 AIFACS Award, New Delhi. 1982 All India Graphic Exhb. Award, Chandigarh. 1986 Research Grant in Printmaking, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1987 Fellowship to Outstanding Artist, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India. 1993 Britist Council Visiting Grant for watercolour study.

STYLE

Pratibha Dakoji is a freelance artist in the area of printmaking and is a consultant on prints.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Visiting Lecturer on Printmaking, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

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