Parisian born but with familial links to India, much of what Anarkali creates has a cross cultural narrative based on her extensive travels, observing locals going about their business, her street encounters and the splendour of local architecture.
Working
mainly in oil, pastel or ink pen with colour washes, Anarkali brings nostalgia,
poignancy and pathos to her composition through isolation and use of negative
space. Experiments with materials and surface treatment bring vitality and risk
to her work.
Anarkali
aims to transport the viewers into another realm that they have known or have
them experience someone else’s everyday, admiring that which is ignored or
taken for granted.
In the monotony of the everyday emerges beauty.
Anarkali trained at City and Guilds School of Arts and Design in London after a number of years in the corporate world.
When not busy with her own art practice at Wimbledon Arts Studio, Anarkali teaches art to both adults and children on a one-to-one basis.
Exhibitions
100 x 100, Online exhibition, BobCat Gallery, April 2024
Spring Open Art Studio 2024, London, 15th - 17th March 2024
Winter Boutique Pop Up Exhibition, BobCat Gallery London,
12th-17th December 2023
SoFAP group exhibition. London, November 2023
SoFAP group exhibition. London, May 2023
Wimbledon Art Studios Art Fair, London, 11th-14th May 2023
100 x 100, Online exhibition, BobCat Gallery, March 2023
"Nostalgia", Pondicherry Heritage Festival, India, 10th-28th February 2023
Winter Boutique Pop Up Exhibition, BobCat Gallery London,
29th November-18th December 2022
Wimbledon Art Studios Art Fair, London, 17th-20th November 2022
SoFAP group exhibition, London, October 2022
SoFAP group exhibition, London, May 2022
Wimbledon Art Studios Art Fair, London, 12th-15th May 2022
SoFAP group exhibition, London, November 2021
Urban Art 2021, Online art fair, July 2021
Wimbledon Art Studios Online Fair, 13th-16th May 2021
#Dessine Ta Fenêtre group exhibition, Musée des Beaux-Arts La Cohue Vannes, France, December 2020 - April 2021
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition Online, 19th November - 31st December 2020
Wimbledon Art Studios Online Fair, 19th-22nd November 2020
SoFAP Online Art Exhibition and Fair, July 2020
Urban Art 2020, Online art fair, July 2020
Wimbledon Art Studios Online Fair, May 2020
SoFAP group exhibition, London, November 2019
SoFAP group exhibition, London, November 2018
The Debut, Art Fox group exhibition, Ply Gallery, London, 6th-19th September 2017
Not the Royal Academy, Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London, 13th June - 19th August 2017
SoFAP group exhibition, London June 2017
SoFAP group exhibition, London, November 2016
"All Colors" - Contemporary Art Gallery Online Exhibition (group exhibition),
November 2016
Not the Royal Academy, Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London, 7th June - 20th August 2016
Exhibit Here Summer Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London, 28th July - 1st August 2015
Art Depot Open Exhibition 2014, London
Art Depot Open Exhibition 2013, London
Competitions
2018 American Art Awards, Category 25, Minimalist, 3rd Place for "Lima Buildings"
http://www.americanartawards.com/2018-winning-art/
2017 American Art Awards, Category 15, Fashion, 6th Place tie for "Diwali Shopping"
http://www.americanartawards.com/2017-winning-art/
October 2016, Contemporary Art Gallery Online ALL Colors competition
Painting Category, 1st Place for "Relaxing on the Balcony"
http://www.contemporaryartgalleryonline.gallery/october-2016-art-competition-colors
2016 American Art Awards, Category 2, Best Acrylic Artists, 2nd Place for "Tranches de Vie #1"
http://hollywoodalert.com/category/8th-annual-american-art-awards-winners
"A Rainy Day in London" shortlisted for the British Women Artist 2015 competition
Works published:
"Just Draw Botanicals", Helen Birch, (Wilting Daffodil), First published in 2020 by White Lion Publishing
Membership
SoFAP (Society of Fulham Artists & Potters)
