Shelly Jyoti and Laura Kina presents their latest exhibition titled Indigo

Event: Indigo: New works by Shelly Jyoti and Laura Kina, an exhibition of around forty new works in mediums likehand embroidery on khadi, acrylic on fabric, hand stenciled Sanskritcalligraphy and textile embroidery on canvas by Indian artist Shelly Jyoti and USA-based artist Laura Kina .   The exhibition is on from December 23, 2009 to December 28, 2009 at Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre New Delhi . Time: 11 am-7pm.   While the preview of the exhibition was held at Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara,Gujarat on December 15-16, 2009, it would also be displayed at NehruArt Centre, Mumbai from January 12,2010 to January 18, 2010.   Shelly Jyoti and Laura Kinadecided to collaborate in 2008-2009, considering their mutual interest intextile history, pattern & decoration. They began by thinking about theintersections of their own ethnic and national positions in relation tofabrics. For this exhibition in particular, Shelly Jyoti’s Indigo Narratives utilize traditional embroidery and embellishments along with heritagesymbols belonging to traveling ethnic communities who settled in coastalGujarat while Laura Kina’s Devon Avenue Sampler series focuses on acontemporary Desi/Jewish community in Chicago, IL.   Shelly Jyoti, a visual artist, independent curator, fashion designer,poet and researcher, lives and works in Vadodara, India. She istrained in fashion design and clothing technology at the National Institute ofFashion Technology, New Delhi and has completedher Masters degree in English Literature from PunjabUniversity in Chandigarh.   Her writings and paintings have been publishedinternationally. Her works are in collection with Sahitya Akademi, the journalof Indian English literature. She is an advisory board member of Disha, anon-profit organizations dedicated to helping children with autism, andSocleen, a non-profit environmental organization.   Laura Kina is anartist and scholar living in Chicago, IL.   She is an Associate Professor of Art, Mediaand Design, Vincent de Paul Professor, and Director of Asian American Studiesat DePaul University. She earned her MFA from the University of Illinoisat Chicago andher BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a 2009-2010DePaul University Humanities Fellow. Her DevonAvenue Sampler series is funded in part by the College of Liberal Arts& Sciences and a University Research Council Grant from DePaul University. The exhibition isa must-see as it throws light on the history of indigo, from its torridcolonial past in India tothe indigo-dyed Japanese folk kasuri fabrics, from boro patchwork quilts andthe working class blue jeans in the United States to the blue threadsof a Jewish prayer tallis!

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