BIO-DATA Dr. MADHU RANI Associate Professor Fine Arts Section Women s College A.M.U. Aligarh. Seminars Attended 1. 1986, Creative and Contemporary Art in India, organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. and Utkarsh Fankar Society, at NRSC, A.M.U., Aligarh. 2. 1989, Participated in an open Seminar and workshop, organised by Times of India, Qutub Institutional area, Fore Art Gallery, New Delhi. 3. 1993, Attended and participated, Kala Rasa Swadan Karyashala organised by U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi at TRG College, Aligarh. 4. 2012, Invited as a Resource Person on International Seminar on Postmodernism: Dimensions and Challenges, at Department of Sanskrit (Interdisciplinary), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shri Varshney College, Aligarh, U.P., sponsored by UGC, New Delhi. Workshop Attended 1. 1986, Creative and Contemporary Art in India, organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. and Utkarsh Fankar Society, at N.R.S.C., A.M.U., Aligarh. 2. 1987, Participated in All India Writer and Painting Camp, organised by Dept. of Cultural Affairs, U.P. Govt., at Allahabad. 3. 1993, Kala Rasa Swadan Karyashala by U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi at TRG College, Aligarh. 4. 2002, Artist Camp, organised by Sanskar Bharti at Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts, New Delhi, 21 st Feb. to 24 th Feb. 2002. 5. 2006, State Level Artist Camp (Rango Mein Manviya Sarokar), organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. and G.B. Pant Social Science Research Institute, Allahabad.
Scholarship 1. 1987, Awarded Scholarship for Higher Education by Lalit Kala Akademi, but not availed because already joined services in A.M.U. in 1987 at J.N.M.C. Solo Exhibition 1. 1986, Art Gallery, Kennedy Hall Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures Aligarh. Group Exhibition 1. 1986, All India Art Exhibition, organised by Dept. of Youth Affairs Sports Culture, Bihar. 2. 1986, 16 th Annual Art Exhibition, organised by U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy. 3. 1987, 17 th Annual Art Exhibition, organised by U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy. 4. 1987, 20 th All India Art Exhibition, organised by Shilp Kala Parishad, Patna, Bihar. 5. 1999, An Exhibition of Contemporary Artist of Aligarh (Celebrating 50 years of Indian Independence), organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. 6. 1999, Inter exchange Exhibition, organised by Karnatic Lalit Kala Academy & Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. at Bangalore. 7. 2000, Regional Art Exhibition, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P., Lucknow. 8. 2000, Participated in Collection Exhibition, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. at Gorakhpur, Allahabad & Chandigarh. 9. 2001, 9 th All India Exhibition, organised by U.P. Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. 10. 2001, Collection Exhibition by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. 11. 2002, State Exhibition organised by U.P. Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow. 12. 2002, Participated in Exhibition, organised by All India Fine Arts & Craft Society, New Delhi. 13. 2003, Working Artist Exhibition 2003, organised by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Lucknow in collaboration with U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow. 14. 2005, Participated in Annual Exhibition, organised by Indian Art and Cultural Society, Aligarh, U.P. 15. 2006, A Group Show of Paintings & Sculptures by Woman Artists of India, organised by Greenmark Art Gallery, Ghaziabad.
16. 2006, Participated in Exhibition Rango Mein Manviya Sarokar at Delegacy Gallery, Allahabad. 17. 2006, Participated in Annual Exhibition, organised by Indian Art and Cultural Society, Aligarh in collaboration with Aligarh Club, Aligarh, U.P. 18. 2007, Participated in Annual Exhibition, organised by Indian Art and Cultural Society, Aligarh, U.P. 19. 2008, Inter-Exchange Art Exhibition, Goa, organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. and Goa Lalit Kala Academy, Goa. 20. 2010, Group Show at Indian Fine Arts and Craft Society (IFACS), Delhi. Awards U.P. Lalit Kala Regional Exhibition Award 1999-2000. Collections & Other works 1. U.P. Lalit Kala Akademi. 2. Private collection of Mrs. Vinita Laddha, New Jersey, USA. 3. Private collection of Ex-Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Pratap Singh Rane. 4. Private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Luthra, Hemilton Court, Delhi. 5. Private collection of Mr. Palav Chakravarty, Vashant Kunj, New Delhi. 6. Private collection of S.P. Verma, Fellow Emeritus, Dept. of History, A.M.U., Aligarh. 7. Private collection of Mr. R.B. Singh, Executive Engineer, Lucknow. Membership 1. Organising member of Regional Art Exhibition in 2002, U.P. Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow. 2. Vice-President, Indian Art and Culture Society, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. 3. Uttar Pradesh Mahila Kalakar Kalyan Shanstha, Bareilly. 4. Orientation Committee, Women s College. 2006 - till date 5. University Court, Academic Council and Faculty Member
