Natasha Kumar first excelled as a printmaker; going from a first class degree at Manchester to teaching in Sheffield, and studying in Venice. She completed her MA in London in 2000, winning the London Printmaking Prize the same year. This year she is exhibiting her work at Watercolours and Art on Paper Fair at London's Science Museum from 1st - 5th February 2012. Included in the fair are her Carved Jali windows, and doorways that were inspired by the windows of Bundi Palace. The rich warm colours are drawn from saffron and sindoor red, pigments that are an integral part of Hindu ritual.

About Natasha Kumar

Art and India are in Natasha Kumar's genes. On her English side she comes from a long line of established artists: her Indian heritage she traces back to Kashmir and Afghanistan via stories of partition and lost family gold. With a string of successful exhibitions she has made her own name as an artist from the age of 17, when, earning a place by right in the Royal Academy Show she found her work hanging on the same wall as paintings by her grandfather and uncle.

She has a dedicated and growing following of collectors. Her work is represented in private and national collections worldwide including the Howard de Walden Estate and Cambridge University Press. She lives and works in London.

Born 1976

1994-1995: Stockport College, Printmaking Foundation (Distinction)
1995-1997: Manchester Metropolitan University, Fine Art Degree
1997-1998: Venice School of Art, Anatomy and Printmaking
1998-1999: Manchester Metropolitan University, (First Class BA Hons)
1999-2000: Camberwell College of Art, Printmaking Masters Degree (MA)

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