11 Facts About Nalini Malani

Nalini Malani was born on 19 February 1946 and is an Indian artist, among the country's first generation of video artists.

Nalini Malani's works have been shown at various museums, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the National Gallery in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Nalini Malani is the only child of Satni Advani and Jairam Nalini Malani.

Nalini Malani studied Fine Arts in Mumbai and obtained a Diploma in Fine Arts from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in 1969.

Nalini Malani was a recipient of two scholarships from the Government of India, as well as a grant in 1989 for travel and work in the United States.

Nalini Malani produced a socially based portrayal of contemporary India.

Nalini Malani explored techniques such as the reverse painting method, which she would recurrently use in her future work.

Nalini Malani was disappointed with the lack of acknowledgement that women artists had to face in India and resolved to bring them together for a group show, to promote the sense of solidarity.

Nalini Malani is counted amongst the earliest to transition from traditional painting to new media work.

Nalini Malani makes a statement on this idealized version of unity by incorporating later histories of violence into that image.

From 1987 - 89, Nalini Malani organised 'Through The Looking Glass' with her contemporaries, the women artists Madhvi Parekh, Nilima Sheikh, and Arpita Singh.