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Prayag Jha Chillar, commonly known as simply Prayag Jha, is a contemporary Indian artist, specializing in Etching. She got her name from the confluence of the three scared rivers in North India. Her etchings are in collections all over India, including the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi. Her work has been broadly showcased, in over 25 solo exhibitions from 1971 to 2012 across Jehangir Art Gallery, Taj Art Gallery, Bajaj Art Gallery, Art Heritage New Delhi. Jha's best-known work is inspired by natural forms such as grass and leaves. While her earlier works were primarily monochrome, they have evolved to include strong colors. ==Early Life and Education== In her early years the only focus she had was to reach a level of expressionism and break the societal caste for women in the early years. Born in UP(Agra) 15 March 1945, she passed the National Diploma in Fine Arts (Paintings), securing a First Class in 1971 from College of Art in New Delhi (Diploma in 1971), and then went ahead to do a Post Diploma in (Graphic art), securing First Class with distinction from the MS University of Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts under the aegis of Prof N B Joglekar in 1973. From 1973 to 1975, she did pen drawings and etchings in Bombay as a freelance artist. She was selected for a 3-year senior fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resources and Development of India for the etching project on Kalidas Meghdoot from 1995 to 1997. She married sculptor JK Chillar on July 1971, in New Delhi.〔http://www.freepressjournal.in/exhibition-of-sculptures-paintings/〕 The couple is typically know by the name "Bonds of Art". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prayag Jha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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