Dr Anitha Hc

Practicing abstract paintings since last 15 years. based in Bangalore, India. My approach to the canvas is always action oriented and paintings are not pre planned or unknown about the end and are purely intuitional and it is a product of reactions and actions of that moment. I am committed to the process of creating textures or applying colours layer by layer, which is the most satisfying. In my paintings colours are expressive, soothing and evocative at the same time and communicating, reacting and create dialogue between them. The textures in the paintings create movement and guides through the beginning and where to end reaches each and every corner of the paintings. That is the journey of the visualization of the paintings and viewer should experience the movements when they are viewing.
Anitha’s paintings were an experiment with color. She juxtaposed layers of color until it brought her a satisfactory expression. Two colors next to each other start to react and charges the space with a certain visual impact. A conception of abstract forms through constant impulsive application of color bringing with an awareness of the interaction of two or more colors may be a reason to dawn a sense of joy in the artist. The simultaneous...

2013-17 - PhD - Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jain
University, Bangalore. Thesis Title: “A Study on Elements of Visual Narratives and Visual
Arts in the Shiva Mural Painting Tradition from South India”.
2011-12 - M Phil: Painting. Jain University. Bangalore.
Dissertation Title: ‘The Influence of Folklore in Contemporary Paintings of Karnataka’.
2005-07 - MVA. Painting. Department of Visual Arts, Jnana Bharati, Bangalore University.
Dissertation title: ‘The Art and Spirituality’.
Project work: The Contemporary artists working in Ghari studios. New Delhi.
2000-05 - BFA. Painting. University College of Fine Arts. Kuvempu University. Davanagere.
Karnataka.

2021 - 'Momentum', Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India
2008 - Sarahh Art Gallery, Jamuna Nagar, Haryana.
2007 - Suchitra Art Gallery, Mysore.
2007 - Dakshina Chitra, Heritage Centre, Chennai.
2004-05 - University College of Fine Arts. Davanagere.
2005 - Officers Club, Davanagere.

Exhibitions: Group:-
 2019- SAARC Colombo, Sri Lanka
 2009 - Kaleidoscope, India Habitat Center, New Delhi
 2008- All India Women Artist Exhibition, Art Mall, New Delhi
 2007 - 60th Milestone, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi
 2007 - Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
 2006 - Varna Gallery, Lalita Kala Academy, Bangalore
 2005 - Camlin South Zone Annual Exhibition, Bangalore
 2004-05 - Annual Exhibition, Lalita Kala Academy, Bangalore at Bagalkote
 2005 - Chitra Gallery, Lalita Kala Academy, Bangalore
 2005 - Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
 2005 - Paintings on Hampi, UCFA, Davanagere
 2004-05 - Kuvempu Birth Centenary Celebration, Shimoga & Bangalore
 2002-06 - Annual Exhibition, UCFA, Davanagere

Art Camps:-
 2010- Online Art Camp, Karnataka Lalithkala Akademy, Bengaluru
 2019- SAARC Colombo, Sri Lanka
 2011- Department of Kannada and Culture, Bangalore
 2010- Sarah Art Gallery, Jamuna Nagar, Haryana
 2009 - Art Fest...