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'''Shobha Broota''' is an Indian artist from Delhi. She received the award from [[All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society]], award from the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad]], Art Educationist Award from [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] and scholarship and fellowship from the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Government of India.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Shobha Broota was born on January 22, 1943, into an artistic family in Delhi.<ref name="abirpothi">{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-11-06 |title=A Meditative Trance: Shobha Broota's Life In Colors |url=https://www.abirpothi.com/a-meditative-trance-shobha-brootas-life-in-colors/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Abirpothi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress">{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Medha Dutta |date=2025-09-28 |title=The sound of stillness |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2025/Sep/28/the-sound-of-stillness |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2025-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001200429/https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2025/Sep/28/the-sound-of-stillness |url-status=live }}</ref> At the age of 5, she started learning [[Indian classical music]] and at the age of 19 she completed Sangeet Visharad degree in [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocals.<ref name="newindianexpress" /> She is also a [[Sitar|sitarist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parul |first=Prakriti |date=2025-10-04 |title=Noteworthy art exhibitions to visit in October |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/feature/noteworthy-art-exhibitions-to-visit-in-october-154612/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Sunday Guardian |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Later she completed Diploma in Fine Arts from [[College of Art, Delhi]] in 1964.<ref name="indiaart">{{Cite web |title=Profile of artist Shobha Broota |url=https://www.indiaart.com/Artists/Shobha-Broota/Profile-of-Shobha-Broota.asp |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=www.indiaart.com}}</ref><br />
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===Personal life===<br />
Shobha was married to Rameshwar Broota, and they have two daughters Pooja and Sakshi.<ref name=":1" /> Her former husband Rameshwar Broota and her daughter Pooja Iranna are also artists.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Artistic career and exhibitions==<br />
Shobha Broota started her artistic career by drawing portraits and figurative works, moved to wood etchings in In the 1970s-80s, and later to minimalistic abstract oil & acrylic paintings.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Šimić |first1=Lena |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jOdEAAAQBAJ |title=Mothering Performance: Maternal Action |last2=Underwood-Lee |first2=Emily |date=2022-11-30 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-78516-6 |language=en |chapter=Conversations with Mother Artists on the Dynamics of Support in India}}</ref> She has incorporated hand-woven fabric and threads into her abstract works to form patterns.<ref name="abirpothi"/><br />
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Shobha Broota done her first solo exhibition in Delhi in 1965.<ref name="HT">{{Cite web |date=2025-09-12 |title=Exhibition features Shobha Broota's journey of six decades from figuration to abstract |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/exhibition-features-shobha-broota-s-journey-of-six-decades-from-figuration-to-abstract-101757673418529.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2025-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251015062047/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/exhibition-features-shobha-broota-s-journey-of-six-decades-from-figuration-to-abstract-101757673418529.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her 2021 exhibition ''Sutra'' at [[Bikaner House]] was a major showcase of her significant works created over four decades.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nair |first=Uma |title=Shobha Broota: Sutra Odyssey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/shobha-broota-sutra-odyssey/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905022747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/shobha-broota-sutra-odyssey/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An exhibition in [[Delhi Art Gallery]] in 2025, titled ''Painting Infinity'' displayed nearly 100 works of her including portraits, abstracts, etchings, woven canvases and ink impressions.<ref name="HT" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Aditya Mani |date=2025-09-12 |title=Shobha Broota's artworks {{!}} Painting the cosmos |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20250922-shobha-brootas-artworks-painting-the-cosmos-2786203-2025-09-12 |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=2025-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011133411/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20250922-shobha-brootas-artworks-painting-the-cosmos-2786203-2025-09-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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In addition to more than 21 solo exhibitions in various venues across India, Shobha Broota has also done solo exhibitions at SCHOO Gallery in [[Amsterdam]], Rebecca Hossack Gallery in [[London]], [[Edith Cowan University]], [[Perth]], Australia and Aicon Gallery, [[Palo Alto, California]], USA.<ref name="indiaart"/> She was also been invited by the [[Politics of Guyana|Guyanese government]] to paint the portrait of the former president [[Cheddi Jagan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Veteran artist Shobha Broota: 'Art is not a money-making profession' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/veteran-artist-shobha-broota-says-that-art-is-not-a-money-making-profession-10541351.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411070123/https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/veteran-artist-shobha-broota-says-that-art-is-not-a-money-making-profession-10541351.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Contributions==<br />
Shobha Broota has co-authored a book titled ''Vesture of Being'' with art critic, writer and Poet [[Keshav Malik]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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After completing her diploma in fine arts from the [[College of Art, Delhi]], in 1964, she was appointed as a teacher in the art department there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahuja |first=Sanjeev K. |date=2022-04-30 |title=India-Korea joint Art Exhibition "Spontaneous Balance" by Ms. Jang Hee Mun, Ms. Shobha Broota at KCCI |url=https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/india-korea-joint-art-exhibition-spontaneous-balance-by-ms-jang-hee-mun-ms-shobha-broota-at-kcci/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Asian Community News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501053146/https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/india-korea-joint-art-exhibition-spontaneous-balance-by-ms-jang-hee-mun-ms-shobha-broota-at-kcci/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She later worked as an art educator at [[Triveni Kala Sangam]], New Delhi.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
Shobha Broota received many awards, including the award from [[All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society]], award from the [[Sahitya Kala Parishad]], Art Educationist Award from [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] (NDMC) and scholarship and fellowship from the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Government of India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-07-10 |title=MY WORK IS A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF MY OWN SELF – INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST SHOBHA BROOTA |url=https://www.yathraemagazine.com/my-work-is-a-journey-in-search-of-my-own-self-internationally-acclaimed-senior-artist-shobha-broota/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Travel |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912165211/https://www.yathraemagazine.com/my-work-is-a-journey-in-search-of-my-own-self-internationally-acclaimed-senior-artist-shobha-broota/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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