Meera George
Visual artist
India
Female
17 Feb 1979
Education:
- 2001-2002 Master of Fine Art.
Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, England. - 1996-2000 Bachelor of Fine Art.
College Of Art, University of Delhi, India.
Professional Achievements:
Art shows and exhibitions
- ‘India Art Fair’ with Gallery Art Alive. New Delhi Feb 2024.
- ‘Mumbai Gallery weekend’ with Artgarde, curated by Teesta Bhandare. Mumbai Jan 2024.
- ‘Delhi Art Week’ with Apparao Galleries. Dec 2023.
- ‘Contextual Cosmologies’ group show at Trivandrum Fine Art College, curated by Bose Krishnamachari. Kerala Nov-Dec 2023.
- ‘Architectural Design Digest’ show with Apparao Galleries, Mumbai Sept 2023.
- ‘And then came spring’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi April 2023.
- ‘Who will Speak? Me? You? Or Nobody?’, Group show on climate challenge, Apparao Galleries, Chennai Nov 2022.
- Rearranging the Familiar, Group show at Art Alive gallery, New Delhi August 2022.
- Extremely South, Group show of women artists from Kerala, curated by Bose Krishnamachari at District XIII gallery, New Delhi May 2022.
- I want tomorrow, Group show on mental health and expression, curated by Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala at Bajaj House, Mumbai April 2022.
- Lokame Tharavadu, Group show at Allepey Coir Factory, Kerala April- Dec 2021.
- Still I rise, Operatic performance at Alliance Francaise, curated by Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala, commissioned by Shalini Passi Art Foundation. New Delhi May 2019.
- Coups de cœur & Audioguides, Group show Rossi Contemporary Gallery, Brussels Oct 2009.
- Winds of Artist in Residence 2008, exhibition at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan, Aug 2008.
- Partum Subvertio- To bear to destroy Solo exhibition exploring gender elimination, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore India, Feb 2008
- Saison Video Festival, Lille France, May 2007
- Double Enders, Traveling group show through Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi, Sept-Dec 2005
- Big M, Traveling Media exhibition, Berwick Film Festival and Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sept 2005.
- Sweet Dreams, CAMAC – Centre d’Art Marnay Art Centre, France, Sept-Oct 2004.
- Androgene Show, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi, Mar 2004.
Academic and professional honors:
Awards and residencies
- Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship for residency at Bogliasco Study Center, Genoa Italy (April-May 2024).
- La Napoule Art Foundation, Mandelieu La Napoule France (October 2022).
Grant & funded residency at Chateau La Napoule. - Cite’ International des Arts, Paris (August 2019)
One month art residency at the Cite’. - Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia (Dec 2017)
Project based art residency hosted by Fremantle Arts Centre. - Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (June-August 2008)
Grant and residency hosted by the museum to realize an exhibition. - Stiftung Kunstlerdorf Schoppingen, Germany (August 2006, June-Oct 2003)
Grant & residency funded by the German government. - CAMAC – Centre d’Art Marnay Art Centre, France (May-Sept 2004).
Winner of UNESCO- Aschberg Bursary Laureate 2003-04,
in collaboration with French embassy India, was awarded residency and solo exhibition. - La Napoule Art Foundation, France (October-November 2002).
Resident artist at Chateau La Napoule. - Spinola Scholarship, Pont Aven School of Art, France (June-July 2001).
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Sailoz Award, Outstanding student, College of Art, New Delhi (1997-2000)
Commissions, Workshops, and Teaching Experience:
- Tej Art Outreach- I run a self-initiated, crowdfunded community art outreach program where I engage with terminally ill children through art. Since 2019.
- Class Art Studio- Ran an independent art studio teaching art to adults & children in Pune, India. 2015-2018.
- FAD International- Head of Fine Art department and associate lecturer Photography department. Pune India. Aug 2011-Nov 2012.
- My Town, Home Town- Artist in residence at Ellon, to deliver a community-based project for Aberdeenshire Council. Jan- Feb 2007.
- Northumbria University- visiting lecturer in the Sculpture department at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2006-2007. Conducted site specific art workshops at Exhibition Park among other weekly thematic workshops and contributed to the end of year assessment.
- Indian Miniature Painting workshop- Conducted a 5 day workshop at Kalapremi, Stanley in liaison with Hatton
Gallery, Newcastle, for 300 school children from Durham County, UK Sept 2006. - Transparency- Workshop with the Angelou Centre (for women from culturally diverse backgrounds), Newcastle Upon Tyne, April 2006.
- Next stop Byker- A commission by Newcastle city council and Nexus, which involved workshops with the residents of Margaret Collins House, to create an installation and photographic work of art for Byker Metro station, Newcastle Upon Tyne, July-October 2005. Display Feb 2006.
- Love Difference, workshop by the Pistolleto Foundation for the 50th International Venice Biennale, Aug 2003.
- St.Mary’s School- Junior School Art teacher for STD 1-5. New Delhi, 2000-2001.
Languages Known:
- English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil
Career Aspiration:
- To be at the forefront of creativity, learning and practice in art.