A Solo Show of Prints by Shyam Sharma
Curated by Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D.)
15 October -15th November 2021
Artist Reception : October 23, 4 pm to 6 pm
Inner Eye Arts at 2306 Jasper Hill Drive, San Ramon, CA 94582
The show brings together artworks of eminent printmaker Padmashri Shri Shyam Sharma from India. “Charaiveti” is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘keep walking’, keep progressing to attain a higher self. Sharma's innovative printmaking techniques combined with his introspective landscapes create a visual delight for its viewers. It showcases the artist's desire to dig deeper into the realms of the unknown, an aspiration that he finds can be realized by looking within.
Artist Bio
Born in 1941, Shyam Sharma grew up in Govardhan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh and studied Fine Arts at Lucknow Art College, India. He was a professor at Patna College of Arts and Crafts and served as principal of the college. Sharma has worked in various mediums such as glass and canvas however gained a huge appreciation for his prints specifically his woodcuts. He has also written and published eight books on art and literature and published numerous essays and articles in art journals and magazines.
Sharma has received many awards such as the International Print Biennial- Netherlands and National Award (Lalit Kala Academy), and Padmashri from the government of India (2020) to name a few.
Curated by Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D.)
15 October -15th November 2021
Artist Reception : October 23, 4 pm to 6 pm
Inner Eye Arts at 2306 Jasper Hill Drive, San Ramon, CA 94582
The show brings together artworks of eminent printmaker Padmashri Shri Shyam Sharma from India. “Charaiveti” is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘keep walking’, keep progressing to attain a higher self. Sharma's innovative printmaking techniques combined with his introspective landscapes create a visual delight for its viewers. It showcases the artist's desire to dig deeper into the realms of the unknown, an aspiration that he finds can be realized by looking within.
Artist Bio
Born in 1941, Shyam Sharma grew up in Govardhan, Mathura in Uttar Pradesh and studied Fine Arts at Lucknow Art College, India. He was a professor at Patna College of Arts and Crafts and served as principal of the college. Sharma has worked in various mediums such as glass and canvas however gained a huge appreciation for his prints specifically his woodcuts. He has also written and published eight books on art and literature and published numerous essays and articles in art journals and magazines.
Sharma has received many awards such as the International Print Biennial- Netherlands and National Award (Lalit Kala Academy), and Padmashri from the government of India (2020) to name a few.
Dahi Akhar: Seeded in Love - 2021
About the show:
“Dhai Akhar: Seeded in Love,” aims to artistically amplify voices of Asian Americans and African Americans. Their combined imagery will create a space to honor the power of radical love as stated by present-day social commentator, essayist, and poet Bell Hooks. It will feature Artists whose Art resonates healing and transformation, an important step in illuminating the long-standing history of African-Asian Solidarity. These actions result in life nurturing futures.
The title of the exhibit is inspired by the works of the medieval Indian Saint poet Kabirdas who believed in love as revolutionary social practice. In one of the couplets composed in vernacular Hindi, he writes
“Dhai akhar prem ka padhe so pandit hoye.”
“One who reads the word love becomes wise.”
Inspired by his works the showcase urges inclusion, acceptance, and equity for all, standing firmly against the instigation of hate and violence in our community.
Participating Artists
Ellen Bepp, Shailly Sharma Bhatnagar, Orin Carpenter, Gene Dominique, Reiko Fujii
Indrani Nayar Gall, Nirmal Raja, Valerie Brown Troutt, Orlonda Uffre, Fan Lee Warren
Irene Wibawa, TheArthur Wright.
The show includes a Collaborative art project co-coordinated by Anika Sharma and Joshua Uppal
About the show:
“Dhai Akhar: Seeded in Love,” aims to artistically amplify voices of Asian Americans and African Americans. Their combined imagery will create a space to honor the power of radical love as stated by present-day social commentator, essayist, and poet Bell Hooks. It will feature Artists whose Art resonates healing and transformation, an important step in illuminating the long-standing history of African-Asian Solidarity. These actions result in life nurturing futures.
The title of the exhibit is inspired by the works of the medieval Indian Saint poet Kabirdas who believed in love as revolutionary social practice. In one of the couplets composed in vernacular Hindi, he writes
“Dhai akhar prem ka padhe so pandit hoye.”
“One who reads the word love becomes wise.”
Inspired by his works the showcase urges inclusion, acceptance, and equity for all, standing firmly against the instigation of hate and violence in our community.
Participating Artists
Ellen Bepp, Shailly Sharma Bhatnagar, Orin Carpenter, Gene Dominique, Reiko Fujii
Indrani Nayar Gall, Nirmal Raja, Valerie Brown Troutt, Orlonda Uffre, Fan Lee Warren
Irene Wibawa, TheArthur Wright.
