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'''Thakor Patel''' (born 1932) is an [[India]]n-born [[Zimbabwe]]an [[Painting|Artist]] |
'''Thakor Patel''' (born 1932) is an [[India]]n-born [[Zimbabwe]]an [[Painting|Artist]] |
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Patel studied art in the [[Mumbai|Bombay]] area, in the Sir J.J School of Art<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai|url=https://www.sirjjschoolofart.in/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.sirjjschoolofart.in}}</ref> where he passed first-class and was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship whilst also gaining a first class in Commercial Art whilst also exhibiting in a number of local shows before moving to Zimbabwe, where he resided for most of his life, first starting a family-owned print shop, and then later starring in several Galleries such as Gallery Delta<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gallery|first=Delta|date=3 September 2020|title=Gallery Delta|url=https://gallerydelta.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Gallery Delta}}</ref> and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Whats On|url=http://www.nationalgallery.co.zw/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.nationalgallery.co.zw|language=en-gb}}</ref>, and more recently in the ZEITZ MOCAA Gallery<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Zeitz MOCAA - Museum of Contemporary Art Africa|url=https://zeitzmocaa.museum/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Zeitz MOCAA}}</ref> in Cape Town, South Africa. Alongside these Galleries, he has exhibited his work in many other countries such as Japan, U.S.A, Germany and India. He currently lives and works in the U.S.A. His paintings may be found in the permanent collection of the [[National Gallery of Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Whats On|url=http://www.nationalgallery.co.zw/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.nationalgallery.co.zw|language=en-gb}}</ref> and also other public and private art collections around the world. |
Patel studied art in the [[Mumbai|Bombay]] area, in the Sir J.J School of Art<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai|url=https://www.sirjjschoolofart.in/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.sirjjschoolofart.in}}</ref> where he passed first-class and was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship whilst also gaining a first class in Commercial Art whilst also exhibiting in a number of local shows before moving to Zimbabwe, where he resided for most of his life, first starting a family-owned print shop, and then later starring in several Galleries such as Gallery Delta<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gallery|first=Delta|date=3 September 2020|title=Gallery Delta|url=https://gallerydelta.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Gallery Delta}}</ref> and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Whats On|url=http://www.nationalgallery.co.zw/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.nationalgallery.co.zw|language=en-gb}}</ref>, and more recently in the ZEITZ MOCAA Gallery<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Zeitz MOCAA - Museum of Contemporary Art Africa|url=https://zeitzmocaa.museum/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Zeitz MOCAA}}</ref> in Cape Town, South Africa. Alongside these Galleries, he has exhibited his work in many other countries such as Japan, U.S.A, Germany and India. He currently lives and works in the U.S.A. His paintings may be found in the permanent collection of the [[National Gallery of Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Whats On|url=http://www.nationalgallery.co.zw/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.nationalgallery.co.zw|language=en-gb}}</ref> and also other public and private art collections around the world. |
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= Early Life and School = |
= Early Life and School = |
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Thakor went to his local school in Sojitra until the age of 12 where he then transferred to an Art school in Ahmedabad, India. As he was younger, he was very passionate in becoming a musician, where he quoted- "I was very attached with music. Classical Flute. All day and night I used to play." However young Thakor couldn’t fulfill his dream of becoming a musician as there were simply no opportunities for lessons which resulted in him properly pursuing music. Patel now a little older, his friend Jeram Patel (who incidentally also became a well-known artist) asked him if he wanted to study Art, however, Thakor at first was quite hesitant towards the idea, due to the fact that he was handicapped and people found it amusing and laughed at him. Even teachers would be involved in the action mentioning that because he was handicapped, he would never become an Artist who could remotely succeed, never mind make a living from it. He also recalls him not being good in school in (in particular art) where he claims he was “lame” and had a lack of skill. In spite of this, Patel chose to not