Born: 1952
Education:
B.A. in Russsian Language and Literature, J.N.U.

Selected Exhibitions: One Person Shows
1987 India International Centre, New Delhi.
1989 Triveni Gallery, New Delhi.
1990 India International Centre, New Delhi.
1990 The Village Gallery, New Delhi.
1992 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1995 British Council Gallery, New Delhi.
1996 Nehru Centre, London.
1997 Academy of Fine Arts, New Delhi.
1999 Art Indus, New Delhi.

Group Participations
1988,89,92,93 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
1988 10 Women artists, Garhi, Lalit Kala Studios.
1989 Group Show AIFACS Gallery.
1989 Self Portraits, The Village Gallery & Pundole Gallery, Mumbai.
1990 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art, Calcutta.
1990 Bharat Bhavan Biennal of Contemporary Art, Bhopal.
1990 'Tribute to Nelson Mandela', LTG Gallery.
1991 '21 Women Artists', Habiart Gallery.
1992 'Downtrodden and We', Lalit Kala Akademi.
1992 'Petals of Offerings', Lalit Kala Akademi.
1992 'Ravi Jain Annual', Dhoomimal Gallery.
1992 'An Immediate Look', Habiart Gallery.
1992 'The Girl Child', Shristi Art, Maurya Sheraton.
1993 'Graphics' Husain Ki Sarai, Vadehra Gallery.
1993 'In Small Format', Jharokha Art Gallery.
1993 'Art With A Heart' for CRY, Maurya Sheraton.
1994 'Monoprints', The Village Gallery
1994 'Ravi Jain Annual', Dhoomimal Gallery.
1994 'Art for Child's Sake' for Mobile Creche, Habitat Gallery.
1995 National Kala Mela, Bangalore.
1995 Graphics Exhibition, Cuba.
1995 Art for Cry, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1995 'Postcards For Gandhi', SAHMAT, Vadehra Art Gallery.
1996 Vision, Urusvati Art Gallery.
1996 Ganesh Lakshmi Art Gallery.
1996 Shatadru-Lalit Kala Akademi.
1997 'Gift For India' Sahmat, Lalit Kala Akademi.
1997 'Colour of Freedom' Maurya Sheraton.
1997 Installation Art Exhibition, Qutub Colonnade.
1997 Paintings from Kasauli, Urusvati Art Gallery.
1997 'Vis-a-Vis Confluence', India Habitat Centre.
1997 Three Women Artists, Art Today Gallery.
1997 People For Animals, Delhi For Delhi-Taj Palace.
1997 'Tree in My Life' The Village Gallery.
1998 Gouache and Contemporary Painting, Art Motif Gallery.
1998 Kashth-Shridharani Art Gallery.
1998 'Devi', Art Indus Gallery.
1998 'Beyond The Canvas', Art and Design Centre.
1998 'Footsteps in Time', Art Junction, Intercontinental Hotel.
1998 'Painted Weaves', Art Indus Gallery.
1998 'A Tide of High Spirits' Shridharani Art Gallery.
1999 Palette'99 by Seher, Heritage Village.
1999 'Their Story' VHAI, Gallery Freedom.
1999 'Water' Art Indus Gallery, Lalit Kala Akademi.
1999 'Art & Cinema' Arushi Art, India Habitat Centre.
1999 'The Art Show', Art Junction.
2000 Women Artists-New Images, LTG Art Gallery.
2000 'Beyond the Surface', Gallery Escape & The Fine Art Company.
2000 'Still Life', Om Art, Shridharani Gallery.
2000 'Action India', Hotel Taj Mansingh.
2000 'Habitat Heritage', India Habitat Centre.
2000 'Aparajita' by VHAI, Academy of Fine Arts.
2000 'Women and the Habitat', Visual Art Gallery.

Art Camps and Art Workshops for NGOs and Schools
1988 Women Artists Art Camp.
1990-94 Monoprinting workshops in collaboration with The Village Gallery.
1991 7th Triennale International Painters, Art Camp, Goa.
1991 National Painters, Art Camp, Mangalore.
1994 Watercolour Art Camp, Maurya Sheraton.
1993-94 Art Workshops for underpriviledged girls from 'Love and Care' Centre.
1994 Nature painting workshop for children, Umiad Bhavan Palace, Jodhpur.
1994 Sculpture from waste paper, Dastkar.
1994 Very Special Arts Festival, Brussels, Belgium.
1994-95 Monoprinting workshops for women of Tihar Jail in Collaboration with The Village Gallery.
1994-95 Art workshops for Kabliji School, Village Ghamroj.
1995-96 Art workshops for disabled children at ASHA, The Orthopaedic Centre, Delhi Council for Child Welfare, Kasturba Niketan Home for disabled children.
1996 Golden Triangle Art Camp, Welcomgroup Maurya Sheraton Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi.
1996 Shatadru Women Artists Art Camp-in Collaboration with the Craft, Museum.
1996 Art Camp Bhuvenashwari Kala Kendra.
1997 Urusvati Gallery, Art Camp, Kasauli.
1997 'Colour Of Freedom', Mughal Sheraton, Agra.
1997 Art Camp, Pahalgam, Academy of Fine Arts and Culture- J&K.
1997 'Ghalib' Bicentenary Art Camp North Central Zone Culture Centre.
1998 Art Camp, Coco Palms, Puri.
1999 Pallette, Art Camp, Manesar.

Art Workshops 1997-2000

'People Mache', Kasturba Ashram, Delhi.
'Making recycled paper', YWCA, New Delhi.
'Monoprinting', Sri Ram School, Gurgoan.
Paper pulp craft for children, British Council.
'Joys of colour' with children from Mobile Creches.
Creative Morning for children from special schools.
Paper mache sculpture, Aanchal school for disabled children Art workshop, Lady Irwin College.
'Memories of Childhood', Very Special Arts & British Council.
'Their Story' VHAI, Sewapuri, Varanasi.
'Storybook' Max Mueller Bhawan, Mumbai.
'Art and Clay', Sanskriti Yatra, Anand Gram.

Selected Collections: Collections
National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh Museum, UNICEF, NORAD, National Institure of Health-Washington, The Nehru Centre-London, Maurya Sheraton-New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Widea India, Eicher Goodearth, Indian Airlines, Grand Kakatiya Hotel, Lacoste-Paris, British Council-New Delhi, Private collections in India, U.S.A.,U.K., Canada and Japan.

Publications
'The Book of Indian Birds for Children'-Harper Collins, 'My Sainted Aunts'-Harper Collins, 'The Perfect Women' UBSPD, 'Anger of the Aubergines' Kali for Women, 'Banana Flower Dreams', Penguin 1999.