The show includes a Collaborative art project co-coordinated by Anika Sharma and Joshua Uppal
'Samay Ka Sach'
Artist Talk and Demo by Shyam Sharma
7748 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
Time - 5 pm to 7 pm
Please join us in learning more about eminent Artist Shyam Sharma’s work process, creative techniques of printmaking. He is visiting the United States from India and creating a unique body of work through experimental printmaking techniques. Shyam will do a slide presentation along with a short demonstration on his recent methods, materials, and thought process followed by Q&A.
Artist Talk and Demo by Shyam Sharma
7748 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
Time - 5 pm to 7 pm
Please join us in learning more about eminent Artist Shyam Sharma’s work process, creative techniques of printmaking. He is visiting the United States from India and creating a unique body of work through experimental printmaking techniques. Shyam will do a slide presentation along with a short demonstration on his recent methods, materials, and thought process followed by Q&A.
'Kacha Rang'
(Poetry Collection, Hindi)
Pallavi Sharma
Book Launch
ISBN: 978-93-84633-08-0
First Edition: 2018
Publishers: Yash Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi 110032
Panel Disucssion: Anshu Johri, Namrita Yuhanna
Shyam Sharma, and Navneet Sharma,
Venue: 6680 Sierra Lane, Dublin, CA 94568
(Poetry Collection, Hindi)
Pallavi Sharma
Book Launch
ISBN: 978-93-84633-08-0
First Edition: 2018
Publishers: Yash Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi 110032
Panel Disucssion: Anshu Johri, Namrita Yuhanna
Shyam Sharma, and Navneet Sharma,
Venue: 6680 Sierra Lane, Dublin, CA 94568
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PRIMORDIAL SPACES
A Solo Show of Prints by SHYAM SHARMA Guest Curator: Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D.) Asia Resource Center Gallery, 317 Ninth Street/ Harrison Oakland Chinatown Inner Eye is honored to present the solo show of an eminent printmaker from India, Shyam Sharma, at the Asian Resource Gallery in Oakland, CA. The show brings together his twenty-five works made on paper and fabric from 1981 to 2009. Sharma's innovative printmaking techniques combined with his introspective landscapes create a visual delight for its viewers. It showcases the artist's desire to dig deeper into the realms of the unknown, an aspiration that he finds can be realized by looking within. The show is open to the public from February through April 2019. |
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Inner Eye Arts & Poetry Center San Jose
Present
CONFLUENCE
Come join us to celebrate the spirit of togetherness at a unique, one of its kind, bilingual poetry event in Hindi & English to be held on Saturday, 4th March 2017 from 3:30 PM-5:30 PM @ Shiva Durga Temple, 1170 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale CA 94085
Featured Poets:
Anita Kapoor, Anshu Johri, Carol Park, Jenn Lee Smith, Kalamu Chache, Lita Kurth, Pallavi Sharma, Rekha Maitra, Salma Arastu, Sanjay Mathur, Suzy Huerta & Tshaka Campbell
http://www.innereyearts.com/
http://www.pcsj.org/
Present
CONFLUENCE
Come join us to celebrate the spirit of togetherness at a unique, one of its kind, bilingual poetry event in Hindi & English to be held on Saturday, 4th March 2017 from 3:30 PM-5:30 PM @ Shiva Durga Temple, 1170 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale CA 94085
Featured Poets:
Anita Kapoor, Anshu Johri, Carol Park, Jenn Lee Smith, Kalamu Chache, Lita Kurth, Pallavi Sharma, Rekha Maitra, Salma Arastu, Sanjay Mathur, Suzy Huerta & Tshaka Campbell
http://www.innereyearts.com/
http://www.pcsj.org/
Tshaka Campbell has been writing and performing his work across the globe for over fifteen years, from the Apollo Theater in NY to the O2 in London. His work has been published in magazines, poetry anthologies and periodicals as well as in a number of global advertising campaigns. He has authored two books, three spoken word albums. He currently resides in California and continues to ask the world to listen different.
Suzy de Jesus Huerta is a composition writing professor and poet from San Jose, CA. She is a two-time VONA alumna (2010, 2012). Her work has appeared in: La Bloga, The Packinghouse Review, Poets Responding to SB1070, Bordersenses, Poetry of Resistance: A Multicultural Anthology in Response to Arizona SB 1070, Xenophobia, and Injustice, and other journals. Suzy currently curates the new reading series, Oakland Crossroads, at Studio Grand in Oakland, California. She lives in San Francisco.
Sanjay Mathur has been writing thought-provoking essays, stories, poems and nazms since his childhood. He was born and brought up in the heartland of India where Hindi and Urdu are spoken as Hindustani. Having lived in Singapore and Australia, he now calls Campbell, California his home. Professionally, he is an IT Risk and Security Leader. Whenever he gets time from his professional obligations, he composes his expression in Hindustani and English. Some of Sanjay’s work was published in The San Jose Mercury News, renowned Indian magazines, British Journals, and on literary websites over the years.
