Sheela Gowda

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{{Short description|Indian artist}}
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| 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)
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'''Sheela Gowda''' (born 1957 in [[Bhadravati, Karnataka|Bhadravati]], India<ref name="Phaidon Editors">{{cite book |last1=Phaidon Editors |title=Great women artists |date=2019 |publisher=Phaidon Press |isbn=978-0714878775 |page=162}}</ref>) is a contemporary artist living and working in [[Bangalore]]. Gowda studied painting at Ken School of Art, [[Bangalore]], India (1979) pursued a postgraduate diploma at [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Santiniketan]], India (1982), and a MA in painting from the [[Royal College of Art]] in London in 1986. Trained as a painter Gowda expanded her practice into sculpture and installation employing a diversity of material like human hair, cow-dung, incense and [[kumkuma]] powder (a natural pigment most often available in brilliant red). She is known for her 'process-orientated' work, often inspired by the everyday labor experiences of marginalized people in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheela Gowda|url=http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/collaborations/map/sseasia/artist/sheela-gowda|publisher=Guggenheim Museum|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> Her work is associated with [[postminimalism]] drawing from ritualistic associations.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Her early oils with pensive girls in nature were influenced by her mentor [[K. G. Subramanyan]], and later ones by [[Nalini Malani]] towards a somewhat expressionistic direction depicting a middle class chaos and tensions underplayed by coarse eroticism.<ref name="Dalmia">{{Cite book|title=Indian Contemporary Art Post Independence|last=Dalmia|first=Yashodhara|publisher=Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi}}</ref> She is the recipient of the 2019 [[Maria Lassnig]] Prize.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Annie |title=Sheela Gowda Wins 2019 Maria Lassnig Prize |url=http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/12/sheela-gowda-maria-lassnig-prize/ |website=ARTnews.com |date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Due to her father, she lived in both rural and urban areas. Her father documented [[folk music]] and collected folk objects. Gowda's art schooling began at Ken in [[Bangalore]], a small college established by R. M. Hadapad. Later, she went to [[Vadodara|Baroda]] to study under Professor [[K. G. Subramanyan]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Seven Contemporaries|last=Rastogi & Karode|first=Akansha & Roobina|publisher=Kiran Nadar Museum of Art|year=2013|isbn=978-81-928037-2-2|location=New Delhi|pages=154–167}}</ref>

==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, entitled ''Therein and Besides'' in 2011.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|author= Skye Sherwyn|title=Artist of the Week: Sheela Gowda|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jan/26/artist-of-week-sheela-gowda|date=26 January 2011|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> She was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Award in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/sheela-gowda|title=Sheela Gowda|website=www.guggenheim.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref> She creates apocalyptic landscapes using materials such as incense and kumkuma drawing a direct relationship between the labor practices of the incense industry and its treatment of women.<ref name="Guardian"/> Her works portrayed the condition of the women which is often defined by the load of their work, mental barriers and sexual violation.<ref name="Dalmia"/>

==Notable exhibitions==
Gowda's work has been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions and festivals:

* Gallery 7, Mumbai (1989);
* Gallery Chemould, Mumbai (1993);
* GALLERYSKE, Bangalore (2004, 2008, 2011 and 2015);
* Bose Pacia Gallery, New York (2006);
* Museum Gouda, Netherlands (2008);
* Office for Contemporary Art, Oslo (2010);
* Iniva, London (2011);
* Open Eye Policy, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (2013);
* Centre International D'Art and Du Paysage (2014);
* Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2014);
* Documenta 12 (2007);
* Venice Biennale (2009);
* Provisions, Sharjah Biennial (2009);
* Garden of Learning, Busan Biennial (2012);
* IKON, Birmingham United Kingdom (2017);
* "Remains" Pirelli HangarBiococca, Milan Italy (2019)
* "Remains" BombasGens Centre D'Art, Valencia Spain (2019)
* ''Sheela Gowda. It.. Matters'', Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich (2020)

Notable group exhibitions include:
* How Latitudes Become Form, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2003);
* Indian Highway, Serpentine Gallery, London (2008);
* Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi (2009);
* Paris-Delhi-Bombay, Centre Pompidou, Paris (2011);
* [[MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts]], Rome (2011);
* Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2012);
* Arken Museum, Copenhagen (2012);
* [[Kiran Nadar Museum of Art]], New Delhi (2013);
* Museum Abteiberg, Monchengladbach (2014);
* Para Site, Hong Kong (2015).

