Bharati Pitre

ABOUT ARTIST BHARATI PITRE

EDUCATION

1982

• Studied Applied Arts from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai

EXPERIENCE

• Taught ‘Illustration & Caricature’ at Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai (1983-85)

• Attached to various prestigious advertising agencies as a ‘Freelancer’ for a few years.

• Started working with scrap material and found objects, since 2002

• Visiting faculty at DeCad (Devrukh college of Art & Design), Devrukh (rural area in West

Maharashtra)

• Presently working in papier-mâché.

GROUP SHOWS

2003

• The Society Show, World Trade Center, Mumbai

2004, 2005 & 2007

• Kala Ghoda Art Festival, Mumbai

2008

• India Art Gallery, Pune

2009

• Women’s Day (8th March) at Art Today, Pune • Waves Art Gallery, Pune.

2010

• Tilting Art Gallery, Pune• Flight of Equality (International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women), Arpana Caur Art Gallery, New Delhi

2011

• India Art Festival, Nehru Centre, Mumbai

2012

• “20/20” Group show, The Arc Art Gallery, Pune • “Art Rhythm”, Darpan Art Gallery, Pune

2013

• Mohor Pune Biennale Art Festival, Pune

Group show curated by Sujata Dharap, Ghole road Art Gallery

Group show curated by Subodh Kerkar, Tilting Art Gallery

Outdoor Installation curated by Subodh Kerkar, Taljai forest

• “On The Edge” Group Show curated by Subodh Kerkar, Ayatana Art Gallery, Pune

• International women’s day at Tilting Art Gallery, Ishanya, Pune

2016

• Collateral “Roots and Routes”, Kochi Muziris Biennale, Fort Kochi

2017

• “Junoon”, a Women's day show at Monalisa Kalagram, Pune

• “Post-Age” at Artists’ Centre, Mumbai

• “Self” at Art2day, Pune

• “Chhota Bat Bada Score” at Mantra Art Gallery, Ahmedabad

• “The Mask Project” at Monalisa Kalagram, Pune

SOLO SHOWS

2013

• “What a Wonderful World”, a solo show at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2017

• “Look Once, Look Twice”, a solo show at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

• Launch of “Limited Edition” miniature sculptures in terracotta, PuneJURIED SHOWS

2012

• Annual show, The Art Society Of India, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai • Annual show, Bombay Art

Society, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2013

• First Annual All India Exhibition, FMG Institute, Noida, Delhi

WORKSHOPS

• Held workshops to teach papier-mâché at the Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai.

• Conducted special workshops to teach papier-mâché to the street children through an NGO

called ‘Aseema’. The works carried out by these children during the workshops were displayed at

the ‘Harmony Show’ – an initiative by Tina Ambani.

• Conducted a workshop for a group of artists working in different mediums to teach papier-mâché.

A group show of these artists along with my work was held in Waves Art Gallery, Pune, in May

2009.

• Conducted several workshops to teach papier-mâché at Art2day Art gallery, Pune

• Conducted several workshops to teach papier-mâché at India Art gallery, Pune

COLLECTION

Alvira Khan and Atul Agnihotri, Mumbai Ameeta Deshmukh, Pune

Amit Kalyani, Pune

Deval Desai, Surat

Devika Bhojwani, Mumbai

Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh, Mumbai Harsh Goenka, Mumbai

Jackie Shroff, Mumbai

Jai Zharotia, New Delhi

Karan Johar, Mumbai

Manoj Jain, Mumbai

Prakash Bhalerao, Pune

Robert De Niro, US

Sabina Singh, Mumbai

Sangeeta Kathiawada, Mumbai

Some of the above works are part of a private museum.

Installation made for Pune Biennale, the subject for which was `Save Hills of Pune’, has been

placed at 1 Modi Baug, Pune.