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Neeta Madahar (British, 1966)
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Neeta Madahar
Cosmoses White VI (Positive) 2005
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Neeta Madahar
Falling 2 2005
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Neeta Madahar
Falling 4 2005
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Neeta Madahar
Sustenance #104
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Neeta Madahar
Sustenance #87 2003
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Biography |
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1966 |
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Born, London |
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1996 |
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Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, City of Bath College, Bath |
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1998 |
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European Socrates Exchange Program – three month visit to Barcelona, Spain |
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1999 |
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BA (First-Class Honours) Fine Art, Winchester School of Art and University of Southampton, Winchester, England |
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2003 |
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MFA Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) and Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
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2004 |
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National Graduate Seminar, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York, US |
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Awards |
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2008-2009 Bradford Fellowship in Photography, National Media |
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2008 Selector for the 2008 Jerwood Photography Award, UK |
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2007 British Council Artist’s Travel Grant, England |
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2007 Print commission from the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of Bristol |
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2007 Commission award from Film and Video Umbrella, Harewood House and Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth |
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2006 Braziers International Artists’ Workshop, Oxfordshire |
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2006 Visiting photography lecturer at University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham |
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2005 Joint commission from Fabrica, inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts) and Photoworks |
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2005 Arts Council Grant |
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2004 National Graduate Seminar Fellowship, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York |
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2003 Juror’s Award, Member’s Exhibition, P.R.C. at Boston University, Boston |
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2003 Karsh Award for Photography Honorable Mention, S.M.F.A., Boston |
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2003 Photo District News 2003 Photo Annual, U.S. |
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2000-2003 Full Graduate Scholarship, S.M.F.A. and Tufts University, Boston |
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2000-2003 Karsh Award for Photography Honourable Mention S.M.F.A |
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2000-2003 Photo District News 2003 Photo Annual |
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2002 Boit Award, S.M.F.A., Boston |
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2002 Juror’s Award, Member’s Exhibition, P.R.C. at Boston University, Boston |
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1999 The Lina Garnade Memorial Trust Award, Winchester School of Art |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Pollination, Julie Saul Gallery, New York |
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2009 |
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National Media Museum, Bradford (solo) |
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2008 |
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Something That I’ll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A, Nottingham Castle Museum |
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2008 |
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Ornithology, Contemporary Art Galleries: Storrs and Stamford, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut |
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2008 |
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Solstice, PM Gallery, London |
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2008 |
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Solstice, Harewood House, Leeds |
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2008 |
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(RE) Imaging Photography, Reinberger Galleries, The Cleveland Institute of Arts, Cleveland, Ohio |
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2008 |
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Bird Studies, Photographic Centre Northwest, Seattle, Washington |
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2007 |
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Committed to Print, Sharples and Winterstoke Galleries, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, England |
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2007 |
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Susan Derges, Neeta Madahar and Daro Montag, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University |
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2007 |
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Natured Anew: Reflections of a Natural World, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Rhode Island |
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2007 |
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Something That I’ll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich |
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2007 |
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Unnatural, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston |
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2007 |
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Wood for the Trees and Falling Leaves, Gimpel Fils Gallery, London |
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2007 |
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On The Wall: Aperture Magazine ‘05/06, Aperture Foundation, New York |
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2007 |
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Cosmoses, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (solo) |
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2007 |
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Falling, Vision Space, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, England Sustenance, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Toronto, Canada (solo) |
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2006 - 2007 |
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Alchemy, a Purdy Hicks touring exhibition, Harewood House, Leeds; Purdy Hicks Gallery, London; Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal; Djanogly Art Gallery, University of Nottingham |
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2006 |
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Forest Dreaming, Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Exeter |
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2006 |
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Taking Inventory – Transformation Through Compilation, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California |
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2006 |
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Falling, Julie Saul Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2006 |
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Neeta Madahar: Nature Studies, University Gallery and Baring Wing, University of Newcastle, Newcastle (solo) |
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2006 |
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Nature Studies, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (solo) |
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2006 |
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Nature Studies, Purdy Hicks Gallery (solo) |
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2006 |
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Nature Studies, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts (solo) |
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2006 |
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Nature Studies, Purdy Hicks Gallery (solo) |
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2006 |
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Nature Studies, Galerie Poller, Frankfurt (solo) |
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2006 |
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Into the Light of Things, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham |
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2006 |
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Collecting, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University, Lancaster |
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2006 |
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Settling In, 338 Great Western Street, Rusholme, Manchester |
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2006 |
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Bite Me! Confronting Animals in Contemporary Art, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts |
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2006 |
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Make Believe, Shillam+Smith, London |
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2006 |
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Going Ape: Confronting Animals in Contemporary Art, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln |
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2006 |
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The Living Is Easy: International Contemporary Photography, Flowers East Gallery, London, England |
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2005 |
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Appearance, Whitehall Waterfront, Leeds |
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2005 |
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Falling, Fabrica, Brighton (solo) |
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2005 |
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Neeta Madahar, Institute of International Visual Arts, London (solo) |
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2005 |
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Sustenance, Julie Saul Gallery (solo) |
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2004 |
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Sustenance, Purdy Hicks Gallery (solo) |
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2004 |
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Sustenance, Howard Yezerski Gallery (solo) |
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2004 |
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35th Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles (selected by Martin Parr) (solo) |
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2004 |
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Sanctuary: Photography and the Garden, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Northamptonshire |
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2004 |
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National Graduate Seminar Fellows Exhibition, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York |
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2004 |
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Mostyn 2004, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno |
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2004 |
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Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art, William Benton |
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2004 |
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Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut |
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2004 |
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For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut |
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2004 |
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Mostyn 2004, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales. |
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2004 |
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Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, U.S. |
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2004 |
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For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
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2004 |
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Sustenance, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England. (solo) |
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2004 |
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Sustenance, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (solo) |
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2003 |
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New Work, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. (solo) |
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2003 |
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Recent Digital Prints, Project Space, New England School of Art & Design, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (solo) |
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2003 |
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The Sustenance Series, Artists Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (solo) |
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2003 |
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Christmas Exhibition, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, England. |
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2003 |
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Construction – Coincidence?!: Young Photographers from the US, Momentum Gallery, Berlin,Germany. |
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2003 |
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Juried Member’s Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center (P.R.C.) at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2003 |
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25hrs - International Video Art Show, Barcelona, Spain. |
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2003 |
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The Witney Biennial 2003”, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2003 |
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Construction – Coincidence?!, Momentum Gallery, Berlin |
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2003 |
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Juried Member’s Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Boston |
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2003 |
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25hrs – International Video Art Show, Barcelona |
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2003 |
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The Witney Biennial 2003, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston |
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2003 |
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New Work, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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2003 |
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Recent Digital Prints, Project Space, New England School of Art & Design, Boston |
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2003 |
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Sustenance, Artists Foundation, Boston |
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2002 |
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Recent Work from the SMFA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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2002 |
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Prequel, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston |
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2002 |
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Juried Member’s Exhibition, PRC at Boston University, Boston |
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2002 |
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Almost Home, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts |
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2002 |
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Consideraciones Al Respecto 7, Metrónom, Barcelona |
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2002 |
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Recent Work from the SMFA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2002 |
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Prequel, Tisch Gallery, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2002 |
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Almost Home, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2002 |
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Juried Member’s Exhibition, P.R.C. at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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2002 |
