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RAJA RAM SHARMA RAJA RAM SHARMA new miniatures May 1 - June 1, 2015 Cover: Urbanization, IV, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 7 x 12 3/8 inches 1. Ego, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 7 x 12 3/8 inches 2. Held Back, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 7 x 12 3/8 inches 3. Urbanization, I, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 12 3/8 x 7 inches 4. Meeting for Two, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches 5. Illusions of Power II, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 6. Urbanization, II, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 7. Urbanization, III, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 8. Emissaries of Peace, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 9. Captive, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 10. Illusions of Power, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 11. Wonderers, 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 12. Palace of Solitude (east), 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches 13. Palace of Solitude (south), 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches 14. Palace of Solitude (west), 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches 15. Palace of Solitude (north), 2014, hand ground mineral pigments with gum arabic on paper, 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches RAJA RAM SHARMA 1963 Born in Bijoliya, Bhilwara (Rajasthan, India) Lives and works in Udaipur EDUCATION Training under the ‘guru shishya parampara’ for twelve years in Nathdwara School studying pichwai paintings under Sri Tulsidas Chitrakar and Sri Jamanadas Chitrakar Seven-year apprenticeship under Sri B.G. Sharma, Udaipur SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2012 “Contemporary Paintings from Rajasthan,” The Drawing Room, East Hampton, NY 2011 “Gems of Rajput Painting,” Asian Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA 2009 “Raja Ram Sharma: Contemporary Paintings from Rajasthan,” Victoria Munroe Fine Art, Boston, MA 2008 “Raja Ram Sharma: Contemporary Paintings from Rajasthan,” Victoria Munroe Fine Art, Boston, MA “Distant Shores: Culture Exchange in Contemporary Art,” group exhibition, McIninch Art Gallery, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 2006 “Raja Ram Sharma,” Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India SELECTED COLLECTIONS Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA Harmony Foundation, Mumbai, India Haveli of Srinathji, Udaipur and Ghasiyar Indology Department, Middlebury College, VT Jnana Pravaha, Varanasi, India Jnana Pravah, Varanas North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad and Nagpu Gujarat Ambuja Cement, Mumbai Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA National Gallery of Victoria, Australia North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad and Nagpur Srinathji Temple, Nathdwara Tapi Collection, India Wellington Management, Boston, MA.