Tara Sabharwal

Tara Sabharwal (* 1957 in Delhi , India) is an Indo-American painter and etcher.

Life

From 1975 to 1980 she studied painting at the University of Baroda, India and from 1982 to 1984 at the Royal College of Art in London. Sabharwal completed her studies as a master class student with a British Council scholarship. During her student days, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London bought works by Sabharwal, and the galleries Bernard Jacobsen and Christopher Hull exhibited their work. After graduating, Tara Sabharwal returned to India and got a solo exhibition at the Art Heritage and Cymoza Gallery in Delhi and Bombay. Sabharwal received the Myles Meehann Fellowship and the Durham Cathedral Fellowship in the UK. Exhibitions followed at the Laing Art Gallery in New Castle, the DLI Museum in Durham, and the Darlington Art Center.

Tara Sabharwal is a lecturer and has accepted a teaching position at the Sunderland Art School in Newcastle.

After several years in Great Britain, she returned to India for three years and then lived between Delhi, London and New York for eight years.

Since 1998, New York, where she mostly lives and works, has become the center of her life. She continues to have her studios in London and New Delhi, which she visits regularly to work.

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“I want to create pictures that you can grow into a little. When you see them, I want them to attract you, not just impress you over the head and make you say 'wow'. The 'wow' can come later as a barely noticeable reverberation when both experiences merge. ”This quote from the artist comes from January 2013 and sums up her emotionally appealing and perceptible art in a vivid way.

Tara Sabharwal's works are shaped by life in three different worlds, continents and cultures. In terms of technology and content, it moves between tradition and modernity. Based on traditional Indian art techniques, she first makes monotypes, which she paints over with oil, acrylic and / or watercolors. In terms of content, classic Indian symbols, paired with western-modern motifs, characterize her work. Introverted, almost dreamy, in a kind of inner monologue, she deals with the existential and the universally connecting things of being human. The ambivalence of security and security in family structures and the thirst for freedom associated with it and the pursuit of norms and constraints that hinder personal development are her subject. The artist subsumes the experiences of her cosmopolitan life and her personal development in pictures - contradictions and opposites combine to create something poetic new. Figures particularly characterize the art of Tara Sabharwal. They are arranged in ever new compositions and combinations and always play on the own self and the different bonds, relationships and relationships between people. These figures are exposed to permutations and changes in relationships. In one moment they seem biological and autobiographical, in another moment they merge and become the spectral broadcasts of a mood or state of mind. The artist herself says of her characters: “They dream each other in a melting room. Originally, they are the fundamental, primary things that one felt. ”Tara Sabharwal's way of working can be described as intuitive and spiritual. She describes the beginning of her painting process as catching wandering thoughts and says about it herself: “I don't really think about it. My painting process begins when I reach a state in which I am completely with myself, playfully and observing, thinking of nothing. "

The flat viewing angle and the color palette have echoes of Mughal and Deccan miniatures and their later reinterpretations by Baroda or Shanti Niketan. The rich vegetation in their works seems to come from the Indian jungle and thus refers to their homeland.

Tara Sabharwal's pictures refer to the viewer himself, who can feel and experience the passion of his own life. At the same time, however, the works strive for balance and calm and reveal a glimpse of preconscious experiences or the mysterious. Capturing these fleeting impressions keeps the viewer moving. There is also a playful component inherent in the images. Because the attempt to connect with the balance in the pictures happens in a playful way and is a flowing process, as the balance is constantly changing.

A severe blow of fate changed Tara Sabharwal's art profoundly. After the sudden death of her husband in 2011, the artist found herself in a paralyzing state of shock that made her unable to gain a foothold in her new work. Finally she turned to old etchings that she had started years ago. Here she could travel back in time, feel energies of the old traces, and she decided to combine the new turbulence with the earlier calm. To increase the energy, she changed her printing technique. She flattened the surface of the picture and placed three copper plates on top of each other, each of which she etched several times in different processes. She used line etching, soft ground, aquatint, spit-bite and colored them in several colors. Each image exists in two forms. They show both the glimmer of hope and the agony of despair. Both etchings are partners who go hand in hand and work together, but who are just as open to the future. Recurring motifs in her works are liquids such as rain, rivers and water creatures. The rain became a metaphor for grief, as an uncontrollable outpouring, but also a cleansing and rejuvenating catalyst for renewal.

