Manjot Kaur

Manjot Kaur (born 1989) is a contemporary Indian artist, who lives and works in Chandigarh.[1] She is currently artist in residence at Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands for the year 2020-2021.[2]

Manjot Kaur
Born1989
Ludhiana
OccupationVisual artist
Websitewww.kaurmanjot.com

About

She completed her BFA and MFA (University Gold Medal)[3] in the field of Painting from Government College of Arts, Chandigarh, in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Her mediums range from drawing to video, interactive performance, land art and installation.[4]

Practice

Her practice inquires the socio-political concerns of environment, and existence. Her work is an interface between science, nature, perception, abstraction, and scale inciting a discourse on the social, cultural and personal issues, through the careful representation of objects and narratives rooted in temporal, ephemeral, and entropy.[5]

Biography

She is the recipient of scholarship by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, New Delhi for a stand-alone residency in Unidee, Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistolleto,[6] Italy.[5][7] She has received professional Category Annual Award, Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India, 2018;[8] Sohan Qadri Fellowship, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India 2017;[9] Professional and Student Category Annual Award, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India, 2017[10] and 2012,[11] respectively and Scholarship to Young Artists, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (State Academy of Art), Chandigarh, India in 2011.[1] She was chosen by Hindustan Times as one of the Top 30 under 30 young achievers in 2017.[3]

She has been an artist in residence at Unidee, Citadellarte – Fondazione Pistolleto,[12] Italy for the year 2018 on full scholarship by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, New Delhi;[13] Museo Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, San Giovanni Valdarno (Italy)[14] – a cross-institutional program with Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India; Khoj International Artists’ Association – Peers18, New Delhi;[15] Mythos – Land Art Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 2017;[16]  Gram Art Project - funded by FICA, India 2016; Harmony Art Foundation, Mumbai, India 2015; Global Nomadic Art Project, India 2015.

Her works are in the collection of Museo Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea,[17] San Giovanni Valdarno (Italy), Govt. Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, India, Personal collection Prof. B. N. Goswamy, India and Tellusart, Sweden.

References
  1. "Heart of the Matter". epaper.indianexpress.com.com/. 19 March 2017.
  2. Hoskote, Ranjit. "In 'Blurring Boundaries' virtual studio, traditional art practices reimagined for the Covid-19 era". scroll.in. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. "HT Youth Forum 2017: Manjot Kaur among Top 30 Under 30". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "For art's sake". The Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. Singh, Nonika (30 October 2018). "What makes us what we are?". The Tribune.
  6. Fondazione Pistolleto
  7. Punjab, Sukant Deepak (14 September 2018). "Footloose for art". India Today. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. "Lalit Kala Akademi announces eight winners for its annual art exhibition". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. "Manjot Kaur wins Sohan Qadri fellowship". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. "Painting Dreams : Laurels for professional and budding tricity artists". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  11. "Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi rewards artistic talent at Annual Art Exhibition 2012". Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. "UNIDEE - Università delle Idee | UNIDEE Residencies - Fall 2018". cittadellarte.it. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. "UNIDEE – Inlaks". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. Masaccio, Casa (3 December 2018). "Manjot Kaur / ɛnˈtrɒpɪk / 8 dicembre 2018 - 7 gennaio 2019". CASA MASACCIO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. "Khoj Peers 2018". Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Blog. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  16. Kosta, Kardo (12 September 2017). "KARDO KOSTA: LARTBB 17 -MYTHOS- MANJOT KAUR". KARDO KOSTA. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  17. Museo Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea
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