Exhibition pays ode to women artists’ contribution to Indian modernism

Coinciding with the Women's History Month (March 1-31) and the International Women's Day (March 8), a new art exhibition pays an ode to women artists and their numerous contributions to Indian modernism; NA...D by Devayani Krishna (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

The exhibition, A Place in The Sun: Women Artists from 20th Century India, which started on March 4, 2022 at DAG, Fuller Building in New York, United States, features works by10 women artists from 20th century India; Persona by Anupam Sud (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

The exhibition features works of Devyani Krishna, Zarina Hashmi, Madhvi Parekh, Shobha Broota, Anupam Sud, Gogi Saroj Pal, Latika Katt, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Navjot and Rekha Rodwittiya; Sati by Latika Katt (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

The works, according to the press statement, survey their artistic journeys while fighting prejudice and patriarchy at a time when women were discouraged from pursuing art, and uncovers the wide breadth of their interests including early abstract painting, the arduous regimen of making sculptures, and printmaking; Sea God by Madhvi Parekh (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

A Place in The Sun exhibition has a selection of exceptional works including Untitled compositions by Zarina Hashmi and Gogi Saroj Pal, Sea God by Madhvi Parekh, Persona by Anupam Sud, an Untitled work by Gogi Saroj Pal, Surveyor and the Surveyed by Navjot, and Florescence by Mrinalini Mukherjee; Surveyor and the Surveyed by Navjot (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

The Ornate Chair Still Beckons by Rekha Rodwitiya (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

Curated by Kishore Singh, Senior VP Exhibitions and Publications at DAG, A Place in The Sun also accompanies a book edited by him; Untitled by Gopi Saroj Pal (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

Untitled by Shobha Broota (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

Announcing the exhibition, Ashish Anand, CEO and Managing Director, DAG, said in the statement, "I have noticed that viewers and critics at our New York gallery always make it a point to ask about the representation of women artists in our exhibitions. I am, therefore, delighted to share a complete exhibition on women artists with them. Their contribution to Indian modern art has been seminal and their recognition needs to be acknowledged"; Untitled by Zarina Hashmi (Source: DAG Art Gallery)

Florescence 1 by Mrinalini Mukherjee (Source: DAG Art Gallery)