Seema Kohli Explained

Seema Kohli
Birth Date:	1960
Birth Place:	Delhi
Nationality:	Indian
Alma Mater:	Miranda House, Delhi University
Father:	Krishnan Dev Kohli^[1]
Mother:	Uma Kohli

Seema Kohli is an Indian contemporary artist, sculptor and poet.^{[2] [3]} She has worked across painting, sculpture and installation.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Her work has been shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Florence Biennale, Birth Rights Collective, Venice Biennale of Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Arco, Art Basel, Jaipur Literature Festival, Jehangir Art Gallery, and India Art Fair, as well as the Habiart Foundation.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Early life and career

Seema Kohli was born in 1960 in Delhi, India. Kohli has completed her graduation from Miranda House, Delhi University.^{[10] [11]}

At the Florence Biennale 2009 in Florence, Italy, Seema Kohli got a gold medal for her film "Swayamsiddha - Myth, Mind, and Movement".^[12]

She has been invited to the Bihar Museum Biennale 2021, TEDx, the Jaipur Lit Festival 2021, the NGMA, the WIN Conference, and a variety of Indian and international academic institutions, including UConn, Chico, Harvard, and Davis.

Her book A storm in my teacup was shown at ART HERITAGE at IAF, is now in collection with Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.^{[13] [14]}

Kohli produced a massive installation in 2016 using 1,000 coloured cutting chai glasses and 700 glass holders at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.^[15]

In 2019, The Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA) hosted a six-month exhibition of Kohli's artworks at Radhadesh, Durbuy near Brussels, Belgium.^{[11] [16]}

Seema Kohli's art "Cut From The Same Cloth" was showcased at Bikaner House, New Delhi in an art exhibition held from 28 July 2023 to 4 August 2023. The event was presented by Gallerie NVYA.^{[17] [18]} The UK high commissioner Alexander Ellis earlier took a round at the art exhibition 'Cut from the Same Cloth' by Seema Kohli.^[19]

Selected exhibitions

Kohli has had over 32 solo exhibitions. Several of her large format artworks are part of national heritage collections at important public spaces and establishments in India and around the world.^{[10] [20]}

• 'I tell you: Suns Exist', Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 2023^[21]
• Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2023^[22]
• "Cut From The Same Cloth" Bikaner House, New Delhi 2023^[23]
• Jaipur Literature Festival 2023^[24]
• 2022 Tat Tvam Asi, a solo exhibition at Cromwell Place Galleries, London by SA Fine Art^[25]
• The Feminine in the Divine, a solo exhibition at South Asian Art Gallery, Boston, 2021^[26]
• 2021, Hiranyagarbha series shown in Yatra Nariyasathu, a group show at the NGMA, Delhi, curated by Uma Nair^[27]
• A Tapestry of Time, a group show at the Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2020^{[28] [29]}
• 2020, Come Play with Me shown in Matter in Matrix, a group printmaking show at Latitude 28, New Delhi^[30]
• Project Home, a solo exhibition at Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), Kolkata, 2019^[31]
• What a Body Remembers, a solo exhibition at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2018^[32]
• 2016, Kamadhenu sculptures shown in Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art, a group show at the Museum of Sacred Arts, Conde Duque, Madrid^[33]
• The Other Self, a solo exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2015^[34]
• 2014, Raks-e-shams, shown in collaboration with Veda Gallery in a collateral event during the 2nd Kochi-Muziris Biennale^[35]
• 2014, Haranyagarbha, part of Taste The Future: Personal Structures, Venice^[36]
• In a group show at Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong, 2014^{[37] [38]}
• One Way Ticket showed at ARCO, Madrid, 2009^[39]
• 2009, Swayamsiddha performed at Gabon Museum, Madrid^[40]
• Swayamsiddha, shown at Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy, 2009^[12]

Books and publications

• “Experiencing the Goddesses on the Trail of Yoginis" contribution by Seema Kohli - 2019^{[41] [42]}
• A storm in my teacup, 2022^[25]
• Restless Lines in the Art of Seema Kohli, 2024^{[43] [44]}
• Mitr Pyare Nu, 2022^{[45] [46]}
• Celestial Revelations, 2019^{[47] [48] [49] [50]}
• Birthing the Goddess: The Feminine and the Idea of Birth, 2024^{[51] [52]}

Awards and recognition

• 2017 - B. C. Sanyal award^[53]
• 2014 Female Empowerment, outstanding achievement award, by Molecule communication, Mumbai^[54]
• 2007 Lalit Kala Akademi National Awards for Women^[55]

