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Presenting Judges for Young Indian Folk Artist 2021

Young Indian Folk Artist 2021, International Children’s Art Competition

Young Indian Folk Artist 2021 is an “online” international children’s art competition and online exhibition for all budding young artists, presented by International Indian Folk Art Gallery (IIFAG) Australia and India. IIFAG Australia is in pursuit of hidden gems to revive Indian Folk Art and artists around the world.

As per the set deadline, enrolment for Young Indian Folk Artist 2021, International Children’s Art Competition closed on 28th April 2021. We have received close to a hundred artworks from Children aged between 9 -15 years old. These artworks will be reviewed carefully to ensure compliance with competition guidelines.

The qualified entries will be passed on to the three highly respectable judges for their review, scoring, and select the winners.

Very pleased to present the three panel of judges for the Children’s Art Competition
Chitrakar Sadashiv Kulkarni

Alumni of the JJ school of art. VITI in textile designing Well-known art teacher with over 33 yrs of teaching experience   He has given his expertise as a Textile designer on projects in  Karnataka Surat Ahmedabad. As a sculptor at O P Nayyar memorial, Thane, rambhau mhalgi memorial thane, international airport Mumbai, also In designing Tejorath.

Interior designer of many projects for satisfied IAS and IPS officers.  Conducts regularly 4 – 5 days workshops.   He has designed cover illustrations and blurbs for many books, ICSE Marathi textbooks. Editor of Nitya Nava Kala Sparsh, a bimonthly magazine.

Sadashiv Ji is the decorator of the famous Ganesh mandala judge of decoration competitions organized by TMC, and political parties. His artwork has been up included in many exhibitions. He works in many Indian Folk Styles including but not limited to 1. Warli painting 2. Madhubani painting 3. Pichwai cloth painting 4. Gond art 5. Lippan art 6. Rogan art 7. Mandana art 8. Miniature painting 9. Minakari furnace work 10. Hand-made clay work 11. Mask making 12. Sanjhi art 13. Tikuli art 14. Sumi-e Japanese. 15. Tanjore art with golden foil.

Sadashiv Ji has designed the model of an international airport, named after pioneer pilot JRD Tata and has exhibited in Kolhapur, Mumbai, and Kokan Done 55 book as Kalasparsha publication He has been awarded the prestigious Thane Ratna Puraskar 2017 Sevaratna puraskar 2018 Show at Jahangir art gallery 6/2018 Show at the club 2019 BMC heritage advisory conservative committee member.

Mrs. Vandana Rajan, B.A; BFA, MFA (Painting), BHU, B.Ed (Hindi)

Over 25 years experience as an artist and teacher, always keen to learn and share. She has worked in all mediums including but not limited to Oil, Water, Pencil, Charcoal, Acrylic, Fabric, Glass painting, Relief work. Embossing on Aluminum sheet. 40 different types of Embroidery on cloth, silk, and canvas

She has worked in textile designs, including Lucknow Chickenkari, Varanasi block print designs, Dhaka design, Punjab Fulkari, Jaipur Tie & Dye, and Batik. She is also well known for her expertise in designing and painting on Daco-patch. Graphic design on Zinc sheets, for block printing and Roll designs for the textile industry.

Vandana Ji also has many years of experience in pottery, wood carving, sculptures using terracotta, and other soft materials. Has conducted many exhibitions, more recently in Chennai and Tirupur.

She is a master artist when it comes to Indian Folk Art, she has experience in many different folk arts and crafts, including Madhubani, Kalamkari, Meenakari, Warli, Pichwai, Kalighat, Gond, Mandana, Rajasthani miniature, Kerala mural, Lippan, Nirmal, Pattachitra, Tanjore and more.

Mrs. Subhashini Maniam

Third-generation artist from a highly respected Maniam family. Both grandfather ‘Kalki’ Maniam and her father Maniam Selven (Ma Se) have made great contributions to the field of illustration for the Tamil literature and publishing sector. They left a lasting legacy for the next generation. She has now taken the responsibility to fill in their shoes and leave her own unique footprint for the art community.

Subhashini after completing her high school studied Fine Arts: Drawing & Painting from Stella Maris College, Chennai which seemed like a natural choice for undergrad. Later pursued Masters’s Degree in Contemporary Art Practice to further her interests from the University of Huddersfield, UK & Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore.

She combined both music and painting for her research study, this new journey provided her with a unique opportunity to rediscover and set a new path into the future. Since then, she been actively learning, teaching, and sharing her experience in art with others at local art centers in Perth, Australia and teach Indian Carnatic music at Saraswathy Mahavidhyala / Temple of Fine Arts.

Purpose

India is a host to over 50 traditional folk arts. These folk arts have been passed on from generation to generation for over 3000 years. However, except for a handful, the rest of these art forms are on the verge of extinction. The once-thriving community of artists is now dwindled down to a couple of families fighting to keep the art alive.

We, at International Indian Folk Art Gallery, want to make a difference.

We want to help revive both, Art and Indian Folk Artists. There is no better way to start this journey than, with children. We are very grateful to all children who have participated in this competition and helped to promote our rich and beautiful Indian Folk Art. For us, at International Indian Folk Art all children are winners. Also, want to thank both parents and teachers who have encouraged and coached these Children for this competition.

Best wishes,

Senthil Vel

Founder and Indian Folk Art Promoter

3 comments on “Presenting Judges for Young Indian Folk Artist 2021

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