Salma Arastu, is a published poetess and a renowned artist specializing in paintings and sculpture, from Berkeley. She has won several awards including East Bay Community & fund for artists in 2012 and 2014, and City of Berkeley Artist’s grant in 2014-2016. Her two outdoor sculptures and several paintings are in public places and four books with poems and paintings have been published. Dard Ki Seedhiyan in Hindi (1981) The Lyrical Line: Embracing All and Flowing (2008), Turning Rumi: Singing Verses of Love Unity and Freedom (2012) and Celebration of Calligraphy (2014). A catalog was published in 2015 of her new series “Unity of Sacred Texts and Symbols”. Her art and poetry speak of human universality.
Rekha Maitra is a prolific poetess and has published eleven books of poetry in Hindi. She has a Master of Arts (MA) in Hindi literature from Saugar University. She worked with the American Peace Corps for a short period as a language instructor assisting the Peace Corps volunteers while teaching them the regional language.Her passion is poems. She has participated in various literary conferences held in the US over the past several years Her poems are primarily focused on the inner feelings of human emotions as influenced by nature, love, and various experiences of real life. Rekha Maitra currently resides in Los Angeles.
Pallavi Sharma is a multidisciplinary artist and her research interest concerns Asian American women's cultural production, feminist pedagogy, and activism. Pallavi's work has been exhibited widely at venues including the Queens Museum of Art, Exit Art, Art Asia Pacific, and Bishop Museum. At present, she is a board member of Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) and Director of ‘Inner Eye" nonprofit art organization, San Ramon, CA. Pallavi received BA (Fine) and MA (Fine) from at the Faculty of Fine Arts Baroda, Department of Art History and Aesthetics, and her Ph.D. from National Museum Institute of History of Art, Museology, and Conservation. She teaches at California College of the Arts.
Lita Kurth holds an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University and has published work in three genres. Her CNF, “Pivot,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her CNF “This is the Way We Wash the Clothes,” presented at the Working Class Studies conference, 2013, won the 2014 Diana Woods Memorial Award (summer-fall 2014) and appeared in Lunchticket 2014. Her flash fiction, "Gardener's Delight" (Dragonfly PressDNA) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at De Anza College and in private workshops, and in 2013, she co-founded the Flash Fiction Forum, a reading series in San Jose.
Kalamu Chaché was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Since her residency in East Palo Alto, California, Chaché has served the greater East Palo Alto community in numerous professional, executive, administrative, advocacy, and artistic areas of employment and volunteer services for a variety of community-based programs, causes and events specializing in youth/community development and the literary/performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chaché currently serves as a Cultural Arts activist, advocate, producer, promoter, author, educator, vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, performing artist, and Poet Laureate of the City of East Palo Alto.
Jenn Lee Smith has an MA in Human Geography and pursued a PhD for a time studying migration of women in China and Silicon Valley. She is a grant writer for nonprofits, contributor to Mochi and Hyphen magazines, and producer for a short documentary film released this summer titled, You and I, Friend.
Carol Park teaches English as a Second Language, in the Bay Area and, previously, for six years in Japan. For her exploring language brings great joy, but also deepening friendships and understanding of people from diverse backgrounds. Her MFA in Creative Writing came from Seattle Pacific University. In addition to poetry, she writes fiction and is revising a novel set in Japan. Her website is CarolPark.us
Anshu Johri authors short stories, poems and plays in English and Hindi. She has a M.S in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University, California. Her work in English has appeared in Dukool, Vine leaves Literary Journal, Calliope, Creation and Criticism and an anthology Desi Girls published by Hope Road Publishing U.K. Her published works in Hindi include, poetry collections: Khule Prishtha (Bare Pages), Boond ka Dwandwa (Dilemma of a Raindrop), and short story collections- Shesh Phir (More Later…), and Adrishya Kinara (Invisible Shores-). Her rendition of “Adrishya Kinara” is now available as an Audiobook at CDbaby.com, Audible and Itunes. Her poems and stories have appeared in reputed Hindi Literary Journals of the world. Besides writing, her other passions are theatre, painting and music.
Anita Kapoor is a published poet, author, a social activist and a Vedic astrologer. She has a Masters of Art in Hindi and English from Delhi University, and a PhD in English from Meerut University. Her published work includes Bikhare Moti, Kadambari, Achhute Swar and Os mein bhigte sapne (Poetry - collections). Her work has also appeared in reputable magazines of India and U.S.A.
Suzy de Jesus Huerta is a composition writing professor and poet from San Jose, CA. She is a two-time VONA alumna (2010, 2012). Her work has appeared in: La Bloga, The Packinghouse Review, Poets Responding to SB1070, Bordersenses, Poetry of Resistance: A Multicultural Anthology in Response to Arizona SB 1070, Xenophobia, and Injustice, and other journals. Suzy currently curates the new reading series, Oakland Crossroads, at Studio Grand in Oakland, California. She lives in San Francisco.
Sanjay Mathur has been writing thought-provoking essays, stories, poems and nazms since his childhood. He was born and brought up in the heartland of India where Hindi and Urdu are spoken as Hindustani. Having lived in Singapore and Australia, he now calls Campbell, California his home. Professionally, he is an IT Risk and Security Leader. Whenever he gets time from his professional obligations, he composes his expression in Hindustani and English. Some of Sanjay’s work was published in The San Jose Mercury News, renowned Indian magazines, British Journals, and on literary websites over the years.
Salma Arastu, is a published poetess and a renowned artist specializing in paintings and sculpture, from Berkeley. She has won several awards including East Bay Community & fund for artists in 2012 and 2014, and City of Berkeley Artist’s grant in 2014-2016. Her two outdoor sculptures and several paintings are in public places and four books with poems and paintings have been published. Dard Ki Seedhiyan in Hindi (1981) The Lyrical Line: Embracing All and Flowing (2008), Turning Rumi: Singing Verses of Love Unity and Freedom (2012) and Celebration of Calligraphy (2014). A catalog was published in 2015 of her new series “Unity of Sacred Texts and Symbols”. Her art and poetry speak of human universality.
Rekha Maitra is a prolific poetess and has published eleven books of poetry in Hindi. She has a Master of Arts (MA) in Hindi literature from Saugar University. She worked with the American Peace Corps for a short period as a language instructor assisting the Peace Corps volunteers while teaching them the regional language.Her passion is poems. She has participated in various literary conferences held in the US over the past several years Her poems are primarily focused on the inner feelings of human emotions as influenced by nature, love, and various experiences of real life. Rekha Maitra currently resides in Los Angeles.
Pallavi Sharma is a multidisciplinary artist and her research interest concerns Asian American women's cultural production, feminist pedagogy, and activism. Pallavi's work has been exhibited widely at venues including the Queens Museum of Art, Exit Art, Art Asia Pacific, and Bishop Museum. At present, she is a board member of Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) and Director of ‘Inner Eye" nonprofit art organization, San Ramon, CA. Pallavi received BA (Fine) and MA (Fine) from at the Faculty of Fine Arts Baroda, Department of Art History and Aesthetics, and her Ph.D. from National Museum Institute of History of Art, Museology, and Conservation. She teaches at California College of the Arts.
Lita Kurth holds an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University and has published work in three genres. Her CNF, “Pivot,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her CNF “This is the Way We Wash the Clothes,” presented at the Working Class Studies conference, 2013, won the 2014 Diana Woods Memorial Award (summer-fall 2014) and appeared in Lunchticket 2014. Her flash fiction, "Gardener's Delight" (Dragonfly PressDNA) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at De Anza College and in private workshops, and in 2013, she co-founded the Flash Fiction Forum, a reading series in San Jose.
Kalamu Chaché was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Since her residency in East Palo Alto, California, Chaché has served the greater East Palo Alto community in numerous professional, executive, administrative, advocacy, and artistic areas of employment and volunteer services for a variety of community-based programs, causes and events specializing in youth/community development and the literary/performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chaché currently serves as a Cultural Arts activist, advocate, producer, promoter, author, educator, vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, performing artist, and Poet Laureate of the City of East Palo Alto.
Jenn Lee Smith has an MA in Human Geography and pursued a PhD for a time studying migration of women in China and Silicon Valley. She is a grant writer for nonprofits, contributor to Mochi and Hyphen magazines, and producer for a short documentary film released this summer titled, You and I, Friend.
Carol Park teaches English as a Second Language, in the Bay Area and, previously, for six years in Japan. For her exploring language brings great joy, but also deepening friendships and understanding of people from diverse backgrounds. Her MFA in Creative Writing came from Seattle Pacific University. In addition to poetry, she writes fiction and is revising a novel set in Japan. Her website is CarolPark.us
Anshu Johri authors short stories, poems and plays in English and Hindi. She has a M.S in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University, California. Her work in English has appeared in Dukool, Vine leaves Literary Journal, Calliope, Creation and Criticism and an anthology Desi Girls published by Hope Road Publishing U.K. Her published works in Hindi include, poetry collections: Khule Prishtha (Bare Pages), Boond ka Dwandwa (Dilemma of a Raindrop), and short story collections- Shesh Phir (More Later…), and Adrishya Kinara (Invisible Shores-). Her rendition of “Adrishya Kinara” is now available as an Audiobook at CDbaby.com, Audible and Itunes. Her poems and stories have appeared in reputed Hindi Literary Journals of the world. Besides writing, her other passions are theatre, painting and music.
