Tara Sabharwal

Tara Sabharwal is a painter and printmaker who hails from New Delhi, India and is based in the USA since 1989. She left India in 1982, after completing her graduation at MS University, Baroda, to pursue a master's degree at the Royal College of Art, London. She has had over 40 solo shows in USA, UK, Japan, Germany and India.

Early life

Tara Sabharwal was born in New Delhi, India in 1957.^[1][2]

Education

Sabharwal studied Painting. She did her B.A. (FINE) from MS University, Baroda, 1975-1980. with Professors K G Subramanian, Nasreen Mohammedi, G M Sheikh and Jeram Patel. She completed her Masters from the Royal College of Art in London with tutors Peter de Francia, Ken Kiff and Yehuda Safran, on a British Council scholarship in 1984.

Career

As a student in London, 1982-85, the Victoria and Albert Museum bought her work and she showed at Bernard Jacobson and Christopher Hull galleries. On returning to India she had solo shows at Art Heritage and Cymroza galleries and after three years left for the UK on the Myles Meehan fellowship. This was followed by the Durham Cathedral fellowship and shows at the Laing Art gallery, DLI Museum, and the Darlington Art Center along with teaching in Newcastle and Sunderland Art colleges.

In 1990 Tara visited New York and since then has lived in India, the UK, and NY, making paintings and prints and continuing to show internationally. She has had solo shows at Harewood House, Mercury, La Monte, East West, Rebecca Hossack, and Idler galleries, in London; Galerie Scherer, Michael Oess, Galerie Schwerpunkt, Martina Janzen, Kunstempel, and Arts Karlsruhe in Germany; Henry Street settlement, John Jay, Stephen Harris, Gallery 678, and Manhattan Graphics Center in New York City, Gertrude H Institute, Augusta Georgia and Manhattanville college, Purchase in USA ; and Art Heritage, Cymroza, Nazar, Sakshi, Art Alive. MS University, and Sumukha galleries in India. She has shown at HISHIO, Japan; VM Gallery, Pakistan; Orvieto arts festival, Italy; and Versailles, Chamalieres and Duoro Printmaking Triennials in France and Portugal.

Collections

• 2018 MONA, Museum of Nebraska Art, USA
• 2016 The British Museum. London.
• 2015 Uttarayan Arts Foundation, Vadodara, India.
• 2013 The New York Public library, NY, USA.
• 2002 Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
• 2001 Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, USA.
• 2000 Library of Congress, Washington D.C., USA.
• 1995 The British Museum, London. UK.
• 1989 DLI Museum, Durham, UK.
• 1988 Darlington Art Center, Darlington, UK.
• 1989 Sunderland University, UK.
• 1982 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.

Solo Exhibitions

• 2019 Aidron Duckworth Museum, NH, USA
• 2019 Arts Karlsrune, represented by Galerie Martina Janzen

• 2018 Wilmer Jennings gallery, NYC, USA
• 2017 Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Georgia, USA.
• 2017 Art Alive gallery, New Delhi, India
• 2017 Kunsttempel, Kunstbalcon pop up show, Kassell, Germany
• 2015 Sumukha gallery, Bangalore, India.
• 2015 Fine arts college, MS University, Baroda, India.
• 2014 Manhattan Graphics center, NYC, USA.
• 2013 Art Alive gallery, New Delhi, India. * 2013 Galerie Janzen, Düsseldorf, Germany.
• 2013 Idler Academy, London, UK.
• 2012 Karsruhe Art fair, Karlsruhe By Galerie Janzen, Germany.
• 2008 Contemporary art fair, Citerno Castel Giorgio. Orvieto, Italy. * 2008 Galerie Martina Janzen, Wuppertal, Germany.
• 2008 Center for International Cultural exchange HISHIO, Katsuyama, Japan.
• 2007 V.M. gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
• 2006 Art alive gallery, New Delhi, India.
• 2006 John Jay college Gallery, NYC, USA.
• 2005 Art Heritage Gallery, India.
• 2005 Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai, India.
• 2004 Galerie Martina Janzen, Düsseldorf, Germany.
• 2003 Steven Harris Gallery, NYC, USA.
• 2002 Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi, India.
• 2002 Michael Oess Galerie, Konstanz, Germany.
• 2002 Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai, India.
• 2000 Nazar Gallery, Baroda, India.
• 2000 John Jay Gallery, NYC, USA.
• 1998 Gallery at 678, NYC. USA.
• 1996 Sakshi Gallery, Bombay, India.
• 1996 Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore, India.
• 1996 Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi, India.
• 1995 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK.
• 1994 Galerie Schwerpunkt, Stuttgart, Germany.
• 1993 Galerie Scherer, Miltenberg, Germany.
• 1993 La Monte Gallery, London, UK.
• 1993 Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi, India.
• 1991 Harewood House, Leeds, UK.
• 1990 Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• 1990 DLI Museum, Durham, UK.
• 1989 Darlington Art Center, Darlington, UK.
• 1889 DLI Museum, Durham, UK.
• 1987 Cymrosa Gallery, Bombay, India
• 1987 Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi, India.
• 1986 Christopher Hull Gallery, London, UK.

