The play of light and shade, the vibrancy of colours and the beauty of the human form, all inspire me and I have tried to play around and reflect these in my work. My work is often bordering between realistic and abstract, somewhat mesmerizing and spiritual. I often do not give a title to my works so that much can be left to the viewers own
imagination, and they can ponder over my painting and play with it for a while and take it for what it means or communicates to them .
Born in 1974 in Delhi, Puja Bahri graduated in English literature from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. Thereafter she studied interior designing from the Apeejay
Institute of Design followed by training in painting and sculpture at the Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. She has also completed several courses in Fine Art and sculpture from
Central St Martin s in London.
Puja s paintings in a riot of colours and varied textures focuses on compositions and the play of light and shade lends her palette its vibrancy, her human form a character and
her painting its distinct appearance. Her training in Interior design seems to have impacted on her art lending it that extra perceptive edge in its imaging and colouring.
Qualifications:
Course in painting and sculpture from Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
Mixed media and abstraction from Central Saint Martin s, London
Solo and Group Shows:
2011
- Part of the Harsh Goenka art camp in Marve, Mumbai
- Annual group show with Chawla Art Gallery
- Group show with Nitanjali Art Gallery, Pune
- Carpe Dieme ,show with Gallery Nvya, Delhi
- Solo at Kalakriti Gallery at Hyderabad
2010
- Part of the Khushi Art Loot Exhibition in New Delhi and Poona
- Group Show Dotted by Intervention at the Oblong Gallery in London
- Chawla Gallery 2010 Annual Show at Visual Gallery, IHC, New Delhi
- Part of the Savera Foundation; Art show at the Lalit Hotel, New Delhi
- Solo in Bangalore at the UB City
- Part of the screenings of art videos at the Delhi International arts Festival
2009
- Part of the Khushi foundation, New Delhi
- Part of the BMW show held, New Delhi
- Participation in the Florence Biennale 2009
- Group Exhibition Living Art Expanse at Galeria De Arte, New Delhi
2008
- Group Show in HONGKONG
- Group Show in - KI ART GALLERY, KUALA LAMPUR
- Group Show in Mumbai
- Group Show held at the Stuart Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Part of the Khushi foundation Art show held in Bangalore and Mumbai
- Group Exhibition- Continuum at New Delhi, Curated by Sushma Bahl
2007
- Group Show in Dubai
- Group Show in Mumbai
- Second Solo show at Chawla Art gallery in New Delhi
- Participation in the Florence Biennale 2007
2006
- Group Show in Singapore
- Harmony Show, Mumbai
- Group Exhibition at LKA, New Delhi
2005
- The Artist and Her Muse - A two Person Show with Paresh Maity
- Group Exhibition at Hongkong
- Group Exhibition at Dubai
2004
- Art for Vision at LKA, New Delhi curated by Susham Bahl
2003
- First Solo show in New Delhi
2001
- Group Show with Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi