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born London, 1966
EDUCATION

2004 National Graduate Seminar, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York

 

2003 M.F.A. Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (S.M.F.A.) and Tufts University, Boston, MA

 

1999 B.A. Fine Art (First class honors), Winchester School of Art and University of Southampton, Winchester, England

 

1998 European Socrates Exchange Program - three-month study visit, Barcelona, Spain

 

1996 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, City of Bath College, Bath, England


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 Pollination, Julie Saul Gallery, New York

2008
Solstice, PM Gallery, London, England
Solstice, Harewood House, Leeds, England

2007
Cosmoses,
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England
Falling,
Vision Space, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England
Neeta Madahar
: Sustenance: , Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

2006

Falling, Julie Saul Gallery, New York
Neeta Madahar: Nature Studies, University Gallery and Baring Wing, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, England
Nature Studies, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
Neeta Madahar, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA.
Nature Studies, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England
Nature Studies, Galerie Poller, Frankfurt, Germany

2005

Falling, Fabrica, Brighton, England
Neeta Madahar, Institute of International Visual Arts, London, England
Sustenance, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY

 

2004

Sustenance, curated by Martin Parr, Rencontres d'Arles Photography Festival, Arles, France
Sustenance, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England
Sustenance, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2003

New Work, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Recent Digital Prints, Project Space, New England School of Art & Design, Boston, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
Bird Studies, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Something That I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A, Herbert Art Gallery Museum, Coventry, The Hatton Gallery,
Newcastle University and Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham, England
Display of Sustenance works, Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street, England
Ornithology, Contemporary Art Galleries: Storrs and Stamford, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

2007
Unnatural, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boson, MA
Something That I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Susan Derges, Neeta Madahar and Daro Montag, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
Wood for the Trees and Falling Leaves, Gimpel Fils, London, England
Alchemy: Transformations in Contemporary Photography, Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria, England
On the Wall: Aperture Magazine '05/'06, Aperture Foundation, New York, NY
Natured Anew: reflections on the natural world, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI
Committed to Print, Sharples and Winterstoke Galleries, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, England

 

2006

Alchemy, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England
Make Believe, Shillam+Smith, London, England
Forest Dreaming, Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Exeter, England
Going Ape: Confronting Animals in Contemporary Art, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
'The Living Is Easy': International Contemporary Photography, Flowers East Gallery, London, England
Into the Light of Things, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, England
Alchemy, Harewood House, Yorkshire, England
Collecting, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
Taking Inventory - Transformation Through Compilation, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California

 

2004

Sanctuary: Photography and the Garden, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Brigstock, Kettering, England
Mostyn 2004, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales.
Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut

 

2003

Construction - Coincidence?!: Young Photographers from the US, Momentum Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
25hrs - International Video Art Show, Barcelona, Spain
"The Witney Biennial 2003", Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston, MA

 

2002

Prequel, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Almost Home, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Consideraciones Al Respecto 7, Metrònom, Barcelona, Spain
Tanto por Ciento, Domestico '02, Madrid, Spain

 

2001

Evolveart: Exposición de Arte Digital, Evolvebank, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
Toy, Gallery fx, Boston, MA

 

2000 International Selection of Video Art, Centro Cultural de España, Lima, Peru.

 

1999 It's Only Paper, Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, England

 

SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES AND TEACHINGS

 

2007
British Council Artist's Travel Grant, England
Print commission from the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, England
Commission award from Film and Video Umbrella, Harewood House and Aspex Gallery

 

2006

Braziers International Artists' Workshop, Oxfordshire, England

Visiting photography lecturer at University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham, England

 

2005

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize Nominee, The Photographers' Gallery, London, England

Commission award for Falling from Fabrica, inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts) and Photoworks, England

Arts Council Grant, England

 

2003

Juror's Award, Member's Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.

Karsh Award for Photography Honorable Mention, S.M.F.A., Boston, MA, U.S.

2003 Photo District News 2003 Photo Annual, U.S.

2000-2003 Full Graduate Scholarship, S.M.F.A. and Tufts University, Boston, MA, U.S.