Awards and Recognition

• 2018 Guanlan Print base, China. Print making Residency
• 2018 Vermont Studio Center, Visiting Artist.
• 2017 American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Residency.
• 2017 Beisinghoff Printmaking residency, Kassell, Germany
• 2016 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Individual Support Grant.
• 2016 Womens Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY. Fall Workspace residency.
• 2015 Joan Mitchell foundation, NYC. CALL (Creating a Living legacy) award.
• 2015 Under pressure club, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Printmaking residency and consignment.
• 2015 Conversazioni in Contemporaneity, ACCM Spongano, Italy. Artist residency.
• 2015 Uttarayan sculpture camp, Vadoodara, India. Artist residency.
• 2008 Center for International cultural exchange, HISHIO, Japan. Artist residency.
• 2004 Cooper Union School of Art, NYC. Artist residency.
• 2003 New York Artists Online, NYC. Award.
• 2001-02 International Cultural Collaborations NYC. Fellowship grant.
• 1992-93 Henry Street Settlement, NYC. Artist in Residence.
• 1989-90 Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK. Fellowship and Artist in Residence.
• 1988-89 Darlington Arts Center, UK. Myles Meehan Fellowship and Artist in Residence.
• 1989 Royal Overseas League, London. Award
• 1983 British Council. Travel grants to Norway, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy & NYC.
• 1982-84 British Council Scholarship, UK. Study grant.

Teaching

• 2018 Women's studio workshop, Rosendale, USA. Summer Art Institute, Monoprinting.
• 2018 Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop, NYC. Printmaking classes for artists.
• 2017 Painting and Printmaking, Visiting Professor, University of Augusta, Georgia, USA
• 2017 Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY. Summer Art Institute, Monoprinting.
• 2017 American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Visiting Artist.
• 2015 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Visiting Artist.
• 2014-Present. Macauley program, CUNY, NYC. Visiting Artist.
• 1994 Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop. Workshops.
• 1998-Present. Studio in a School, NYC.Teaching Artist.
• 2014-2015 Mc Claire University, NJ. Visiting Artist.
• 2007-2009 Rubin Museum of Art, NYC. Teaching Artist.
• 2005-2007 John Jay College. CUNY, NYC. Adjunct Professor.
• 2004-2005 Cooper Union School of Art, NYC. Adjunct Professor. 2004- 2011 Creative Classrooms, NYC. Teaching Artist.
• 2001-2003 Bank street school for children, USA. Teaching Artist.
• 2003-2005 Art in General, NYC. Teaching Artist.
• 2000-2002 Guggenheim Museum, NYC. Learning through art’. Teaching Artist .
• 2001-2010 Science and Art enrichment, NYC. Teaching Artist.
• 1989-1990 Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, UK. Part-time Professor.
• 1988-1989 Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle, UK. Part-time Professor.

BOARDS

• Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC. Searve on Board of directors.
• SAWCC, South Asian Women’s Creative Collective. Member and contributor.
• Asian American Art centre, NYC. Advising panel for ArtAsiAmerica archive.