Biography

1959.
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1959
Born on January 20, 1959 in Mumbai (Bombay), India

1982.
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B.F.A., Sir J.J . School of Art, Mumbai
Currently lives and works in MumbaiAwards & Honors
1979
Diamond Jubilee, Art Society of India, Mumbai

1979.

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1981
Maharashtra State Government, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai.11-71-i'liBl)(;f'lt( -tt-·J.

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Gold Medal, Government of Maharashtra.11-71-i'liB(J(;f;IJ•€,~;,(:$(
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1982-83.
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1982-83
Fellowship, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai' •]7-j-;1)•€,~"F~f~tt-Q

1984
Bombay Art Society

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1991-92
Awarded French Government Scholarship

1991-92-l7 7:.,, ;;(.iB(J(;f~"F~f~tH

1995
Sanskriti Award

1995-l-tj-:.,,;;(.'7IJ71·~-

1999
Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship, Italy
Sotheby's Prize
Appointed as Commissioner for India for the 9th Asian Art Biennale
Bangladesh, Dhaka

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Solo Exhibitions
1989
Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1991
Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1993
Gallery Apunto, Amsterdam
1995"Atul Dodiya-Oil Paintings," Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1997"Atul Dodiya-Recent

Works," Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

1997"Atul Dodiya-Recent

Works," CIMAGallery, Calcutta

1999"An Artist of Non-violence," Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

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"Atul Dodiya-Recent Works," Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Herwitz Gallery, Ahmadabad
2001
Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai"Body/Wash-Recent Watercolours," Gallery Chemould, Mumbai"Tearscape-Recent Watercolours," The Fine Art Resource, Berlin"Atul Dodiya-Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory," The, J~,Pil,IJ,[~,t:ndation
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Asia Center, Tokyo (r /71,7-!~+-f-'1--\"'-;f{:,.,r.;·1:,!'g/ ~l~~ J~, ~~xm1£~7ot-5t-,"Epic Reality: Contemporary Narrative Painting from India,"Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Texas"Out of India: Contemporary Art of the South Asian Diaspora," Queens
Museum of Art, New York
1998
"Wi\berding Collection of Contemporary Indian Art," National Art Galleryof Modern Art, Mumbai"Multimedia: Art of the 90's," CIMAGallery, Calcutta*Jl'O

Selected Group Exhibitions
1985
Group Exhibition with N. Pushpamala and Akkitham Vasudevan, Gallery
7, Mumbai
1988"The Richness of the Spirit, Selection of Contemporary Figurative Indian
Art," National Museum, Kuwait"Seventeen Indian Painters," Gallery Chemould Silver Jubilee Exhibition,
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1989"Indian Eclectics," sponsored by French Embassy and Sanskriti Pratishthan,
Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries, New Delhi"India-Contemporary Art," World Trade Center, Amsterdam"Artist Alert," Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT),New Delhi
1991"State of the Art: Computer-aided Paintings," Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992"Exposition Collective," Cite International des Arts, Paris
1995"Postcards for Gandhi," organized by SAHMAT,
New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta,
Chennai (Madras), Bangalore and Ahmadabad"Bombay: An Artist's Impression," sponsored by RPGEnterprises, Jehangir
Art Gallery, Mumbai

