Baroda painter Preyas Mehta is among several Indian artists invited for the Langkawi Art Biennale 2014, the first such event in Malaysia, that will be held from October 12 to 21.
Other artists invited from India include Babita Das, Ashok Kumar, Ganesh Chandra Basu, and Puspita Ray.
The event, organized by Art Malaysia Association and supported the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture and orther organizations, will see the participation of artists from Malaysia and 37 other countries.
The biennale, which is on the theme of migration, is expected to bring art enthusiasts from around the world to Langkawi island.
The event will take place along Pantai Cenang, a picturesque two km beach with long stretches of white sand.
Mehta completed his B.A. (Fine) in Applied Arts from the M.S. University of Baroda here and has been active as a sculptor, painter and photographer and has exhibited in shows around the country. Most recently, he had exhibited at the International Art Group show “Across the Ocean” at the Birla Art Academy in Kolkata.
Basu is an artist and a freelance writer and has participated in more than 100 international and national shows and held some 40 solo exhibitions.
Ray has a BA degree in Bengali and is an artist and a writer. Apart from publishing several books, she has held solo exhibitions of her works and participated in group shows.
Ashok Kumar has a degree in Fine Arts from the College of Arts, Patna and then studied painting at the L’Ecole Superieure Des BeauxArts de Marseille, France.
Some of the group exhibitions that he has participating in include the Sixth Biennial of Contemporary Indian Arts, (Bhopal), International Biennale Art Exhibition at Dallas (USA), contemporary art exhibition created by the artists residence ‘Crossings’ by Frac Reunion at MOCA, Saint Dennis (Reunion Island) and international art exhibition by SODEFA (Chandigarh).
Das has an M.A. in Fine Arts in Printmaking from Viswa Bharati Universty and has worked as an Indian National Scholar. She has been teaching art at primary and secondary Levels at a private school in Kolkata, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, since 1996. She has held more than 25 solo exhibitions and participated in an equal number of group exhibitions.
NetIndian News Network
Vadodara, October 7, 2014
