Varsha Bhatia                Watercolour Artist           

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About Varsha

Varsha Bhatia graduated from the Sir J.J.College of Architecture, Bombay in 1978 with a degree in Architecture. She worked as an Architectural Assistant in Bombay for 3 years with a leading practice in architecture / interior design.

Varsha moved to England in 1982 with her husband and worked in a Cambridge based architectural practice.

In 1992, she developed her interest in art by designing and creating hand-made greeting cards. Her styles were mainly based on painted Indian motifs combines with delicate paper cut work. Latterly, she broadened these ideas to include Western motifs.

Varsha developed these concepts further using the medium of watercolour paintings, incorporating her unique style of paper cutting. This creates a three dimensional effect within her paintings. She utilises her architectural background to draw ideas for her artwork, focusing on Indian as well as Western Architecture. She has travelled across India, Europe, America and Egypt, visiting various historical monuments, studying their details, styles and atmosphere.She paints buildings, giving particular attention to detail. She has also developed musical themes using a combination of paper collage and watercolours.

Exhibitions:

She has shown her work at the following Exhibitions :

2011:

• Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) annual Exhibition
• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Genius of the Place Exhibition of Gray's Inn and Gardens , London - by Rona Group of Artists
• Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2010:

• Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) annual Exhibition
• Inns & Outs Exhibition of the historic Inns of Court, London - by Rona Group of Artists
• Images of St Paul's in the 21st Century Exhibition - Invited to participate in this group exhibition to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the completion of St Paul's Cathedral, London
• Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2009:

• Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) annual Exhibition
• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2008:

• Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) annual Exhibition
• Society of Women Artists (SWA) annual Exhibition
• RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2007:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) C21 Open Exhibition
• Society of Women Artists (SWA) annual Exhibition
• Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2006:

• Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) C21 Open Exhibition
• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Art & Design Show, Mumbai, India, organized by Ogaan Publications
• Society of Women Artists (SWA) annual exhibition
• Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

2005:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Society of Women Artists (SWA) annual exhibition
• Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) C21 Open Exhibition
• Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour exhibition

2004:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Society of Women Artists (SWA) annual exhibition
• Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour exhibition

2003:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Singer & Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour exhibition

2002:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition

2001:

• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI) annual exhibition
• Exhibitions organised by Quantum Contemporary Art, London, at various venues

Commissions:

1. Private commission to paint a watercolour of The Houses of Parliament in 2010
2. Private commission to paint Diwan-E-Khaas, Fatehpur Sikri, India in 2008
3. Commissioned to paint a set of five watercolours of a 14th century manor house in Gloucestershire in 2006
4. Private commission to paint a watercolour of San Zeno Basilica, Verona in 2004
5. Private commission to paint a watercolour of Cloister Walk, Gloucester Cathedral in 2004
6. Commissioned to paint an architectural watercolour for Limited Edition Prints to celebrate Letchworth Garden City's Centenary in 2003

Awards:

• Frank Herring Award for Architectural Painting at the RI Exhibition 2002
• Winsor & Newton Award for Best Painting at the SWA Exhibition 2004

Work in Public Collection:

• Gray's Inn, London
• Hertfordshire County Council Schools Art Collection

Articles published on Varsha's work:

• The Artist Magazine (UK) - November 2009
• Elle Decor Magazine (India) - 2002

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