Biography
Sheela Gowda (b. 1957, Bhadravati, India)
Education
| 1974-79 | Diploma in Painting, Ken School of Art, Bangalore |
| 1979 | One year non-collegiate study under Prof.K.G.Subramanyan, M.S.University, Baroda |
| 1980 | Bachelor of Arts, Bangalore University |
| 1980-82 | Post-Diploma in Painting, Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan |
| 1984-86 | M.A. in Painting, Royal College of Art, London |
| 1986 | Residency for three months at Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris |
Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | Venice Biennale, Italy Sharjah Biennial, UAE |
| 2008 | Modern India (India Moderna), IVAM, Valencia, Spain |
| 2007 | Documenta 12, Kassel, Germany Lyon Biennale, France |
| 2006 | Play/lila: Contemporary Miniatures and New Art from South Asia, curated by Haema Sivanesan, Melbourne |
| 2005 | World Information City, (curated by Ayisha Abraham) Institute of New Culture Technologies, Vienna/Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore Indian Summer – Contemporary Art from India, (curated by Deepak Ananth) Paris, France |
| 2004 | Cabin Baggage, project by Open Circle at the World Social Forum, Mumbai Subtlety-Minimally, (curated by Marta Jakimowicz) New Delhi Contemporary Art from India, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York |
| 2003 | Sites of Recurrence I, (curated by Tamara Malmestrom) Dakshina Chitra, Chennai Sites of Recurrence II, BorÃ¥s Museum, Sweden How Latitudes become Forms, (curated by Philippe Vergne with Douglas Fogle and Olukemi Desanmi) The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Traveled to Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudenjo per l’Arte, Turin, Italy; Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Texas; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City City Park, (curated by Grant Watson, Suman Gopinath) at Project, Dublin Khoj 2003, International Workshop, Bangalore |
| 2001-02 | Moving Ideas Secular Practice, Recent Art from India, (curated by Peter White) Gallery La Centrale, Montreal, Canada; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2001 | Art and Nature, Site-specific work executed at Bangalore, organized by the Goethe Institute (MMB), India |
| 2000-01 | Drawing Space, (curated by Grant Watson, Suman Gopinath) Beaconsfield Gallery, London; Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, England |
| 1999 | Tales of Six Cities, Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai Peep-Peep Bangalore, (curated by Stephan Bohnenberger) Jayamahal Palace, Bangalore |
| 1998 | Private Mythologies, 8 artists from India, (curated by Akira Tatehata) The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997 | Telling Tales, 5 women artists from India, (curated by Rasna Bhushan, Jane Connarty) Victoria Gallery, Bath, England Telling Times, British Council, New Delhi |
| 1996 | Traditions/Tensions, 27 South Asian Artists, (curated by Apinan Poshyananda) Asia Society/Queens Museum, New York. Traveled to Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth |
| 1995 | Art and Nature, International workshop and exhibition organized by Goethe Institute, Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi Africus, South African Biennale, Johannesburg, South Africa Material-Immaterial, Bangalore |
| 1994 | Tangente, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| 1989 | Timeless Art, Victoria Terminus, Mumbai |
| 1988 | Bharath Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal |
| 1987 | Two Artists at Gallery 7, Mumbai |
| 1984 | National Exhibition, New Delhi |
| 1981-82, 85 | State Lalith Kala Academy annual exhibitions |
| 1977-83 | Annual Shows with the art group Samyojitha, Bangalore |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2006 | Bose Pacia Gallery, New York |
| 2004 | GallerySKE, Bangalore |
| 1993 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore Gallery Chemould, Mumbai |
| 1989 | Yelwala, Mysore Gallery 7, Mumbai |
| 1987 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore |
Grants, Awards
| 1998 | G.S.Shenoy Award |
| 1998 | Sotheby’s Price for Contemporary Indian Art |
| 1994-96 | Senior Fellowship, Government of India |
| 1985 | Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy Award |
| 1984-86 | Inlaks Foundation Scholarship, London |
| 1979-82 | Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy Scholarship |
Collections
Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA
Private collections in India and abroad
The artist lives and works in Bangalore, India
