Introduction
- Zodiac sign
- Scorpio
- Place of Birth
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- State Country of Birth
- Karnataka, India
1976
- BA (Fine Arts), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India
1976 – 1981
1978
- Studied and practiced photography under the guidance of Prof. Jyoti Bhatt
1978 – 1981
1982
- Fim and Video Course, Fullam Institute, London, UK
1982 – 1983
- MA (Painting), Royal College of Art, London, UK (Painting), (Inlaks Scholarship)
1982 – 1984
1988
- Visiting Faculty and Artist in Residence, Konsthogskolan Art College, Svenska Institution, Stockholm, Sweden
1988 – 1989
1991
- Artist-in-Residence for two months, The Magasin, Centre National D'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France
2004
- Three Month Residency to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1981
- X3 poster workshop conducted by Bob Linney/Kew Meharg, Vadodara, India
1985
- Woodcut workshop, Sponsored by Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
- IPCL Painters Camp, Vadodara, India
1986
- Artists Camp, Sponsored by XAL Human Growth Centre, Goa, India
- Artists Camp, Social Consciousness in Art & Cinema, Kolkata, India
1987
- Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Vadodara, India
- Coordinator, Festival of India, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
- Drawing and Printmaking Workshop, Centre de Gravure Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
- Co-ordinated the Feminist Workshop, Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Vadodara, India
1988
- Attended a Xal Praxis Artist Camp, Goa, India
- Organised the Exhibition, Three Young Painters, Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, India
1989
- Organised and conducted a Painting & Drawing Camp at Goa, Sponsored by Lakhan Pal Ltd.
1990
- Starr Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council Rockefellow Foundation (duration six months), New York, USA
- Collective Painting, Organised & conducted a children's workshop at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan's Public School, Vadodara, India
1991
- Lectures on Indian Art, Ecole Des Beaux Art Grenoble, The Magasin and Castello de Rivoli Torino, Italy
1992
- Curated the exhibition, Four Young Contemporaries, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai and Sakshi Gallery, Bengaluru, India
1993
- Invited as Guest Faculty to the Sarojini Naidu School of Painting, Performing Arts and Communication, Hyderabad, India
- Curated exhibition The Drawn Image, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- CMC Artists camp, Kolkata, India
- Max Mueller Artists Camp, Chennai, India
- Junior Fellowship Awarded by the Minisrry of Culture and Human Resources, India
1995
- Worked on site specific location for World Art Exhibition, Dialogues of Peace, constructing a painted room titled Songs from the Blood of the Weary), Geneva, Switzerland
- Conducted Workshop with primary school children at Middlesborough, UK
1995 – 1996
1997
- The Printed Image, Curated the exhibition for Jyoti Bhatt, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Advisor, Art and Culture, Central Lalit Kala Committee, Government of India, New Delhi, India
1997 – 1998
1998
- Cross Currents, Co-curated the exhibition with Jennifer Lloyd, Norway
1999
- International Residency programme, Noosa Regional Council, Australia
2000
- Presented a series of lectures on Indian art at the Blue Coat Gallery, Liverpool, UK
- Trans-cultural Drawing Residency, CAIR Fellowship), Liverpool Art College, John Moore University, UK
2001
- MSNL Artists Camp, Chikmangalur, India
- Indian Contemporary Fine Art, Saffron Art & Apparao Galleries, Los Angeles, USA
2002
- The Aesthetic Experience, Digital Art Workshop, conducted by Art Underground, Vadodara, India
2003
- Delivered a series of lectures on Indian Art, Bose Pacia, New York, USA
- Painted on Mumbai Suburban Train as part of the celebration of the World Social Forum that was conducted in January 2004. The project was organised by Open Circle, Mumbai, India
2004
- Presented a Series of Lecture on Indian Art, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
- Myself and the Other, Conducted workshop with school children, Tagawa Museum, Tagawa, Japan
- Member, Governing Council, On the Darpana for Performing arts, Ahmedabad, India
2004 – 2007
- Member, Governing Council, Nalanda Intemational Schools, Vadodara, India
2004 – 2007
Exhibitions
1978
- Opening Exhibition of Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
1979
- Saishav, Photography Exhibition, Vadodara, India
1980
- All India Photography Exhibition, Mysore, India
1981
- All India Graphic Exhibition, Ahmedabad, India
- Young Student Exhibition, Planetarium, Vadodara, India
1982
- Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
- British Council Gallery, Mumbai, India
1983
- Rebecca Smith Gallery, London, UK
- John Nevill Gallery, Canterbury, UK
1984
- Young Contemporaries, Sheffield, UK
1985
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
01 Feb 1985 to 13 Feb 1985
- Robert Hull, Fleming Museum, Vermont, USA
- Center Art Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
- Sarala Art Centre, Chennai, India
- VI International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1987
17 Dec 1987 to 03 Jan 1987
- India in Switzerland, Six Young Contemporaries, Geneva, Switzerland
- Second Biennale of Havana, Cuba
- Print Exhibition, Centre for Engraving, Geneva, Switzerland
- Print Exhibition, Organised by Peter Ford, Bristol, UK
1988
- Gallery Sassi, Stockholm, Sweden
- Cry Exhibition, Mumbai, India
- Exhibition to celebrate the decleration of Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1989
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
- Artists Alert, In memory of Safdar Hashmi, New Delhi, India
1990
- Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Exhibition for the Ter-Centenary of Calcutta and the support the SICW, Kolkata, India
1991
1992
- Sakshi Gallery, Bengaluru, India
15 May 1992 to 24 May 1992
- Journeys within Landscapes, Curated and Organised by Sakshi Gallery at, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- A Nest for Sparrow, Curated by C.S.Laxmi, Mumbai, India
1993
17 Mar 1993 to 03 Apr 1993