listen to those antics and so he ignored their antics and swore that he would one day become a successful painter. So, as he was studying in Ahmedabad, learning Fine Art, his teacher wondered if he had any intentions to pursue becoming an Art teacher, and so he thought, and decided because of him needing a job and him desperately needing money, to go and try to become a teacher. Yet, as he was at the interview he was questioned due to him being handicapped they claimed students might laugh and it would be too difficult to work in that sort of atmosphere. He ended up becoming a teacher later on nevertheless and succeeded in doing so. Thakor's personal skills took a step up, as he began to sketch more,do more figurative work and started to draw more of nature. Thakor states "I was attached to nature because I used to play Music. I was very attached to the night, to the moonlight. It speaks to me." Patel then studied for two years in Ahmedabad until his friend proclaimed that he could now go to Bombay and study Art at a higher level there in the Sir J.J School of Art in Bombay. Patel was one of the 25 people who had a chance in the admissions to have a chance in getting into the School and Thakor was chosen as one out of three. Challenges were ahead for him though as they pointed out- “Mr Patel, you cannot do murals on the wall…” However, Thakor proclaimed that he used to play Cricket and had no problem climbing a tree to paint murals that were on the wall. This persistence and dedication helped him to stay and succeed at the Art school for 5 years. He passed first-class and then he was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship as he was teaching Fine Art to 5th year diploma students. He also gained a first class in Commercial Art. |
Thakor went to his local school in Sojitra until the age of 12 where he then transferred to an Art school in Ahmedabad, India. As he was younger, he was very passionate in becoming a musician, where he quoted- "I was very attached with music. Classical Flute. All day and night I used to play." However young Thakor couldn’t fulfill his dream of becoming a musician as there were simply no opportunities for lessons which resulted in him properly pursuing music. Patel now a little older, his friend Jeram Patel (who incidentally also became a well-known artist) asked him if he wanted to study Art, however, Thakor at first was quite hesitant towards the idea, due to the fact that he was handicapped and people found it amusing and laughed at him. Even teachers would be involved in the action mentioning that because he was handicapped, he would never become an Artist who could remotely succeed, never mind make a living from it. He also recalls him not being good in school in (in particular art) where he claims he was “lame” and had a lack of skill. In spite of this, Patel chose to not listen to those antics and so he ignored their antics and swore that he would one day become a successful painter. So, as he was studying in Ahmedabad, learning Fine Art, his teacher wondered if he had any intentions to pursue becoming an Art teacher, and so he thought, and decided because of him needing a job and him desperately needing money, to go and try to become a teacher. Yet, as he was at the interview he was questioned due to him being handicapped they claimed students might laugh and it would be too difficult to work in that sort of atmosphere. He ended up becoming a teacher later on nevertheless and succeeded in doing so. Thakor's personal skills took a step up, as he began to sketch more,do more figurative work and started to draw more of nature. Thakor states "I was attached to nature because I used to play Music. I was very attached to the night, to the moonlight. It speaks to me." Patel then studied for two years in Ahmedabad until his friend proclaimed that he could now go to Bombay and study Art at a higher level there in the Sir J.J School of Art in Bombay<ref name=":3" />. Patel was one of the 25 people who had a chance in the admissions to have a chance in getting into the School and Thakor was chosen as one out of three. Challenges were ahead for him though as they pointed out- “Mr Patel, you cannot do murals on the wall…” However, Thakor proclaimed that he used to play Cricket and had no problem climbing a tree to paint murals that were on the wall. This persistence and dedication helped him to stay and succeed at the Art school for 5 years. He passed first-class and then he was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship as he was teaching Fine Art to 5th year diploma students. He also gained a first class in Commercial Art. |
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A technique that Thakor has used in many of his Mixed Media pieces, was pivotal to adding beautiful textures that added diversity in his paintings. His objective was to create a broken brick texture which Thakor saw after finishing class. Immediately,he started to experiment with a toothbrush to try and replicate what he saw before in the broken bricks, but with several other, more vibrant colours. It took many attempts, however he managed to perfect his technique and now it plays a meaningful area in his paintings. |
