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

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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

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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