Resume - Madhu Kumar

ART CURRICULUM VITAE – Madhu Kumar

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Education

2017 — Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Regina (Great Distinction)
1986 — Bachelor of Education, India
1984 — Bachelor of Arts, India

Exhibitions

Selected Solo:

2023 — The Resilient Gaze: Celebrating Immigrant Women’s Choices and Stories, Riverdale Hub Gallery, Toronto.
2020–2023 — The Stories of Immigrant Women, OSAC Touring Exhibition, Saskatchewan.
2019, Sept 29 — The Stories of Immigrant Women, Nuit Blanche, Regina.
2019, Mar 5 – Sept 5 — The Stories of Immigrant Women, Cumberland Gallery, Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, Regina.
2018–19, Dec – Feb 28 — The Stories of Immigrant Women, Shurniak Art Gallery, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
2018, Aug 7 – Sept 30 — The Stories of Immigrant Women, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach.
2011, Mar 9 – May 4 — Landscapes, Prime Corp., Ottawa School of Art.

Selected Group:

2023 Mar — Women’s Art Museum of Canada, Edmonton.
2021 June 12 — Saskatchewan Art Gallery Day (provincial art walk), Regina.
2021 Mar–May — Retrospective Show, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 Nov–Dec — Art That Fits, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 Sept 25–26 — Art Now, Regina.
2020 Sept 8 – Oct 30 — Change is Good, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 Jun 1–21 — Imaginery Exhibition: Green & Gold, Art Gallery of Regina.
2020 Apr 18 – May 30 — Dare to Dream, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 Feb 6 — International Women’s Day exhibition (stories of immigrant women), Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi, India.
2020 Feb 14–16 — Da Gracia Valentine Eve, Aparna Fine Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.
2019 Dec 9 — New Year Art at the Rits Inn, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2019 Sept 13–22 — Art Now, Regina.
2019 Aug 30 – Oct 10 — Poems on Loan, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2019 Jun — The Beautiful Mind, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach.
2019 May — Looking Back, Moving Forward, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Nov 28 — Tawatinâ Bridge Project display, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Oct 30 – Nov 23 — Art That Fits, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Sept 20–23 — Art Now, Saskatoon.
2016 Apr 5–30 — Alchemy: A Serendipity Magical Process of Transformation, The Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2017 Mar 18 – Apr 10 — BFA Graduation Show, MacKenzie Art Gallery.
2011 Sept 24 – Oct 25 — Selections 2011, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa.
2010 Sept 30 – Oct 26 — Selections 2010, Trinity Art Gallery, Ottawa.
2010 Feb 17 – Mar 24 — Orléans: A Celebration of 150 Years (juried), Trinity Art Gallery.

Selected Collections:

2023 — Daniels Corp., Toronto.
2020 — Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, Indian Air Force.
2019 — Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection.
2015 — University of Regina President’s Art Collection.
2015 — Cam Broten, MLA, NDP Leader of the Official Opposition.
2013 — Kalli Purie, Chief Creative Officer, India Today Group; COO (Digital) & Director, India Today Conclave.
2012 — Sharmila Tagore, Indian film actor.

Awards, Grants, Scholarships:

2025 — Skills & Career Development, Toronto.
2020 — YWCA Women of Distinction Award, Regina.
2020 — Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Film Festival (Nominee) — CBC Arts documentary Madhu Kumar: The Stories of Immigrant Women.
2020 — Digital Publishing Awards (Nominee) — CBC Arts documentary Madhu Kumar: The Stories of Immigrant Women.
2019 — Independent Artists Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
2018 — Micro Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
2017 — Premier’s Centennial Arts Scholarship, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
2016 — Alice… Scholarship in Media, Art & Performance, University of Regina. (exact award name clipped in screenshot)
2016 — Open Door Society (Newcomer) Scholarship, University of Regina.
2010–2011 — Trinity Art Gallery (Ottawa) awards / selections.
2011 — Orléans Annual Students Exhibition, Ottawa.

Selected Public Artist Talks:

2021 Feb 6 — Artist Talk, Humboldt & District Gallery, Humboldt.
2021 Jan 16 — Artist Talk, Immigration Society.
2020 Nov 26 — Saskatchewan Art Alliance talk (Zoom), Regina.
2020 Aug 19 — Open Door Society: Conversation Circle with Newcomers, Regina (3–5 pm).
2020 Oct–Nov — Saskatchewan Art Alliance’s 2020 Arts Summit, Saskatoon.
2019 Nov 23 — Multicultural Story Tasting, Sherwood Village Library, Regina.
2019 Sept 27 — Art for Lunch, University of Regina.
2019 Jun 2 — Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach.
2019 Mar 8 — Cumberland Gallery, Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina.
2018 Dec 18 — Shurniak Art Gallery, Assiniboia.
2018 Sept 30 — Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach.
2018 Sept 28 — Art for Lunch, University of Regina.
2018 Mar 8 — Panel Discussion, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
2018 Jan 16 — Quick & Dirty, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
2017 Mar 20 — Archer Library Gallery, University of Regina.
2015 Mar 8 — International Women’s Day, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina.

Selected Workshops / Art Classes:

2021 Mar 28 — Still-life workshop, Art Gallery of Regina.
2020 Oct–Nov — Art Summit (Zoom), Regina.
2020 Jul 14 – Aug 25 — Open Door Society Zoom art classes (ages 6–10; 65+ students), Regina.
2018 Sept 15 – Oct 10 — Art Together paintings exhibited, Sherwood–Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
2018 Aug — Youth group, Open Door Society, Regina.
2018 Aug 4 — Art Together, Glen Elm Library (supported by SAB Regina).
2018 Jul 25 — Paintings Inspired by Nature, Albert Branch Library.
2018 Jul — Arts-in-community project with Dunlop Art Gallery: Art for Canadian Newcomers, Regina.
2018 Feb 25 — Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.

Residencies:

2023 — Riverdale Hub Gallery, Toronto.
2019 — University of Regina.
2018 — University of Regina.

Selected Media (digital & TV):

2021 May 9 — SK Arts social media: The Diversity of Creators in Saskatchewan.
2020 Oct 15 — Access 7 TV, Regina.
2020 Jun 15 — CJTR Regina Community Radio, Secret Life of Entrepreneurs.
2019 Oct 11 — CBC National / CBC Arts: Exhibitions (Season 5, Episode 4).
2019 Sept 27 — Global Regina.
2019 Sept 26 — CTV Live Regina.
2019 May–June — Talk of the Town with Lisa Peters, Access 7 TV, Regina.
2019 May–June — CBC Arts documentary.
2019 Apr 13 — Global TV, Regina.
2018 Mar 8 — CTV Regina; Global TV Regina.
2018 Sept 9 — CBC Radio.

Selected Board of Directors:

2019–present — Advisory Committee (Programming), AGR & CARFAC, Regina.
2018 — Nuit Blanche, Board of Directors / Curator, Regina.
2016–2021 — Board of Directors, Regina Art Collective, Regina.
2017–2021 — Saskatchewan Visual Art Project, Curator/Manager, Regina.
2016–2022 — Art Gallery of Regina, Board of Directors; Interim VP, Regina.