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Consideraciones Al Respecto 7, Metrňnom, Barcelona, Spain. |
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2002 |
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Tanto por Ciento, Domestico ’02, Madrid, Spain. |
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2001 |
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Evolveart: Exposición de Arte Digital, Evolvebank, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain. |
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2001 |
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Evolveart: Exposición de Arte Digital, Evolvebank, Barcelona and Madrid |
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2001 |
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Toy, Gallery fx, Boston |
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2000 |
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International Selection of Video Art, Centro Cultural de Espana, Lima |
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1999 |
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It’s only Paper, Stroud House Gallery, London |
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1999 |
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Fresh, Old Music Hall Gallery, London |
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Collections |
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DanForth Museum of Art, Framington |
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DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts |
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Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Government Art Collection |
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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri |
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City |
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Pallant House, Gallery Collection, Chichester |
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California |
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Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
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West Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania |
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University of Warwick Art Collection, Coventry |
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Fidelity Investments, Boston |
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Deutsche Bank, New York |
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Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri |
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MIT Art Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Lasalle Bank, Chicago, Illinois |
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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, London |
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Sprint, Overland Park, Kansas |
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UBS Financial Services |
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Wellington Management, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Literature |
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Silver, Joanne Photo exhibit makes you feel at ‘Home', Boston Herald, June 7 2002. |
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Suárez, Josina El Ratón Se Ha Comido Al Pincel, El Pais, January 19 2001. |
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Front cover B4P14, a-n Magazine, August 2000. |
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Zitzewitz, Karin Mapping South Asian Art, Art India, Vol. 9, Issue 2, Quarter 2, 2004. |
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Hak, Marriaine Bird in the Bush, American Photo on Campus, March 2004. |
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McQuaid, Cate It’s trouble in paradise, in sharp, funny focus, The Boston Globe, Feb 27 2004. |
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Millis, Christopher Terrible beauty, The Boston Phoenix, February 20, 2004. |
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Markonish, Denise (ed) For the Birds, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., January 2004. |
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Shaw, Genevieve Beauty is in her own backyard, Metrowest Daily News, June 5 2003. |
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Cavouras, Krissa Light and Shadow, American Photo on Campus, January 2003. |
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Parcellin, Paul Review of Almost Home, Art Papers Magazine,November/December 2002. |
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Belz, Emily Almost Home: Photographers Exploring Domestic Space, Art New England, October/November 2002. |
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Mineo, Liz The magic of photography, Framingham Tab, June 21 2002. |
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Beem, Edgar Allen A Career Takes Flight, Photo District News Magazine, Issue 8, August 2005. |
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Herbert, Martin Neeta Madahar, Time Out: London, No. 1819, June 29 –July 6 2005. |
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Beyfus, Drusilla Pecking Order, Telegraph Magazine, June 25 2005. |
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Brown, Camilla Neeta Madahar: Sustenance, Portfolio Magazine, No. 41, June 2005. |
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McCormick, Carlo Neeta Madahar’s Ornithology, Aperture Magazine, Issue 179, Summer 2005. |
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Smith, Roberta Making an Entrance at Any Age, The New York Times, May 6 2005. |
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Gripp, Anna Neeta Madahar: Sustenance, Photonews, September 2004. |
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O’Hagan, Sean Conceptual art, It’s a piece of cake…, The Observer, July 18, 2004 |
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Jobey, Liz The World in Miniature, The Guardian, July 14, 2004. |
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Horton, C. Sean Boston, Massachusetts: Review of Sustenance, Art Papers, May/June 2004. |
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Chandler, David (ed) Nature Studies, Photoworks, Brighton, England, October 2005. |
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Coomer, Martin The Living is Easy, Time Out: London, No.1879, August 23-30 2006. |
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Miller, Francine Neeta Madahar, Tema Celeste, Issue 116, July-August 2006. |
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McQuaid, Cate Falling: Neeta Madahar, Hotshoe International, April/May 2006. |
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Noble, Andrea Nature Studies, Source, Issue 46, Spring 2006. |
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Kaufman, Kenn Suspended in Animation, Audubon Magazine, January-February 2006. |
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Brown, Chris (ed) An International Practice, a-n Collections: Beyond the UK, January 2006. |
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Zollner, Manfred Neeta Madahar: Falling (2005), Phototechnik International, Nov/Dec 2005. |
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Millis, Christopher Salons of Summer, The Boston Phoenix, August 7, 2007. |
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McQuaid, Cate Exploring the mysteries of ‘Cosmoses’, The Boston Globe, August 2 2007. |
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Hodge, Roger D. Findings, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 314, No. 1884, May 2007, p100. |
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Cunningham, Caroline Photography: Take the Plunge, House & Garden (U.S.Edition), March 2007, p78. |
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Ehmann, Sven and Klanten, Into the nature: of Creatures and Wilderness, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2006. |
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Robert and Mischler Mika (eds) Douglas, Anna and Barron, Katy (eds) Alchemy: twelve contemporary artists exploring the essence of photography, England, 2006. |
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O’Brien, Barbara Neeta Madahar: Capturing the Everyday Sublime, Art New England, October/November 2006. |
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Shirley, Rosemary Bird Watching with Neeta Madahar, Garageland Magazine, Issue 3: Nature, 2006. |
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Noble, Laura (ed) The Art of Collecting Photography, AVA Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sept. 2006. |
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Prodger, Michael Bittersweet Summertime, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine,August 27 2006. |
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