Chila Kumari Burman

Chila Kumari Burman is a British artist. She was born i Liverpool in 1957 and attended the Southport College of Art, the Leeds Polytechnic and Slade School of Fine Art, where she graduated in 1982.[1] Burman works in printmaking, painting, installation and film, and was part of the Black British Art movement of the 1980s.[2] She draws on fine and pop art imagery in works which explore Asian femininity and her personal family history, merging Bollywood bling with childhood memories.[3]

Collections

Works by Chila Kumari Burman are in the following public and private collections: Alfredo Lam Centre – Havana, Cuba; Arts Council England – London; BBC Bush House – London; Berge Collection – Spain; Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery – Birmingham; Sir Richard Branson; British Council – London; Cartwright Hall – Bradford; Devi Foundation – New Delhi; Linda Goodman – Johannesburg; Leicester New Walk Art Gallery – Leicester; New Art Gallery – Walsall; Rotary Club of Art, Chennai; Scottish National Portrait Gallery – Edinburgh; Victoria and Albert Museum – London; Wellcome Trust – London[4]

References

  1. ↑ "British Council − Art Collection − Artist". Collection.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ↑ Chambers, Eddie (2008). "Black Visual Arts Activity in the 1980s". In Stephens, Chris. The history of British art : 1870-now (1. publ. ed.). London: Tate. ISBN 9781854376527.
  3. ↑ Nead, Lynda (1995). Chila Kumari Burman : beyond two cultures. London: Kala Press. ISBN 9780947753078.
  4. ↑ Rina, Arya (2012). Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindis. London: KT press. ASIN B00ALYZZN2.

External links

www.chila-kumari-burman.co.uk