==Major collections==
* Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://walkerart.org/collections/artworks/and-tell-him-of-my-pain|title=And Tell Him of My Pain|website=walkerart.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref>
* Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, USA<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/32625|title=Loss|date=2008-01-01|work=Guggenheim|access-date=2017-10-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Sources==
*Vedrenne, Elisabeth [http://www.connaissancedesarts.com Sheela Gowda en révolte. Rebellious Sheila Gowda.]. Connaissance Des Arts, (724), 34. 6 March 2014
*{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Devika|title=Sheela Gowda.|journal=Art Press Sarl|date=May 2014|volume=411|issue=411|page=18|id={{ProQuest|1625537046}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Vedrenne|first1=Elisabeth|title=Sheila Gowda en révolte. [Rebellious Sheila Gowda.]|journal=Connaissance des Arts|date=2014-09-05|volume=724|issue=724|page=34|id={{ProQuest|1560570062}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Sardesai|first1=Abhay|title=The Biennale everyone liked.|date=Sep 2013|volume=17|issue=4|pages=34–39|id={{ProQuest|1496657486}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Morgan|first1=Jessica|title=Material concern: the art of Sheela Gowda.|journal=Artforum|date=May 2013|volume=51|issue=9|pages=302–309|id={{ProQuest|1412495693}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Sandhu|first1=Amanprit|title=Kochi-Muziris Biennale.|journal=Frieze|date=March 2013|volume=153|issue=153|pages=1–146|id={{ProQuest|1328500296}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Kravagna|first1=Christian|title=Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, Kerala, Indien. [Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, Kerala, India.]|journal=Springerin|date=Spring 2013|volume=19|issue=2|pages=58–59|id={{ProQuest|1412551300}}}}</ref>
*{{cite journal|last1=Jumabhoy|first1=Zehra|title=Now, voyager.|journal=Art India|date=March 2013|volume=17|issue=3|pages=32–43|id={{ProQuest|1435841545}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Huber-Sigwart|first1=Ann|title=tween the lines: some thoughts on Sheela Gowda's works.|journal=N.paradoxa|date=2012|volume=29|issue=29|pages=5–13|id={{ProQuest|1320434532}}}}</ref>
*{{cite journal|last1=Jakimowicz|first1=Marta|title=Made for each other.|journal=Art India|date=September 2011|volume=16|issue=3|pages=36–39|id={{ProQuest|1320396855}}}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Lequeux; Panchal|first1=Emmanuelle; Gyan|title=L'Inde vu par les artistes indiens at français. [India, as seen by Indian and French artists.]|journal=Beaux Arts Magazine|date=June 2011|volume=324|issue=324|pages=64–73|id={{ProQuest|1320369921}}}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://awarewomenartists.com/artiste/sheela-gowda/ Sheela Gowda] at Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions
*{{MoMA artist|43078}}
*[https://www.artsy.net/artist/sheela-gowda Sheela Gowda] at [[Artsy.net]]
*[https://www.ledelarge.fr/8711_artiste_GOWDA_Sheela Sheela Gowda] at {{ill|Le Delarge|fr}}
*[https://www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com/fiche-sheela-gowda Sheela Gowda] at {{ill|Dictionnaire-Creatrices|fr|Dictionnaire universel des créatrices}}
*[https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7002021695#oao-9781884446054-e-7002021695 Sheela Gowda] at [[Grove Art]]
*[https://frieze.com/article/sheela-gowda Sheela Gowda], [[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]], 12 March 2009

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[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2013]]

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