Jayasri Burman
Jayasri Burman is a contemporary Indian artist born in Kolkata in 1960. Her formal training in art took place in Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. She is an exponent of the mythical, miniature and the modern, in her universe of art fables. Rooted in her fond memories and stories of childhood, the essence of her paintings derives their vibrance from the myriad rituals and festivals, and their alluring impressions. Burman is an artist who has been shaped by her manifold experiences and the roots she has flown out from. These process the creation of her art and serve as the pillars of her verity and integrity. In her works, she recreates the universe of mythological entities, which her paintings bring to life. In such a canvas of informed imagination, she expresses the spontaneity of her mind.
Along with many solo shows, she also has a series of dedicated publications -Mythical Universe and Antaryatra – to her credit. She has exhibited across India and abroad thus establishing the popularity of her work in Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, London, Germany, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco and many other countries. Jayasri is a warm soul and a passionate artist, working and stringing together the fantastical world of her studio. Her style of work is a lyrical weaving of stories in watercolour, pen and ink and other mixed mediums which permeate beyond her canvases into lives that can connect with her art. One of her prized achievements has been a series of commemorative stamps with her works by the Government of India, released on the occasion of International Women’s Day in 2007. In 1985, she was the recipient of the National Award. Recently, she was invited at the President’s House as an Artist-in-Residence and she also won prestigious awards such as ICON and Devi Awards.
Jayshrre`s closeness to Nature is also reflected her in works. She can reinterpret the lush green environs, the hybridized imagery of a woman who is more bird-like in her grace and form, the stagnant pools that bring out the flamed colours of “Basant” (spring), in her paintings. Jayasri`s latest oeuvre reveals an unconscious suspended energy that can find its parallel in the environs of Santiniketan, where she studied. If she expressed a tranquil sanguine feel in the images she reflected two years ago, this time her vehicle of expression is the dance of colour.
It is not wrong to presume that Jayasri has gained a grace in her works, one that comes from the evolution of her maturity and her own contentment with life as it is. What she has gained then is born out of the opportunity to respond to the varied aspects of Indian culture- this then is a new world of Nature that has inspired the artist to cast her eye upon the paint.
Exhibitions
2010’Art Celebrates 2010: Sports and the City’, represented by Art Alive Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
2010’Summer Show 2010′, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 Annual Exhibition, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008’Moderns’, Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
2004 Annual Exhibition, Art Musings, Mumbai
1991 Annual Exhibition of Graphics, Paintings and Sculptures, Gallery BF-‐14, Kolkata
1987 International Triennale, Intergraphic, Germany
1986 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal
1983 – 85 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademy, Kolkata All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
Solo Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014‘Gazing into Myth’, by Gallery Sumukha, Hong Kong
2010‘Fables and Folklore’, presented by Art Musings at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010‘The Mythical Universe’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2006‘Sacred Feminine’, Art Musings, Mumbai
2005‘ Fairytales and Laments: The Mythology of Jayasri Burman’, Arts India, Palo Alto
2004 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2002 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
2004, 2000, 1999, 1997 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1992 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
Jayshrre Burman has been previously honoured by the Department of Posts & Ministry of Women & Child Development by the government of India in the year 2007.
She has played an active role in ‘Ananya Festival’ a week-long celebration by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for International Women’s Day during 5–9 March 2007. These stamps have been designed by Jayasri and was released by the Hon’ble Vice President of India.
Other Notable Honours and Awards[6]
- 1987 Certificate of Merit, All India Youth Art Exhibition
- 1985 National Award
- 1979 Awards given by the College of Visual Arts in Tempera for Outstanding Merit in the Annual Exhibition
- She was also previously a National Academy Award Winner for the 1984 painting Jeley (The Fisherman)
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