The paintings of Dr. Meena Baya  reflect the depth of her experiences , and are capable of saying many things through the silent spectators. She has been working in the art field for twenty-five years. Dr. Meena Baya's paintings have been exhibited in solo shows in nearly one dozen cities around the world. Besides , her paintings have been included for group exhibitions organized by prestigious art institutions , both domestic as well as international.

 Meena Baya has won many awards including the Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy Award for painting in 1998.

 Her various works have been collected by Rajasthan Lakit Kala Academy , Jawahar Kala Kendra  Sahitya Kala Parishad , New Delhi , West Zone Culture Centre besides corporate institutions. In India and countries abroad such as U.K. , U.S.A. , Germany , Holland , New Zealand , Pakistan , Israel , France , Ireland , Canada etc…

STUDY :

 1985                      M.A. (Drawing and Painting) with Gold Medal from M.L.S. University ,                                                                     Udaipur.
 1999                      Ph D in temple sculpture, M.L.S.U. , Udaipur.

 
CURRENTLY :
 Senior Lecturer , Drawing and Painting , Government Girls College , Nathdwara  , Udaipur.

SOLO SHOW :

 # 2005                     Built-More, Cupertino (CA), USA.

 # 2004                     Ocean Oasis, Los Angeles, USA.

 # 2002                     Triveni Gallery New Delhi.

 # 2001                     Juneja Art Gallery, Jaipur.

 # 2001                     Lucknow.

 # 1996                     St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, U.K.

 # 1996                     St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, U.K.

 # 1995                     Nehru Centre, Mumbai.

 # 1992                     Udaipur.

 # 1991                     Zawar Mines, (Udaipur).

 # 1989                     Fine art Faculty, M.S. University, Baroda.

GROUP SHOWS :

 # 2008                     ‘ART today in Rajasthan’ organised by Dhoomimal Art Centre, New
                             Delhi.

 # 2008                     ‘An Aristic Journey’ Rajasthan and U.K. Organized by A.B.S.,Jaipur
                             and Chandigarh, R.L.K.A., Jaipur, L.K.A & British Council, New
                             Delhi at Chandigarh.

 # 2007                     ‘An Artistic Journey’ Rajasthan and U.K.organized by A.B.S.,
                             R.L.K.A., J.V.F., Jaipur and British Council, New Delhi at Jaipur.

 # 2003                      Rules of Engagement, Liantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, U.K

 # 2002                      Print making from Rajasthan, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff.

 # 2001                      Cross X Links India and New Zealand Artists, New Zealand and India.

 # 2001                      ‘Tradition to Modernity’ Contemporary Indian Painting, Germany

 # 2000                      Graphic Expressions Print Show by Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai

 # 2000                      Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi.

 # 1999                      ‘The Desert And Beyond’ by British Council, New Delhi.

 # 1997                      Liantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, U.K.

 # 1996                      Artist in residency by Art Council of Wales, U.K.

 # 1996                      A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi.

 # 1996                      Liantarnam Grange Art Centre, Cwmbran, U.K.

 # 1994                      Centaur Hotel Air Port Mahalsa Art Gallery, Mumbai.

 # 1991                      Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahemdabad.

 
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS :

 # 2000- 02                  Junior fellowship for Graphics by Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India.

 # 1996                      Fellowship for two months by Art Council of Wales, U.K.

 # 1993-94                   Research Grant for Graphic by N.L.K.A., New Delhi, India.

 # 1988                      Raj Kala Puraskar by R.L.K.A., Jaipur, India.

 # 1985,88,92                Tulika Kalakar Parishad, Udaipur,

 # 1989                      ‘Creators’, Ambala, India.

 
PARTICIPATION :

 # 2008                      8th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art, Bhopal.

 # 2007                      Shiplgram  utsav by W.Z.C.C., Udaipur.

 # 2007                      Women Artist of Rajasthan by J.K.K., Jaipur.

 # 2006                      ‘Through The Looking Glass’ The Women’s Art Association, Wales, U.K.

 # 2006                      ‘Viginiti’ The Women’s Art Association, U.K.

 # 2006                      Women Artist of Rajasthan by J.K.K., Jaipur.

 # 1997                      The 19th International Independence Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa,   
                             Japan .

 # 1997                      Women’s art show to commemorate 50 yrs of Independence by art
                             front at Mahalsa Art Gallery, Mumbai

 # 1998                      All India Drawing Exhibition by R.L.K.A., Jaipur.

 # 1996                      Art around ‘The Bay’, U.K.

 # 1996                      All India Art Biennial of Rajasthan.

 # 1995                      Rashtriya Kala Mela by L.K.A. Lucknow

 # 1988,90,94                Rashtriya Kala Mela by L.K.A., New Delhi

 # 1996                      An Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Rajasthan by R.L.K.A. and G.S.L.K.A.,  
                             Ahemdabad.

 # 1986,87,88                All India Art Exhibition by T.K.P., Udaipur .
     90,92                  

 # 1994 to 97                State Art Exhibition by R.L.K.A., Jaipur.

 # 1995                      The Indian Academy of Fine Art, Amritsar.

 # 1994                      Exhibition of Art by U.N.D.C.P., New Delhi.

 # 1992                      6th All India Youth Art Contest, Nagpur.

 # 1991, 98                  All India Exhibition of Art by A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi.

 # 1991, 96                  All India Exhibition of Art by L.K.A., Lucknow.

 # 1988, 90, 94              National Exhibition of Art by L.K.A., New Delhi.

 # 1987                      All India Print Exhibition by ‘Takman-28’, Udaipur.

 
CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS :

 # 2008                      National Camp on Traditional & Folk Art at Diu by W.Z.C.C, Udaipur

 # 2007                      State Art Workshop, R.K.L.A., Jaipur.

 # 2000 - 07                 Artist camp at Shilpgram  by W.Z.C.C., Udaipur

 # 2005                      Kala Kumbh, Bikaner.

 # 2003                      All India Graphic Workshop by W.Z.C.C., Udaipur.

 # 1999                      All India Women Artists at J.K.K., Jaipur.

 # 1997                      Contemporary Painters Workshop of Daman by W.Z.C.C., Udaipur.

 # 1985                      All India Art Camp by T.K.P., Udaipur.

 # 1985, 86, 87,             All India Artist Camps of Painting, Printmaking and
     90                      Terracotta organized by “Ajj” Society, Udaipur.

 
COLLECTIONS :

 # R.L.K. Academic, Jaipur, India.
 # Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India.
 # Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India.
 # Mehta Offset Works, New Delhi, India.
 # Anchor Electronics & Electrical Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
 # Dabur and India Potash, New Delhi, India.
 # SWASH (N.G.O.), Udaipur India.
 # W.Z.C.C., Udaipur, India.
 # Private Collection in India, U.K., U.S.A., Holland, Germany, France, New Zealand,
   Japan, Israel, Ireland Canada, Pakistan etc…

OTHERS :

 # Illustration for Sahitya Varshiki, India Today 1996--2000 and Bhojpuri Patrika, 1996.
 # Articles published in various local Newspapers & Magazines.
 # She writes in Rajasthani also.
 # Art talks broadcasted on radio.
 # Articles on her written by art critics in various magazines and newspapers.

PERMANENT ADDRESS AND STUDIO :

 448-B, Shastri Circle, Udaipur, Rajasthan –313001, India.
 Phone   : +91 – 294 – 2415415
 Cell    : 98291 45207
 E-mail  : meenabaya@yahoo.com // bayameena3@gmail.com
 Website : www.meenabaya.com