Artist profile · Saraswati Foundation collection
Jai Zharotia
A painter, printmaker, sculptor, poet and ceramicist whose work explores the visible and invisible, and the conscious and unconscious, weaving experienced life with imagination.
Awards & honours
- Sahitya Kala Parishad Award for Silk Screen Printing (1979)
- National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi (1992)
- Lifetime Contribution to Fine Arts (1995)
- Senior Fellowship in Visual Arts, Ministry of HRD (1998)
- Priyadarshini Award (2004)
Biography
Jai Zharotia (1945–2021) was born in New Delhi and studied at the Delhi College of Art, where he earned a Diploma in Fine Arts. His practice moved fluidly across painting, printmaking, sculpture, poetry and ceramics.
His art reflects a lifelong inquiry into dualities: the visible and invisible, the conscious and unconscious, and the way lived experience intertwines with imagination.
Exhibitions & residencies
- First exhibition at Kunika Chemould (1972)
- Vadehra Gallery watercolour exhibitions (1990–91)
- Mirrors of Mind, ARKS Gallery, London (1997)
- Mystery, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi (1997)
- Alchemy of Change, Delhi Art Gallery (2006)
Sources: https://www.jaizharotia.com/about · https://jnaf.org/artist/jai-zharotia/
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