Anita Kapoor is a published poet, author, a social activist and a Vedic astrologer. She has a Masters of Art in Hindi and English from Delhi University, and a PhD in English from Meerut University. Her published work includes Bikhare Moti, Kadambari, Achhute Swar and Os mein bhigte sapne (Poetry - collections). Her work has also appeared in reputable magazines of India and U.S.A.
Liquid Stories
Curated by Pallavi Sharma
October 3rd to October 27th, 2016
Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery
12501, Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon, CA
Artist Reception- 8th October,
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Opening Reception will feture video film by artist Negin Sharifzadeh
San Ramon, CA: Inner Eye is pleased to present a group show titled Liquid Stories by artists of Asian descent. The show is part of Asia Week, San Francisco.
'Liquid stories' brings the works of twelve visual artists who take a great freedom to explore their subjects in a state of flux. They constantly grapple with the depiction of intricate narratives, which move along with the human mind and body, in the form of memories and experiences.
The exhibit is aligned with the views on change and flow propounded by ancient philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, and the vision of a chaotic world in perpetual change and becoming by Friedrich Nietzsche.
The intention of the show is to create a fluid space of creative engagement and generate an open-ended visual discourse on the subject. The show includes a collaborative community art project “Meghdoot” with Artist Pallavi Sharma and over thirty participants from San Ramon and Fremont area.
Participating Artists:
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Nirmal Raja, Indrani Nayar Gall, Judy Shintani, Samantha Chundur, Shailly Sharma Bhatnagar, Kelsay Myers, Reiko Fujii, Irene Wibawa, Shari DeBoer, Salma Arastu, and Negin Sharifzadeh
The show includes a collaborative community art project “Meghdoot” with Artist Pallavi Sharma and over thirty participants from San Ramon and Fremont area
Vibhooti Juneja, Kyle Wong, Mira Bathwal, Piya Mukherjee Kalra, Pam Wong, Kavya Vipul, Indu Gupta, Tejal Sheth, Poonam Uppal, Namrata Misra, Kanchan Darftadar Fernandes, Nitya Garg, Tanvi Chichili, Meenakshi Arora, Akash Mankude, Joshua Vanan Uppal, Hayagreev Veeru, Anika Awasthi, Preeti Sharma, Sangita Shriwas, Sanika Shriwas, Pavani Prithviraj, Anupama Ramachandran, Jayanthi Srinivasan, Tanvi S. Thummala, Kavita Patel, Sreeya Yekollu, Nivedha Kumar
Curated by Pallavi Sharma
October 3rd to October 27th, 2016
Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery
12501, Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon, CA
Artist Reception- 8th October,
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Opening Reception will feture video film by artist Negin Sharifzadeh
San Ramon, CA: Inner Eye is pleased to present a group show titled Liquid Stories by artists of Asian descent. The show is part of Asia Week, San Francisco.
'Liquid stories' brings the works of twelve visual artists who take a great freedom to explore their subjects in a state of flux. They constantly grapple with the depiction of intricate narratives, which move along with the human mind and body, in the form of memories and experiences.
The exhibit is aligned with the views on change and flow propounded by ancient philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, and the vision of a chaotic world in perpetual change and becoming by Friedrich Nietzsche.
The intention of the show is to create a fluid space of creative engagement and generate an open-ended visual discourse on the subject. The show includes a collaborative community art project “Meghdoot” with Artist Pallavi Sharma and over thirty participants from San Ramon and Fremont area.
Participating Artists:
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Nirmal Raja, Indrani Nayar Gall, Judy Shintani, Samantha Chundur, Shailly Sharma Bhatnagar, Kelsay Myers, Reiko Fujii, Irene Wibawa, Shari DeBoer, Salma Arastu, and Negin Sharifzadeh
The show includes a collaborative community art project “Meghdoot” with Artist Pallavi Sharma and over thirty participants from San Ramon and Fremont area
Vibhooti Juneja, Kyle Wong, Mira Bathwal, Piya Mukherjee Kalra, Pam Wong, Kavya Vipul, Indu Gupta, Tejal Sheth, Poonam Uppal, Namrata Misra, Kanchan Darftadar Fernandes, Nitya Garg, Tanvi Chichili, Meenakshi Arora, Akash Mankude, Joshua Vanan Uppal, Hayagreev Veeru, Anika Awasthi, Preeti Sharma, Sangita Shriwas, Sanika Shriwas, Pavani Prithviraj, Anupama Ramachandran, Jayanthi Srinivasan, Tanvi S. Thummala, Kavita Patel, Sreeya Yekollu, Nivedha Kumar
Laugh Riot
Featuring Samson Koletkar
Sanjay Mathur, Archana Panda, Nilu Gupta, Brajesh Samarth, Dr. Anita Kapoor, and Neha Goyal, Hosted by Anshu Johri
Inner Eye cordially invites you to "Laugh Riot" an evening to laugh out loud, featuring bay area’s best English and Hindi stand ups, writers, and performers!
