Usha Setty

ABOUT ARTIST USHA SETTY

'My personal philosophy is to open people's minds to the beauty of our times and the scenes of everyday life around us' - usha  Discover the simplicity and beauty of nature around us through my Digital Art.

Education:

B.Sc - Home Science 
BGL - Bachelor of General Laws.

Events:

-2014- Conducted workshop 13-14 Dec at Reves Art Gallery. ‘Learn to paint a still life in acrylics’. 
-2014- Painting ‘Sridevi’ featured on ETV Telugu channel by the popular Actor Sridevi herself. 

- 2014- Featured in 'Elle India' fashion magazine. April issue. 
- 2014 -Featured in the January issue of ‘Indian Talent Magazine’.
- 2013 – BBC News Hangout – participated by invitation, in discussion on ‘What makes Art Iconic’ on 5th June 2013, hosted by Mr.Will Gompertz - BBC Arts Editor, and Mr. Benjamin Zand - producer/BJ at BBC World. 

- 2010- 10th Feb – Juror of ‘Abstract Art’ competition held by The Bishop Cottons Girls College – Bengaluru.

- 2010 – 17th and 18th January - Participated in the ‘Art and Social Media’ Workshop – Bangalore.

- 2010 – 5th Feb - Awarded ‘Woman Entrepreneur in the field of Art’ by the students of Bishop Cottons Girls Collage during ‘Entrepreneurs Week’. 

- ‘En plein air’ art camp at Lal Bagh – Bangalore, as member of ‘Bangalore Art Forum’. 

- 2008 - Finalist –for Nationwide Art competition –Kala Sangati – Hyderabad.

- 2007 – Published - ‘Green Earth and Red Oil’ and the ‘Water Lilies’ oil paintings were selected for ‘Peak Oil’ project and published in the Sept-Oct 2007 issue of Gallery Front Art Magazine.

- 2005 - Participated in ‘Chitra Santhe’ at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishad.

- 1998 –Participated and organized ‘Rajasthani miniature painting’ workshop by renowned artist Shri Uma Shankar Sharma. 

Exhibitions:

-2016- ‘Black and White’- themed group art show at Venkatappa Art Gallery – 14th to 23rd Oct 2016
-2015 – ‘Gajamukha’- group art show at Reves Art Gallery Bangalore 19th to 30th Sept.
-2015 – ‘Exprima Frais’- group art show at Reves Art Gallery – Bangalore – 26th July to 5th August.
-2015- ‘Akanksha2’- mega group art show at CKP Art gallery and museum – Bengaluru- 15th to 19th April. 
-2014- ‘Akanaksha’- Group art show of 50 women, celebrating women’s day – 8th to 10th March 2014.
- 2013- ‘LAYA’ – Rhythms of Nature and Dance – group art show at Chitra Kala Parishath.Art Complex. Bengaluru- 4th to 10th Oct 2013. 
- 2013 – ‘Melange’ group art show in aid of the ISPTD ( Indian Society for Performers and Teachers of Dance) 13th Sept to 10th Oct at Sublime Art Gallery Bengaluru.
- 2012 – 23rd to 27th March ‘ArtWave’ group art show by 35 artists at
- Chitra Kala Parishad – Bengaluru.
- 2011 – Group art show ‘The Drawing Room Musings’- along with her students of art class. - 16th May to 25th May at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishad. Bengaluru.
- 2009 – Nov 8th and 9th – ‘Members Art’ Group show of paintings at ‘The Bangalore Club’ – Bengaluru.
- 2009 – May 3rd to 13th, ‘Prathibimba’ group show at ‘Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore.
- 2009 - Solo show ‘Body Language’at Chitra Kala Parishath., 1st to 8th February.
- 2008-2009 – ‘Scribbles’ Traveling Group shows at Jodhpur ('Palette Symphony of art Gallery Jan 4th to 24th '); Jaipur,(14th March to 24th March); Calcutta('GC Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery' Dec 29th to Jan 10th); and Goa, as member of the ‘Scribble artists association’- Hyderabad.
- 2007 - Solo show ‘True Colors’ at the ‘Trinity Acres and Woods’ Community in December.
- 2007 – Two person ‘ArtWorks’ at ‘Chitra Kala Parishad’ Bangalore in May.