ART CURRICULUM VITAE - Madhu Kumar - madhu.kumar@live.in 

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.  
 

Education:  
2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Regina. (Great Distinction).
1986 Bachelor of Education, India. 
1984 Bachelor of Art, 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 March 5- Sept 5, The Stories of Immigrant Women Cumberland Gallery, Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Regina.
2018-19 Dec-Feb 28, The Stories of Immigrant Women. Shurniak Art Gallery, Assinboia, Saskatchewan.
2018 Aug 7- Sept 30, The Stories of Immigrant Women. Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach.
2011 March 9- May 4, Landscapes at 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, ArtNow Regina.
2020 Sept 6- Oct 30, Change is good, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 June 1-21, Imaginary Exhibition: Green & Gold, Art Gallery of Regina.
2020 April 19- May 30, Dare to Dream, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2020 March 4- 8, Changing Narratives, International women’s day (the stories of immigrant women) Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts, New Delhi India.
2020 Feb 14- 16, Da Gracia Valentine Eve, Arpana Fine art gallery, India.
2019 Oct 16-Nov 28, Art that fits, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2019 Sept 19 - 22, Art Now, Regina.
2019 Aug 30- Oct 10, Poems on Loan, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2019 June The beautiful mind, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Center, Regina Beach.
2019 May Looking back, moving forward, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Nov 28 Tawatina Bridge Project display, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Oct 30- Nov 23 Art that fits, Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2018 Sept 20- 23, Art Now, Saskatoon.
2018 April 5- 30, Alchemy: A Seemingly Magical process of Transformation, The Lobby Gallery, Regina.
2017 March 18- April 10, BFA Graduation Show, Mackenzie Art Gallery.
2011 Sept 29-Oct. 25, Selection 2011. Shankmen Arts Centre. Ottawa. 
2010 Sept 30-Oct. 26, Selections 2010. Trinity Art Gallery..   
2010 Feb 17 to March 24, Orleans - a Celebration of 150 Years. Juried exhibition. Trinity Art Gallery.

Selected Collections:
2023 Daniels Corp. Toronto.
2020 Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria of Indian Air Force.
2019 Saskatchewan Arts Board’s Permanent Collection.
2015 University of Regina President’s Arts Collection.
2015 Cam Broten MLA, NDP Leader of the Official opposition.
2013 Kalli Puri, Chief Creative Officer India Today Group, COO digital and Director of India Today Conclave.
2012 Sharmilla Tagore, Indian Bollywood actor.

Awards, Grants, Scholarship:
2020 YWCA Nutrien Women of Distinction Award, Regina.
2020 Golden Sheaf Award competition, 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.
2016 Premier’s Centennial Arts Scholarship, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
2016 Alice Rhea Macredie Scholarship in Media, Art, & Performance, University of Regina.
2016 Kiley Carlson Memorial Scholarship, University of Regina.
2010, Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition, Ottawa. 

Selected Artist Talks:
2022 Mar, The Humboldt and district Gallery, Humboldt.
2022 Jan, Threads: Cultural Conversations Talk, virtual, Saskatoon.
2021 Oct 6-8, Artist/ Speaker Panelist, Metropolis Canada’s 4th Annual Forum on measuring identity: Multiculturalism @50: Diversity, inclusion and eliminating racism, Ottawa.
2021 Oct 6, The power of storytelling” FCI-CWI Women in Leadership conference, Delta Regina.
2021 Mar 8, Speaker Panelist, Canadian Advisory of women immigrants/UN, Montreal.
2020 Aug 13, Open-Door Society talk: Conversation circle with the New-comers, 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 June 2, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Center, Regina Beach.
2019 March 8, Cumberland Gallery, Saskatchewan Legislative building, Regina.
2018 Dec16, Shurniak Art Gallery, Assiniboia.
2018 Sept 30, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Center, Regina Beach.
2018 Sept 28, Art for Lunch, University of Regina.
2018 Mar 8, Panel Discussion, “Lifestyle, Current, Career” Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
2918 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 class:
2021 Mar 28, Still Life workshop Art Gallery of Regina.
2020 Oct-Nov, Art Summit. Zoom, Regina.
2020 July 14-Aug 25, Open-Door Society Zoom Art Classes for 6 to 10 years (65 +students) Regina.
2018 Sept 15- Oct 10, Art together paintings exhibited at Sherwood Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina.
2018 Aug, Youth group, Open Door Society, Regina.
2018 Aug, Art together, Glen Elm Library, supported by SAB Regina.
2018 July 25, Paintings inspired by Nature, Albert branch Library.
2018 July, Artist in community project with the 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 Publications Newspaper/Magazine:
2021 May 9, Yorkton This Week, Yorkton.
2021 April 17, Leader & District Arts Council, Leader Town, SK.
2020 April, Catalog, essay by Margaret Bessai, OSAC, Regina.
2019 Mar 9, Leader Post, The stories of Immigrant Women.
2019 Mar 05, Catalog essay by Ashley Kilback, SK Legislative Assembly Gallery.
2018-19 Sept, Saskatchewan Arts Board Annual Report, Regina.
2018 Dec 2, Galleries West, The stories of Immigrant Women.
2018 Nov Assiniboia Times, The stories of Immigrant Women.
2018 Sept 25, Last Mountain Times, The stories of Immigrant Women.
2018 Sept 4, Leader Post newspaper, The stories of Immigrant Women.
2018 Aug catalog Essay by Margaret Bessai, LMLCC, Regina Beach.
2018 July 23, Feature stories: Meet one of the Department of Visual Arts Summer Resident Artists University of Regina.
2017 Winter/ Fall Degrees magazine, University of Regina.
2013 April Leader Post, Regina. 
 
Selected Media, digital, TV: 
2021 SK Arts Social media The diversity of creators in Saskatchewan.
2020 Oct 15, Access 7 TV, Regina.
2020 June 15, CJTR Regina community Radio, Secret Life of Entrepreneurs.
2019 Oct 11, CBC National, CBC Arts: Exhibitionists Featured in season 5, Episode 4.
2019 Sept 27, Global Regina.
2019 Sept 26, CTV Live Regina.
2019 May-June Access 7 TV with Lisa Peters Talk of the town, Regina.
2019 May-June CBC Arts Documentary.
2019 April 13, Global TV, Regina.
2019 Mar. 08, CTV, Regina.
2019 Mar. 08, Global TV, Regina
2018 Sept 9, CBC Radio.

Selected Board of directors: 
2019- Nov, Advisory Committee Programming, AGR and CARFAC, Regina
2018- Nuit Blanche, Board of directors, curator, Regina.
2018- 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