 

2002 Boit Award, S.M.F.A., Boston, MA, U.S.

 

1999 The Lina Garnade Memorial Trust Award, Winchester School of Art, England

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Harrison, Jane Looking to the heavens, Ealing and Acton Gazette, July 11 2008, p29.
Hayes, Alex, Ever-changing skies, Ealing Times, June 26 2008, p4.
Image of the Week, TheKnowledge section, The Times, June 2008, p3.
Jones, Bob Solstice on Classic FM Arts Daily, Classic FM radio broadcast, June 2008.
O'Brien, James Solstice, LBC radio broadcast, June 20 2008.
Green, Kate Solstice, Town and Country section, Country Life, June 18 2008, p103.
Millis, Christopher Salons of Summer, The Boston Phoenix, August 7, 2007.
McQuaid, Cate Exploring the mysteries of 'Cosmoses', The Boston Globe, August 2 2007.
Hodge, Roger D., Findings, Harper's Magazine, Vol. 314, No. 1884, May 2007, p100.
Cunningham, Caroline, Photography: Take the Plunge, House & Garden (U.S. Edition), March 2007, p78.
Ehmann, Sven and Klanten, Robert and Mischler Mika (eds), Into the nature: of Creatures and Wilderness, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2006.
Douglas, Anna and Barron, Katy (eds), Alchemy: twelve contemporary artists exploring the essence of photography, England, 2006.
O'Brien, Barbara, Neeta Madahar: Capturing the Everyday Sublime, Art New England, October/November 2006.
Shirley, Rosemary, Bird Watching with Neeta Madahar, Garageland Magazine, Issue 3: Nature, 2006.
Noble, Laura (ed), The Art of Collecting Photography, AVA Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sept. 2006.
Prodger, Michael, Bittersweet Summertime, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, August 27 2006.
Coomer, Martin, The Living is Easy, Time Out: London, No.1879, August 23-30 2006.
Miller, Francine, Neeta Madahar, Tema Celeste, Issue 116, July-August 2006.
McQuaid, Cate, A natural progression, The Boston Globe, May 4 2006.
Alexander, Jesse, Falling: Neeta Madahar, Hotshoe International, April/May 2006.
Noble, Andrea, Nature Studies, Source, Issue 46, Spring 2006.
Kaufman, Kenn Suspended in Animation, Audubon Magazine, January-February 2006.
Brown, Chris (ed), An International Practice, a-n Collections: Beyond the UK, January 2006.
Zollner, Manfred, Neeta Madahar: Falling (2005), Phototechnik International, Nov/Dec 2005.
Chandler, David (ed), Nature Studies, Photoworks, Brighton, England, October 2005.
Beem, Edgar Allen, A Career Takes Flight, Photo District News Magazine, Issue 8, August 2005.
Herbert, Martin, Neeta Madahar, Time Out: London, No. 1819, June 29 - July 6 2005.
Beyfus, Drusilla, Pecking Order, Telegraph Magazine, June 25 2005.
Brown, Camilla, Neeta Madahar: Sustenance, Portfolio Magazine, No. 41, June 2005.
McCormick, Carlo, Neeta Madahar's Ornithology, Aperture Magazine, Issue 179, Summer 2005.
Smith, Roberta, Making an Entrance at Any Age, The New York Times, May 6 2005.
Gripp, Anna, Neeta Madahar: Sustenance, Photonews, September 2004.
O'Hagan, Sean, Conceptual art, It's a piece of cake…, The Observer, July 18, 2004
Jobey, Liz, The World in Miniature, The Guardian, July 14, 2004.
Horton, C. Sean, Boston, MA: Review of Sustenance, Art Papers, May/June 2004.
Zitzewitz, Karin, Mapping South Asian Art, Art India, Vol. 9, Issue 2, Quarter 2, 2004.
Hak, Marriaine, Bird in the Bush, American Photo on Campus, March 2004.
McQuaid, Cate, It's trouble in paradise, in sharp, funny focus, The Boston Globe, Feb 27 2004.
Millis, Christopher, Terrible beauty, The Boston Phoenix, February 20, 2004.
Markonish, Denise (ed), For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., January 2004.
Shaw, Genevieve, Beauty is in her own backyard, Metrowest Daily News, June 5 2003.
Cavouras, Krissa, Light and Shadow, American Photo on Campus, January 2003.
Parcellin, Paul, Review of Almost Home, Art Papers Magazine, November/December 2002.
Belz, Emily, Almost Home: Photographers Exploring Domestic Space, Art New England, October/November 2002.
Mineo, Liz, The magic of photography, Framingham Tab, June 21 2002.
Silver, Joanne, Photo exhibit makes you feel at 'Home,' Boston Herald, June 7 2002.
Suárez, Josina, El Ratón Se Ha Comido Al Pincel, El Pais, January 19 2001.
Front cover, B4P14, a-n Magazine, August 2000.

 

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Deutsche Bank, New York, NY
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Government Art Collection, London, England
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MI
MIT Art Collection, Cambridge, MA
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MI
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
UBS Financial Services, New York, NY
University of Warwick Art Collection, Coventry, England
V&A Museum, London, England
West Collection, Oaks, PA


Cosmoses 2005-2007 [view images]


Falling 2005 [view images]


Sustenance 2003 [view images]