POOJA IRANNA

Born in New Delhi, India, 1969
M F A in painting, College of Art, New Delhi, 1995
B F A in painting, College of Art, New Delhi, 1991

Scholarships

Junior fellowship by Dept. of culture, Govt. of India , 1998-99

National scholarship by Dept.of culture, Govt of India , 1992-95

Charles Wallace India trust award,2002

Garhi grant by Lalit Kala Akademi, 2003-2004.

Solo shows 

‘Metamorphic mathematics’, at Chitra Kala Parishat, B’lore, the Guild art  gallery, Mumbai, and at Sridharani gallery, Delhi,    2003-2004. Essay by Peter Nagy.

‘Reflections’, Wimbledon school of art, London,2002

 House of Cards’, Art Inc, New Delhi  , 1999 , Essay by Roobina Karode.                     

‘Paper works’, Shridharani gallery, New Delhi, 1996.

Group shows.

‘Does size matter’,curated by Bhavna Kakar,for Art Kunsult, Delhi,2007.

‘Avatars of the object’, curated by Nancy Adajania,for the Guild art gallery, Mumbai,2006

‘Making of Divinity’, curated by Ina Puri, for Sakshi art gallery, Mumbai,2006.

‘Around architecture’,curated by Marta Jakimowicz ,for Colab Art & Architecture, B’lore, 2006.

‘New Paradigms iii’-by Gallery Threshold, Delhi,2006.

‘Bridges ,exploring new Paradigms’, Art Alive Gallery, Delhi, 2005.

‘Towards Abstraction’, curated by Marta Jakimowicz for Gallery Threshold, N Delhi ,2005

“Negotiating matters/s” curated by Roobina Karode,  for Anant Gallery,N Delhi, 2005

‘Dots and pixels’ digital art, at Gallery Espace, N Delhi,2003 & Gallery Sumukha, B’lore,2004

‘Dreams: Projects unrealised’, curated by Johny M L and Mrinal Kulkarni, N Delhi,2003.

‘Migration, city, home’ curated by Amit Mukhopadhaya, Kolkata,2003.

Words and images, National gallery of mordern art, Mumbai, 2002

‘Closet/closets’ curated by Mrinal Kulkarni, N Delhi,2002.

Two painters show with Iranna G R at Apparao galleries, Chennai, 2001.

‘North zone group’ curated by Probir Gupta at Tao art gallery, Mumbai, 2001.

‘Kaleidoscope’ – Isu international art gallery, Singapore, 2001

‘Art in heridity’, Habiart gallery, N Delhi,2001.

 ‘Engendering – images of women’, at the Guild art gallery, Mumbai, 2001.

 ‘Edge of the century’, curated by Amit Mukhopadhaya, N Delhi, 1999.

‘Two women artists’, The Guild , Mumbai, 1999

‘Women for W I S E, exhibition at N G M A & auction, Mumbai, 1999, at Gallery Espace , N Delhi, 1998

 ‘Gift for India’ by Sahmat, N Delhi , 1997

Camps

‘The great arc’, project curated by Dr.Alka Pande, conducted by Ministry of science & Tech., Govt. of India,2003.  

 Painters camp by Gallery Beyond at Mumbai,2003

 Painters and Sculptors camp, Surajkund, Haryana, 1999.

 Painters and Sculptors camp, Jalander, Punjab, 1998.  

 Art workshop by Sahitya kala parishad at Mehrauli, N Delhi, 1997, by Art Kunsult at Puri, Orissa, 1997.

 ‘Golden triangle art camp’ by I T C group of hotels in Delhi, Agra & Jaipur, 1996.

 ‘Etching workshop’, by Udyan care, N Delhi, 1995.

 ‘Painting workshop’ by Lalit kala academy, at Garhi studios, N Delhi, 1995.

Collections

Private collections in India, New York, Bangkok, Hongkong and U S A