Followed by a Pizza Party!!
Tickets: $15 buy online
http://www.innereyearts.com/upcoming-events-laugh-riot.html
Pallavi Sharma: [email protected]
Sakshi Ajwani: [email protected]...
Samason was born in Mumbai and raised Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software, thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved half-way across the world, to the technology headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San Francisco.
As a first generation immigrant in America, Samson brings a refreshingly new approach to cerebral, witty, thought-provoking, clean humor with a global perspective. Driven by personal trials and tribulations, his subtle satire addresses religious and political hypocrisies, social issues, and day-to-day absurdities of human nature.
He has performed at clubs, colleges and corporations in India, Canada and 13 states in U.S. & has been featured on Asian Jewish Life, Indian Express, NBC Bay Area, CBS and NPR.
Featuring Samson Koletkar
Sanjay Mathur, Archana Panda, Nilu Gupta, Brajesh Samarth, Dr. Anita Kapoor, and Neha Goyal, Hosted by Anshu Johri
Inner Eye cordially invites you to "Laugh Riot" an evening to laugh out loud, featuring bay area’s best English and Hindi stand ups, writers, and performers!
Followed by a Pizza Party!!
Tickets: $15 buy online
http://www.innereyearts.com/upcoming-events-laugh-riot.html
Pallavi Sharma: [email protected]
Sakshi Ajwani: [email protected]...
Samason was born in Mumbai and raised Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software, thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved half-way across the world, to the technology headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San Francisco.
As a first generation immigrant in America, Samson brings a refreshingly new approach to cerebral, witty, thought-provoking, clean humor with a global perspective. Driven by personal trials and tribulations, his subtle satire addresses religious and political hypocrisies, social issues, and day-to-day absurdities of human nature.
He has performed at clubs, colleges and corporations in India, Canada and 13 states in U.S. & has been featured on Asian Jewish Life, Indian Express, NBC Bay Area, CBS and NPR.
Samvaad
A celebration of 'World Hindi Day' on Sunday, 13th September 2015
from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
9110 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583
Join us to to explore the rich and diverse flavors of Hindi through poems, narratives, reading performances and much more.
Program is free and open to public
Featured Poets:
Brajesh Samarth, Rekha Maitra, Dr Anita Kapoor, Rajshri Raghyee, Sanjay Mathur, Menka Vazirani, Pallavi Sharma, and Anshu Johri
A celebration of 'World Hindi Day' on Sunday, 13th September 2015
from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
9110 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583
Join us to to explore the rich and diverse flavors of Hindi through poems, narratives, reading performances and much more.
Program is free and open to public
Featured Poets:
Brajesh Samarth, Rekha Maitra, Dr Anita Kapoor, Rajshri Raghyee, Sanjay Mathur, Menka Vazirani, Pallavi Sharma, and Anshu Johri
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Born in India, Pallavi migrated to USA in 1997. She received her BFA and MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, India and her Ph.D. in Art History from India's National Museum Institute of History of Art and Conservation. She is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and writer, with research interest in Asian American women's cultural production, feminist pedagogy and activism. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at various Museums and galleries including the Queens Museum, Los Gatos Museum of Art, Aicon Gallery, NY, Bishop Museum, HI, and Women Made Gallery, IL, College of Integral Studies, CA, SOMArts CA. She is a Board member of Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) since 2009 and Director of Art Core, Art Consulting firm based in San Ramon, CA. She is founder and Director of Inner Eye Arts. To know more about her work please go to her website: www.pallavisharma.com
Born in India, Pallavi migrated to USA in 1997. She received her BFA and MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, India and her Ph.D. in Art History from India's National Museum Institute of History of Art and Conservation. She is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and writer, with research interest in Asian American women's cultural production, feminist pedagogy and activism. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at various Museums and galleries including the Queens Museum, Los Gatos Museum of Art, Aicon Gallery, NY, Bishop Museum, HI, and Women Made Gallery, IL, College of Integral Studies, CA, SOMArts CA. She is a Board member of Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) since 2009 and Director of Art Core, Art Consulting firm based in San Ramon, CA. She is founder and Director of Inner Eye Arts. To know more about her work please go to her website: www.pallavisharma.com
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
‘Naya Pata’, the debut film of the director Pawan K. Shrivastava. It is an innovative film which tries to capture the emotional insight of a person during and after migration. The film, as the name suggests, signifies the quest of a person in search for his own identity which leads him to discover a new address of life. It’s a story of the loss and subsequent search for one’s identity, something we can all relate to.
