Anni Kumari
Educational Qualification:
- 2011-13: Delhi University, College of Art, Master of Fine Arts, Painting
- 2007-11: Delhi University, College of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
- 2002-05: Delhi University, Miranda House, Bachelor of Art, Political Science
- 1993-99: Tagore School of Art, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Diploma in Fine Arts
Teaching:
- 2014 onwards: Assistant Professor (Visiting), College of Art, Delhi offering lectures in 20th Century Art History and Art Criticism to students of MFA program
Fellowships/Scholarships:
- 2017: Fellowship with Nari Gunjan, Patna in collaboration with Artreach India
- 2015: Atreach Artist Fellowship
- 2014: Award of Junior Research Fellowship, UGC
- 2013: National Artist Scholarship, Lalit Kala Akademi
- 2011: Junior Research Fellowship, Ministry Of Culture, Govt of India
- 2011: Merit Scholarship of College of Art
- 2008: Gurukul Scholarship under Padmashri Smt. Anjolie Ela Menon, Spic Macay
Awards:
- 2013: 2nd prize, Annual Art Exhibition, College of Art, Delhi
- 2012: AIFACS Award in Drawing, Delhi
- 2012: Buddy Bear (Indo-German Friendship Mascot) Design Competition; Mascot installed at the German Embassy, Delhi
- 2009: Canopy International Art Award, Ashoka Trust
- 1999: President’s Award of the Bharat Scouts and Guides
Exhibitions:
- 2017: Again & yet again, group show at OED Gallery, Kochi (Kerala)
- 2017: Some things change, two-women show at India International Centre (Delhi)
- 2017 : Unexplored Spaces, group show at Arpana Caur Art Gallery( Delhi)
- 2017: National Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation, Jahangir Art Gallery (Mumbai)
- 2016: Group show, Maharaja Sayajirao University Art Gallery (Baroda)
- 2016: Five for the Future, Art District XIII, as part of the five finalist under the Emerging Artist Award by BestCollege Art and Glenfiddich India
- 2016: ABOUTTURN: Is the female point of view essentially feminist, a group show at Alliance Francaise, Gurgaon
- 2016: Ideas Travel faster than light at Niv Art Centre and India Habitat Centre as part of PUBLICA, Floodlight Foundation, Delhi
- 2015: Things Happen all the time, curated by Jasone Miranda Bilbao at Niv Art Centre, Delhi
- 2015: The many faces of Human Dignity, Fusion Studio, Delhi
- 2012: AIFACS Annual Art Exhibition, Delhi
- 2011: Ravi Jain Memorial Art Exhibition, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, Delhi
- 2009: Camlin Northern Region Exhibition, Delhi
- 2006: Short Film Festival, Kolkata
- 2005: Beyond Borders Festival, British council, Delhi
- 1998: United Nations Exhibitions Programme, Atlanta, USA
Artist Residencies and Art camps:
- 2017: National Artist Camp, Word School of Design, Haryana
- 2016: Piramal Art Residency, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 2015: Art for Change International Artist Residency, Delhi
- 2015: Sowing seeds International Artist Village Residency at Chelak Village, Jaisalmer by Kaman Art Foundation for a public art project using local materials
- 2015: National Artist Camp, ITM SAAD University, Baroda, Gujarat
- 2014: National Artist Workshop, Lait Kala Akademi,Garhi, New Delhi
- 2013: Lines in Our Minds –Exploring Gender & Interpersonal Relationships, Artist Residency, Reflection Art Gallery & Studio, Delhi
- 2012: Basurama, The B face of the city, Spanish Cultural Centre, Instituto Cervantes; concluding with an art intervention at Cannaught Place, Delhi
- 2010: National Students Art Camp, Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore, Karnataka
- 2008: Painting workshop, National Convention of Spic Macay, Kohima, Nagaland
- 2008: Clay Modelling Workshop under the guidance of K.S. Radha Krishnan
Community Projects:
- 2015: Gendered Objects workshop at Basti Vikas Kendra in collaboration with CASP Delhi Chapter and Begumpur Community Engagement Program
- 2014: Project on Khovar & Sohrai Art of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand under the Junior Research Fellowship
- 2011: Art project as part of Delhi Food Festival designing the 25 feet panel at Barakhamba road, Delhi
- 2010:” I Don’t Want To See No More” Japan-India & Bangladesh Performance Art Exchange Project
Works in Public Collection:
- German Embassy, Delhi
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Garhi Regional Centre, Delhi
- Piramal Art Foundation, Mumbai
- ITM University, Baroda
- Art for Change Foundation, Delhi
- Word School of Design, Haryana