Archana Rajguru

ABOUT ARTIST ARCHANA RAJGURU

Education:

-Post diploma in print making with distinctions from M.S. university

Baroda, 1995.

-B.A. honors in fine arts (painting) from kala bhavan, Viswabharti University, Shantiniketan, 1992.

Experience Summary :

Worked as a Sr. faculty at Picasso animation college, Hyderabad.

(August ’ 2007 – April’2010 )

Worked as an associate Sr. faculty in the Dept. of animation

Film design -(National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad)

( June2006 - February 2007 )

Work as a Key animator at DQ Entertainment Ltd. Hyderabad.

(Jan 2003 – May 2006)

Work as a Key animator at Light Box Animation , Ahmadabad,

(Jan 2001 – Dec 2002)

Work as a Assistant Animator at UTV toon. Mumbai.

(June1999 – Dec 2000)

Achievements:

Solo exhibition of Lithographs at Icon art gallery, Hyderabad, 2015.

Solo exhibition of paintings at Nehru art center, Worli, Mumbai, 1998.

-1^st All India Art Competition and Exhibition, State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad.

-“ DO Din “Installation Site specific work, Hyderabad.

• Painting Workshop at Santiniketan, organized by Global artist group.

-‘Waves Across’ An International art show at State art gallery, Hyderabad.

2017 -“Family Album” group show at Icon art gallery. Hyderabad.

-“ DO Din “Installation Site specific work, Hyderabad

-“Art O Graph “art installation for Hyderabad Literature Festival,

 “Claiming her space “As part of women’s day initiative.

2016 - World of thread art festival, Canada.

- AIWA show ,Lalitkala,Chandigarh.

- “ Duet Symphony” at Pegasus art gallery, Hyderabad.

-Ailamma Art Gallery,Hyderabad.

- Participated “Chitra Santhe” art mela at Bangalore.

2015 - “Sakti & Benevolence” A group exhibition at Pegasus Art Gallery, Hyd.

- “Born a Girl” Group show of 15 artists at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad.

- Participated “Chitra Santhe” art mela at Bangalore.

- Group show at State Art Gallery ,Hyderabad on Ganesha.

1. - Women workshop at State art gallery on Bathukamma festival, Hyd.

- Workshop of clay modeling at Microsoft office, Hyderabad.

- “Collectors choice” Group exhibition at Tamkanat Art Gallery, Hyd.

- “Dimensional Expression” Group exhibition at Karnataka

chitrakala parishath, Bangalore.

- Painting workshop at state art gallery, Hyderabad on

“International Women day”.

- Group show at Gallery space, Hyderabad.

- “Hyderabad Contemporaries” Inaugural group show at

Tamkanat art gallery,Hyderabad.

- “Flute of the Maverick” A group show at Daira art gallery,Hyd.

- Participated “Chitra Santhe” art mela at Bangalore.

2013- “Mehfil” at state art gallery. Hyderabad

- “Art Mela” at state art gallery, Hyderabad.

- “Around the art” at Beyond coffee,Hyderabad.

2008 - ­Hasta art gallery ,Hyderabad.

1998 - AIFACS , Delhi.

1997 - National exhibition, Bangalore.

1996 - 95 AIFACS , Delhi.

1995 – 97 Biennial International , Bhopal.

1995 - Bombay art society.

1993 - ‘Prints Today’ Bangalore.

- Birla annual show , Calcutta.

Awards:

2017 Promising Artist Award from Confluence ’16.Art Eterne,New Delhi

1998 AIFACS awards for print making.

1998 Inlaks take off Grant.

1995 -97 National scholarship from human resource development.

1995 Bendre – Husain fellowship for print making.

1987-95 Assam state scholarship from culture affairs,Gawahati.