Priyanka Gupta Agarwal

An artist, educator, photographer and a graduate of San Francisco Art Institute, I have been exhibiting in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and India since 2004.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Versatile Vignettes, JW Marriott, Asian art house, Bangalore 04/2019
Art on the line, Leela palace, bangalore, 11/2018
Art on the line, hongkong, 03/2018
Champaran art festival, new Delhi, 02/2018
The Yugen planet project, 07/2017
Kalpavruksha, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru, 09/2014
Reminiscence, , Sublime gallery, Bengaluru, 11/2013
Allegories, Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi, 07/2012
Annual all India show, Art Mall, New Delhi, 8/2012
All India exhibition by INFAC, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, 1/2012
Sublime art gallery launch, UB city, Bengaluru, 11/2011
‘You’ve got art’, Ipad application, 08/11, 09/11
Canvas of India, Kalanirvana Gallery, Hyderabad, 1/2011, 5/2011
INFAC annual show, Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi, 11/2010
Metamorphosis, Galerie Waterton, Singapore, 5/2010
Group Show, Birla Academy of art and culture by Artmile Gallery, Kolkata, 4/2010
Group show, Artist Xchange, San Francisco, 11/2009
FALC show, Quinlan Community Center, 09/2009
University art open, university art san Jose, Curated by Jodi- San Jose Museum of Modern Art, 09/2009
AVA art fest, Alliance of visual artists and CSMA, 06/2009
Stanford art spaces, Stanford University, Curated by Marilyn, Stanford University, 03/2009
“Color explosion”, Expressions Gallery, Berkeley, 10/2008
“Blues Bash”, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, 09/2008
“Midsummer Fair”, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, 06/2008
India art Summit, Ashok Gallery, New Delhi, 08/2008
FALC show, Quinlan Community Center, 09/2008
Big Deal 14, Visual Aid, San Francisco,11/2006,2007, 2008
Indian artist’s network, Jakarta and Singapore, 2007, 2008
Art for Concern, ITC Kolkata – hosted by Concern India Foundation, 2007
San Francisco Magazine's 'Best of the Bayarea Party',San Francisco, June 2007
India on my mind- Togonon Gallery, San Francisco, June 2007
Graduating Spring show, SFAI, San Francisco, Spring 2007
SFAI Now, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, May 2007
Post-Baccalaureate final show, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, Spring 2007
Museum of Pocket Art show, Swell Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, Spring 2007

Get out of Jail Free, Visual Aid, San Francisco, May 2007
Art Sale 11, The Lab 11th art sale and live auction, San Francisco,02/2007, 2008
Works/San Jose, California,12/2006
Hyatt Regency, Kolkata – hosted by Concern India Foundation, 2005
Calcutta swimming club organized in aid of Tsunami victims, Kolkata, 2005
Art Mela by Vikalp art shop at Swabhumi, Kolkata, 2004
Oberoi Grand, Kolkata – hosted by Concern India Foundation, 2004
'names-An.art' – Inaugural exhibition, Kolkata, 2004
Oberoi Grand – hosted by Spandan & Anubhav, 2004
Annual Exhibition of Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, 2003-04
Annual Exhibition of Swar Sangam ‘Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 2003-04

Participation:

Silicon valley Open Studios, California, May 2007, 2008
Pacific Art League, Art Rental Programme, California, Spring 2007
Annual All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS Kolkata, 2001 , 2002 , 2003 ,2004
46th National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi, 2003
76th State level Exhibition of AIFACS, New Delhi, 2004
Gaganendra Pradarshasala Annual exhibition, Kolkata, 2004
Oberoi Grand Hotel, Art camp hosted by Spandan, Kolkata, 2004

Bibliography:

Artinasia, Singapore, May, 2010
Time out , Singapore, May 8 th , 2010
Delhi Times, January 15 th ,16 th , 2009
Hindusthan Times, January 16 th , 2009
Mountain View Voice, May 2 nd & 7 th ,2008
San Francisco Chronicle by Mary Eisenhart, Thursday, November 22, 2007
Indian artist’s network catalogue, Jakarta and Singapore, 2007
Santa Clara Review, 9 th February, 2007
The Times of India, 14 th June, 2004
The Telegraph, 7 th June, 2004
The Telegraph, 3rd June, 2004

Art Camps:

Organized in aid of Tsunami victims at the Calcutta swimming club, Kolkata, 2005

Art Mela by Vikalp art shop at Swabhumi, Kolkata, 2004
Hosted by Concern India Foundation at the Oberoi Grand, Kolkata, 2004
Hosted by Spandan & Anubhav an NGO at the Oberoi Grand, Kolkata, 2004

Community Work:

Reading Instructor for children by ‘Yes Reading’ at Montague school, California,2007-08
· Art Instructor for children at Bubb school through Community School of Music and Arts,
California, 2007
· Art Instructor Assistant at the Palo Alto Art Centre, California, 2007
· Art Instructor Assistant at the Pacific Art League, California, 2006
· Art Instructor for kids at the Summer camp at the Indian Community Centre, Milpitas,
California, 2006
· Art & craft Instructor for kids, young girls and women at the NGO “Apne Aap”, Kolkata,
India, 2004-2005

Awards:

· Winner in Photography Annual all India show, Art Mall, New Delhi, 8/2012
· Honorary award for painting by Fine arts league of Cupertino, 2009 Juror: Jose Arenas-
Faculty at De Anza college
· Third place for painting at the University art open show, 09/09, Juror: Jodi Throckmorton–
Curator San Jose Museum of Art
· Merit award at the AVA art fest, 06/09, Juror: Linda Covello
· Artist of the week…http://indianartistsforum.ning.com/, 10/08
· Honorary award for photography by Fine arts league of Cupertino, 2008
· Award for excellence in Art and Painting by Lions Club, 2007
· Sponsored for the ‘Monotype printing marathon’ organised by Institue of contemporary art,
San Jose, Ca, May 2007

Work Experience:

Founder and Educator, Chhavi-art workshops for kids and adults to express their inner soul,
since 9/2010 and continuing
https://www.facebook.com/studiochhavi
Art Educator for Grade 2-7, Neev Academy, whitefield, 06/2013-09/2013
Summer workshop at ILEAP, indiranagar, 2012
Curated and coordinated can art camp with Habitart Gallery, Bengaluru . We had 7 artists from all
over India, 11/2011

Art critic for Waternoice.com, June 2008 – 10
Internship at Togonon gallery, San Francisco, 2007
· Execution and preparation, including brochure, book, advertising for the exhibition of Mary
O’Neal
Intrasoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd.( E-greetings, www.123greetings.com ), 2005
· Worked as a designer to create several designs for e-cards.
Rediffusion DY&R (Advertising Company, www.rediffusiondyr.com ), 2004
· As a Creative Visualizer worked on projects for several high profile clients including Taj
Bengal (luxury hotel), P.C. Chandra jewelers, Tata Steel Ltd.
· As part of the above assignments designed a range of materials including menus, pamphlets,
press ads, hoardings, logos, letterhead and brochures.
Freelance Graphic Designer for many Companies in India, 2000-2005