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Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 4, 1984-1985 | Journal
1982
- Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
1985
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
01 Feb 1985 to 13 Feb 1985
1986
- Sarala Art Centre, Chennai, India
1987
17 Dec 1987 to 03 Jan 1987
1988
- Gallery Sassi, Stockholm, Sweden
1989
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
1990
- Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1991
1992
- Sakshi Gallery, Bengaluru, India
15 May 1992 to 24 May 1992
1993
17 Mar 1993 to 03 Apr 1993
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
1994
23 Nov 1994 to 14 Dec 1994
1996
- Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
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Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 4, 1984-1985 | Journal
1978
- Opening Exhibition of Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
1979
- Saishav, Photography Exhibition, Vadodara, India
1980
- All India Photography Exhibition, Mysore, India
1981
- All India Graphic Exhibition, Ahmedabad, India
- Young Student Exhibition, Planetarium, Vadodara, India
1982
- British Council Gallery, Mumbai, India
1983
- Rebecca Smith Gallery, London, UK
- John Nevill Gallery, Canterbury, UK
1984
- Young Contemporaries, Sheffield, UK
1985
- Robert Hull, Fleming Museum, Vermont, USA
- Center Art Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
- VI International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1987
- India in Switzerland, Six Young Contemporaries, Geneva, Switzerland
- Second Biennale of Havana, Cuba
- Print Exhibition, Centre for Engraving, Geneva, Switzerland
- Print Exhibition, Organised by Peter Ford, Bristol, UK
1988
- Cry Exhibition, Mumbai, India
- Exhibition to celebrate the decleration of Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1989
- Artists Alert, In memory of Safdar Hashmi, New Delhi, India
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Grey Art Gallery and Study Center (Organiser) and Thomas W. Sokolowski (Director). Contemporary Indian Art, 1985 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883528
Chronicled Highlights
15 entries
Born
Rekha Rodwittiya
Rekha Rodwittiya — Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Watched Hours. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00371789
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Watched Hours (1983), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹65,008 ($2,070). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Forty Days-Forty Nights. Watercolour on paper, 1984 | Painting | FineArts | 00372882
In 1996, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Forty Days-Forty Nights (1984), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust Part II by Sotheby's, which concluded on 03 April 1996 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹97,534 ($2,875). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). The Wait Before Dawn. Oil on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00371787
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of The Wait Before Dawn (1989), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹90,289 ($2,875). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Interim Of Time. Mixed media on paper, late 1980s | Painting | FineArts | 00575800
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Interim Of Time (1989), offered in the The ABC Series IV: Art | Book | Cinema by Osian's, which concluded on 15 July 2008 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹26,40,000 ($61,154). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Pilgrims of Pantomine. Charcoal on paper, 1990 | Drawing | FineArts | 00599101
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Pilgrims of Pantomine (1990), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 02 December 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹5,75,000 ($12,467.48). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Theatre Of Puppets. Charcoal on paper, 1990 | Drawing | FineArts | 0022655
The hand gestures, the body postures and actions and the gazes of the features, like the contextualized alignment of symbols, imply associating meanings – the motif of an unpeeled banana in the extended palm of the boy in the painting titled The Balcony or the veiled gaze of the faces partially covered with palms in The Tree Doctor exemplify the ironic comment on the sad humour of existential inevitabilities.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Merry Rivalry Of The Anarchist. Mixed media on paper, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 0022656
The colour red dominates her canvases and is an important signifier of her work, indicating ‘sacrifice, passion, desire and protest’. Her female figures have the iconic quality of a Mater Dolorosa, and their gestures and surroundings link them through myth and memory to infinite histories. Rekha imbues ordinary actions with a ritualistic quality and by often displacing their context she renders them more potent or evacuates their meaning….Her protagonists are neither confrontational not cowering. There is a profound sense of both strength and vulnerability, of directness and reticence which gives her works their particular appeal.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). When Tennessee Williams Came To Have Dinner With Me. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00600777
In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of When Tennessee Williams Came To Have Dinner With Me (1994), offered in the The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art – Books, Paintings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 15 October 2004 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹5,46,481 ($11,916). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
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Sotheby's (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Paintings - From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust. 12 June 1995, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861841
