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Thursday, Apr 27, 2006

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Artists for a cause

Madhur Tankha

Works by senior, upcoming and international artists to be displayed

AN ECLECTIC MIX: A painting by to be displayed at an exhibition organized by Chawla Art Gallery and External Affairs Spouses' Association

NEW DELHI: A daylong painting exhibition showcasing works of a virtual who's who of the art world organised jointly by Chawla Art Gallery and External Affairs Spouses' Association (EASA) opens at Hotel Maurya Sheraton here this Thursday.

Representing an eclectic mix of works by senior artists, upcoming young talent and also international ones, the show includes paintings by over 80 artists including Manu Parekh, Paramjit Singh, Paresh Maity, Paritosh Sen, Satish Gupta, Anjolie Ela Menon, Jatin Das and Nupur Kundu. The EASA artists in the show include Alka Mathur, Aparna Swarup, Kalpana Chowdhury and Kusum Shukla, while the international artists include A.Q. Arif, Ahmed Khan, Doug Patterson, Faruukh Shahab and Loreto Enriquez. According to EASA president Anita Saran, "it is indeed a privilege to be presenting so many renowned Indian and international artists. We are proud to be associated with the show because it is being held in support of women's and children's causes."

A welfare organisation, EASA comprises the spouses of serving and retired gazetted officers of the Indian Foreign Service. As cultural and humanitarian works are important facets of this organisation, members are engaged in a number of charity and fund-raising events.

Chawla Art Gallery promoter Shibani Chawla said: "Every art lover will find something for his taste at this exhibition. Very seldom would you find works by so many accomplished artists under one roof."

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