Hemi Bawa

Hemi Bawa
Born Delhi, India
Occupation Painter
Sculptor
Known for Modern art
Spouse(s) Inderjit Singh Bawa
Awards Padma Shri
Website Website

Hemi Bawa is an Indian painter and sculptor, known for her sculpture at the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, commissioned by Coca Cola.[1] Her works include acrylic and glass paintings[2] and sculptures made of cast glass, fibre glass and copper-fired glass.[3]

Bawa was born in Delhi and did not have any formal training when she started painting in 1962.[4] Later, she studied Scandinavian glassmaking techniques and started working on that medium and also in combination with metal, wood and acrylic.[5] In 1996, Coca Cola commissioned her for a sculpture, to be displayed during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the eight-foot high work is now on display at the Coca Cola Museum in the city.[3] She has had solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad, including the Glass Dimension show[6] and India Art Fair 2012 at Delhi.[7]

The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to Arts.[8] Her life and works have been documented in Hemi Bawa, a book by Alka Pande, published in 2010.[9] She is married to Inderjit Singh Bawa, an industrialist, and the couple lives in Delhi, along Hailey Road.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Hemi Bawa on Art Folio9". Art Folio9. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Profile on India Mart". India Mart. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Shri is a recognition of my art: Hemi Bawa". Mid Day. 11 April 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Harry Winston and Hemi Bawa". Jot Impex. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Artist - Hemi Bawa". Corning Museum of Glass. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "India`s glass diva sparkles again". Zee News. 4 August 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hemi Bawa explores the power of present". Indian Express. 15 January 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Alka Pande (2010). Hemi Bawa. Om Books. ISBN 9788174367938.
  10. ↑ "Artistic impressions". India Today. 16 February 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2016.

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