Reeta Gidwani Karmarkar
Unravelled
Lot No# AB2020
Reeta Gidwani Karmarkar (B.)
Unravelled
Acrylic and crayon on canvas
Signed:
Painted in 2009
Bio
Reeta Gidwani Karmarkar was born in India, received her Laureata at the Academia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy, and has spent most of her adult life in Europe and North America. She is a painter as well as a muralist. Some of her murals can be seen in the UK (London), Italy (Rome, Tirrenia, Taranto, Tor Sapiense), USA (Rochester, Chicago). Reeta’s paintings have been part of numerous international solo & group shows, are housed in international collections both individual as well as in museums (Venezuela, Spain, Italy, India), and have won her several major awards including a Silver medal (UNESCO Art Exhibition, Soel, Korea) and a Gold medal (Premio Nazionale de Pittura, Citta de Velletri, Italy). She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
| 1964-66 |
Sir J.J. School of Applied Arts, Bombay, India. |
1964-67 |
Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts, Bombay, India. |
1964-67 |
Sir J.J. School of Arts and Crafts (Textile Design), Bombay India. |
1967- 70 |
Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy. |
1970 |
Laureata, Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy. |
Thesis: "Architecture in Italian Quattrocento Painting" |
1971- 72 |
Research Affiliate. Center for Advanced Visual Studies.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology .Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
MURALS
| 1968 |
8 Lee Terrace (private residence)
London, England
Enamel on plaster; 4 meters by 3 meters |
1970 |
Four murals, C.O.N.I International Sports Center
Tirrenia, Italy
Acrylic on fresco; 4.60 meters by 1.80 meters |
1971 |
Residence of Arch. DiTomassi
Rome, Italy
Fresco; 1 meter by 2 meters |
1973 |
Hotel Casa Mussolino, hotel foyer
Taranto, Italy
Acrylic and sand on plaster; 2 meters by 4 meters |
1973 |
La Nuova Chiesa di Sacro Cuore, Church
Taranto, Italy
Acrylic on plaster; 12 meters by 6 meters |
1974 |
The Tennis Club Parioli
Rome, Italy
Acrylic on canvas; 2 meters by 2 meters |
1976 |
Four murals on the facades of four apartment buildings
Tor Sapiense, Italy
Acrylic on concrete; 23.10 meters by 12.60 meters |
1979 |
Two murals for Tennis Club, 'Tennis Roma', dining room .
Rome, Italy
Acrylic on plaster, 1.80 meters by 1.30 meters and 1.45 meters by 1.80 meters |
1982 |
Diptych for Lele & Co.
Chicago, IL.
Acrylic on canvas |
1994 |
IK Systems
Rochester, NY.
Acrylic on canvas, 2 meters by 1.5 meters |
Mural techniques: Stained glass, porcelain enamel, fresco, acrylic on concrete, acrylic on plaster, tempera and enamel on plaster. |
ONE WOMEN SHOWS
| 1968 |
Galleria Il Calibro. Via Margutta, Rome, Italy. |
1970 |
Studio AL2. Rome, Italy. |
1972 |
Galleria La Pigna. Rome, Italy. |
1972 |
The Cabot-Cahner Room, Symphony Hall. Boston, MA. (Sponsored by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston). |
1973 |
The Faculty Club, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA. |
1973 |
Galleria San Vidal. Venice, Italy. |
1974 |
Tiknor Lounge, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. |
1976 |
The American Bar Association. Chicago, IL. |
1977 |
The Leonardo da Vinci. Milano, Italy. |
1978 |
Galleria Apulia. Rome, Italy. |
1978 |
395 Markham. Toronto, Canada. |
1979 |
Galleria Sirio. Rome Italy. |
GROUP SHOWS AND COLLECTIVES
| 1969 |
"Telstar" Contemporary Art Exhibit. Rome, Italy. |
1970 |
"Grafica" Studio, AL2. Rome, Italy. |
1970 |
"Situatzioni" Valencia, Spain. |
1971 |
"Grafica Italiana '71" Inciba-Monte Avila-Pro Venezuela. Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. |
1971 |
"Indirizzo per una collezione di grafica" Fiera Internationale di Genova. Genova, Italy. |
1972 |
Graphics Exhibit at the Modern Art Museum. Madrid, Spain. |
1973 |
Annual Exhibit of the Boston Visual Artist's Union. The Cyclorama. Boston, MA. |
1974 |
Annual Exhibit of the B.V.A.U. The Cyclorama. Boston, MA. |
1974 |
W.E.B. Show. The Harvard Community Health Center. Boston, MA. |
1980 |
George Fredricks Gallery. Rochester, NY. |
2010 |
Art of the Diaspora, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey. |
2010 |
Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa |
2010 |
Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, The Guild Art Gallery, NYC. |
2010 |
Asian Heritage Month Art Exhibition, DC37 125 Barkley St. N.Y, N.Y. |
COMPETITIONS AND INVITATIONALS
| 1962 |
Silver Medal, UNESCO Art Exhibition. Seoul, Korea. |
1969 |
The Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte Contemporanea. San Marino, The Republic of San Marino. |
1970 |
Gold Medal, Premio Nazionale di Pittura. Citta di Velletri, Italy. |
1971 |
The XVI Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy. |
1973 |
The 44th Annual Juried Jordan Marsh Art Exhibition. Boston, MA. |
1973 |
The XVIII Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy. |
1973 |
Juried Show of Boston Area Artists, The Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA. |
1974 |
Pembroke Arts Festival (Juried). Pembroke, MA. |
1974 |
Juried Show of Cambridge Art Association. Cambridge, MA. |
1974 |
The XIX Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy. |
1977 |
'Nine Indian Artists'. John Hancock Building, Chicago, IL. (Sponsored by the Illinois Council for the Arts). |
1977 |
Grand Prix International d'Art Contemporaine de Monte Carlo. National Museum of Art, Monte Carlo, Monaco. |
1978 |
All India National Art Show. Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India. |
1979 |
Invitation to the Biennale. Barcelona, Spain. |
1979 |
Juried Show, "Qui Arte Contemporanea". Galleria Apulia, Rome, Italy. |
1980 |
Juried Show. Galleria La Saletta, Frosinone, Italy. |
1980 |
Juried Show. Galleria Apulia, Rome, Italy. |
1980 |
Juried Show. George Fredricks Gallery, Rochester, NY. |
2001 |
Art Auction for the Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund at the Radisson Hotel N.Y. - One Painting sold |
2004 |
September 18 to 30th.Sunderam Tagore curator of Erasing Borders, At The Gallery,New York,N.Y. |
2005 |
February 4th. Tsunami auction @ Christies .One painting sold. |
2006 |
March 1st - 8th. Erasing Borders@ the Consulate of India, NewYork, N.Y. |
2007 |
February 4th to March 4th - Collective ,Two paintings at the Queens Museum of Art, NewYork. |
2007 |
April 5th to 19th. The Guild,N.Y, N.Y. |
2008 |
February 23rd to March 8th. Three paintings in the South Asian Arts festival Santa Monica, California. |
2008 |
February 23rd. South Asian American Art Festival, Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, Ca |
2008 |
March 12th to 27th, 2008. Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220 |
2008 |
April 3rd to 26th, 2008. The Guild Gallery, Manhattan, NY, 45 West 21st Street, Suite #39, 2nd Floor, NYC 10010. (212) 229 2110 |
2008 |
May 11th - June 11th, 2008. Brownson Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, Westchester, NY. Studio Art Department, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577. |
2008 |
June 14th, 2008. Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY |
2008 |
October 2008. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, NY, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, New York |
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WORK IN COLLECTIONS
Graphic in the Art Museum. Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela |
Graphic in the Modern Art Museum. Madrid, Spain. |
Three Acrylics, S.I.C.E.A. Rome, Italy |
Painting in the National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi, India. |
PRIVATE COLLECTORS
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Arch. Di Tomassi. Rome, Italy. |
Arch. E. Montuori. Rome, Italy. |
Ing. L. CaJini. Rome, Italy. |
Mr. A. Merchant. Bombay, India. |
Prof. M. Eden. Bethesda" Maryland, U.S.A. |
Raja Jai Atul, Jaipur, India. |
Mr.lndur Shivdasani, New York, U.S.A. |
Ms. Shirin Hira, Toronto, Canada |
Dr. Pervez Ahmed, New York, U.S.A. |
Mr. Harish Gidwani, Seattle, Wa, U.S.A. |
Anand Mahindra, Mumbai, India.
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