Tara Sabharwal | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Delhi, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Painter, printer |
Tara Sabharwal (born 1957, New Delhi[1][2]) is an Indian-born, US-based painter and printmaker. Known for her colorful, subtly layered paintings, Sabharwal has had 42 solo shows in the UK, US, India, among others. She has received several awards, including the Joan Mitchell CALL (Creating a Living Legacy),[3] The British Council Scholarship,[1] and the Gottlieb Foundation awards.[4] Her work is in the collection of The British Museum,[5] Victoria and Albert Museum,[6] and the Peabody Essex Museum[7] among others.
Sabharwal studied painting at M.S University (Baroda, India) 1975–1980, and received her master's degree at the Royal College of Art (London, UK) in 1982–1984.[1] She returned to India from 1985 to 1988 and had shows in Delhi and Mumbai and London. From 1988 to 1990 she returned to UK for fellowships, teaching and solo shows. In 1990 Sabharwal visited New York and settled there, while continuing to work and show in the UK and India. She has taught at the Guggenheim museum, Rubin museum, CUNY, Studio in a school, and The Cooper Union in New York City.[7]