Trupti Patel was born in Nairobi in 1957. She studied for an MA in sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University of Baroda, India and with the help of a British Council Scholarship secured an MA in ceramic sculpture at the Royal College of Art, London. Trupti Patel`s work has also been included in many group exhibitions in India, Europe and America.
Her work has been centered on the human figure and their conditions. Initially her works in India were cast in plaster and gradually she moved towards working in clay, which was then fired. She adds colour carefully usually working it into the body of the clay. Female form and issues surrounding the female role within the family and in society are the recurring themes in Trupti Patel`s sculptures. Her upbringing in Africa and India has endowed her with insights which have been endorsed by her exposure to changing Western values. Her way of working in clay is sensuous and sensitive. Her works have certain calmness as well as a contrasting world of cruelty, pain and hurt which is inevitable.
Some of her Exhibitions:
# Selected Solo Exhibitions 2004-05 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
# 2004 Queen`s Gallery, The British Council, New Delhi
# 2001 Nazar Gallery, Baroda
Selected Group Exhibitions
# 2009 `Conversations`, the Loft, Mumbai
# 2008 `Ashtanayika: Messengers of Love`, the Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
# 2006 `Making of Divinity`, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
# 2006 `The Female Hero`, Lemon Grass Hopper Gallery, Ahmedabad
# 2005 `The Chair Project`, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
# 2004 `Subtlety-Minimally`, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
# 2004 `Looking Back, Looking Forward`, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
# 2003 `Affordable Art Show and Creation on Drapes Workshop`, Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
# 2003 `Highlights`, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
# 2003 Transportable S2, Crossing-Knotting, Berlin Railway Station, Berlin
# 2002 `Creative Space`, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai and Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
# 2002 `Water`, organized by Delhi Blue Pottery at India Habitat Centre Gallery, New Delhi
Awards received by Trupti Patel:
# 2001 Nazar Gallery, Vadodara
# 1996 Chelmsford and Essex Museum, Chelmsford
# 1995 The Hannah Peschar Gallery, Ockley
# 1995 Student Showcase, Museum of Mankind, London
# 1984 The Charles Wallace India Trust Award, London
# 1983 Hatheesing Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
# 1983 British Council Scholarship, New Delhi
# 1981 Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
