It’s she who stands tall

16 December, 2012 was the day which no one can easily forget. The entire nation shook as the day witnessed the one of the worst atrocities when a young girl was gang-raped and bruatally killed. Paying a tribute to the martyr of the tragic incident, Dhoomimal Art Gallery presents the art exhibition Nirbhaya, titled after the name given to the braveheart. 

The show is curated by K R Subbanna and will be inaugurated by Padma Bhushan awardees Raja Reddy, Radha reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. Artworks of over 50 artists will be displayed at the exhibition. The participating artists are - Arpana Caur, Gopi Gajwani, Gogi Saroj Pal, Ved Nayar, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Nupur Kundu, and many others. 

This event is conceptualized to pay homage to the people who lost their lives and also to express solidarity against atrocities with the support of the artist fraternity who are enthusiastic to express their feelings together with Dhoomimal Gallery, Gandhi National Center for Arts, Creative Mind Publications and NIV Art centre.

The event is divided into three parts. The first part of the exhibition displayed the works by the eminent artists of the Country at Matigarh, IGNCA, which concluded on 20 April. 

The second part was the extension of the show of young artists at the NIV Art Center that started on 26 April and concluded on 10 May. 

It was the outcome of the one day art camp which was held at Matigarh, IGNCA on 6 April as part of the exhibition Nirbhaya- Multiple expressions. 

Finally, this event is being documented in the form of an illustrated catalogue that will give each of the participating artists their own individual space.