Gauri Gill

Gauri Gill
Born 1970 (age 45–46)
New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Education Parsons School of Design
Alma mater Stanford University (2002)
Known for Photography

Gauri Gill (born 1970) is a photographer from New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on the Indian diaspora in America, nomadic communities in western Rajasthan, and the lives of girls in rural Indian communities.[1][2][3] She has been called "one of India's most respected photographers" by the New York Times.[4]

Education

Gill has a Bachelor of Art degree in photography from the Parsons School of Design in New York and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002.

Work and career

Her book, The Americans, is a collection of her photos documenting Indian American communities.[5] In 2002 she spent a year photographing girls in rural Rajasthan where she allowed the girls to determine how they would be portrayed. The work was exhibited at the San Jose Museum of Art in 2015.[6]

In 2005, after the Nanavati Commission report was released on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Gill documented the stories of the families affected by the tragedy.[7][8]

In 2011 she won the Grange Prize, Canada's most prestigious contemporary photography award. The jury said her work “often address ordinary heroism within challenging environments depicting the artist’s often-intimate relationships with her subjects with a documentary spirit and a human concern over issues of survival,”[9][10][11]

In 2012, she curated an exhibit called "Transportraits: Women and Mobility in the City" investigating safety and experiences of women on the streets.[12]

In 2013 she photographed the Warli, a remote indigenous community exploring the histories of violent mobs through illustrating the memories of Rajesh Vangad, a local resident and artist.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Roy, Nilanjana S. (2010-08-03). "Fighting for Safe Passage on Indian Streets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ Khurana, Chanpreet (January 30, 2016). "The art of slowing down". HT Media. Mint. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Sinha, Gayatri (2007-01-01). India: Public Places, Private Spaces : Contemporary Photography and Video Art. Newark Museum. p. 20. ISBN 9788185026824.
  4. ↑ Roy, Nilanjana S. (2010-08-03). "Fighting for Safe Passage on Indian Streets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ↑ Gauri Gill; Bose Pacia (Gallery : New York, N.Y.); Nature Morte Gallery (New Delhi, India); Matthieu Foss Gallery, Stanford Art Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center (2008). Gauri Gill: The Americans. Nature Morta. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  6. ↑ "Review: Photography exhibitions from India and Mideast". www.mercurynews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Thomas Bernhard in New Delhi - NYTimes.com". mobile.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Tehelka - The People's Paper". archive.tehelka.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Gauri Gill wins 2011 Grange Prize". National Post. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. ↑ "Stanford Magazine - Article". alumni.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  11. ↑ "Indian artist Gauri Gill wins $50,000 Grange Prize for photography". www.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  12. ↑ Roy, Nilanjana S. (2010-08-03). "Fighting for Safe Passage on Indian Streets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  13. ↑ Jack, Ian (2015-01-23). Granta 130: India: New stories, mainly true. Granta. ISBN 9781905881864.
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