Geeta Vadhera

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Geeta Vadhera
Alma mater College of Art, Delhi
Website https://geetavadhera.in/

Geeta Vadhera is an Indian painter and writer whose work combines abstract painting, poetry, and visual interpretation of spiritual themes. Trained at the Delhi College of Art, she has exhibited in India, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates since the 1980s. Her work draws on Sufi poetry and Vedantic philosophy, and includes the concrete poetry collection Ansh, held in the International Archives of Concrete Poetry in Germany. [1] [2] [3]

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Archive holdings

Materials by and about Geeta Vadhera are preserved in the Eugen Gomringer collection at the Swiss National Library’s Literary Archive (Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv). Under the call number D-05-VAD (c. 2000), the archive contains:

These files are cross-referenced with B-1-VAD and B-2-VAD. [4]

Life and career

Geeta Vadhera studied at the Delhi College of Art and began exhibiting her paintings in the 1980s. Reviews in the Singapore press described her paintings as combining philosophical depth with lyrical abstraction. [5] [6] [2]

Her exhibitions have been held at the Visual Arts Gallery of the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, and internationally in Singapore and Dubai. Her 2011 solo exhibition Qalb Qudrat in Dubai drew wide press coverage in English- and Arabic-language newspapers in the United Arab Emirates. [3] [7] [8] [9] [10]

She has also engaged with literary practice. Her book of concrete poetry, Ansh, has been recognized in international archives in Germany and has been noted in Indian critical literature. [1] [11]

Exhibitions

Publications

References

[2] [6] [5] [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1] [11] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [12]

Expanded article with additional reliable sources (Straits Times 1986–88, Khaleej Times, Gulf News, Indian Horizons, ANUCDE). Consolidated references, retained existing citations, added exhibitions/publications, and improved lead section.

Early life

Geeta Vadhera was born in India to a mother who was an artist. [21] She studied for a Bachelor of Arts at the College of Art, Delhi and undertook further research in France and Germany. [22]

Career

Geeta has shown her artworks in Asia, Australia and Europe.She has had a total of 35 solo exhibitions of her works across the world. [23] In 1986, she showed her paintings at the Orchard Point Gallery in Singapore and the following year at the Funan Centre. [24] [22] In 1988, she exhibited 24 paintings at the Arts Festival Fringe. [21] In 2011, she exhibited her paintings at Jumeirah Emirates Tower at Dubai. [23] Her art has been inspired by the Sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah and the Isha Upanishad . [25] [24]

Geeta's works on Concrete Poetry, the poetry inherent in the Devnagri script, has been stored in the international archives of Concrete Poetry in Germany.

Geeta has her studio in Whitefield, Bangalore, India. [26] [27] She published a book of poetry written in Hindi, entitled Ansh (A Part of Me) and also has written books about art for children. [22] [28] In 2021, she addressed the Horasis event discussing art after the COVID-19 pandemic in India. [29]

Awards and recognition

Geeta received the Bharat Nirman super achiever award in 1995. [30]

See also

Modern Indian painting

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sufi Inspiration in Art. Geeta Vadhera". Indian Horizons. Spring issue, pp. 38–42. Government of India publication. Available via Archive.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Pao, Yee Mei (10 June 1988). "An artist's absolute view of the universe". The Straits Times. NewspaperSG archive. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Straight from the heart". Khaleej Times. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Archiv Eugen Gomringer – Übersicht Signatur D-05: Künstler und Künstlerinnen". Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv, Swiss National Library. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 Srinivasan, Radhika (13 May 1986). "Translating philosophy into pictures". The Straits Times. NewspaperSG archive. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 Dass, Prabhavathi (23 October 1987). "Artist with a poet's heart". The Straits Times. NewspaperSG archive. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Exhibition blends heart and nature". Gulf News (Tabloid!). 25 October 2011. UAE edition.
  8. 1 2 Hello! Middle East. 29 October 2011. UAE edition.
  9. 1 2 "City Times feature on Geeta Vadhera". Khaleej Times – City Times. 8 October 2011. UAE edition.
  10. 1 2 Al Bayan. 7 October 2011. (Arabic language coverage of Qalb Qudrat exhibition).
  11. 1 2 "Indian Literature in Translation (403EG21)". Acharya Nagarjuna University Centre for Distance Education. Unit 4.2.10 – Modern Indian Painting (lists Geeta Vadhera).
  12. 1 2 "Geeta Vadhera: Indian Painter, Meaning Wordless". MeetingBenches. 2018.
  13. ↑ Shah, Zeeshan Jawed (2015). "Preserving Sufi Poetry through Visual Arts" (PDF). International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews. 2 (4).
  14. ↑ Showker, Fred. "The Art and Visions of Geeta Vadhera". DT&G Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Geeta Vadhera". Babele Arte. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Indian Book Industry. Sterling Publishers. 1989. p. 31.
  17. ↑ "Run The World Events". Run the World. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Super Achiever Awards". Bharat Nirman. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Artist Bio – Geeta Vadhera". ArtWanted. Retrieved 2023.
  20. ↑ "Geeta Vadhera". ArtMajeur. Retrieved 2023.
  21. 1 2 Pao, Yee Mei (10 June 1988). "An artist's absolute view of the universe". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  22. 1 2 3 Dass, Prabhavathi (23 October 1987). "Artist with a poet's heart". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Straight from the heart". Khaleej Times . 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  24. 1 2 Srinivasan, Radhika (13 May 1986). "Translating philosophy into pictures". The Straits Times . Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  25. ↑ Shah, Zeeshan Jawed (2015). "Preserving Sufi Poetry through Visual Arts" (PDF). International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews. 2 (4).
  26. ↑ Showker, Fred. "The Art and Visions of Geeta Vadhera". DT&G Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "Geeta Vadhera". Babele Arte. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  28. ↑ Indian Book Industry. Sterling Publishers. 1989. p. 31.
  29. ↑ "Run The World Events". Run the World. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  30. ↑ "Super Achiever Awards". Bharat Nirman. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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