Urmil's Profile

A Versatile and Accomplished Artist...
  • Paintings in private collections in India, USA, UK, Europe, Kuwait, Singapore & London
  • Life Member of Bombay Art Society, Art Society of India, Artists Centre, Jehangir Art Gallery
  • "Blue Vase" selected and printed as Greeting cards by Concern India - a charitable organization.
  • Many short poems and stories in Hindi/English published in various magazines as well as recited on Vividh Bharati and on All India Radio.
  • Published Collection of Hindi Poems 'Jaade ki Ek Dhoop. Second book 'Indradhanushi Kaanch Se" under Publication.
  • Taught art as Postgraduate art teacher in Delhi & Bombay for 25 years

Exhibitions
2016 Make In INDIA, Group Show, Rabindranatya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 
2015 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 21st Solo Show
2011 Gallerie, Leela Kempinski, Mumbai
2009 Agora Art Gallery, New York
2008 Museum Art Gallery Mumbai
2007 Artists' Centre Mumbai
2006 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Masterstrokers 
2006 Mumbai Art Gallery - Group Show
2002 Mandvi Bank Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Solo Art Gallery,Mumbai
2001 ArtWalk Gallery, Oberoi International Hotel, Bombay
2000 Gallerie, Leela Kempinski, Bombay
2000-2006 Annual shows Artist's Center, Bombay - Group Show Gallerie, Leela Kempinski, Bombay
1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1997 ANZ Grindlays' Art Gallery, Bombay
1996 Gallerie, Leela Kempinski, Bombay
1995 Two painters at Gallerie Leela kempinski, Bombay - Group Show
1995 Mahalsa Art Gallery, Bombay
1995 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1995 Pradarshak Art Gallery, Bombay
1994 Ravi Shankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
1994 ANZ Grindlays' Art Gallery, Bombay
1993 Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Bombay
1993 ANZ Grindlays' Art Gallery, Bombay
1992-1993 Art Plaza, Bombay
1972-1973 Delhi Art teachers group at AIFACS - Group Show
1961 Two Painters at Delhi Shilpi Chakra, New Delhi inaugurated by B.C.Sanyal - Group Show
1959-1961 Annual shows of 'The Unknown', New Delhi - Group Show
1958 Sailoz Mukherjee and his students at Carlton Cafe, Delhi after Parisian traditions - Group Show
1957' Modern Painters' at Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi organized by Sailoz Mukherjee- Group Show

Participation in All India shows
2000 - 2005   Concern India Annual Show, Bombay
2000                Miniature paintings at Sanstache art gallery, Bombay
1998                 12th Indian Oil Art Exhibition, Bombay
1997                 50 years of Independence - Women Artists Show at Mahalsa, Bombay
1997                 Regional Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore
1996                Art Society of India, Bombay
1998                Art Society of India, Bombay
1995                Annual show of Bombay Art Society
1995 - 1996    Kala Mela, L.K.A. Bangalore, Calcutta
1959                28th annual exhibitions of All India Fine Art Society, (AIFACS) New Delhi
1960                30th annual exhibitions of All India Fine Art Society, (AIFACS) New Delhi
1962                32nd annual exhibitions of All India Fine Art Society, (AIFACS) New Delhi
1959-1960      Annual shows of Amritsar J.K. and Gwalior Academies
1959, 1962      National Art Exhibitions, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
 

Background
1984 Textile Designing Diploma from Rachna Sansad, Bombay
1962 - 1965 Member, 'The Unknown' group of young painters & sculptors
1954 - 1959 Passed National Diploma in Fine Art from Delhi polytechnic, Delhi under the guidance of Renowned Painters like                      B.C.Sanyal, Sailoz Mukherjee and Biren De ; Graduation from Punjab University
1938 Born at Lahore (in pre-partition India)