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SHUCHI KRISHAN
Indian Painter.

2017

• Solo Art Exhibition at CABINET SECRETRAIT, RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN. PRESIDENT HOUSE, New Delhi.
  
  • This was an exhibition of my 70 paintings, April 2017-July 2017.
• KALPATARU Award for excellence in ART. 29^th Jan 2017.
  • Kalpataru, an Indian society for Art, Literature, National Heritage, Family welfare and Environment.
• MAIN HOON BETI AWARD for ART.
  • Awarded by Times News and Arogya Darpan Uttar Pradesh, India. The Award function was held at Kamal Auditorium, King George Medical College, Lucknow Up.
• Art Exhibition ‘ETHOS’ at Nehru Center,High Commission of India at London U.K. 5^th to 9^th june 2017. I exhibited my Wash Paintings at this exhibition.
  
• Solo Art Exhibition at NDTL INDIA, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
• ‘The Veteran Beginning’A Group Show of paintings at RPR Auction Gallery. Feb 18^th onwards at 21 Raipur Road New Delhi.
• Art Exhibitions - two ‘Group Shows’ at Shastri Bhavan, which houses important Indian Ministries offices. Mainly, Education, Petroleum, Chemicals, Youth Affairs, Sports, Family Welfare etc.
• India Art Festival , New Delhi.

2016 : Solo Art Exhibition

AVANI at Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art India.30^th November to 6^th December 2016 at 35 Feroz Shah Road New Delhi.
Inaugurated by Shri Ashwini Attri, IAAS.Indian Audit and Account Service.

• Exhibition – Blossoms - At Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center,New Delhi. Group show, Sept 2016.
• Exhibition – Ballads of Love – At India Habitat Center, Gallery Open Palm Court. Group Exhibition. 7^th March to 11th March.

2015: Exhibition India – At France On an invitation by the French Cultural Service.

At Espace Saint Nazaire et Mediatheque, at Sanary Sur Mer – south of France.3^rd to 31^st October 2015. Exhibition Inaugurated by Ferdinand Bernhard – Mayor of Sanary Sur Mer and President of the Agglomeration Sud community. Advisor to the Department of Var.

• Exhibition at Cabinet Secretrait – Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. 15^th March to 14^th April -2015.
• Donated painting for an Art Auction at Dubai. Artists for the Kids Of Syria. Charity Auction under the patronage of H.E. Dr. zaki Nusseibh.
• Conducted a workshop of ‘ Lepan’ for students of 29 colleges at a Festival at Gateway College Of Architecture and Design at Sonipat.

2014 : Awarded The INDIAN WOMAN POWER AWARD.

For Distinguished and Outstanding Individual Contribution Towards Building the Nation. Fine Arts – Painting.
Awarded by Seemapuri Times – National News Magazine. 29th Jan -2014.
Solo Art Exhibition -24^th November -7^th December at CSOI, Civil Services Officers Institute –Vinay Marg Chanakya Puri,New Delhi. Exhibition inaugurated by Dr. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty – Chairman Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art India.

2013

Giving voluntary Art and English Classes to under privileged children and staff at Nai Disha India .org at New Delhi.
The American TESOL Institute :Obtained the American Certificate Of Teaching English to Students of Other Languages.
Taught English and Art at Phuket Polytechnic College. Thailand – July 2013.

2012

Awarded The FEMPOWERMENT INDIA AWARD 31st August 2012 for outstanding achievement in Arts - painting.
Awarded by Reliance India and Lions International. Organized by Molecule Communications.
Exhibited at Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi at an International Art Contest and exhibition ‘Confluence 12’ Organized by Gallery Art Eterne.
Exhibited at The Cow Festival - Group Show at Iskon Temple, New Delhi and at Square One Mall Saket. Inaugurated by Mrs. Menka Gandhi. Organized by Kalpavriksha Projects India.
Exhibited in a group show ‘JISM’ at AIFACS – All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society India. The same show to be held at Open Palm Court India Habitat Centre October 2012.

2009

Solo Art Exhibition 'VYOMINI' at Visual Art Gallery.
India Habitat Centre. 8th August 2009. Exhibition inaugurated by Ambassador of Mongolia to India H.E. Mr. Vorshilov Enkhbold.
Exhibited at exhibition Kaleidoscope, Open palm court, 20th July, 2009.

2006

Exhibited digital art at the Kala Ghoda Art Festival organized by The Arts Trust Mumbai.
Exhibited in a group show ‘joie de vivre ’organized by gallery ‘Collectors Stop’ at Delhi.

