Seema Kohli
Seema Kohli | |
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| Born | Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Miranda House, Delhi University South Delhi Polytechnic, Delhi University |
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Seema Kohli is an Indian contemporary artist, sculptor and poet.[2][3] She has worked across painting, sculpture, installation and performance.[4][5][6]
Early life and career
Seema Kohli was born in 1960 in Delhi, India. Kohli has completed her graduation from Miranda House, Delhi University.[7][8]
Kohli got a gold medal for her film "Swayamsiddha - Myth, Mind, and Movement" at the Florence Biennale 2009 in Florence, Italy.[9]
Kohli produced a massive installation in 2016 using 1,000 coloured cutting chai glasses and 700 glass holders at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.[10]
In 2019, The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) hosted a six-month exhibition of Kohli's artworks at 'Radhadesh', Durbuy near Brussels, Belgium.[8][11]
Seema Kohli's art "Cut From The Same Cloth" was showcased at Bikaner House, New Delhi in an art exhibition held from 28 July 2023 to 4 August 2023. The event was presented by Gallerie NVYA.[12][13] The UK high commissioner Alexander Ellis earlier took a round at the art exhibition 'Cut from the Same Cloth' by Seema Kohli.[14]
Selected exhibitions
Her work has been shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Florence Biennale, Birth Rights Collective, Venice Biennale of Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Arco, Art Basel, Jaipur Literature Festival, Jehangir Art Gallery, and India Art Fair, as well as the Habiart Foundation.[15][16][17][7][18]
- 'Khula Aasman', a solo show at Partition Museum and Seema Kohli Studio, Delhi, 2025.[19]
- 'When the Moon is Nine Months Full', a solo show at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2024.[20]
- 'Between Realms and Dreams- Along Reality's Edge', a solo how at Bihar Museum, Patna, Bihar, 2024[21]
- 'I tell you: Suns Exist', Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2023[22]
- Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2023[23]
- "Cut From The Same Cloth", a solo show at Bikaner House, New Delhi 2023[24]
- Jaipur Literature Festival 2023[25]
- Tat Tvam Asi, a solo exhibition at Cromwell Place Galleries, London by SA Fine Art, 2022[26]
- The Feminine in the Divine, a solo exhibition at South Asian Art Gallery, Boston, 2021[27]
- Hiranyagarbha series shown in Yatra Nariyasathu, a group show at the NGMA, Delhi, curated by Uma Nair, 2021[28]
- A Tapestry of Time, a group show at the Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2020[29][30]
Bibliography
Kohli's artist book, A Storm in My Teacup was shown at ART HERITAGE at IAF, is now in collection with Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.[31][32]
Awards and recognition
- 2017 - B. C. Sanyal award[33]
- 2014 Female Empowerment, outstanding achievement award, by Molecule communication, Mumbai[34]
- 2007 Lalit Kala Akademi National Awards for Women[35]
References
- ^ "Seema Kohli's art performance based on her father's unpublished autobiography, Miter Pyaree Nu, combines inhabited land with the unified consciousness". Indulgexpress. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Imagining the universe as a womb and bringing a starfish home: Artist Seema Kohli on creating happy memories". Moneycontrol. 19 March 2022.
- ^ "A tryst with the yoginis". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2021.
- ^ "This stirring exhibition is showcasing art with a potato-based twist". India Today. 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Seema Kohli | Department of Visual Arts". dova.uchicago.edu.
- ^ "Project Home". Asia Society. 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Artist Seema Kohli on the India Art Fair 2022: 'Art is alive, physical and raw'". Firstpost. 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b "The philosopher in her studio in Delhi". The Indian Express. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Swayam Siddha: The Self Realized". Take Art Magazine. 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Walk through a wonderland at Kala Ghoda". Hindustan Times. 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Spirituality transcends religion: Artist Seema Kohli". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Visual artist Seema Kohli celebrates feminine form through embroidery". The Indian Express. 30 July 2023.
- ^ Nair, Uma. "Seema Kohli's contemplative residues in acrylics and embroidery". The Times of India.
- ^ "PM Rishi Sunak very much looking forward to G20 summit in September: UK envoy". The Economic Times. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art". The Indian Express. 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Reliving Van Gogh". habiartfoundation.org.
- ^ "A Café Exposition: Reliving Van Gogh | India International Centre". iicdelhi.in.
- ^ "The Alchemy of Process | India International Centre". iicdelhi.in.
- ^ "Khula Aasman : Seema Kohli". India Art Fair. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "When the Moon is Nine Months Full : Seema Kohli". India Art Fair. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Bihar Museum - Event detail". www.biharmuseum.org. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Ahmedabad News – Latest & Breaking Ahmedabad News". Ahmedabad Mirror.
- ^ Nair, Uma. "Seema Kohli's solo in Hong Kong". The Times of India.
- ^ "11 new art shows in India to add to your July 2023 calendar". Vogue India. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Seema Kohli - Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art". The New Indian Express. 2 July 2022.
- ^ "The Feminine in the Divine | Seema Kohli". South Asian Art Gallery.
- ^ Nair, Uma. "Butterfly Rain: Seema Kohli". The Times of India.
- ^ Behrawala, Krutika (27 February 2020). "'Tao is our canvas'". The Hindu.
- ^ "Mumbai: Tao Art Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary". Architectural Digest India. 28 February 2020.
- ^ Nair, Uma. "Is this art? Seema Kohli Chai at Nehru Park, New Delhi". The Times of India.
- ^ Narayanan, Chitra (29 April 2022). "India Art Fair opens in the Capital with pandemic and sustainability themes dominating". Thehindubusinessline.
- ^ "Artists honoured with BC Sanyal Award". business-standard. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Seema Kohli: From the canvas of her life and art". thedailyeye.info.
- ^ "Seema Kohli". South Asian Art Gallery.