A technique that Thakor has used in many of his Mixed Media pieces, was pivotal to adding beautiful textures that added diversity in his paintings. His objective was to create a broken brick texture which Thakor saw after finishing class. Immediately,he started to experiment with a toothbrush to try and replicate what he saw before in the broken bricks, but with several other, more vibrant colours. It took many attempts, however he managed to perfect his technique and now it plays a meaningful area in his paintings. |
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Thakor now working in a textile business,would do lots of work, where they would export products and Patel would draw alluring and appealing patterns and designs with colour, that foreigners would travel far from France, Britain, America, Japan.Thakor’s routine was simple:Exhibit, Leave work, and paint at home. In his personal time he was painting landscapes and his friend Jeram who would tell him- ‘Thakor, come on. We will go for a landscape.” It could be 2 o’clock at night and they would still go to Nullaber Hill, where they would sit and paint beautiful paintings of the Bombay moonlight. |
Thakor now working in a textile business,would do lots of work, where they would export products and Patel would draw alluring and appealing patterns and designs with colour, that foreigners would travel far from France, Britain, America, Japan. Thakor’s routine was simple:Exhibit, Leave work, and paint at home. In his personal time he was painting landscapes and his friend Jeram who would tell him- ‘Thakor, come on. We will go for a landscape.” It could be 2 o’clock at night and they would still go to Nullaber Hill, where they would sit and paint beautiful paintings of the Bombay moonlight. |
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When Thakor was exhibiting his Artwork in Bangalore, a foreigner managed to find the exhibition and see the work. Patel then a few days later,got approached by him from a phone call, asking him if he could see more of his work as he was intrigued. Thakor described himself as being nervous as he couldn’t speak and understand much English and interacting with an American wouldn’t be easy. Also,he lived in a small house where it would’ve been difficult to bring an American to, so he decided to bring his paintings to his office and show his work there instead. The man adored his paintings and wanted to even purchase one, however he mentioned that he didn’t have any money with him but he would pay him abroad from America. Nevertheless, Thakor replied by saying- “I did not ask you for money-if you hang the painting in your bedroom,dining room, kitchen, I will be very happy.”In fact, all Thakor ended up asking for was 3 tubes of Oil colours- Vermilion, Ultramarine, and Lemon Yellow. The man then sent 2 big boxes of paint, one for Thakor and one for his neighbour, who also painted alongside him. At the time, Thakor hadn't managed to get a one man show, he only managed to get into Group shows, and after about 6 months after, the American man reappeared in India while Thakor was still working in Textiles, he invited Thakor to America, and he sent him a ticket. This caused disruption as all the other colleagues were jealous and tried to stop him from going. Luckily, Pupul Jayakar walked in and realised what the situation was and managed to get Thakor out of the situation as they proceeded to go to Delhi and get permission to leave to go to America from the Airport-Indira Gandhi.Thakor then went to Austin Texas, where he stayed with a Geography teacher for just about 6 months and exhibited a lot of work, in Galleries where he sold a fair amount as well. He managed to do 6 one man shows in areas such as Dallas- Austin Texas, Fort Worth. <ref name=":0" /> |
When Thakor was exhibiting his Artwork in Bangalore, a foreigner managed to find the exhibition and see the work. Patel then a few days later,got approached by him from a phone call, asking him if he could see more of his work as he was intrigued. Thakor described himself as being nervous as he couldn’t speak and understand much English and interacting with an American wouldn’t be easy. Also,he lived in a small house where it would’ve been difficult to bring an American to, so he decided to bring his paintings to his office and show his work there instead. The man adored his paintings and wanted to even purchase one, however he mentioned that he didn’t have any money with him but he would pay him abroad from America. Nevertheless, Thakor replied by saying- “I did not ask you for money-if you hang the painting in your bedroom,dining room, kitchen, I will be very happy.”In fact, all Thakor ended up asking for was 3 tubes of Oil colours- Vermilion, Ultramarine, and Lemon Yellow. The man then sent 2 big boxes of paint, one for Thakor and one for his neighbour, who also painted alongside him. At the time, Thakor hadn't managed to get a one man show, he only managed to get into Group shows, and after about 6 months after, the American man reappeared in India while Thakor was still working in Textiles, he invited Thakor to America, and he sent him a ticket. This caused disruption as all the other colleagues were jealous and tried to stop him from going. Luckily, Pupul Jayakar walked in and realised what the situation was and managed to get Thakor out of the situation as they proceeded to go to Delhi and get permission to leave to go to America from the Airport-Indira Gandhi.Thakor then went to Austin Texas, where he stayed with a Geography teacher for just about 6 months and exhibited a lot of work, in Galleries where he sold a fair amount as well. He managed to do 6 one man shows in areas such as Dallas- Austin Texas, Fort Worth. <ref name=":0" /> |