2005

Donated painting ‘Friends play together’ for the ‘Dil Se’ Golf tournament played between India and Pakistan in Lahore.
This painting was auctioned for the Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s relief fund and the proceeds were donated for the earth quake victims in Kashmir – both Indian as well as Pakistan – occupied one.
Exhibition of paintings at the Taj group of hotels at Banglore, Pune and Hyderabad organized by Habiart gallery. Group show.

2004

Designing and implementation of murals for art galleries at Singapore and for residences at Austria and Malaysia.

2002

Solo Art Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy. National Academy of Art [India] Exhibition telecast on the National Television of India.
Exhibited at the Invitational Asia International Art Exhibition, in memory of the 2002 Busan Asian Games. Asian Spirit Exhibition Organised by the Korean Fine Art Association at Korea. Theme of the exhibition being Nationality and Tradition.

2001

World Opening of Virtual Art Exhibition-Solo-Millennium Art Gallery
[Vancouver Canada]

2000

World Opening of Virtual Art Exhibition-Solo-Millennium Art Gallery
Vancouver Canada.
Exhibition at Gallery Art Folio Singapore.

1999

Exhibition of Paintings at Gallery ART JUNCTION, hotel Inter-Continental
New Delhi.

1998

Solo Art Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy, National Academy Of Art India.
This exhibition was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Colombia to India, Her Excellency Gloria Isabella Nieto De Nino.
The Press covered it. This exhibition was also telecast on the national Television network of India.

1997

Private Viewing of works in Malaysia.
Private Viewing of works in Singapore.

1996

Exhibition of Paintings at U.K. High Commission, New Delhi. Group Show
Solo exhibition of paintings at American Embassy, New Delhi.
Private Viewing of works in Bangkok, Thailand.

1995

Solo Exhibition of Art Works at American Embassy New Delhi.

1994

Exhibition of works at U.K. High Commission, Group Show.

1993

Exhibited works at Mauritius

1987-1992

Took part in Sahitya Kala Parishad XXII annual art exhibition, New Delhi.
Worked for a commercial art studio in Delhi, specializing in murals, glass paintings, Tanjore paintings and manuscripts
Worked for a textile design studio in Delhi, designing prints for boutiques and mills.
Exhibition of paintings at Alliance Francaise Calcutta.

Education

Higher Secondary, Delhi Public School-Mathura Road New Delhi. 1976.
Joined Delhi College of Fine Arts, -1976

Diplome De Langue Francaise – Alliance Francaise Paris. 1989.
TESOL : The American TESOL Institute.

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. American TESOL 120 Hour, In Class Certification. June 2012.

Work Experience and other Highlights:
2017, saw a solo art exhibition of Shuchi’s paintings at President House Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.70 of her paintings adorned the two floors of the Cabinet Secretrait.
Shuchi’s painting ‘Shade of the Cardamom’ is on cover of a French publication - Contes et Legends d’ Asie – Contes d’une Grand Mere Indienne.
She has also contributed the image of her painting ‘Godhuli’ as cover of Andrea Sirotti’s compilation of contemporary Indian poems titled L’INDIA DEL ANIMA. ‘Life of an Indian poetess.
Shuchi was the only Indian painter to represent Indian contemporary Art at the Invitational Asia International Art Exhibition held in memory of the 2000 Busan Asian Games. Asian Spirit Exhibition – Nationality and tradition. Organized by the Korean Fine Arts Association.
She has worked on various interior design projects in association with the Chief Architect of the Brazilian Embassy at Delhi. Glass murals for the residences of Mr.Singhania, Chairman LML Industries, India. She has painted a series of portraits for Madam Shahnaz Hussain of the Shahnaz herbal fame.

Shuchi has worked with different art forms and media. She specializes in the oil painting technique of the Dutch Masters – Which is building up color in transparent layers. Shuchi also specializes in the Indian wash painting technique. The technique of the Bengal school of Arts. She also is an exponent of the ethnic art form ‘Lepan’murals. Lepan is a rural wall work from the desert state of Rajasthan. She executes exquisite Lepan murals on board with durable material and brings this rural Indian folk art to modern interiors around the globe.
Shuchi has also been teaching traditional Indian art techniques for over three decades from her studio at Delhi. She has been giving art workshops of the same to Indian communities settled in different parts of the world. Shuchi voluntarily teaches art and English to under privileged women and children at Nai Disha India. org.
Her paintings are in the collection of National and International public and private Art Collectors.