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Narender Mehta
ARTIST STATEMENT
Narender Mehta was born on 29th September, 1965 at Gurgaon, Haryana started his art journey from Govt. College of Arts, Chandigarh in the year 1985 when he joined B.F.A. (Painting) under the guidance of famous artists Sh. Raj Jain, Sh. Viren Tanwar & Sh. Braham Prakash.
Since then he participated in & was awarded by various State & National Level Exhibitions worth mentioning include Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh (86-90), The Creators, Ambala (87-89), All India Exhibition of Art, Simla (88), Hotel Mountview, Chandigarh (89), Kala Mela, New Delhi (91), 65th/66th Annual All India Exhibition organized by AIFACS, New Delhi (95), National Exhibition of Art organized by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi (96), United Nations 50th Anniversary Commemoration in India organized by Nehru Bal Samiti, New Delhi (96) & All India Drawing Exhibition organized by AIFACS, New Delhi (96).
During his art journey he was invited by several Institutes including Museum of Fine Arts Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Anand Kala Kendra, Gurgaon, Nehru Yuva Kendra & Rudset Institute for demonstration of Oil Painting & Graphics.
He organized solo show of Drawings and Prints, at Department of Fine Arts, Punjab University, Chandigarh in the year 91. He also organized & participated in several group shows prominent of them include North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala (89, 95), Ajanta Art Gallery, New Delhi (96), AIFACS, New Delhi (98) & Arpana Arts Gallery, New Delhi (99).
His bright art journey is earmarked by glorious Artist's Camp attended at International Roerich Memorial Trust Naggar, Kullu, H.P. (94), National Art Centre, Gurgaon organised by North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala (94), N.A.C., Gurgaon for U.N.O. organised by Nehru Bal Samiti, New Delhi (95) & Kurukshetra University (96).
His works are in important permanent collections of Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, Haryana Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh, Haryana Tourism Department, North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, Museum of Fine Arts, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Indian Council for Child Welfare, Chandigarh, International Roerich memorial trust, Naggar, Kullu (H.P.), Anand Industries of Group, New Delhi, Kurukshetra University and some other private collections in India and Abroad.
He is presently working as secretary of Kshitij, An Art Society (www.kshitij.org) engaged in organizing Art & Literature Exhibitions on National & International Level from 1994.
Narender Mehta
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