Kiran Soni Arts

Awards

Kala Samridhi Award	2010
Centrum Art Residency Port Townsend WA	2009
Artist of the Year Award	2009
Achiever of the Year Award on Women’s Day	2009
Kala Shiromani Award, Jodhpur	2008
Valpraiso Fellowship at Mojacar, Spain	2007
J K Galbraith Fellowship, Harvard University	2006
Ray Vernon Fellowship, Harvard University	2005
National Award for the painting on “MATTERS OF HEART” in 63rd All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad	2004
National Award for the painting on “FAMINE” in the AIFACS Platinum Jubilee All India Art Exhibition	2003
Best Performance Award given by National Bank Agriculture and Rural Development as Chairman of the Cooperative Ban	2002
Award for Integrity & Public Service given by Canadian Cultural Organization as District Collector & Magistrate, Ganganagar	2001
National Productivity Award for best performance as M.D. of the Agricultural Marketing Federation	1999-2000
National Productivity Award for best performance as M.D. of the Agricultural Marketing	1998-1999

Achievements & Exhibitions

Solo Shows

Celebration of Life at Welcom Art Gallery, Rajputana Sheraton Jaipur	2010
The Great Indian Desert at Chitramayee State Gallery of Fine Arts, Hyderabad	2009
Incredible India: Life in Color at Fort Worden, Port Townsend WA	2009
Incredible India: Life in Color at Rothwell Gallery Ottawa	2009
“Desert Symphony”- Cottage Art Gallery, New Delhi	2008
“Beyond Strokes’ 16th Solo Show at International Roerich Memorial Trust, Nagger, Himachal Pradesh	2008
“Incredible India: Life in Color California, LA	2008
Incredible India: Life in Color Cambridge, Boston	2008
India: Life in Color, Hotel Hilton, New York	2006
India: Life in Color, Harvard Arts Festival	2006
‘The Colors of India’ at Cambridge Center, Harvard Square	2006
The Colors of India at Taj Convention Center, Mississauga Canada	2005
The Colors of India at Syracuse, New York	2005
The Colors of India at Trinity Hospital, Mouline USA	2005
“The Colors of India” at the Nehru Centre, London	2004
“The Desert Symphony” at Sutlej Club, Ludhiana	2004
Solo Exhibition at Welcom Art Gallery, Chola Sheraton, Chennai	2003
Solo Exhibition at Elahe Art Gallery, Tehran	2003
Solo Exhibition at Welcom Art Gallery, Windsor Manor, Bangalore	2003
Solo Exhibition at Nell Dorr Art Gallery, Malsisar,	2003
Solo Exhibition on “ The Indian Desert” at Alliance Françoise, Kandy, Srilanka June	2003
Solo Exhibition at Taj Hotel, Mumbai, 25th & 26th November	2002
Group Shows
4th International Friendship Art Exhibition, Dhaka	2010
Stree- III All India Art Exhibition of Women Artists, Art Mall New Delhi	2010
Art Exhibition of Women Artists, Kalaneri Gallery, Jaipur	2010
ArtFest at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur	2010
Shristi Art Group at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur	2009
Tirangaa- Group Show at President House , New Delhi	2008
Srishti - a Group show at Town Hall, Jodhpur	2008
Srishti - a Group show at Town Hall, Mt Abu Sirohi	2008
Crafts Bazaar, Cultural Survival, Boslton Convention Center	2006
Medford Arts Festival, US	2005
Somerville Crafts Fair MA	2005
Crafts Bazaar, Cultural Survival, Boston	2005
Painted faces of A Christopher and army Capt. Orlando A Bonilla for the exhibition	2005
“To Never Forget- Faces of the Fallen”, at Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University.	2005
The Appreciation Show, Pittsburgh US	2004
Art Exhibition at Convention Centre, Canada	2004
Group show, “ Monkeys- Myths & representations” East West Gallery, Hawaii	2004
“Just A Taste” International Group Show at Monarch Sculpture Park, Washington, US	2004
Group show, “Shrishti” by Masters of Traditional art, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner.	2004
International Art Show at Hamilton Canada	2004
76th All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi	2004
63rd All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society	2004
2nd All India Art Exhibition of WISDOM at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi	2003
Group show of the Bikaner Creative Artist Group at AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi	2003
Artist’s Camp org. by Bikaner Creative Artist Group in celebration of ARTIST’S DAY	2003
India Senior Artists Camp (AIFACS), Kala Kumbh 2003, Bikaner 9 to 15th March	2003
All India Exhibition of AIFACS, March	2003
Exhibition at Artist’s Camp of AIFACS in celebration of ARTIST”S DAY 28th April	2003
All AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi 9 to 21 January	2003
Group shows organized by Shree Shakti at Habiart, New Delhi	2001
All India Artist’s camp at , Sikar	1999
All India Exhibition, AIFACS	1995
Lalit Kala Academy’s Group show	1992
All India Exhibition of Art	1990
A.I.F.A.C.S. Art Gallery, New Delhi	1990
Artist’s camp, WZCC, Udaipur	1989
Art Festival, Jaipur	1989
Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal	1989
Kerala State Lalit Kala Academy	1987
Residencies and Workshops
Valpraiso Fellowship	2010
Centrum Art Residency US	2009
Workshops at Fort Worden, Port Townsend	2009
Artist in Residence a the East West Centre Hawaii, April	2005
Workshop at the KCC College, Hawaii	2005
Presentation on “ Contemporary Art In India” at Alliance Françoise, Kandy, Srilanka, June	2003
Organized workshop on “The Art of Tanjore Paintings” with SZCC	1994

