Nationality Indian | Name Sheela Gowda | |
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Born 1957 (age 58–59) Bhadravati, India Education MA, Royal College of Art in London, UK Known for Painting, Sculpture, Installation Awards Finalist for the 2014 Hugo Boss Prize, Rajyotsava Award (2013), Shortlisted for Artes Mundi 5, Cardiff (2012), Sotheby's Prize for Contemporary Indian Art (1998), G.S. Shenoy Award (1998), Senior Fellowship, Government of India (1994-1996), Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy Award (1985), Inlaks Foundation Scholarship for postgraduate studies at the RCA, London (1984-1986), Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy scholarship for higher studies (1979-1982) Similar Shilpa Gupta, Bharti Kher, Zarina (artist) |
Sheela gowda installation of collateral at rivington place
Sheela Gowda (Kannada: ಶೀಲಾ ಗೌಡ, born 1957 in Bhadravati, India) is a contemporary artist living and working in Bangalore. Trained as a painter Gowda expanded her practice into sculpture and installation employing a diversity of material like human hair, cow-dung, incense and kum kum powder (a natural pigment most often available in brilliant red). She is known for her 'process-orientated' work, inspired by everyday labor experiences of marginalized people in India. Her work is often associated with Post Minimalism drawing from ritualistic associations. Her early oils with pensive girls in nature were influenced by her mentor K.G. Subramanyan, and later ones by Nalini Malini towards a somewhat expressionistic direction depicting a middle class chaos and tensions underplayed by coarse eroticism.
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- Sheela gowda installation of collateral at rivington place
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- Work
- Notable exhibitions
- Major collections
- References

Sheela gowda art is about how you look at things tateshots
Work

Gowda moved into installation and sculpture in the 1990s in response to the changing political landscape in India. She had her first solo show at Iniva, London UK entitled Therein and Besides in 2011 and her work has gone on to reach international acclaim; she was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Award in 2014.[ citation needed] she creates apocalyptic landscapes using materials such as incense and kum kum drawing a direct relationship between the labor practices of the incense industry and its treatment towards women.Her works portrayed the condition of the women which is often defined by the load of their work, mental barriers and sexual violation.
Notable exhibitions

Gowda's work has been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions and festivals, such as:


Notable group exhibitions include:

Major collections
