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Geeta Vadhera
Indian artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geeta Vadhera is an Indian painter and writer whose work combines abstract painting, poetry, and visual interpretation of spiritual themes. Trained at the Delhi College of Art, she has exhibited in India, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates since the 1980s. Her work draws on Sufi poetry and Vedantic philosophy, and includes the concrete poetry collection Ansh, held in the International Archives of Concrete Poetry in Germany.[1][2][3]
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Archive holdings
Materials by and about Geeta Vadhera are preserved in the Eugen Gomringer collection at the Swiss National Library’s Literary Archive (Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv). Under the call number D-05-VAD (c. 2000), the archive contains:
- A profile: Geeta Vadhera — nine leaves with cover and artist CV
- Theme lines — small-format art prints (tape-bound)
- Gerahmte Gemälde (Reproduktionen) — six framed reproductions titled Dedication, Surrender, Flame, Content, Sound Alone, and Vermillion, along with a Vadhera dossier
These files are cross-referenced with B-1-VAD and B-2-VAD.[4]
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Life and career
Geeta Vadhera studied at the Delhi College of Art and began exhibiting her paintings in the 1980s. Reviews in the Singapore press described her paintings as combining philosophical depth with lyrical abstraction.[5][6][2]
Her exhibitions have been held at the Visual Arts Gallery of the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, and internationally in Singapore and Dubai. Her 2011 solo exhibition Qalb Qudrat in Dubai drew wide press coverage in English- and Arabic-language newspapers in the United Arab Emirates.[3][7][8][9][10]
She has also engaged with literary practice. Her book of concrete poetry, Ansh, has been recognized in international archives in Germany and has been noted in Indian critical literature.[1][11]
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Exhibitions
- Shah Shabad – Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2010).
- Qalb Qudrat – Art Select, Jumeirah Emirates Tower, Dubai (2011).
Publications
- Ansh (concrete poetry).
- An Introduction to Art (educational text, referenced in art pedagogy).[12]
References
[2] [6] [5] [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1] [11] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [12]
External links
Expanded article with additional reliable sources (Straits Times 1986–88, Khaleej Times, Gulf News, Indian Horizons, ANUCDE). Consolidated references, retained existing citations, added exhibitions/publications, and improved lead section.
Early life
Geeta Vadhera was born in India to a mother who was an artist.[21] She studied for a Bachelor of Arts at the College of Art, Delhi and undertook further research in France and Germany.[22]
Career
Geeta has shown her artworks in Asia, Australia and Europe.She has had a total of 35 solo exhibitions of her works across the world. [23] In 1986, she showed her paintings at the Orchard Point Gallery in Singapore and the following year at the Funan Centre.[24][22] In 1988, she exhibited 24 paintings at the Arts Festival Fringe.[21] In 2011, she exhibited her paintings at Jumeirah Emirates Tower at Dubai.[23] Her art has been inspired by the Sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah and the Isha Upanishad.[25][24]
Geeta's works on Concrete Poetry, the poetry inherent in the Devnagri script, has been stored in the international archives of Concrete Poetry in Germany.
Geeta has her studio in Whitefield, Bangalore, India.[26][27] She published a book of poetry written in Hindi, entitled Ansh (A Part of Me) and also has written books about art for children.[22][28] In 2021, she addressed the Horasis event discussing art after the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[29]
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Awards and recognition
Geeta received the Bharat Nirman super achiever award in 1995.[30]
See also
References
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