Neeraj Gupta (born 1969) is an Indian
sculptor
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. He took second prize in the sculpture section of the
Florence Biennale The Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, also known as the Florence Biennale is an art exhibition held in Florence, Italy. Since 1997 it has been held every two years in the exhibition spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, Florence.
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in 2017, one of over a hundred winners in eleven sections.
Gupta became the first Indian artist to win Florence Biennale Award. In 2018 he was one of the two hundred artists accepted to exhibit at the annual
NordArt exhibition in the of
Büdelsdorf
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, in
Schleswig-Holstein
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in northern Germany.
Keshav Malik
Keshav Malik (5 November, 1924 – 11 June, 2014) was an Indian poet, art and literary critic, arts scholar, and curator. He remained art critic for the '' Hindustan Times'' (1960–1972) and '' The Times of India'' (1975–2000). He publishe ...
was his guru.
In 2004 he won the
Sahitya Kala Parishad
Sahitya Kala Parishad (साहित्य कला परिषद) (Academy of Performing and Fine Arts) is the Cultural wing of the Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) of Delhi for music, dance, drama & fine arts, established ...
award at the 28th Annual Art Exhibition, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi.
Gupta is the founder and president of Delhi Art Society.
Neeraj Gupta is also one of the finalists of Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2018 out of 666 entries.
In 2019, Neeraj Gupta became the member of
Royal Society of Sculptors
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, United Kingdom.
Neeraj Gupta's art "From Here to Eternity" was selected for 8th
Beijing International Art Biennale China 2019.
Neeraj Gupta is one of the winners (3rd place) of International Art & Design Competition 2020.
In February 2020, Gupta organised a public art exhibition "Sculpt for Delhi III" presented by Delhi Art Society. The seven days art exhibition featured works of 20 sculpture artists from across the India.
In 2021, Gupta was nominated for
9th Gwangju Biennale South Korea.
Public exhibitions
*Oak Bay Arts, 2020 Arts Alive Sculpture Walk, Public Art Program at Vancouver, Canada
*2019
Jerusalem Biennale
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*NDMC Convention Centre near Jantar Mantar
*South Block, Central Atrium of D.R.D.O. HD. QRTS Nehru Park New Delhi
*Santorini Biennale, Greece 2016
*"Folk Strangers" at Visual Art Gallery,
India Habitat Centre
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2015
*Isculpt, India International Centre 2016
*''Breath Better Together'' in
India International Centre
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2015
*''Kaya Kalap'' at India Habitat Centre, Visual Arts Gallery in Jan 2013
*''Kalyug'',
Lalit Kala Akademi
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, New Delhi 2003
*''Sculpt for Delhi'' in
India International Centre
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2018
*"Delhi for Sculpt II" inaugurated by Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Anil Baijal
Anil Baijal is a retired Central Government Civil Servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre and served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He took over office on 31 December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung. He s ...
and Bulgarian ambassador Eleonora Dimitrova
*"Sculpt for Delhi III" 2020 at
India Habitat Centre
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The India Habitat Centre is one of India's most comprehensive convention centers that is aimed at ...
, New Delhi
Awards
*2019 Eminent Artist of India in the 60th National Exhibition of Art by
Lalit Kala Academy
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art (LKA) is India's national academy of fine arts. It is an autonomous organisation, established in New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in ...
(National Academy of Art)
*2017 Silver Medal in
Florence Biennale The Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, also known as the Florence Biennale is an art exhibition held in Florence, Italy. Since 1997 it has been held every two years in the exhibition spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, Florence.
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Award
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Sahitya Kala Parishad
Sahitya Kala Parishad (साहित्य कला परिषद) (Academy of Performing and Fine Arts) is the Cultural wing of the Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) of Delhi for music, dance, drama & fine arts, established ...
Award, 28th Annual Art Exhibition, 2004
*Finalist for Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2018 out of 666 entries 2018.
*Wildlife Artist of the Year 2021 by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Documentary Bibliography
*20 Solutions, Artist Response to Climate Change, released on the eve of Climate Summit in PARIS by Environment Minister, Govt. of India 2015
*Documentary on Singasth Kumbh 20
References
External links
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Living people
Modern sculptors
1969 births
Indian male sculptors
Indian contemporary sculptors
21st-century Indian sculptors
20th-century Indian sculptors
Artists from Delhi
20th-century Indian male artists
21st-century Indian male artists