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Upon returning to India and living there with his Family, he was approached by a relatived who pondered if he would like to help him run a print shop in Zimbabwe. He agreed and moved to Harare by himself, initially only planning on staying for a year, maybe even two, but eventually realising that he quite liked it there. This love for Africa may been passed down to him from his Father who used to live in Africa, where he regularly mentioned how much he cherised the continent. |
Upon returning to India and living there with his Family, he was approached by a relatived who pondered if he would like to help him run a print shop in Zimbabwe. He agreed and moved to Harare by himself, initially only planning on staying for a year, maybe even two, but eventually realising that he quite liked it there. This love for Africa may been passed down to him from his Father who used to live in Africa, where he regularly mentioned how much he cherised the continent. |
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Him now living in Harare naturally brought him to explore and visit some Art galleries. He visited notable Galleries such as the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, where he met people like Carol Wales-Smith who gave him an oppurtunity to display some of his work. Still, there was not much success and it wasn't a popular part of the exhibition, for his work being dark and including skulls. This was unpoular as there was a war that took place recently, and people didn't enjoy being reminded after this by looking at his work. Thakor defended this by claiming where he grew up, much violence had occured and people were ruthless, this he had to express and not keep inside him, even though it may be negative. |
Him now living in Harare naturally brought him to explore and visit some Art galleries. He visited notable Galleries such as the National Gallery of Zimbabwe<ref name=":1" />, where he met people like Carol Wales-Smith who gave him an oppurtunity to display some of his work. Still, there was not much success and it wasn't a popular part of the exhibition, for his work being dark and including skulls. This was unpoular as there was a war that took place recently, and people didn't enjoy being reminded after this by looking at his work. Thakor defended this by claiming where he grew up, much violence had occured and people were ruthless, this he had to express and not keep inside him, even though it may be negative. |
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Things changed for Patel though, as one day instead of walking down Moffat Road, asking small shops to sell his small drawings for 50 cents, being rejected, and seen as a beggar looking for cheap money, he walked down Manica Road and saw Gallery Delta, where he instantly felt like he belonged there. He met Helen Lieros, Babette Fitzgerald, Berry Bickle, Helen and Henry Thompson, and after getting to know the Gallery and the people, he gained the interest to now stay there permantly. |
Things changed for Patel though, as one day instead of walking down Moffat Road, asking small shops to sell his small drawings for 50 cents, being rejected, and seen as a beggar looking for cheap money, he walked down Manica Road and saw Gallery Delta, where he instantly felt like he belonged there. He met Helen Lieros, Babette Fitzgerald, Berry Bickle, Helen and Henry Thompson, and after getting to know the Gallery and the people, he gained the interest to now stay there permantly. |
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Thakor Patel (born 1932) is an Indian-born Zimbabwean Artist
Patel studied art in the Bombay area, in the Sir J.J School of Art[1] where he passed first-class and was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship whilst also gaining a first class in Commercial Art whilst also exhibiting in a number of local shows before moving to Zimbabwe, where he resided for most of his life, first starting a family-owned print shop, and then later starring in several Galleries such as Gallery Delta[2] and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe[3], and more recently in the ZEITZ MOCAA Gallery[4] in Cape Town, South Africa. Alongside these Galleries, he has exhibited his work in many other countries such as Japan, U.S.A, Germany and India. He currently lives and works in the U.S.A. His paintings may be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe[5] and also other public and private art collections around the world.
