Hemi Bawa | |
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| Born | Delhi, India |
| Occupation(s) | Painter sculptor |
| Known for | Modern art |
| Spouse | Inderjit Singh Bawa |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Website |
Hemi Bawa (born 1948)[1] is an Indian painter and sculptor. Her works include acrylic and glass paintings and sculptures made of cast glass, fibre glass and copper-fired glass.[2]
Bawa was born in Delhi and did not have any formal training when she started painting in 1962.[3] Later, she studied Scandinavian glassmaking techniques and started working on that medium and also in combination with metal, wood and acrylic.[4] In 1996,Coca-Cola commissioned her for a sculpture, to be displayed during the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta and the eight-foot high work is now on display at the Coca-Cola Museum in the city.[2][5] She has had solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad, including theGlass Dimension show[6] andIndia Art Fair 2012 at Delhi.[7]
The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to Arts.[8] Her life and works have been documented inHemi Bawa, a book byAlka Pande, published in 2010.[9] She is married to Inderjit Singh Bawa, an industrialist, and the couple lives in Delhi, along Hailey Road.[10]
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