1999"Icons of the Millennium," organized by Lakeeren Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai"Ideas and Images-Mumbai Magazine," curated by Saryu Doshi, National
Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai"Humour on Line," group show with Amit Ambalal, Arpita Singh and
Bhupen Khakhar, curated by Abhishek Poddar, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2000"Embarkations-The Millennium Show," curated by Yashodhara Dalmia,
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai"Kala Ghoda-A Meeting Place," collaborative installation with Architect
Rahul Mehrotra, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai"Family Resemblance," curated by Ranjit Hoskote, Birla Century Gallery,
Mumbai"Anonymously Yours," organized by Lakereen Art Gallery, British Council,
Mumbai"A Global View: Indian Artists at Home in the World," curated by Bernhard
Steinriiecke for the Fine Art Resource, Mumbai, Jehangir Art Gallery,
Mumbai
2001"Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis: BOMBAY/
MUMBAI,"curated by Geeta Kapur and Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Tate Modern, London"Kitsch Kitsch Hota Hai-Kitsch and the Contemporary Imagination,"curated by Madhu Jain, Visual Arts Center, New Delhi
YOKOHAMA
2001: International Triennale of Contemporary Art, Yokohama(mio!i:t-'JI:,.,:1--1,.,2001,mio!i:lCollections
1996"Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art," organized by CIMAGallery,
Whiteleys Art Gallery, London"Cinemascape: An Artist's Tribute to 100 Years of Cinema," Lakeeren Art
Gallery, Mumbai
1997"Indian Contemporary Art: Post Independence," organized by Vadehra Art
Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi"Colours in Independence," organized by CIMAGallery, National Gallery ofModern Art, New Delhi"50 Years of Art in Bombay, 1947-1997," National Gallery of Modern Art,
Mumbai"Gift for India," organized by SAHMAT,Lalit Kala Akademi Galleries,
Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi"Tryst with Destiny: Art from Modern India," Singapore Art Museum,
Singapore"The 9th Triennale India," Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi"Indian Contemporary Art: An Overview," The Fine Art Resource, Berlin

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Ananda Bazar Patrika Ltd.
Times of India Group
Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
Proctor and Gamble India Ltd.
RPG Enterprises, Mumbai
Deutche Bank, India
Herwitz Collection, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka {?,'illlil]F:>F~j;j\f~ )f'F~ 1J;,.t,. / List of Works

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Distant Thunder1990
oil on canvas
150x 210cm
Herwitz Collection, Peabody Essex Museum,
Salem

Letter from a Father

Trans•SiberianExpressfor Kajal

1994
oil and acrylic on canvas
183 X122cm
Collection of Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

1997
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
176 x 244cm
RPG Collection, Mumbai

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1996
oil and acrylic on canvas
183x 122cm
Private Collection, Ahmadabad

1997
oil and acrylic on canvas
175x 122cm
Collection of Czaee and Suketu Shah1

175 X 122cm

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oil on canvas
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Salem

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1994
oil, acrylic and wood on canvas
183 x 123cm
Herwitz Collection, Peabody Essex Museum,
Salem

1996
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
183 x 122cm 'Collection of Czaee and Suketu Shah

1997
oil, acrylic, marble dust and charcoal on
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Collection of Fukuoka Asian Art Museum,
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1997
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
176 x 244cm
RPG Collection, Mumbai

Gangavataran:After Raja Ravi Varma
1998
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
213 x 152cm
Collection of Dr. Mahesh Chandra, New Delhi

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Bapu at Rene Block Gallery, New York, 1974

1998

1998
watercolor on paper
114X178cm
Collection of Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

enamel paint on laminate board
183x 122cm
Private Collection, Mumbai

2000
enamel paint on laminate board withhardware metal handles
198x 124cm each
Private Collection, Mumbai

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Body/ Wash

1998
enamel paint and mirrors on laminate board
183x 122cm
Collection of CIMAGallery Private Ltd.,Calcutta

2000
watercolor on paper
60 pieces: 24x 29cm eachCollection of Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

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1998
watercolor on paper
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Sea-Bath(BeforeBreaking the Salt Law)

Highway:ForMansur

1998
watercolor on paper
56x 76cm
Collection of the artist

1999
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
213x 153cm
Collection of Amrita Jhaveri, London

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2001
enamel paint, varni sh and brass corners on
laminate board
183 x 122cm eachCollection of National Gallery of Modern Art,
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1998
oil, acrylic and marble dust on canvas
176x 176cm
RPGCollection, Mumbai

1999
enamel paint on laminate board
123x 92cm eachCollection of Sakshi Gallery, Synergy Art
Foundation Ltd., Mumbai

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Flood in Dhaka
2000
exterior: oil and enamel paint on metal roller
shutter/interior: acrylic and varnish withgold powder on canvas and iron hooks
exterior: 274x 183cm/ interior: 216x 152cm
Collection of the artist

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Mahalaxmi
2001
exterior: oil and enamel paint on metal roller
shutter/interior: acrylic and varnish withgold powder on canvas
exterior: 274x 183cm/interior: 226x 152cm
Collection of the artist