Early Life and School
Thakor went to his local school in Sojitra until the age of 12 where he then transferred to an Art school in Ahmedabad, India. As he was younger, he was very passionate in becoming a musician, where he quoted- "I was very attached with music. Classical Flute. All day and night I used to play." However young Thakor couldn’t fulfill his dream of becoming a musician as there were simply no opportunities for lessons which resulted in him properly pursuing music. Patel now a little older, his friend Jeram Patel (who incidentally also became a well-known artist) asked him if he wanted to study Art, however, Thakor at first was quite hesitant towards the idea, due to the fact that he was handicapped and people found it amusing and laughed at him. Even teachers would be involved in the action mentioning that because he was handicapped, he would never become an Artist who could remotely succeed, never mind make a living from it. He also recalls him not being good in school in (in particular art) where he claims he was “lame” and had a lack of skill. In spite of this, Patel chose to not listen to those antics and so he ignored their antics and swore that he would one day become a successful painter. So, as he was studying in Ahmedabad, learning Fine Art, his teacher wondered if he had any intentions to pursue becoming an Art teacher, and so he thought, and decided because of him needing a job and him desperately needing money, to go and try to become a teacher. Yet, as he was at the interview he was questioned due to him being handicapped they claimed students might laugh and it would be too difficult to work in that sort of atmosphere. He ended up becoming a teacher later on nevertheless and succeeded in doing so. Thakor's personal skills took a step up, as he began to sketch more,do more figurative work and started to draw more of nature. Thakor states "I was attached to nature because I used to play Music. I was very attached to the night, to the moonlight. It speaks to me." Patel then studied for two years in Ahmedabad until his friend proclaimed that he could now go to Bombay and study Art at a higher level there in the Sir J.J School of Art in Bombay[1]. Patel was one of the 25 people who had a chance in the admissions to have a chance in getting into the School and Thakor was chosen as one out of three. Challenges were ahead for him though as they pointed out- “Mr Patel, you cannot do murals on the wall…” However, Thakor proclaimed that he used to play Cricket and had no problem climbing a tree to paint murals that were on the wall. This persistence and dedication helped him to stay and succeed at the Art school for 5 years. He passed first-class and then he was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship as he was teaching Fine Art to 5th year diploma students. He also gained a first class in Commercial Art.
Career
Now that Patel was looking for an occupation to earn money with, he was searching for opportunities and it took many jobs and applications to find the right concept for him. Working for an Advertising Agency wasn't for him as he claims there were many complications and he wasn’t allowed to show his full creativity and color work he wanted to do. Thakor says he was sick of being told “no,no,no.” So he made his mind up and pursued Fine Art instead. He read in a newspaper that a big government department was searching for a textile designer. He applied for the job, despite the fact he knew nothing of textiles and he got the job, out of 25 other people who signed up. Questions were asked he would travel anywhere in India, and Thakor replied with a resounding “Yes, I will Madame I can travel anywhere.” He was first sent to Calcutta, where for a month he worked there for, but it was not easy or practical, as Calcutta is a busy place so for Thakor traveling with a missing leg wasn’t accessible. He wasn't forced though as he described his boss as being kind, and let him train in Bombay for 3 months instead. The daughter of Mr Mahante (his boss) was also handicapped meaning he understood the difficulties that Mr. Patel was facing, resulting in him being in Bombay for two years after.
A technique that Thakor has used in many of his Mixed Media pieces, was pivotal to adding beautiful textures that added diversity in his paintings. His objective was to create a broken brick texture which Thakor saw after finishing class. Immediately,he started to experiment with a toothbrush to try and replicate what he saw before in the broken bricks, but with several other, more vibrant colours. It took many attempts, however he managed to perfect his technique and now it plays a meaningful area in his paintings.
