Varunika Saraf | |
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 Varunika Saraf in her studio | |
| Born | 19 December 1981 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | College Of Fine Arts, Hyderabad |
| Known for | Painting Embroidery Miniature Art |
| Notable work | We, The People |
Varunika Saraf (born 19 December 1981, in Nagpur, Maharashtra) and now based in Hyderabad [1] is an Indian contemporary painter who seeks to bare the reality of violence. [2]
Making Wasli as the center of her practice, Varunika Saraf uses colour to draw you in, to showcase the details underneath. Using handground pigments made in her studio, [3] miniature art, embroidery, [4] crochet, she comments on injustice, historical and political realities in India.
Her work is regularly presented at Art Basel (Basel. Hong Kong), Art Dubai and India Art Fair. She has been a part of several other solo [5] and group exhibitions [6] in India and abroad. [7]
Varunika Saraf's works are a part of the collections [8] at KNMA, New Delhi; Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai; Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum and Sarmaya Foundation.
Saraf received an Honourable Mention from the Sharjah Biennial Prize [9] jury for her series ‘We, The People’ which was a part of the Sharjah Biennale 15 Thinking Historically in the Present. She was also awarded the Asia Society Gamechanger Award (Asia Arts Future Award), 2023, [10] Kashi Award for Visual Arts (KAVA2), 2006 and Shri. SL Parasher Gold Medal, University of Hyderabad, 2006.
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