LALITHA
BANDARU
Art Practitioner
Fine Artist
Education
2015-2016 MA (Fine Art), Chelsea College of Arts - University of the Arts London
2011-2014 BA (Hons) with First Class Honours in Fine Arts, Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts (Goldsmiths University of London), Singapore
Work Experiences
2017- till date Teaching Faculty, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, USA
2017- till date Fabricator & Researcher, John Grade Studio, Seattle, WA, USA
Exhibitions
2020 (Upcoming), Collaborative installation, Method Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Group ExhibitionSEAM, - Second Growth, Collaborative installation, Method Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019 Group Exhibition, A Eulogy To Things That Never Were, The State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad
2019 Group Exhibition, Image of Fragrance, ARTWALK Little India, Art Week Singapore’19, Singapore
2018 Live Auction, Through the Looking Glass, ArtBeat Benefit Gala, KAC, Seattle, WA
2018 Group Exhibition, Best of KAC, Kirkland Arts Center, WA, USA
2017 Group Exhibition, Instructors Show, Kirkland Arts Center, WA, USA
2017 Group Exhibition, !@£$%^&* Early Spring - Off Site Project, Online
2016 Group Exhibition, the perfect mat for the perfect table , Chelsea College of Arts, London
2016 Group Exhibition, Chelsea MA Summer Show 2016, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2016 Group Exhibition, Borrow, The Morgue, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2016 Group Exhibition, ROAM Art Trail, K6 Gallery, Southampton, UK
2016 Group Exhibition, Conversation in Progress, Mills Centre Gallery, London
2015 Film Screening, Mama Lovey Film Salon,The Finborough Arms, London
2015 Group Exhibition, The Drawing Show, Punctum, London
2015 Group Exhibition, Fly by the seat of your pantsuit, Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Arts, London
2015 Group Exhibition, Glorious Telangana, State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
2014 Group Exhibition, SPOT ART 2014, ARTrium@MCI, Singapore
2014 Group Exhibition, The LASALLE Show 2014, ICA, Singapore
2014 Group Exhibition, Open Field: Off beat at Winstedt, Lasalle Winstedt Campus, Singapore
2014 Group Exhibition, Dibs Collaboration, DIBS Gallery, Singapore
2013 Group Exhibition, The LASALLE Show 2013, ICA, Singapore
2012 Solo Exhibition, Vanishing Magnificence, Indian Forest Services, Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy, Hyderabad, India
2012 Group Exhibition, Beyond Limits, Praxis Space (ICA), Singapore
2011 Group Exhibition, Die Stadt Vom Werden Und , Vergehen & The Changing Hyderabad, Photo Exhibition by German & Indian Artists, Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India
2011 Group Exhibition, 4th State Level Art Competition - Department of Culture (Govt. of A.P), Hyderabad, India
2010 Solo Exhibition, Top 10 - Flirting with Nature, donated the sale proceeds to destitute children through CCCYC (India), KNH (Germany), State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
2010 Group Exhibition, Camel Art Foundation’s 12th Southern Region Art Exhibition (two works were also selected for the Catalogue category, Hyderabad, India
Art Residencies, Commissions & Workshops
2015 Art Residency, Warp Artist Village 2015, Bruges, Belgium
2015 Art Residency, Glorious Telangana organised by the Telangana State Govt., Dr. MCR HRD Institute of Telangana, Hyderabad, India
2014 Workshop attended, Master Class Research Workshop conducted by Stelarc, Singapore
2013 Commission, Art of Greening - Public installation, Scott’s Square, Singapore
2011 Art Residency, Artists in Residence, Pegasus Art Foundation, Hyderabad, India
2010 Artist Residency, Fourth South Indian Painting camp: Affirming Life in Colours, Dalit Intellectual Collective (DIC) Vikas Adhyayan Kendra (Mumbai), Kerala, India
2009 Workshop attended, Bidri Art, Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2014 First Class Honours in BA Fine Arts, Goldsmiths College of the Arts, London
2012 LASALLE Merit Scholarship, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2011 Future Leader Scholarship, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2010 SIP Prodigy Award for Painting, SIP Academy Pvt. Ltd., India
2008 PTA Scholarship for Painting, Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad, India
2006 Painting Award, Celebrations of 60 years of India’s independence (Govt. of A.P.), India
2005 Super Kid Award for Excellence in Painting, Hyderabad Jaycees, India
2005 Gold medal in Painting, Hyderabad Public School, Hyderabad, India
2003 Best Entry, All India Camel Colour Contest, India
2002 Second Place Award, St. Paul’s Spot Painting Competition, Hyderabad, India
2002 Art Award, Hyderabad Public School (Parent Teacher Association), India
2002 Best Entry, Children’s Environment Science Congress, India
1999 Second Place Award, St. Paul’s Spot Painting Competition, Hyderabad, India
1999 Best Entry, All India Camel Colour Contest, India
1999 Navy Week Painting Competition, India
1998 Best Entry, All India Camel Colour Contest, India
1997 Third Place Award, UNICEF Painting Competition, India
Collections
Private collections in India & abroad
Works published in Media
Newspaper & Print media:
“Spot Art”, Life! Arts, The Straits Times, November 18, 2014. c4
“SPOT ART”, Singapore Art Gallery Guide, News (November 2014): 39
M Khaja Moinuddin, “కాలిన జీవితాలకు కళతో ఊతం”, Andhraprabha, November 17, 2010.
“Nature in its full bloom”, Deccan Chronicle, October 19, 2010. 23.
“Colour of Support”, The Hindu, October 15, 2010.
“ఆకట్టుకున్న చిత్రాలు”, Eenadu Hyderabad, October 11, 2010.
M. Sai Gopal, “Her strokes are unmatched”, Hindu, October 10, 2010
“Teen art sensation to unveil her first art show”, The New Indian Express, October 9, 2010.
Web Articles:
“4 art fairs here go head to head in the coming fortnight”- Spot Art, The Straits Times, Lifestyle, November 18, 2014.
<http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/visual-arts/story/4-art-fairs-here-go-head-head-the-coming-fortnight-20141118>
“2014 Artists”, SPOT ART. <http://www.spotart.sg/#!lalitha-bandaru/c19mj>
“After the Life”, Penumbra, March 8, 2014. <http://penumbramag.com/after-the-life/>
“Lalitha: Teen Painting Sensation”, Reach out Hyderabad, (October 2010).
< http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm217.htm>
“Teen art sensation to unveil first art show”, Express News Service, October 9, 2010.
< http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article289380.ece>
References
Dr. S.Chandrasekaran, Contextual Studies Coordinator, BA – Fine Arts,
Faculty of Fine Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore-187940
email: s.chandrasekaran@lasalle.edu.sg
Salleh Bin Japar, Programme Leader, Diploma/BA Hons – Fine Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore-187940
email: salleh.japar@lasalle.edu.sg