Thakor now working in a textile business,would do lots of work, where they would export products and Patel would draw alluring and appealing patterns and designs with colour, that foreigners would travel far from France, Britain, America, Japan. Thakor’s routine was simple:Exhibit, Leave work, and paint at home. In his personal time he was painting landscapes and his friend Jeram who would tell him- ‘Thakor, come on. We will go for a landscape.” It could be 2 o’clock at night and they would still go to Nullaber Hill, where they would sit and paint beautiful paintings of the Bombay moonlight.
When Thakor was exhibiting his Artwork in Bangalore, a foreigner managed to find the exhibition and see the work. Patel then a few days later,got approached by him from a phone call, asking him if he could see more of his work as he was intrigued. Thakor described himself as being nervous as he couldn’t speak and understand much English and interacting with an American wouldn’t be easy. Also,he lived in a small house where it would’ve been difficult to bring an American to, so he decided to bring his paintings to his office and show his work there instead. The man adored his paintings and wanted to even purchase one, however he mentioned that he didn’t have any money with him but he would pay him abroad from America. Nevertheless, Thakor replied by saying- “I did not ask you for money-if you hang the painting in your bedroom,dining room, kitchen, I will be very happy.”In fact, all Thakor ended up asking for was 3 tubes of Oil colours- Vermilion, Ultramarine, and Lemon Yellow. The man then sent 2 big boxes of paint, one for Thakor and one for his neighbour, who also painted alongside him. At the time, Thakor hadn't managed to get a one man show, he only managed to get into Group shows, and after about 6 months after, the American man reappeared in India while Thakor was still working in Textiles, he invited Thakor to America, and he sent him a ticket. This caused disruption as all the other colleagues were jealous and tried to stop him from going. Luckily, Pupul Jayakar walked in and realised what the situation was and managed to get Thakor out of the situation as they proceeded to go to Delhi and get permission to leave to go to America from the Airport-Indira Gandhi.Thakor then went to Austin Texas, where he stayed with a Geography teacher for just about 6 months and exhibited a lot of work, in Galleries where he sold a fair amount as well. He managed to do 6 one man shows in areas such as Dallas- Austin Texas, Fort Worth. [2]
Zimbabwe
Upon returning to India and living there with his Family, he was approached by a relatived who pondered if he would like to help him run a print shop in Zimbabwe. He agreed and moved to Harare by himself, initially only planning on staying for a year, maybe even two, but eventually realising that he quite liked it there. This love for Africa may been passed down to him from his Father who used to live in Africa, where he regularly mentioned how much he cherised the continent.
Him now living in Harare naturally brought him to explore and visit some Art galleries. He visited notable Galleries such as the National Gallery of Zimbabwe[3], where he met people like Carol Wales-Smith who gave him an oppurtunity to display some of his work. Still, there was not much success and it wasn't a popular part of the exhibition, for his work being dark and including skulls. This was unpoular as there was a war that took place recently, and people didn't enjoy being reminded after this by looking at his work. Thakor defended this by claiming where he grew up, much violence had occured and people were ruthless, this he had to express and not keep inside him, even though it may be negative.
Things changed for Patel though, as one day instead of walking down Moffat Road, asking small shops to sell his small drawings for 50 cents, being rejected, and seen as a beggar looking for cheap money, he walked down Manica Road and saw Gallery Delta, where he instantly felt like he belonged there. He met Helen Lieros, Babette Fitzgerald, Berry Bickle, Helen and Henry Thompson, and after getting to know the Gallery and the people, he gained the interest to now stay there permantly.
