Bhuri Bai
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
63 x 118 inches
B_BAI-001
Bhuri Bai (b.1968) was born in Pitol, a village on the border of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. She belongs to the Bhil tribe of Central India. She was the first...
Bhuri Bai (b.1968) was born in Pitol, a village on the border of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. She
belongs to the Bhil tribe of Central India. She was the first to paint on paper, and she brought the
rich and vibrant world of Bhil art, its specific style of painting nature and motifs with dots to paper,
and into gallery spaces around the world. Unrestricted to traditional motifs, she paints the world
around her, mapping changes in technology, society, and bringing her own unusual experience
into her repertoire. In honour of her pioneering work, Bhuri Bai received the Shikar Samman from
the Madhya Pradesh government in 1986 and a Padma Shri in 2021.
belongs to the Bhil tribe of Central India. She was the first to paint on paper, and she brought the
rich and vibrant world of Bhil art, its specific style of painting nature and motifs with dots to paper,
and into gallery spaces around the world. Unrestricted to traditional motifs, she paints the world
around her, mapping changes in technology, society, and bringing her own unusual experience
into her repertoire. In honour of her pioneering work, Bhuri Bai received the Shikar Samman from
the Madhya Pradesh government in 1986 and a Padma Shri in 2021.
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