HiroshimaBuddha
2001
exterior: oil and enamel paint on metal roller
shutter/interior : acrylic and varnish withgold powder on canvas and iron hooks
exterior: 274x 183cm/interior: 229x 152cm
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2001
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2001
iron, stone, wood, painted photographs, tin
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2001
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exterior: 274x 183cm/interior: 226 x 152cm
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2001
iron, fiberglass, textile, painted photographs,
human skeleton, tin and enamel paintH. 335cm, other sizes are variable
Collection of the artist
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2001
exterior: oil and enamel paint on grilled
metal roller shutter/interior: acrylic &varnish on canvas with threads and lock
exterior: 244X167cm/i nterior: 198x 142cm
Collection of the artist

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Fire Wall
2001
metal roller shutter (UntitledH, UntitledJJI),
printed glazed tile (1000 tiles), fire bucket(9 buckets)metal roller shutter: UntitledH 244x 152cm,
UntitledJJI244x 91cm/printed glazed tile :15
x 15cmCollection of the artist

Crater2001
iron, fiberglass, bandage, painted photographs, human skeleton and enamel paintH. 305cm, other sizes are variable
Collection of the artist

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Flight2001
iron, fiberglass, textile , painted photographs,
human skeleton, tin and enamel paintH. 274cm, other sizes are variable
Collection of the artist

Sharda2001
iron, fiberglass, bandage, iron rat trap,wood, painted photographs, humanskeleton and enamel paintH. 320cm, L. 488cm, other sizes arevariableCollection of the artist

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2001
stainless steel, fiberglass, painted
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paint
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Collection of the artist

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2001
iron cutouts (checkered plate) with enamel
paint
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2001
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2001
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2001
iron cutouts with paper and resin
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Notes on Contributors

Ranjit Hoskote (Art Critic)

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an Entrance JJff(2000~ ) Hl:t;d.>, tt-"O)Jff '.li~:/i:iEiillio :!:Hi¥ J...tL, -rt
ii!iililo ~i!ft::t ;H Pilgrim, Exile, Sorcerer:The Painterly Evolution of
Jehangir Sabavala J (1998~ ) O)li t;, , iliflJO)i,¥J:IHThe Sleepwalker's
ArchiveJ (2001 ~ ) fJ:ct; <li,io o 1.,,:,,
1'1-(:(:Efio

Born in Mumbai (Bombay), 1969. He obtained an M.A. in literature andaesthetics from the University of Bombay. While writing articles on art for
The Hindu as assistant editor, he is also involved in exhibitions , including"Private Languages" (1997) and "Making an Entrance" (2000), as one of
the emerging young art critic and curator . Publications include Pilgrim,
Exile,Sorcerer:The PainterlyEvolution of Jehangir Sabavala. Also a poet, herecently published an anthology, The Sleepwalker's Archive (2001). Lives
and works in Mumbai, India .

Hayashi Michie (Assistant Professor, MusashiUniversity)

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University. Assistant professor of Musashi University since 1998, specializing in Western art history and art criticism. Published articles include"Rosalind Krauss: Beyond Modernism" and "Michael Fried: Criticism andHistory" (both published in Bijutsu Techo, 1996), "Pop Art no GensetsuSono Suimyaku (Discourse on/in Pop Art-Its Genealogy)" ("Pop Art" exhibition catalog, Saison Museum, 1998). Translated PaintersPainting (by E.
de Antonio and Mitch Tuchman) into Japanese Gendai Bljutsu wa Kataru(Seidosha, 1997). Lives and works in Tokyo.

Sitanshu Yashaschandra (Professor,M.S. University, Poet, Dramatist, Critic)

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chief editor of Encyclopaediaof Indian Literature (1977--1982) and is currently professor in Gujarati Language and Literature at M.S. University of
Vadodara (Baroda), India. He is one of the most renowned Indian poet,
dramatist and critic. His poems have been translated into English, French,
German, Russian, Hindi, Marathi, Rajasthani, and Bengali, and his plays
have been staged in Indian cities and New York. Publications include thepoetry , Jatayu (1986), the book on aesthetics, Ramaniyatano Vagvikalp(1979), and the play, Kem Makanji Kya Chalya (1999). Lives and works in
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