The painter Edvard Munch is a great role model for the artist. She is also interested in “outsider paintings” that were created by people with supernatural perceptions in a trance. She says: "For someone this may be pictorial reality."

Awards and grants

• 2008 “Artist in residence”, Center for International Cultural Exchange, HISHIO, Katsuyama, Japan
• 2004 teacher at the "Cooper Union School of Art", New York City.
• 2003 Award from "New York Artists Online", New York City.
• 2001–2002 International Cultural Scholarship, New York City.
• 1992–1993 Henry Street Scholarship / stay at the "Henry Street Settlement", New York City.
• 1989–1990 scholarship from “Durham Cathedral” / “Artist in Residence” at “Durham Cathedral”, Durham, GB.
• 1988–1989 Myles Meehan fellowship / “Artist in Residence” at the “Darlington Arts Center”, GB.
• 1989 Royal Overseas League, London.
• 1982–1984 British Council scholarship, study grant.

Teaching

• since 2005 work on in the printing workshop "bord of Governors" of Robert Blackburn, New York City.
• 2007–2009 training advisor at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York City.
• 2005–2007 assistant professor at "John Jay College". CUNY, New York City.
• 2004–2005 assistant professor at the Cooper Union School of Art, New York City.
• 2004–2011 artistic teacher in the “Creative Classrooms”, New York City.
• 2003–2005 artistic teacher at "Art in General", New York City.
• 2000–2002 artistic teacher at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City.
• since 1998 artistic teacher at "Studio in a School", New York City.
• 1989–1990 taught at the BFA painting course at “Sunderland Polytechnic”, Sunderland, GB.
• 1988–1989 taught at the BFA painting course at "Newcastle Polytechnic", Newcastle, GB.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

• 2013 “Art alive Gallery”, New Delhi, India; JANZEN Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany; “JHW Fine Art”, London, GB
• 2012 “Shreedharani Gallery”, New Delhi, India
• 2008 Contemporary Art Fair at Citerno Castel Giorgio, Orvieto, Italy; JANZEN Gallery, Wuppertal, Germany; Center for International * Cultural Exchange HISHIO, Katsuyama, Japan
• 2007 VM Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
• 2006 “Art alive Gallery”, New Delhi, India; "John Jay College Gallery", New York City
• 2005 “Cymroza Gallery”, Mumbai, India
• 2004 JANZEN Gallery, Gevelsberg, Germany
• 2003 "Steven Harris Gallery", New York City
• 2002 “Art Heritage Gallery”, New Delhi, India; Michael Oess Gallery, Konstanz, Germany; “Cymroza Gallery”, Mumbai, India
• 2000 “Nazar Gallery”, Baroda, India; "John Jay Gallery", New York City
• 1998 "Gallery at 678", New York City
• 1996 “Sakshi Gallery”, Bombay, India; “Sakshi Gallery”, Bangalore, India; “Art Heritage Gallery”, New Delhi, India
• 1995 “Rebecca Hossack Gallery”, London, GB
• 1994 Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1993 Galerie Scherer, Miltenberg, Germany; “La Monte Gallery”, London, GB; “Art Heritage Gallery”, New Delhi, India
• 1991 "Harewood House", Leeds, GB
• 1990 Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB, DLI Museum, Durham, GB
• 1989 "Darlington Art Center", Darlington, GB; DLI Museum, Durham, GB
• 1987 “Cymrosa Gallery”, Bombay, India; “Art Heritage Gallery”, New Delhi, India
• 1986 "Christopher Hull Gallery", London, GB

Exhibition participation (selection)

