Rohini Devasher is an accomplished Indian contemporary artist. Her works of art mainly focuses on observing, recording, and re-imagining objects and spaces that exist at the interface between science, nature, perception, culture and production.
A trained painter and print maker, Rohini Devasher is an accomplished Indian contemporary artist. Other than being artistic, Rohini is also involved in a variety of media work including sound, video, prints and large site specific drawings.Early Life of Rohini Devasher
Born on 1978 in New Delhi, Rohini Devasher received her MA in printmaking from the Winchester School of Art in the UK and her BFA in Painting from the College of Art in New Delhi.
Career of Rohini Devasher
Prior to her MA in UK, Rohini worked at the India Habitat Centre and returned to work at the Khoj International Artists’ Association between 2005 and 2010.
Rohini has crafted images of the metamorphosis of dragonflies, and of trees illuminated against a pitch black background. In her large scale, mixed media works on paper, she presents microbes or chrysalises in intricate, delicate detail.
She once even chose to create fictive landscapes up north in Ladakh, at the site of the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Hanle, one of the world’s highest sites for optical, infrared and gamma ray telescopes, that draws astronomers as much for the severe terrain as for the dramatic skies.
Awards of Rohini Devasher
Known to be the 2014 Forbes Contemporary Artist of the Year, Rohini Devasher was also the recipient of the Inlaks Fine Arts Award twice in the years 2007 and 2008.
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