Escape (2017) Painting by Jenny Bhatt

Jenny Bhatt completed her studies in art and design in 1992. She has held more than 15 solo exhibitions to date, the most recent one was in Amsterdam. She has participated in several group exhibitions including those in New York, Sydney, London and Amsterdam. Her work has been included in auctions across the world, including those by Christie’s.
Most recently (in 2015) she was one of 38 international artists selected from 30 countries to participate in a character art residence in Berlin.
In 2010, her work was accepted by the Drawing Center, New York, in it’s Viewing Program.
In 2008, she participated in an artist residency program at the School of Visual Art in New York, followed by a program in Animation as a Fine Art Medium.
In 2005, she was awarded ‘Young Achiever of the Year’ by the Indo-American Society.
Other projects include work in graphic design, interaction design and writing. She has written on art, humour and spirituality in publications including The Times of India group, DNA and Verve magazine. Her poems have been published in the literary journals including The Little Magazine and The Brown Critique.

She has been doing comedic performances since 2012.

Most recently, she has started making editioned art multiples including soft sculptures based on her visual art.
Her work is a cultural critique, based on social commentary layered with varied references. Her influences range from Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, trance music and quantum physics to pop and surrealistic art. She works across media including Drawing, Painting, Digital Interactive Art, Sculpture and Performance.

• Nationality: INDIA
• Date of birth : 1970
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• Groups: Contemporary Indian Artists