Profile Of Artist Pratima Sheth

Pratima Sheth is a renowned Artist with a long track record of proficiency in the field of Drawings & Painting. Born 4-9-1951. A Diploma holder in Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting) from Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai.

Participated in many open exhibitions/competitions organised by:

  • Bombay Art Society, The Artists’ Centre, Art Society of India, Indian Institute of Technology, Indo Arab Society-Mumbai
  • Lalit Kala Academy (National Exhibition of 1973), New Delhi
  • “50 years of Independence” at:
  • - N.G.M.A., Mumbai
    - Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation - Glimpses of History of Contemporary Indian Art, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi 1997.
    - 38 Maharashtra State Art Exhibition at Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai 1997-98

Won prizes at :

  • IIT, Mumbai 1975, first place in On the Spot Collage Competition; second place in On the Spot Painting Competition
  • “Indian Arts on Palestine” presented by Indo-Arab Society in 1976, prize for the painting “Because I carried on the Struggle”
  • Awarded a Medal of Honour by the Mayor of Wetzlar, Germany for her contribution to Development of Fine Arts.

Solo Exhibitions at :

AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi 1981
Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad 1981
The Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995
Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai 1990
The Stadhalle, Wetzlar, Germany 1991
Digital Equipment GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany 1993
Chez Cyril, Stuttgart, Germany 1994
Gallery Backnang, Germany 1994
VIP Lounge, IMTEX–95, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 1995
Artists’ Centre, Mumbai 1998
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1994, 1997, 2004
Birla Academy of Fine Arts & Culture, Kolkata-Retrospective 2000
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai – Retrospective 2000
AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi – Retrospective 2002
Abstract Art Gallery, Bangalore 2006
Book Launch 2006
Gallery Sri Parvati, Chennai 2006
Amdavad in Gufa - Ahmedabad 2007
Right Line Art Gallery, Bangalore 2008
Private Exhibition-Greenwich CT USA 2008
Museum Art Gallery Mumbai 2008
Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai 2009
At BIEC-Bangalore 25th Nov. & 21st-26th Jan. 2009, 2010

Organised and participated in Group Shows :

Group 75, Jehangir Art gallery, Mumbai July 1992
Exhibition organised by People for Animals, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai July 1994
CII Centenary “Partnership Summit”, Mumbai January 1996
CII – World Economic Forum “India Summit”, Mumbai December 2000
Concern India Foundation Workshops & Artists’ Centre Gallery, Mumbai July 2002, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08
Kala Ghoda Association Group show, Mumbai July 2003
Bajaj Art Gallery “Monsoon”, Mumbai July 2003, 2004, 2005
NGMA Mumbai Ideas & Images POWER OF UNITY & Women Artists and their work October 2004
Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society Camp October 2004
Indian Artists Network Exhibition Jakarta, Indonesia, Singapore April 2004, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
Mystic Strokes Pune March 2005
Legacy Art Gallery “TRILOGY” November 2005
Ayya Art Gallaries Chennai-Kitab Mahal Gallery - Mumbai May 2007
Indian Art Gallery – Pune (Women Artists of India) 2005, 2009
Moksh Art Gallery - Mumbai 2007 To 2015
Agora Gallery New York 2010
Aura Art Devpt. Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai 2015
India Art Festival Mumbai 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Contribution

  • Attended Experimental Art Studio at the Camdon School of Art, London 1985
  • Invited to be a member of panel of speakers on Jain TV for the Money Plus Programme titled “Is Art Art or is it Business?”
  • Presided over a Committee of Judges for poster competition at the Art Polytechnic of Sophia College and gave away the prizes.
  • Attended K.K. Hebbar’s Memorial Art Festival Camp 1997
Visited for Art Study
  • Rome
  • Milan and Florence
  • Paris
  • London
  • Stuttgart
  • Munich and Frankfurt
  • USA.
Paintings in the collection of

  • Claude Jaeggi, Switzerland
  • Eckhard Scjamze, Germany
  • Ulrich Lilienfein, Germany
  • Victor Schulze, Germany
  • Helmut Hinze, Germany
  • Wilhem Loh GmbH, Germany
  • Claudio Zanneti, Zurich
  • Entek IRD International (India) Ltd., Mumbai
  • Kesar Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai

  • Sky Build Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
  • Exim Bank, Mumbai
  • Trilochan Singh Sahney, Mumbai
  • BIEC-Bangalore
  • Nicco Ltd., Kolkata
  • Gati Corp. Ltd., Kolkata
  • Manjri & Rajiv Kaul, Kolkata
  • Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association, New Delhi & Mumbai
  • Perfect Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

  • Freyan Crishna, Dubai
  • Phiroza Godrej
  • George Jeanney, Besacon, France
  • Sir Jehangir Nicholson – Mumbai
  • Sir A.T. Lyman – Boston
  • Paulette Dumerc– Mumbai/France
  • Maya Ajmera – Washington D.C.
  • Jean & Peter Scannell Greenwich CT USA
  • Caroline Vik, Greenwich CT USA
Membership

  • Bombay Art Society (Life Member) Mumbai
  • Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi
  • Artists’ Centre (Life Member) Mumbai
  • Kala Ghoda Association (Life Member) Mumbai
  • INTACH
Authored a Book

  • A “Dictionary of Indian Art & Artists” - 1st art book of its kind for India- covering nearly 650 Indian Artists of Contemporary Times + History + Indian Art Information.
  • Launched in 2006 : Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Santiniketan, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara.
  • Launched in 2007 : Nehru Centre - London