Major Collections

1.	Office of the Prime Minister of India, New Delhi
2.	Office of the Chief Minister, Kerala
3.	Office of the Chief Minister, Rajasthan
4.	Raj Bhawan, Chennai.
5.	Raj Bhawan, Punjab
6.	National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
7.	High Commissioner of India, London
8.	High Commissioner of India, Tehran
9.	Counsel General office, New York
10.	Counsel General office, Toronto
11.	Office of the Asst. High Commissioner of India at Kandy, Srilanka
12.	The Nehru Centre, London.
13.	East West Centre, Hawaii
14.	Iran Art Academy, Tehran
15.	All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
16.	Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur
17.	Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal
18.	Prachina Musuem Juna Garh Fort, Bikaner
19.	LalGarh Palace, Bikaner.
20.	Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
21.	Director General, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi
22.	East West University, Hawaii
23.	Nell Dorr Art Gallery, Malsisar
24.	Karnataka High /Court, Bangalore
25.	Habiart Gallery, New Delhi
26.	Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore
27.	Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy Bangalore
28.	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
29.	State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur.
30.	Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited, Udaipur.
31.	Emirates Trading Agency, Dubai
32.	Cairns Energy, UK
33.	SARID, Cambridge MA
34.	Amity Business School, Noida
35.	Wighen and Leigh School, Delhi
36.	India Potash Limited, Delhi
37.	IFCI, Bangalore
38.	AICC office, New Delhi
39.	Pondicherry Distilleries Ltd., Pondicherry.
40.	Prithvi Studios, Mumbai.
41.	OTC Exchange, Mumbai.
42.	Cremica Foods Ltd., Ludhiana.
43.	Add Gel Group, Mumbai.
44.	Phillips India, Mumbai
45.	Office of the Police Commissioner, Mumbai.
46.	Slum Rehabilitation Agency, Mumbai.
47.	Windsor Manor, Bangalore.
48.	Chola Sheraton, Chennai
49.	Nell Dorr Art Gallery, Malsisar.
50.	International Institute of Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Srilanka
51.	Alliance Françoise, Kandy Srilanka
52.	Sutlej club, Ludhiana
53.	Oswal Group, Ludhiana
54.	Hind Hosiery, Ludhiana
55.	H.E. Maharaja Raj Singh, Dungapur. Sawan Kumar, Dr. Hiranandani, Ismail Merchant, Shashi Kapoor, Ashley Halpe, Daisy Campbell, Sam Samarsinghe, Oscar Fernandes, Malcolm Moss, Peter Brookes
56.	Also in the private collections abroad. - UK, USA, Australia Canada, Iran, Mexico