NIKITA PARIKH

Born in 1974
B.F.A. Faculty of Fine Arts, (1992-96) M.S. University (Baroda),
M.F.A. Faculty of Fine Arts, (1996-98) M.S. University (Baroda)
Dissertation submitted on “Childlike Naivety as a linguistic source in Contemporary art”.

Workshops & Camps     

 Attended a five day workshop at the faculty    (Baroda)     Ranjitsingh Gaekwad.

Attended a workshop in pottery (working with Raku clay) organised by Nirmala Pathwardhan. (Baroda)

Attended Artist’s Camp ROOTS-2000 CEPT campus (A’bad)
Attended minature painting workshop at Kanoria Center for Arts (A’bad)
Attended Artists Camp at Pethapur organised by

     Vrindavan Solanki

Attended Artist Camp at Gandhi Ashram, celebrating 75 years of Dandi Yatra, organised by Ahmedabad Art Society
Attended Art-Meet 2006 at Gwalior organized by ITM Universe, Gwalior, curated by Prayag Shukla
Attended Art-Camp 2007 at Baroda organized by Creative Urge

Awards

   1990  Mahakoshal Kala Parishad Award Raipur.

   1997 All India Fine Arts and Craft Society

  1997  Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy Award.

  1999  Navdeep Prathisthan Award.

  2000  Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy Award.

  2002  All India Fine Arts And CraftSociety  

  2002 President of India’s Silver Plaque by All 

  India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi,
  for the best exhibit of the year. (presented by Shri    K.R.Narayan)  

  2002 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award for   Drawing. (Gujarat State)

2004 17thLokmanya Tilak Award, Pune.

Scholarships

1996-1997  Maharaja Sayajirao Merit Scholarship

Junior Artist Fellowship

Solo Shows
1997 Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhuvan, A’bad.
1999 Studio 51J Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2001 Contemporary Art Gallery, A’bad.
2001 Nazar Gallery for Contemporary Art, Baroda

Group Shows

2001 Group Show Ahmedabad Young Artist, Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2002 “Voices” artists against violence, group show Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda.
2003 “Impressions Pethapur”, group show, Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2003 “Affordable arts” a group show organised by Chaurah internationals & Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad.
2003 “Apanu Ahmedavad- Ek Varso” group show organised by Heritage cell & Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
2004  Group show organised in collaboration with U.P. State Lalit Kala Academi, Lucknow
2005  Group show organised in collaboration with Kala Academi Goa
2005 Group show on celebrating 75 years of Dandi Yatra at Gandhi Ashram and Kanoria center for Arts, Ahmedabad. (organised by Ahmedabad Art Society) 
 2005 Group show organised by Ahmedabad Art Society at Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
2005 Group show “Celebrations” anniversary exhibition of the marvel art gallery, Ahmedabad
2005 Group show “extended passage” Rabindra Bhuvan New Delhi
2006 Group show Museum art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Group show organized by Ahmedabad Art society at Ravishankar Raval Kala bhuvan, Ahmedabad.
2006 Group show “The Female Hero” at Lemongrasshopper Art Gallery curated by Sandhya Bordwaker
2007 Group show “Coming Together” at Faculty of Fine Arts Exhibition Hall, Baroda