Shalini Soni's Profile

From: India
Joined: October 31, 2007

About caprishal:

EDUCATION
2008 M.A. (History of Arts), Punjab University, Chandigarh
2004 B.A. (Additional) - Fine Arts and Painting, J.N.V.U., Jodhpur
2000 (Jan. to June) - Studio Artist at Kanoria Center for Arts, Ahmadabad
1998 Grad. Diploma (3 years), Commercial Arts (with honors), Women's Polytechnic College, Jodhpur
1998 Trained in Miniature Painting under "Kalamani" Shri Lal Singhji Bhati, Jodhpur

AWARDS
2008 Certificate of Merit, Kala Sangathi 2008 (National Level Art Competition) – awarded by Scribble Artists Together on their 5th year celebration, Hyderabad
2008 Certificate of Merit (H.K. Kejriwal young artist award) for the year 2007 – awarded by K.H. Kejriwal Foundation and the Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore
1999 Bhama Shah Award, for academic excellence (Rajasthan) in the Final Year Examination of Graduate Diploma (Commercial Arts, yr 1997-98) - awarded by the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur.
1998 Certificate of Merit, for work in traditional painting for the year 1996-97 - awarded by the Governor of Rajasthan at State Handicrafts Prize Distribution Ceremony, organized by the Rajasthan Small Scale Industries Corporation Ltd.

PARTICIPATIONS
2010 “Keep our Planet Alive” - artists´ thoughts about future, Workshop and Art Exhibition in Denmark and Sweden, organized by TellusArt
• Asian artists workshop with school children at Gladsaxe Ungdomsskole, Gladsaxevej 315 2860 Søborg, Copenhagen, 3 Sept
• Asian artists Creative Workshop with invited Scandinavian artists and children at Ateljé Ciresia-Mariatorget, Stockholm, 6 to 8 Sept
• Workshop with Botkyrka Kommun Art teachers, 9 Sept
• Workshop with Botkyrka Kommun School children, 10 Sept
• Workshop at Solna Day Festival collaboration with Solna Stad, 11 Sept
2010 “Fusion 10” Art Exhibition and Creative Workshop, International Art Camp with Swedish, Turkish, Iranian, Sri Lankan and Indian Artists, The Fine Art Museum, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 28th Jan to 2nd Feb.
2008 All India Artist Camp, Balasore Art & Craft College, Kalakshetra, Balasore, Orissa, 27 to 29 Dec.
(In collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Govt. of India, Kolkata)
2005 Chitra Santhe, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
2004 12th Kala Mela, at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur (with “Ayaam Jodhpur”)
2003 At Chaturbhuj Gallery, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur (organized by Gunjan Art Gallery)
2002 74th AIFACS (state level), Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2002 Art Teacher's Art Exhibition, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur (organized by Camlin Art Foundation)
2002 10th Kala Mela, at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur (with “Dhora”)
2001 Artists’ camp at Rajmata School, Jodhpur


EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2000 Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2008 Palette Art Gallery, Jodhpur – 15 to 20 Sept.
2008 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore – 7 to 13 Oct.
JOINT SHOWS (TWO PERSON)
2002 Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2008 Museum Gallery, Chandigarh – 21 to 26 Oct
GROUP SHOWS
2010 Traveling show (in Turkey and Greece) - Participating artist in the "Wall of Peace” organized by Turkish Artist and Activist, Sevgi Urum. This is the Second International Art Action Project.
• First Art Action, "Week of Peace" by the organization of the " Center For Peace Building" in Sanski Most / Bosnia Herzegovina,17-18-19th September
• Second Art Action, "Wall for Peace" International Art Project at “20th Istanbul Art Fair / Tuyap Artist 2010”, Venue: 8th Exhibition Hall of TUYAP Exhibition and Congress Center in Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, 30 Oct. to 7 Nov. 2010.
2010 Exhibition at ´Gallery Artcompaz´, Copenhagen, 3 to 14 Sept
2010 Asian and Swedish artists Exhibition at Ateljé Ciresia-Mariatorget, Stockholm, 4 to 12 Sept
2009 Akhters Art Gallery, Attavara, Mangalore – 13 to 20 June
2009 Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar - April
2009 Stree, Art Mall, New Delhi, on the occasion of International Woman’s Day, 8 to 17 March
2008 Kala Sangathi 2008, Scribble Artists Together, State Art Gallery, Hyderabad – 16 to 23 Nov.
2008 Monsoon 2008, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai- 1 to 13 Sept.
2008 9th Annual Show of Suryakanti Art Gallery, Trivandrum – from 17 to 24 Aug
2008 Organized by Mahua Art Gallery & H.K. Kejriwal Foundation, the Leela Galleria, Bangalore
2006 Organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath & Kinetic Sai Automobiles, Bangalore
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur (with “Ayaam Jodhpur”)
1999, 2001, 2001, 2002
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur (with “Dhora”)

COLLECTIONS
Private collections in Jodhpur, Kota, Bundi, Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Paris, U.S.A., Holland, Hong Kong, U.K., Sweden, etc.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
TEACHING
2008 Conducted workshop on “Miniature Paintings” at Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chandigarh – 24 & 25 Oct.
2007 Visiting Faculty (Study of Traditional Schools and Miniature Paintings - B.V.A. Vth semester) at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore – 30th July to 14th Sept.
2005 - 2006
Lecturer (part time) at Women's Polytechnic College, Jodhpur
2005 Conducted workshop on “Miniature Paintings” at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore - 21 & 22 Dec.
2001 – 2007
Managed own Art & Craft School and Studio (Capricorn Arts)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2009
External Examiner at Women's Polytechnic College, Jodhpur
COMMERCIAL DESIGNING (FREELANCE)
2005 Illustrations for Service Directory - For the Bal Samand Lake Palace, Jodhpur (A WelcomHeritage Group Hotel)
2003 Publicity Designing - For the Bal Samand Lake Palace, Jodhpur (A WelcomHeritage Group Hotel)
2003 First Day Cover & Canceling Stamp Design for H.H. Maharaja Umaid Singhji Centenary Celebration
2002 Design for Commemorative Coin (50th Anniversary of Coronation/Rajtilak of H.H. Gaj Singhji II)
2002 Publicity Designing - For the Umaid Palace Hotel, Jodhpur (A WelcomHeritage Group Hotel)
1996 Poster and invitation card for "Marwar Festival" (3 color offset) for Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC)