Himmat Shah was born in 1933 at Lothal in Gujarat. After training as a drawing teacher, he studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of M.S. University, Baroda, from 1956 to 1960. He received a French Government scholarship to study etching at Atelier 17, Paris in 1967. Shah was a member of Group 1890. Some of his solo exhibitions include: ‘Drawings and Sculptures’ presented by Studio Confluence at Jehangir Nicholson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007; a show at Saffronart and Berkley Square Gallery, London, in 2007; ‘Sculpture’ at Art Heritage, New Delhi, in 2002. In 2003, the artist was conferred with the Kalidasa Samman by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Shah has also received the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award in 1996, and the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award in 1988.'The artist lives and works in Jaipur. Further he had a major retrospective in KNMA in 2016.

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The sculptor as poet

by Prayag Shukla

Himmat Shah has been working in terracotta and ceramics for almost ten years. His output in this medium, particularly the celebrated Heads series, has not only attracted the attention of the discerning art public but also influenced a whole generation of sculptors.

Recently, Himmat has been engaged

Himmat Shah

The sculptor as poet

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