6. All India Blind Association and had contributed with my art work to Gandhi Eye Hospital for Eye Protection posters. Achievements as the Chairman of Department of Fine Arts January, 2007, Improvement of Labs infrastructure for the benefit of students. Proposal for Bachelor in Fine Arts for the girl students in the Fine Arts Section, Women College. Proposed A New Diploma Course in Craft, in the Department of Fine Arts. It has been approved by the Board of Studies and Faculty meeting. Arranged the facilities of Computers and Internet access for students in the Department of Fine Arts. The Department of Fine Arts was honoured by Kalavrat Indor. Times to time the students were encourage to participate in different competitions and youth festivals and won many prizes. Students were also encouraged by arranging exhibition of painting which was highly appreciated by our Hon ble Vice Chancellor, Faculty members, students and public. According to the U.G.C. Guideline, I had prepared the syllabus (Practical Part) for the Compulsory Course in Environmental Science, for Faculty of Arts, A.M.U., Aligarh. Seminars and Workshop Organised In May-June 2007, we organised a Summer Workshop for one month in collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow, to popularised art and sensitize the students and non-students towards art. I gave a demonstration on Chinese Brush Strokes on silk. The students were immensely benefited from the lectures and demonstrations given by other resource persons. Department of Fine Arts also organised National Workshop on Different Techniques of Art, in April, 2008, in which Teachers and students were benefited by the lectures and demonstrations on New as well as Traditional Techniques given by the resource persons.
Prof. Sanath Chatterji a legendary artist gave demonstration and lecture on Traditional Wash Painting. Prof. S. P. Verma gave vast Introduction and Importance of Techniques of Art. In February, 2008, a competition of Painters and Writers was also organised on Vasant occasion in which many talent comes out otherwise remain unknown. This has created a high inspiration of art and poetry and relationship between literature and art among the students. We also organised National Seminar and Workshop on Various Dimension of Indian Art, on April, 2009 and invited many resource person from different states, whose lectures and demonstrations have benefited students as well a teachers of the Department of Fine Arts. In May-June, 2009, we organised a one month Summer Workshop for non-art and art students for the age group of 8-25 years, in collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow. Keeping in mind the attitudes of younger generation towards art, we made an attempt to- introduce, popularise and bring their inclination towards art. In this Workshop I gave a demonstration on Clay Modelling and various kind of demonstration were also given by other resource persons. In June, 2009, I was the Coordinator for the Entrance Examination for BFA of Allahabad University, Allahabad. In June, 2009, I was invited by the Chairman, Department of Visual Arts, Allahabad University, Allahabad, for a demonstration on new technique in Ink Wash. I have given a demonstration and benefited the students of Allahabad University. In March, 2011, we organised a National Workshop on Traditional and Contemporary Art of India in collaboration with State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P., India.
Publications Papers 2010, Photography and painting, Kala Tremasik, Issue 37, published by Lalit Kala Akademi U.P. 2011, Madhyakalin Bharat Mein Chitrakala. Saidhantiki, Vol. 4, October ISSN 974-8504 2011, South Indian Temple Murals. Aesthetics, ISSN 0976-3082 2012, Role of Women in Madhubani Paintings and its commercialization. Artistic Narration, A Journal of Visual and Performing Art, ISSN 0976-7444 2012, Mural Paintings of Monastery of Alchi, Ladakh: A Brief Account, Deliberative Research. 2012, Wall Paintings of Ladakh Monasteries, Foresight Research Journal. ISSN 2278-8336 2012, Understanding Grotesque and its presence in Western Art, Art Family. ISSN 2249-0248 Abstracts published in Seminars Role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel in Political integration of India, in National Seminar on Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel s Socio-Economic Political Educational Philosophy and it s Contribution in National Development, at D. S. College, Aligarh, U.P., sponsored by UGC (Under Scheme of EPOCH making social thinkers of India), 25 th 26 th March, 2012. Rhythm in Tagore s art: A brief note, in Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, A multidisciplinary Perspective, A National Seminar, at Punjabi University, Patiala, 28 th March, 2012. Administrative/Membership in Academic and Professional Field Provost Begum Sultan Jahan Hall, A.M.U Aligarh; at present Member Faculty of Arts, A.M.U Reader Category
Member Board of Studies, Institute of Visual & Performing Arts, Mangalayatan University; 2012-2014 Member Board of Studies Member Orientation Committee, Women s College, A.M.U Aligarh. Life Member Female Education Society, A.M.U Aligarh Ex Chairperson Dept Of Fine Arts, A.M.U Aligarh; 2007-2010 Ex Member of Academic Council, A.M.U Aligarh; 2007-2010 Ex Member Hon'ble University Court, A.M.U Aligarh; 2007-2010 Jury Member All India Exhibition by Lalit Kala Academy 2010 (MADHU RANI)