Himmat Shah

b. 1933

Himmat Shah graduated from M.S. University of Baroda in
1960. He was a National Cultural Scholar in 1956, and received
a scholarship to study etching at Atelier 17, Paris in 1967. Shah
was a member of Group 1890, an artists’ collective founded by
J. Swaminathan. His solo exhibitions include those at Jehangir
Nicholson Art Gallery, Mumbai (2007); at Saffronart and Berkley
Square Gallery, London (2007); and others held at Anant
Art Gallery, Delhi (2005); Shridharani Gallery, Delhi (2000);
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (1994). Among his group shows are
Yellow Deity: Contemporary Indian Art at Ludwig Museum, Budapest
(1997); Rediscovering the Roots at Museo de la Nacion,
Lima (1997); and Biennale de Paris in 1967 and 1970. He was
awarded Kalidasa Samman by the Madhya Pradesh Government
in 2003; the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS )
Award, Delhi, in 1996, and Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Delhi,
in 1988. Shah lives and works in Delhi.