Seema Kohli

Painter Sculptor | India

Born in 1960

« Rejoicing in the female's power, energy, beauty and sensuality, Seema Kohli’s creations portray the various facets of a woman. »

A versatile and celebrated artist Seema Kohli has created her own niche in the world of contemporary art since past 35 years. Working with oils on canvas, inks, mixed mediums, ceramics and printmaking, her work has redefined the basic contours of figurative art in India, finding admirers across the planet. Gifted as she is with a prolific brush of creative energy Kohli moved through the ‘Unborn Series’ and finally arrived at ‘The Golden Womb’ or the ‘Hiranya Garbha Koham’ series that propelled her into an orbit of her own. She gives an exquisite form to her expressions through several disciplines such as paintings, sculpture, installation and performance. Rejoicing in the female's power, energy, beauty and sensuality, Seema Kohli’s creations portray the various facets of a woman. A self-taught artist with over three decades of practice, she draws inspiration from mythology, philosophy, iconography and literature to create stories that reclaim the lost feminine narrative in cultural history.

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Rejoicing in the female's power, energy, beauty and sensuality, Seema Kohli’s creations portray the various facets of a woman

Painter | Sculptor | India

Born in 1960

Seema Kohli
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A versatile and celebrated artist Seema Kohli has created her own niche in the world of contemporary art since past 35 years. Working with oils on canvas, inks, mixed mediums, ceramics and printmaking, her work has redefined the basic contours of figurative art in India, finding admirers across the planet. Gifted as she is with a prolific brush of creative energy Kohli moved through the ‘Unborn Series’ and finally arrived at ‘The Golden Womb’ or the ‘Hiranya Garbha Koham’ series that propelled her into an orbit of her own. She gives an exquisite form to her expressions through several disciplines such as paintings, sculpture, installation and performance. Rejoicing in the female's power, energy, beauty and sensuality, Seema Kohli’s creations portray the various facets of a woman. A self-taught artist with over three decades of practice, she draws inspiration from mythology, philosophy, iconography and literature to create stories that reclaim the lost feminine narrative in cultural history.

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Credentials

Prizes
  • Gold at Florence Biennale,1 Premio &quot 2009
  • Video, the YFLO Women Achiever’s Award, the LKA Lifetime Achievement Award for Women. 2008
  • Honoured with the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award for Women. 2007

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