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{{Short description|Indian contemporary artist}}
{{COI|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox artist
| alma_mater = [[Sir JJ School of Art]]
| known_for = [[Sculpture]], [[Painting]] [[Video]] [[Performance Art]]
| style =
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]]
| image =
| notable_works = 'Of Bodies, Armor, and Cages', 2012
| website = [https://www.shakuntalakulkarni.com www.shakuntalakulkarni.com]
| caption = Shakuntala Kulkarni
}}
'''Shakuntala Kulkarni''' (born in Karnataka, 1950) is an Indian contemporary artist whose work highlights the plight of urban women<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mehta |first=Shirin |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Shakuntala Kulkarni's Work Pays Attention To Women's Experiences And Spaces |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/art-and-design/shakuntala-kulkarnis-work-pays-attention-to-womens-experiences-and-spaces |work=[[Verve Magazine]]}}</ref> and their spaces.

== Career ==
Trained at [[Sir J. J. School of Art|Sir JJ School of Art]], MSU Baroda & [[Santiniketan|SantiNiketan]], Shakuntala Kulkarni explores sculpture, performance, new media and textiles. Working across mediums like glass, acrylic, cane and using video and photography to create installations, her most well known body of work is '‘Of Bodies, Armor, and Cages'<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinha |first=Chinki |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Of cane armour and disruption |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/of-cane-armour-and-disruption-1520576-2019-05-08 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> created in 2012. This work has also been created as limited edition headgear for raising funds.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Gayatri Rangachari |date=November 17, 2019 |title=The Mumbai Art Room highlights works by multidisciplinary, contemporary artist Shakuntala Kulkarni |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/mumbai-art-room-contemporary-artist-shakuntala-kulkarni/ |work=[[Architectural Digest]]}}</ref>

Her recent<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chavan |first=Aditi |date=March 9, 2023 |title=This new Mumbai art exhibition showcases Shakuntala Kulkarni's lockdown discoveries |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/confined-in-charcoal-23274252 |work=[[Mid-day]]}}</ref> solo exhibition, 'Quieter than Silence'<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Stephanie |date=July 13, 2023 |title=Shakuntala Kulkarni's Furious Studies of the Female Body |url=https://artreview.com/shakuntala-kulkarni-quieter-than-silence-compilation-of-short-stories-chemould-prescott-road-mumbai-9-march-6-may/ |work=[[Art Review]]}}</ref> was shown at [[Chemould Prescott Road]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhuyan |first=Avantika |date=March 19, 2023 |title=Drawing is an act of protest for Shakuntala Kulkarni |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/art-culture/drawing-is-an-act-of-protest-for-shakuntala-kulkarni-111679156886041.html |work=[[Mint Lounge]]}}</ref>

== Exhibitions ==
Her work has been shown at the Indian Pavilion<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maddox |first=Georgina |date=May 10, 2019 |title="India's big splash at the Venice Biennale 2019" |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/indias-big-splash-at-the-venice-biennale-2019/article27095966.ece |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> at [[Venice Biennale]], Art Unlimited at [[Art Basel]], [[Dhaka Art Summit]], [[Art Dubai]], NGV Triennial<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Bhavya |date=May 5, 2023 |title=NGV Triennial 2023 selects Indian artist Kulkarni's work on violence against women |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hindi/en/podcast-episode/shakuntala-kulkarni-and-her-artwork-armour-of-the-brides-to-be-presented-at-the-ngv-triennial-2023/lsjp4urjf |website=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]}}</ref> and [[India Art Fair]]. She has been a part of several other solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad.

== Collaborations ==
Her recent collaboration<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gurung |first=Swareena |title=Shakuntala Kulkarni's Armours for Brides dazzles at Dior's Autumn/Winter show |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/shakuntala-kulkarnis-armours-for-brides-dazzles-at-diors-autumn-winter-show/ |work=[[Architectural Digest India]]}}</ref> with [[Dior]] for their recent ATW collection<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Rishika |date=March 1, 2024 |title="Paris Fashion Week: This Indian artist found a place of honour at the Dior show" |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/indian-artist-dior-paris-fashion-week-9185615/ |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> featured installations<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deshmukh |first=Sakshi |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Shakuntala Kulkarni's cane-sculpted installation echoes a bold message at the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week 2024 |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.in/fashion/story/shakuntala-kulkarnis-cane-sculpted-installation-echoes-a-bold-message-at-diors-fall-winter-2024-collection-901509-2024-02-28 |website=[Bazaar India]}}</ref> from her notable work -'Of Bodies, Armour and Cages'

== Public collections ==
Shakuntala Kulkarni's works are a part of the collections<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalra |first=Vandana |date=September 30, 2019 |title=There is a need for art education in India: Kiran Nadar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/need-to-educate-myself-contemporary-artists-kiran-nadar-venice-biennale-knma-6010809/ |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> at [[Kiran Nadar Museum of Art|KNMA]], New Delhi; [[Chemould Prescott Road|Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation]] in Mumbai, [[Chemould Prescott Road]], Mumbai and Sarmaya [https://sarmaya.in/objects/modern-contemporary-art/from-and-when-she-roared-the-universe-quaked-2/ Foundation], Mumbai

== Books ==
Her art work is a part of the Art for Baby book<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shroff |first=Rudritara |title=Art For Baby |date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=Antique Collectors' Club |isbn=9781738503513}}</ref>

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