Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 16: The 7th international online art exhibition organized by J&K Centre for Creative Arts (JKCCA) has been inaugurated today by Zafar Iqbal Manhas, former Secretary & Vice- President, J&K Academy of Art Culture & Languages.
The exhibition has been organized in the memory of Late (Smt.) Gobind Kaur, 1st contemporary woman sculptor of Jammu to commemorate her death anniversary.
The paintings, drawings and sculptures of more than 160 artists from eight countries including artists from twenty two States/Union Territories of the country have been displayed in the exhibition.
In his online inaugural address Manhas said that contribution of Gobind Kaur in the field of art, particularly, sculpture has been commendable.
He added that JKCCA has done great job to remember Gobind Kaur, in the light of her contribution in the field of art.
He added that with the efforts of K.K Sharma, President, JKCCA and O.P Sharma, Director JKCCA, the J&K Centre for Creative Arts has become a household name in the field of art and culture.
The art works of Gobind Kaur have been displayed in the Special Section of the exhibition whereas the works of Messrs. V S Rahi, New Delhi, Padamshree N D Jamwal, Gokel Dembi and T S Batra, Latika Katt, Varanasi, Dr. Nathu Lal Verma, Jaipur, Padamshree Vijay Sharma, Chamba and Dr. Ramshabad Singh, Saharanpur have been displayed in the Invitees’ Section.
The art works of Keyla Hannani Salgado, S. America, Thu Suong Vo, Vietnam, Fareeda Zeba, Aparazita Rahman, Jinnatun Jannat, Nadia Afrin Lagno, S N Ehsan and Monisa Saha, Bangla Desh, Laura Caro and Raghu Dixit, UK, Yakruti Patel, Mamta Patel and Dora Labora, USA, Jamiya Barahikova, Canada and Dinusha Isuri Dissanayaka, Srilanka have been put on display in the separate section meant for the artists from abroad.
The other prominent artists whose work has been included in the show are Dr. A K Dixit, New Delhi, B R Bodade, Indore, Prabhinder Lall, Chandigarh, Prof. Sunil Sharma, Lucknow, Romesh Bhosale, Pune, Mintu Deka, Guawahati, Narinder Singh, K S Gill and Dharminder Sharma, Amritsar, Prahlad sharma, Ajmer, Ganesh Sharma, Hira Nagar and Jang S. Verman, Jammu and others.
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