Shelly Jyoti
Contact Information
Education & Professional Experience
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Researching "Costume History of India," a search for ethnic identity in the costume history-20th century; documentation through visual representation
Fashion Designing Clothing Technology - 1994; National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT; New Delhi, India
M.A. English Literature - 1980; Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
B.A. English Literature - 1978; Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
Art Workshops Attended
Fibre Glass Sculpture, Sarjak Art Gallery, Baroda
Tanjore Art, Sarjak Art Gallery, Baroda
Printmaking Workshop, Etching, Chaap, Baroda
Printmaking Workshop, Dry Point, Chaap, Baroda
Juror
Juror of Annual Design Show 2000-2005, NIFD, Baroda
Juried Fashion Shows and Art Competitions in Baroda and New Delhi
Additional Experience
Designed and Painted the Entire Nursery Section of Delhi Public School, New Delhi - 1987
Running a 'Creative Art School for Adults,' in Pune, teaching 10 different forms of art - 1983-1985
Teaching 'Creating Art,' at "The Little Angels" Kindergarten School in New Delhi, 1981-1983
Literary Pursuits
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National Workshops / Seminars Attended
Philosophical Foundations of Discourses of Science – Forum on Contemporary Theory – Baroda 2001
India: A Discursive Terrain – Forum on Contemporary Theory – Baroda 2002
Politics of Representations – Forum on Contemporary Theory – Baroda 2003
Art and Activism – National Seminar in Art History Dept., M.S. University, Baroda 2003
Class, Caste, Gender & Politics - National Seminar in Art History Dept., M.S. University, Baroda 2003
Seminar on Art & Architecture by USEFI: United States Education Foundation in India, Baroda 2004
Seminar on Women Force & Source- Baroda Management Association, Baroda 2004
Seminar on “Water Body Management”, Socleen, Baroda 2005
National Workshop: Apparel Designing: Methods & Trends – Dept. of Home Science; M.S. University, Baroda 2005
Seminar by Socleen: Baroda Disaster Management: Industrial and Floods, Baroda 2005
Seminar: The Idea of India in Indian English Writers, English Dept. M.S. University, Baroda 2006
Presentation: Technology and Computation Accelerating the Speed and Growth in the Garment Industry – Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda 2002
Workshops and Presentations
2006
Talk on fashion designing as a career opportunity
Workshop on Madubani art form, Anand Vidya vihar school Baroda
2005
Apparel Designing: Methods & Trends, National Workshop: Dept. of Home Science; M.S. University, Baroda
2004
Seminar on Women Force and Source, experience sharing as a women artist and a designer; Baroda Management Association
2003
Madhubani Art Form, workshop at Stanley Clarkes School, South Bend, Indiana
2002
Technology & Computation in the Field of Garment Designing, paper presentation; Forum for Contemporary Theory, Baroda
1996
Designing Kids Wear from Concept to Consumer, for domestic market
-six weeks programme at NIFT Delhi
Artist's Statement
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Making art since the age of six and started to exhibit at the age of 42 …is the story of my artistic pursuit. Art has been a part of my life in one form or the other. After my post graduation in English literature, I professionally qualified to be a fashion designer from India's premier fashion institute NIFT in New Delhi.
I enjoy the exploration of art through time, space and solitude of my working. Different mediums of art fascinate me and then its transformation to my vision is a personal creative challenge. As an artist I work in variety of mediums like acrylic, oil pastels, oil sticks, pastels, water colors, charcoals, varnishes, clay, fiber glass and finishing with surface techniques.
Literature, art and business of fashion interplay is my creative domain, leading to their respective destinations with creativity being the baseline for all.
Poetry writing which was always my personal expression found its meaning, when painting became an expression for me to communicate with the viewers. Being an English literature student, the words fell in meters and verses.
Some of my paintings and poetry were accepted by Woman Made Gallery in Chicago for documentation purpose for the 2004 exhibition "Women, Trauma and Visual Expressions." Consequently, verbal and visual language is an interdisplinary means of expression that brings connectivity between me as an artist and the viewer in the gallery.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2007
Lyrical Abstraction, works on canvas, Baroda; New Delhi - March 2007
Ahmedabad - February 2007
2006
Elle Decor - Art & Design Show, New Delhi, India
2005
Works on Paper - Mixed Media, New Delhi, India
ICC Milpitas, California
2004
Paintings and Poetry, pastels, inks, drawings, Welcom Art Gallery, Baroda
2003
Ethnicity and Symbols I, American India Foundation, California
Ethnicity and Symbols II, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana
Ethnicity and Symbols, Makielski Art Gallery, South Bend, Indiana
Private Preview, Los Altos, California
1999-2000
Woman of the New Millenium, Shristi Art Gallery (Painting & Poetry) Welcom Hotel Baroda
Group Shows
2006
Creative Fantasy, The Art Gallery, Mahua - Dec 2006
The Art Gallery, Leela Palace Hotel, Bangalore
Here Comes the Bride, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Annual Benefit Auction, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2004-2005
Juried Exhibitions, Unites States and Canada
2004
Krishna, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
Print Making, Chaap, Baroda
Annual Benefit Auction, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2003
Holiday Bazaar, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Women, Trauma and Visual Expression, paintings and poetry selected for documentation purpose; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2002
Show Curated Nature's Fury, Pranav and Priyum, digital artwork, Srishti Art
Voices Against Violence, Fine Arts Faculty, Baroda
2001
Earthquake Relief Fund Benefit Exhibition, Fine Arts Faculty, Baroda
Earthquake Relief Fund Benefit Exhibition, Artcore Gallery, Baroda
Publications
Raje Ravi Verma - Fusion of Art and Design," Times of India
Garment Designing - a Serious Business," Times of India
Awards
Selected Artists of Year 2004 by Baroda Mangement Association, Baroda
Best Design Collection Award 1994, NIFT New Delhi
Affiliations
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Forum for Contemporary Therory - M.S. University of Baroda & Shreveport, USA
South Asian Visual Art Collective, Canada
Society for Clean Environment - SOCLEEN, Baroda
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