Manjit Bawa
Born in July 30, 1941 - December 29, 2008 Dhuri, Punjab
Education
1958-63 Studied at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi
Selected Posthumous Shows
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2012 'Contemporary: A Selection of Modern and Contemporary Art', prsented by Sakshi Gallery at The Park, Chennai
2012 'Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part 2', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'The Path of the Lotus: Indian Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London
2011 'Lets Paint the Sky Red', India Habitat Centre and Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Anecdotes', Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'High-Light', presented by Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai at The Oberoi, Gurgaon
2011 'Time Unfolded', Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2011 'Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern & Contemporary Art from India', San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
2010 'Art Celebrates 2010', represented by Gallerie Ganesha at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
2010 'Dali's Elephant', Aicon Gallery, London
2009 'Indian Art After Independence: Selected Works from the Collections of Virginia & Ravi Akhoury and Shelley & Donald Rubin', Emile Lowe Gallery, Hempstead
2009 'Kalpana: Figurative Art in India', presented by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) at Aicon Gallery, London; The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
2009 'Tracing Time', Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2009 'In Memorium', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
Selected Solo Shows
2005 Air Gallery, London organized by Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai and Gallery Maya, London 2005 Nehru Centre, London organized by Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai and Gallery Maya, London
2005 ‘Mapping the Conscience 1980-2004’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Mapping the Conscience 1980-2004’, organized by Sakshi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Organized by Sakshi Art Gallery, Sama’a and Indian Contemporary, Hong Kong
2001 Sakshi Art Gallery and Sama’a in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai
2001 ‘Heads’, organized by Sakshi Art Gallery and Sama’a in Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai
2000 Bose Pacia Modern, New York
2000 Exhibition of Miniatures, London
2000 ‘Early Works’, Fine Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 ‘Bhav, Bhaav, Bhavya’, Frames of Eternity with Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai, Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Galleries, New Delhi
1998 Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan
1997 Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1994 ‘Drawings’ 94’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1994 ‘Miniature Paintings, Silver Boxes and Jewellery’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1994 Birla Academy, Kolkata
1994 ‘Carpets and Tapestries’, Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings, CCA, New Delhi
1991 Exhibition of Drawings, Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 Exhibition of Drawings, CCA, New Delhi
1990 Birla Academy, Kolkata
1984 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1982 Art Museum, Washington DC, USA
1979 Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi
1972-74 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1970 Private Gallery, San Sebastin, Spain
Selected Group Shows
2008 ‘Freedom 2008 – Sixty Years after Indian Independence’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2005 ‘Ritu’, an exhibition of miniatures organized by Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 ‘Realm of Fantasy’, organized by Indian Contemporary Art
2004 ‘The Margi and the Desi’, organized by Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2003 ‘Transition’, organized by Gallerie 88, London
2000 Exhibited with Hof and Huyser, Kunst + Rai, Amsterdam
1998 ‘Murano Glass Sculptures’, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai
1998 ‘Expat India Women’s Club Group Show’, organized by Impresario, Singapore
1998 ‘Four Contemporary Artists’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1997 Organized by Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA) at National Museum, Singapore
1996 ‘Highlights’, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 ‘Images on Paper’, Art Today, New Delhi
1996 ‘Chamatkar’, Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Organized by Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), London
1996 Collection from National Gallery of Modern Art, China
1996 Paintings from Bharat Bhavan, Moscow
1995 Curated Contemporary Indian Art Show for National Gallery of Modern Art Group Show, Egypt
1995 Le Shosde, Paris
1994 ‘Drawings' 94’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1994 ‘Miniatures’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1994 ‘River of Art’, Art Today, New Delhi
1994 Exhibition of Indian Paintings by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)in Israel
1994 Exhibition of Indian Paintings by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Syria
1993 ‘India Songs’, New South Wales Museum, Australia
1993 ‘Wounds’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1993 ‘Trends and Images’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1992 ‘Images: The Poet and the Painter’, CCA, New Delhi
1992 ‘The Subjective Eye’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1992 ‘Nine Indian Contemporaries’, CCA, New Delhi
1992 Roopankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1990 ‘State of Art’, Computer Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 ‘Exhibition of Drawings’, CCA, New Delhi
1989 ‘Timeless Art’, Times of India, Mumbai
1987 ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai
1985 ‘Five Painters’, Turkey, Haly, Yugoslavia
1984 Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi
1983 ‘Seven Painters’, Maurya Gallery, New Delhi
1982 Asian Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
1982 Art Museum, Washington D.C., USA
1982 Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar , Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1980 ‘Miniature Format’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1979 ‘Serigraphs’, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi
1979 ‘Indian Art Today’, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
1979 Inaugural Exhibition, ‘Roopankar’, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1978 ‘Gallery 26 / Artists Forum', New Delhi
1977 Natraj Gallery, New Delhi
1977 ‘Art India 77’, Lalit Kala Gallery, New Delhi
1977 ‘Pictorial Space’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1977 ‘Gallery 26 / Artists forum', New Delhi
1977 Indian Art Today, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta Art Museum, Washington DC
1977 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1977 Twenty Artists, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
1976 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
1972-74 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1970 Private Gallery, San Sebastian, Spain
1969 Terrace, London
1963 Shilpi Chakra, New Delhi
1962 Government College of Art, Ludhiana
1962-63 ‘The Six’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1961 Indian Seminar of Art, Ambala
Joint Shows
2005 ‘In Transit III’, With Ravinder Reddy, organized by Sakshi Gallery at Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin
1994 ‘Colored Pencils’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Participations
2008-09 ‘Expanding Horizons: Contemporary Indian Art’, Traveling Exhibition presented by Bodhi Art at Ravinder Natya Mandir, P.L.Despande Kala Academy Art Gallery, Mumbai; Sant Dyaneshwar Natya Sankul Art Gallery, Amravati; Platinum Jubilee Hall, Nagpur; Tapadia Natya Mandir Sports Hall, Aurangabad; Hirachand Nemchand Vachanalay’s, Solapur; Acharya Vidyanand Sanskrutik Bhavan, Kolhapur; PGSR Sabhagriha, SNDT, Pune; Sarvajanik Vachanalaya Hall, Nasik
2005 Golden Jubilee Exhibition of Lalit Kala Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2004 ‘Face-to-Face’, Annual Show, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2002 ‘Annual Show’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2001-02-03 Annual Show, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi
1995 ‘Hundred Years of Indian Art’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1987 Coup de Coeur, Geneva
1986 Bharat Bhawan Biennale, Bhopal
1986 1st Asian-European Art Biennale, Ankara, Turkey
1986 2nd Biennale, Havana, Cuba
1985 ‘Roopankar’, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal
1985 ‘Festival of India’, The Grey Art Gallery, New York
1984 Tokyo Biennale, Japan
1982 Contemporary Indian Paintings, Festival of India, London
1979 National Exhibition, New Delhi
1977 ‘Contemporary Indian Paintings’, Festival of India, London
1976 National Exhibition, New Delhi
1963-68 Annual Exhibitions, New Delhi
Honours and Awards
2002 ‘Meeting Manjit’, film on Manjit Bawa directed by Buddadeb Dasgupta, received the National Award for Best Documentary
1986 1st Bharat Bhawan Biennale, Bhopal
1981 All India Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Chandigarh
1980 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1963 Sailoz Prize, New Delhi