Date: 03/22/2015
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Venue: Mosaic Recreation Center, Gale Ranch, San Ramon, CA
‘Naya Pata’, the debut film of the director Pawan K. Shrivastava. It is an innovative film which tries to capture the emotional insight of a person during and after migration. The film, as the name suggests, signifies the quest of a person in search for his own identity which leads him to discover a new address of life. It’s a story of the loss and subsequent search for one’s identity, something we can all relate to.
Date: 03/22/2015
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Venue: Mosaic Recreation Center, Gale Ranch, San Ramon, CA
About the Director
Pawan K Shrivastava
Delhi based Independent film maker
Bio – Born in 1982 at Marhowrah, Dist – Chhapra, Bihar (India)
Have made 2 documentaries and few short films, Naya Pata is the Debut feature film.
Currently working on his next feature titled “Haashiye Ke Log” based on Marginalized section of the Society.
Abhishek Sharma
Post Screening Discussion moderated by Shikha Saklani Malviya
Panelists- Ramesh Yadav, and Arun Bali
Pawan K Shrivastava
Delhi based Independent film maker
Bio – Born in 1982 at Marhowrah, Dist – Chhapra, Bihar (India)
Have made 2 documentaries and few short films, Naya Pata is the Debut feature film.
Currently working on his next feature titled “Haashiye Ke Log” based on Marginalized section of the Society.
Abhishek Sharma
- Julie Warsi
- Yashwardhan Singh
- Madhuri
- Shahid Ahmed, and Chandra Nisha
Post Screening Discussion moderated by Shikha Saklani Malviya
Panelists- Ramesh Yadav, and Arun Bali
Intersections: asian american narratives
Curated by Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Feburary 2 to 28 Feburary 2015
Participating Artists
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Salma Arastu, Irene Wibawa, Nirmal Raja, Indrani Nayar-Gall, Pamela Ybanez, Judy Shintani, and Pallavi Sharma
The show brings together Asian American artists who are constantly exploring the new ways to comprehend the complexities of class, gender, and ethnicity. They address the issues from multiple perspectives and challenge the traditional ideas of identity formation through new themes and innovative mediums. The intention of the show is to create a fluid space of creative engagement and generate an open ended visual discourse on the construction, and reconstruction, of identity. Works in the exhibition includes small installations, printmaking, performance and mixed media works with participatory intent.
Curated by Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Feburary 2 to 28 Feburary 2015
Participating Artists
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Salma Arastu, Irene Wibawa, Nirmal Raja, Indrani Nayar-Gall, Pamela Ybanez, Judy Shintani, and Pallavi Sharma
The show brings together Asian American artists who are constantly exploring the new ways to comprehend the complexities of class, gender, and ethnicity. They address the issues from multiple perspectives and challenge the traditional ideas of identity formation through new themes and innovative mediums. The intention of the show is to create a fluid space of creative engagement and generate an open ended visual discourse on the construction, and reconstruction, of identity. Works in the exhibition includes small installations, printmaking, performance and mixed media works with participatory intent.
Artist Talk and Slide Show by Nirmal Raja
"On body and place: A survey of her work that addresses concepts of displacement, migration and finding stillness within change"
Date: March 30th
Time: 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: Studio # 34 2547 8th Street, Berkeley, CA
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist and associate lecturer at UWM. Born in India, Raja has lived and travelled in several countries. Raja received a Bachelor's of Arts in English Literature in India, a diploma in Graphic Design from the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia and a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Painting at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
She is a resident mentor at Redline Milwaukee and has recently received grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Milwaukee Arts Board supporting the exhibition Transitions in Perspective: Myth and Mirror at Redline Milwaukee.
Participatory Art Show in Colloboration with NARIKA
Date: March 23,
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Venue: 39155 Liberty St, Fremont, CA
A free screening of an award winning documentary " Scattered Windows,Connected Doors" Directed by Roohi Dixit & Ziba Bhagwagar, & Participatory Art by Inner Eye
Featured Artist: Salma Arastu, Anshu Johri, Sailaja Malireddy and Pallavi Sharma
Sunday, March 23, 3:00-5:30 PM
39155 Liberty St, Fremont, CA 94538
Cinema for Change: Dharavi Diary- A Slum Innovation Project
Date : 17 th May 2013
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Front Row Theater, San Ramon
Keynote Speaker: Yeschica Weerasekera, Director of International Development Exchange
Moderator: Diane Baker, Actress, and Executive Director of the School of Television & Motion Picture of Academy of Art University in San Francisco
Presentations by: Atreyee Gupta - Affecting Change: Art Making as Sustainable Development in Dharavi, Mumbai. Atreyee is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
Presentation by - Nawneet Ranjan- Slum Innovation Initiative. Nawneet is film maker and social entrepreneur who uses inherent indigenous ingenuity and stories of community to bring change.
