This art event organised by artist Seema Sethi, her first ever solo show, is being held at Kalamkaar Gallery, First Floor, Bikaner House, New Delhi from 26th March to 1st April 2023.
Seema Sethi’s signature creations are displayed here which she has created over a span of two decades.
Seema’s illustrious career started as a lecturer at Jai Hind College, Mumbai in 1987. When she settled in New Delhi in 1989, she taught as PGT Economics to class XIIth students and went on to serve as the Vice Principal at The Banyan Tree School in 1995.
Since 1999, she ventured into the chemical industry and is currently managing two ISO-certified surface treatment production units in Gurgaon and Bhiwadi, Rajasthan.
Eager to learn and contribute to the rich cultural heritage of our country, she has been a volunteer guide at the National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi, since 2013.
Donning the various roles of an educator, an entrepreneur, a homemaker, and a mother, in her journey of almost six decades, Seema has always been enamoured by art, architecture, culture and nature.
In 2000, she learnt the venerated art form of Tanjore paintings, a defining moment which sparked in her a zeal to add a ‘golden touch’ to everything she admired.
She married the traditional with the contemporary, as she used gold foils, semi-precious stones and muck work to embellish not just Gods and Goddesses, but novel concepts.
Over two decades, she has made one painting a year and developed her art form with mixed media.
“Viraasat” is the artist’s tribute to the rich cultural heritage that we all have inherited over centuries …and a little piece of the artist’s own legacy.
The opening reception on 26th March at Bikaner House was an amazing art and Sufi musical evening wherein Sumer Bhatia and his troupe performed. Wines, Prosecco and dinner followed.
The artist’s two daughters ….Gayatri Sethi and Surbhi Sethi gave wonderful support to the evening along with Vivek Sethi (the artist’s husband ).
Art curator Vikram Sethi did promotional efforts too for this art event.
The inaugural reception on 26 March was inaugurated by Mrs Usha Nigam (mother of Seema Sethi), Rahul Nigam (brother of the artist), Vivek Sethi ( husband of the artist ), Mrs Sushma Behl, senior art curator, Ms Piyali Dasgupta of Bikaner House, Mrs Aruna Sethi.
Guest of honour: Mr Dhiraj Srivastava, Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan, based in Bikaner House.
A few of the guests that attended were: Ms Indu Seth, Novelist and art lover, Ms. Charanjeet Seth, art collector, Ms. Nitima Sood Mittal, industrialist and art collector, Ms. Duji Nanda from the UK, owner of fashion label “Raani”.
Ms Lavina Bhatia, owner of hotel Hilton Garden Inn in Gurugram, Aseem Chawla, owner of a law firm, Mr. Daniel and his wife. He is the Director of BMW India, after-sales and customer care, Ms. Maya from the Embassy of Israel, Sameer Advani, owner of Bercos, Bharat Gupta and his wife, owner of MGF group, Dr. Neel Shah Apollo hospital, Payal Verma owner of Passage Art Gallery, Sanjiv Varma owner of Lokayuta Gallery, Ritu Rakheja, Shraddha Madan, Seema and Shrikant, Artist’s family and friends, Ashu Gupta and several other guests. Attendance was approx 150 guests.
The artworks will be on display from 26th March till 1st April at Kalamkaar Gallery, First Floor, Bikaner House, New Delhi from 11 am to 7 pm.
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