• 2013 Art Karlsruhe, JANZEN Gallery, Germany
• 2012 "Multiple Encounters - A festival of printmaking". Curated by Vijay Kumar; "India art fair". “Delhi and Journey to Calcutta”, Lucknow, Mumbai and Chennai; "Erasing Borders 2012". Curated by Vijay Kumar. "Crossing Art gallery", Queens; Queens Museum, Art7 Virginia, and travel to other US locations; "Back to School - Baroda Artists". “Guild art gallery”, Mumbai, India; Winter group show. "Gallery 128", NY; "NY Society of Printmakers" - second national exhibition of intaglio prints; "National Arts Club", New York City; "Juied print show" - Manhattan Graphics Center, New York; “SAWCC Her stories” - South Asian “Women's collective show” on the occasion of the 15th birthday; Queens Museum, New York
• 2011 “Peacable Kingdom” - “Wilmar Jennings art gallery”, New York City. Artist from the Robert Blackburn printing workshop; "Erasing borders" - Queens Museum, New York City, "Aicon gallery", New York City, "Uconn gallery", Uconn; "Back to school" - artists from the "Baroda art college"; "Gallery Palette", New Delhi, "India and Tao Gallery" Mumbai
• 2010 “Gallery Espace: Marvelous Reality”, held at the “Lalit Kala Academy”, New Delhi, India; “5ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura” - Douro, Portugal; "Art train", USA. In celebration of American diversity; Robert Blackburn's Printing Workshop - Membership Show; “New York Society of Etchers” - 10th birthday show; "Printweek", New York City. Rockaway, Queens
• 2009 7th International Color Stitch Biennale. "Domain and Orangery", Versailles, Paris; "Ganjifa, playing cards portfolio participation". "Hornan Gallery", Falun, Sweden, "Impact 6", Bristol, UK and in the Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide, Australia. Reading room Gallery, University of Austen, Texas and more; "Monumental ideas in Miniature books portfolio participation". "Columbia College," Chicago .; Morgan Education Foundation, Ohio, De Kalp University, South Texas College, and more; "Erasing borders 2009" - South Asian artists in America, "Dowd Fne art gallery", SUNY, NY; "Elizabeth Foundation for Arts Gallery", New York City, Queens Museum of Art, New York City, gallery at "Penn College", Williamsport, PA; "India summit". New Delhi; "Art alive Gallery", New Delhi. "Think small"; “For Hussien”, artists honor MF Hussein, organized by SAHMAT, “Jamia Milia Gallery”, New Delhi and Calcutta; Gallery Projects, Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Contemporary India"; Art Karlsruhe, JANZEN Gallery, Germany; "New York Society of Etchers" - annual group show; "Printweek" New York City. Rockaway, Queens
• 2008 “Art Alive Gallery”, New Delhi, India. "Contemporary drawings"; “Art Motif Gallery”, New Delhi, India. "Pastels: contemporary Indian art"; "Erasing Borders", Indian art of the diasporas "and trip to the" Tabla Rasa Gallery ", the Queens Museum and the" The Guild gallery ", New York City; Art Karlsruhe, JANZEN Gallery, Germany
• 2007 Queens Museum, New York City. "Erasing Borders"; "Art Guild Gallery", New York City, "Erasing borders"; “Global Arts village”, New Delhi, India. "Art for Prabhat"; “Visual Art Gallery”, New Delhi, India. "Encore! Art for Prabhat "; "Art Guild Gallery", New York. SAWCC auction
• 2006 “Daegu Civic Museum”, Daegu, South Korea. "Print Art". NY / Daegu; “Ulsan Cultural Art Center”, Ulsan, South Korea. NY / Daegu “Modern prints”; "City Hall. Asian American Art Center ”. NY Eviction Blues; Indian Consulate, New York City; "Contemporary Indian artists"; "Bose Pacia Gallery", Fulbright / Christie's auction, New York City; "X-Change". “Palazzo della cultura”, Modugno, Italy / “Palazzacio Antico communedi Sanzano”, Italy
• 2005 "Henry Street Settlement", New York City. "At Home: Visions of our place in the world"; "Asian American Art Center", New York City. "Eviction Blues"; "John Jay College", New York City. "Staff show"; Bank Street School, New York City. "Staff show"; “Arpana Gallery”, New Delhi, India. "Progress for People"; “Cusick At Studio”, group show NYC “Asian Fusion Gallery”, New York City. "Revelations"; “X-Change, Storefront Va Mazoni”, Bari, Italieb / “Federro Secondo Gallery”, Bari, Italy
• 2004 “Indira Gandhi Center for the Arts”, New Delhi. "Printmakers from Manhattan; Graphics Center “, New York City; "Cooper Union School of Art", New York City. Summer school; "Gallery 128", NY. “Self-ish” self-portraits; "The Elizabeth Foundation", New York City. The Robert Blackburn Printing Workshop; "Gallery 128", NY. Jugalbandi, "South Asian and American Artists"; “Lalit Kala Academy”, New Delhi, India. Sahamt, "The making of India"
• 2003 "The Asian American Art Center and the Silk Route place". "In the shadow of 9/11"
• 2002 “Asian American Art Center”, New York City. "The AAAC story"; "WARC", Toronto, Canada. "Three person show". Founded by the Canadian Arts Council; “Gallery Art Alive”, New Delhi, India; "Henry Street Settlement", New York City. International Cultural Cooperation Exhibition
• 2001 “Bharat Bhavan”, fifth “Bharat Bhavan International Print Biennial”, Bhopal, India; "Gallery 128", NY; "The Scene Gallery", New York City; "The New Century Artists Gallery", New York City. "Artists at Work, Studio in a School"; "Henry Street Settlement", New York City. "Other"; "Bose Pacia Modern", New York City. "Shaken and Stirred," SAWCC; "Gallery 128", NY
• 2000 "Gallery 128", NY
• 1999 “National Gallery of Modern Art”, New Delhi. “Images of Delhi”, also a trip to Moscow; "Gallery 128", NY; "Rebecca Hossack Gallery", London; “Indus Gallery”, New Delhi, India
• 1998 Columbia University; “Bernice Steinbaum Gallery”, New York City; "Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan", New York City; "Gallery 128", NY; “Mercury Gallery”, London, New York City. "Sita in the City," International Sita Symposium; "Macy Gallery," Columbia University, New York City. "Exploring America's Cultures"; Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi. Baroda alumni
• 1997 "Gallery at 678", New York City. "India Centenary"; Indian Mission for the UN, New York City; "Gallery 128", NY; "Cymrosa Gallery", Bombay
• 1996 “Gallery Art Motif”, New Delhi; “Gallery Espace”, New Delhi; “Sahmat”, Reisa to Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New York. "Postcards for Gandhi"; "Art Heritage Gallery", New Delhi; "DLI Museum", Durham, GB
• 1995 "City Hall", New York City. "From the dragon's cloud, Asian American artists"; Independent Artist Organization, New York City. "Unwanted Figures of the Imagination"
• 1994 Indian Mission to the UN, New York City. Indian artist in New York; Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia. "Mosaic", Asian and American Artist; "Gallery 128", NY; “Mercury Gallery”, London; "Din Associates", London; "East West Gallery", London; "Gallery Seven", Hong Kong; "Henry Street Settlement", New York City.
• 1992 Council for the Arts, Glen Cove, New York. Four Asian American artists; “Mercury Gallery”, London; "East West Gallery", London; "Christopher Hull Gallery", London; "Contemporary Art Society", London; Oldham Museum and Art Galleries, Oldham, GB
• 1991 "Hillwood Museum & Bronx River Gallery", New York City. "The Printmaking Workshop"; "Nese Gallery", Los Angeles; “Mercury Gallery”, London; "Christopher Hull Gallery", London; “Aire Art Gallery”, Scotland
• 1989 "Royal Overseas League", London. Annual exhibition; "Christopher Hull Gallery", London; "Newcastle Art Center", Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB; “Bishopsgate Institute”, London; “Merz Contemporary Art”, London; "Ikon Gallery", Birmingham, GB; "Cleveland Art Center", Cleveland, GB. fourth international drawing biennial; “Greenwich Citizens Gallery”, London; 1988 "Christopher Hull Gallery", London
• 1987 Gallery focus, Stuttgart. four Indian printmakers
• 1986 Max Muller Bhawan, New Delhi. Prints from the Garhi workshop
• 1985 “Contemporary Art Society”, London. "Art Market"
• 1984 Christie's, London. Selection of new art; "Christopher Hull Gallery", London; "Contemporary Art Society"; "Church Gallery", London
• 1983 “Bernard Jacobson Gallery”, London. From Gonzales to Tara; "British Council", Bombay. British Council Scholarship

Web links

• Homepage , accessed on January 17, 2014.
• Tara Sabharwal at Janzen Galerie , accessed on February 19, 2017.