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Front Row Theater, San Ramon
Keynote Speaker: Yeschica Weerasekera, Director of International Development Exchange
Moderator: Diane Baker, Actress, and Executive Director of the School of Television & Motion Picture of Academy of Art University in San Francisco
Presentations by: Atreyee Gupta - Affecting Change: Art Making as Sustainable Development in Dharavi, Mumbai. Atreyee is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
Presentation by - Nawneet Ranjan- Slum Innovation Initiative. Nawneet is film maker and social entrepreneur who uses inherent indigenous ingenuity and stories of community to bring change.
Bus/STOP : A Multidisciplinary Art Show
The show brings together the works of established and emerging voices of South Asian and Middle Eastern Diaspora to confront the culture of violence through creative arts. The aim is celebrate the power of creative resistance, collective harmony for healing, and transformation.
Featured Artists:
Salma Arastu, Anshu Johri, Dr. Anita Kapoor, Archana Panda, Manju Mishra, Pallavi Sharma
With
Ara Tanajian, Arnay Uthaykumar, Ruhi Sehgal, Aparna Manocha, and Sanjana Malireddy, Samay Dubey
Date: 9th of March, 2013
Venue: 9110, Ste. F, Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon CA, 94582
Artist Reception: 6pm to 8:30 pm
Featured Artists:
Salma Arastu, Anshu Johri, Dr. Anita Kapoor, Archana Panda, Manju Mishra, Pallavi Sharma
With
Ara Tanajian, Arnay Uthaykumar, Ruhi Sehgal, Aparna Manocha, and Sanjana Malireddy, Samay Dubey
Date: 9th of March, 2013
Venue: 9110, Ste. F, Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon CA, 94582
Artist Reception: 6pm to 8:30 pm
Dhaar: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation" featuring the works of Dr. Sangeeta Sahajwaani , Anshu Johri, Brahmanand Pandey, and Pallavi Sharma
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Date: July 14, 2012
Date: July 14, 2012
Haiga Painting Workshop with Kazumi Karney
Time: 9 am- 2 pm
Date: December 20, 2011
Date: December 20, 2011
Contemporary Arts and Ideas Lecture series, Third Sunday of the month
Nukkad Natak: Performing on the Crossroads for Resistance and Change
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: July 17, 2011, Inner Eye
From Women House to Guerrilla Girls: Re-viewing the history of Feminism
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: August 21, 2011, Inner Eye
Global Feminism: Women Artists of South Asian Diaspora
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: Septmenr 18, 2011 Inner Eye
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: July 17, 2011, Inner Eye
From Women House to Guerrilla Girls: Re-viewing the history of Feminism
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: August 21, 2011, Inner Eye
Global Feminism: Women Artists of South Asian Diaspora
Pallavi Sharma (Ph.D)
Time: 7PM
Date: Septmenr 18, 2011 Inner Eye
Art of Seeing: Photography Workshop with Artist Photographer Nido Paras
Inner Eye
Time - 10:30 - 12:30 am
Date: April 4, 2011, Inner Eye
Time - 10:30 - 12:30 am
Date: April 4, 2011, Inner Eye
Inner Eye: A collaborative Art show at Lindsay Dirx Brown Gallery
Colloborators: Abram Wilson, Carol Rowley, Kyle Wong, Aparna Manocha, Windemere Friends, Chinman Tsai, Shanon with Pallavi Sharma
Date: April 1- 30 April, 2011
Lindsay Dirx Brown Gallery
Date: April 1- 30 April, 2011
Lindsay Dirx Brown Gallery
Mission Suhani: A Nautanki by Dr. Devendra Sharma
Assistant professor, California State University- Fresno and practicing performer, writer, and director of Nautanki
Opening Performance by Pundit Ram Dayal Sharma
Time: 12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Date: Sunday, November 21
Front Row Theater
Opening Performance by Pundit Ram Dayal Sharma
Time: 12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Date: Sunday, November 21
Front Row Theater
Chaapa Yatra: Recents Prints by Shyam Sharma
Chaapa Yatra: Recents Prints by Shyam Sharma
Art Show by internationally acclaimed painter and print-maker Shyam Sharma
Saturday, July 25, 2009
5pm- 9 pm
Art Show by internationally acclaimed painter and print-maker Shyam Sharma
Saturday, July 25, 2009
5pm- 9 pm
Hand print making Workshop II
Two Day Printmaking Workshop with Shyam Sharma
Date: 26- 27 October 2009
Date: 26- 27 October 2009
Hand print making Workshop I
Two Day Printmaking Workshop with Shyam Sharma
Date:10- 11 October 2009
Date:10- 11 October 2009