On 12 June 1995, Rekha Rodwittiya made their debut in the Indian public auction market when The Analytical Dialogue was presented as Lot 119 in Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust, conducted by Sotheby's in New York, USA. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). From Dawn Till Dusk. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 1996 | Painting | FineArts | 00375151
In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of From Dawn Till Dusk (1996), offered in the Modern Indian Paintings by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 May 2002 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹2,25,600 ($4,598). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1997 | Painting | FineArts | 00372716
In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1997), offered in the Indian Contemporary Fine Art by Saffronart, which concluded on 21 September 2001 at Los Angeles, achieving a sale price of ₹1,32,028 ($2,750). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 2004 | Painting | FineArts | 00597722
In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2004), offered in the Modern Indian Paintings: Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 02 December 2004 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹4,11,188 ($9,299). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). A Chanced Meeting Between Nukata No Okimi And Serendipitious Yayavar. Oil on canvas, 2004 | Painting | 00879927
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of A Chanced Meeting Between Nukata No Okimi And Serendipitious Yayavar (2004), offered in the Contemporary: Spring Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 March 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹19,41,665 ($43,721). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 2005 | Painting | FineArts | 00575214
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2005), offered in the Indian Modern & Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 18 March 2008 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹20,40,000 ($50,222). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Rodwittiya, Rekha (Artist). Intangible Interlocution: An Anthology Of Belonging (Diagrams Of An Interior Space). Acrylic and oil on canvas and mixed media auto, 2011 | Painting | FineArts | 00603879
In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Intangible Interlocution: An Anthology Of Belonging (Diagrams Of An Interior Space) (2011), offered in the Visionaries by Asta Guru, which concluded on 23 June 2024 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹28,12,685 ($33,679.28). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Economics of Art
Currency
This section showcases auction lots that achieved record-high sale prices, tracked by the date each record was set based on the artist's historical auction data.
Record-high lots12
Public Auction Market (1987–2026) | Select Indicators
Currency
Annual Auction Sale Turnover
This indicator tracks the Total Annual Auction Sales value of Rekha Rodwittiya’s artworks, beginning in 1987 through to the present.
It aggregates all sales across global auction houses into yearly totals.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The turnover graph highlights periods of strong growth, moments of market correction, and resilience during downturns. Peaks often align with landmark works coming to public auction, while troughs may indicate reduced supply or weaker demand. Over time, the curve illustrates the overall trajectory of Rekha Rodwittiya’s public auction market presence.
It aggregates all sales across global auction houses into yearly totals.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The turnover graph highlights periods of strong growth, moments of market correction, and resilience during downturns. Peaks often align with landmark works coming to public auction, while troughs may indicate reduced supply or weaker demand. Over time, the curve illustrates the overall trajectory of Rekha Rodwittiya’s public auction market presence.
Average Sale Price Per Lot
This measure calculates the Average Sale Price of all lots by Rekha Rodwittiya sold each year.
It smooths out fluctuations caused by the quantity of works offered and focuses on the Average Sale Price level per artwork.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
Rising average sale prices indicate growing collector confidence and a stronger willingness to pay higher amounts per work. Assuming the mix of mediums remains relatively stable over time, the proportion of works on paper typically priced lower than works on canvas adds important context to understanding these market movements.
It smooths out fluctuations caused by the quantity of works offered and focuses on the Average Sale Price level per artwork.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
Rising average sale prices indicate growing collector confidence and a stronger willingness to pay higher amounts per work. Assuming the mix of mediums remains relatively stable over time, the proportion of works on paper typically priced lower than works on canvas adds important context to understanding these market movements.
Square Inch Rate Trend
The Square Inch Rate normalizes prices by the size of each artwork, showing the average sale value per square inch over time.
This allows fair comparisons between smaller works and larger canvases.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The Square Inch Rate shown in the graph combines various medium types such as canvas, paper, board, and others. Historically, works on canvas and board have broadly commanded higher prices compared to works on paper.
This allows fair comparisons between smaller works and larger canvases.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The Square Inch Rate shown in the graph combines various medium types such as canvas, paper, board, and others. Historically, works on canvas and board have broadly commanded higher prices compared to works on paper.
1984
- Unilever Painting Award, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Research Centre
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- Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
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