External links

• Seema Kohli speaking at India Inclusion Summit
• Artist at work: Seema Kohli (BBC Hindi)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seema Kohli's art performance based on her father's unpublished autobiography, Miter Pyaree Nu, combines inhabited land with the unified consciousness . Indulgexpress . 11 April 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Imagining the universe as a womb and bringing a starfish home: Artist Seema Kohli on creating happy memories . Moneycontrol . 19 March 2022 . en.
3. Web site: A tryst with the yoginis . The New Indian Express. 6 March 2021 .
4. Web site: This stirring exhibition is showcasing art with a potato-based twist . India Today . 16 February 2018 . en.
5. Web site: Seema Kohli Department of Visual Arts . dova.uchicago.edu.
6. Web site: Project Home . Asia Society . en.
7. Web site: Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art . The Indian Express. 2 July 2022 .
8. Web site: Reliving Van Gogh . habiartfoundation.org.
9. Web site: A Café Exposition: Reliving Van Gogh India International Centre . iicdelhi.in.
10. Web site: Artist Seema Kohli on the India Art Fair 2022: 'Art is alive, physical and raw'. Firstpost . en . 2 May 2022.
11. Web site: The philosopher in her studio in Delhi . The Indian Express. 22 June 2019 .
12. Web site: Swayam Siddha: The Self Realized . Take Art Magazine . 5 November 2019.
13. News: Nair . Uma . Is this art? Seema Kohli Chai at Nehru Park, New Delhi . The Times of India.
14. Web site: Narayanan . Chitra . India Art Fair opens in the Capital with pandemic and sustainability themes dominating . Thehindubusinessline . en . 29 April 2022.
15. Web site: Walk through a wonderland at Kala Ghoda . Hindustan Times . en . 1 February 2016.
16. Web site: Spirituality transcends religion: Artist Seema Kohli . Hindustan Times . en . 14 July 2019.
17. Web site: Visual artist Seema Kohli celebrates feminine form through embroidery . The Indian Express . en . 30 July 2023.
18. News: Nair . Uma . Seema Kohli's contemplative residues in acrylics and embroidery . The Times of India.
19. Web site: PM Rishi Sunak very much looking forward to G20 summit in September: UK envoy . The Economic Times . 29 July 2023.
20. Web site: The Alchemy of Process India International Centre . iicdelhi.in.
21. Web site: Ahmedabad News – Latest & Breaking Ahmedabad News . Ahmedabad Mirror . en.
22. News: Nair . Uma . Seema Kohli's solo in Hong Kong . The Times of India.
23. Web site: 11 new art shows in India to add to your July 2023 calendar . Vogue India . en-IN . 4 July 2023.
24. Web site: Seema Kohli - Jaipur Literature Festival . Jaipurliteraturefestival.org . en . 17 September 2013.
25. Web site: Home is where the heart is: Artist Seema Kohli shares her idea of home through art . The New Indian Express. 2 July 2022 .
26. Web site: The Feminine in the Divine Seema Kohli . South Asian Art Gallery.
27. News: Nair . Uma . Butterfly Rain: Seema Kohli . The Times of India.
28. Web site: Behrawala . Krutika . 'Tao is our canvas' . The Hindu . en-IN . 27 February 2020.
29. Web site: Mumbai: Tao Art Gallery celebrates its 20th anniversary . Architectural Digest India . en-IN . 28 February 2020.
30. Web site: The Print: Matter in Matrix . Latitude 28.
31. Web site: Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents 'SEEMA KOHLI Live' . emamiart.com.
32. Web site: Seema Kohli during the inauguration of her art show 'What A Body Remembers' at Tao Art Gallery in Mumbai on April 4, 2018 - Photogallery . Indiatimes.com.
33. Web site: Conde Duque muestra el arte y la espiritualidad contemporánea en la India - Ayuntamiento de Madrid . www.madrid.es . es.
34. Web site: The Other Self of Seema Kohli Verve Magazine . Vervemagazine . 6 December 2015.
35. Web site: India Art Fair . Galleryveda.
36. Web site: Tripathi . Shailaja . Beyond the canvas . The Hindu . en-IN . 16 August 2017.
37. Web site: Upcoming Events Transformation – Contemporary Indian Art Exhibition Hong Kong Art Gallery Association Official Website . hk-aga.org.
38. Web site: Transformation, Karin Weber Gallery - artinasia.com . Artinasia.com.
39. Web site: Shekhar . Divya . Seema Kohli's inter-mingling art forms is manure for the soul . The Economic Times . 14 August 2017.
40. Web site: Seema Kohli Paintings Seema Kohli Artist, Painter Gallery Sanchit Art . Sanchitart.
41. Web site: Experiencing the Goddess: On the Trail of the Yoginis – BOOK LAUNCH - Jaipur Literature Festival . Jaipurliteraturefestival.org . en . 17 September 2013.
42. Web site: Chawla . Janet . Kohli . Seema . Dupuis . Stella . Experiencing the Goddess On the Trail of the Yoginīs . Academia . 1 January 2019.
43. Web site: Kumar . Rahul . 'Restless Lines in the Art of Seema Kohli' book review: A potent overview loaded with nuances . The New Indian Express . en . 18 May 2024.
44. Book: Restless Line in the Art of Seema Kohli . Seema Kohli . en . 2024. 978-81-956749-7-8 .
45. News: Seema Kohli's art performance based on her father's unpublished autobiography, Miter Pyaree Nu, combines inhabited land with the unified consciousness . 11 April 2019 .
46. Web site: Instagram .
47. Web site: Yadav . Medha Dutta . The philosopher in her studio in Delhi . The New Indian Express . en . 22 June 2019.
48. Web site: Patwardhan . Sonia . Interview with contemporary Indian artist Seema Kohli . Medium. 25 November 2019 .
49. Web site: Celestial Revelations .
50. Web site: Seema Kohli's Celestial Revelations opens at Radhadesh .
51. Web site: Birthing the Goddess: The Feminine and the Idea of Birth .
52. Web site: Five Authors Unveil 'Birthing The Goddess: The Feminine And The Idea Of Birth' in New Delhi .
53. Web site: Artists honoured with BC Sanyal Award . business-standard . 17 January 2017.
54. Web site: Seema Kohli: From the canvas of her life and art . thedailyeye.info . en.
55. Web site: Seema Kohli . South Asian Art Gallery.