His inspiration grew in Zimbabwe, the birds, trees, wildlife and the people, the culture. It all changed the perspective of Thakor and what he would paint and draw. He says he got inspiration from everything, cracks in floor tiles and he would try to implement it in his work somehow. Thakor travelled across the world visiting a lot of museums and galleries seeing lots of work which inspired him to do more paintings. He doesn’t know if he would have been more successful, living in other countries like America or India, but definitely says his style would be dramatically different; and he was strongly advised to stay in America. [2]
Thakor enjoyed living in Zimbabwe for 35+ years, exhibiting and enjoying his life there, in Harare. His works varied from large oil paintings, to smaller watercolour paintings, and more recently small fine liner drawings, which are still popular with friends he has gained over the years. He and his family now currently live in Chicago, with his family where he is still preparing for two exhibitions later this year.
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Thakor Patel's past exhibitions and achievements (1956-2009)
1956 Traveling Scholarship, Art Society of India.
1957-58 Annual Award of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
1957-58 Annual Award of the Bombay Art Society, Bombay
1959 Fellowship of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
1969 Annual Prize of the Davangree Youth Cultural Association
1970 Invited by Dr Robert Mayfield, Chairman of the University of Texas Austin, Texas USA to exhibit and to take part in a fine art program sponsored by the Edward University of Texas.
1977 Designed textile for the National Hand loom Fair, Agri Expo 77, New Delhi, India.
1977 Assistant Director (Design), Government of India, for Hand loom, Weavers Service Centre, Bombay and work at Calcutta. Bangalore – Varanase – Meeret.
1985 Commission work for Harare Sheraton Hotel, Zimbabwe.
1986 Commission work for Cold Storage Commission, Zimbabwe.
1986 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Annual
Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition. Special mention in recognition of an artist who has made significant individual contribution towards pinnacles of excellence in contemporary Zimbabwean painting.
1987 International visitors award from the American Fund for Artist Colonies (FAC), New York, sponsored by the United States Information Services, USA to visit USA for three months.
1989 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Award of Merit (oil) works selected for Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games in January 1990.
1991 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Awards of Merit. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Arts.
Exhibitions
Solo
Year Exhibition
1970 Union Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Teas, U.S.A.
1970 Berger Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
1970 Natraj Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1970 Camel Art Center, Dallas, Texas.
1983 Paintings and graphics – Gallery Delta, Harare
1983 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1984 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1987 Camp Gallery, Virginia Center of the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, USA
1988 Exhibition at the Peoples Gallery, London
Group
Year Exhibition
1957-58 Bombay Art Annual Exhibition, Bombay.
1961-67 Exhibited regularly at Lalitkala Academy, National Academy of Art, New Delhi, and at State Exhibition in Calcutta, Bombay, Ahmedabad and Madras.
1965-67 Maysore State Lalitkala Academy, Maysore
1966 Founder Member of We Four group exhibition, Bangalore
1967-68 We Four Group exhibitions, Bangalore.
1970 Max Mueller German Cultural Center, India and Brussels, Belgium.
1972-89 Textiles at Asia Trade Fair, New Delhi.
1974 Astitva Exhibition, Gallery Maya and Gallery Mouvante Bombay
1974 Max Meuller Bhaven, Seven Painters Exhibition, Jehangir Gallery, Bombay
1980 Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.
1980 State Bank of India Exhibition
1981-83 Recent Zimbabwean Literature and Art Exhibition, London and touring the UK
1981-1991 National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Annual Exhibition
1981 Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare
1982 Circle Exhibition, Harare, Zimbabwe.
1982 Art Forms 1982 – Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe.
1982 Group Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare
1982 Anglican Cathedral, Harare, Zimbabwe
1982-83 Polytechnic Faculty Exhibition, John Boyne Gallery, Harare
1982-88 Group exhibitions at Gallery Delta, Harare
1983 Pan African Festival of Paintings, Dakar, Senegal.
1983 Paintings, sculpture, graphics, textiles & ceramics – Gallery Delta
1984 Recent Acquisitions of the Permanent Collection of National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1984 Indian Ocean Festival Exhibition, Perth, Australia.
1984 Black and White – Gallery Delta, Harare.
1984 Art and Craft – Gallery Delta, Harare
1984 Two Man Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare
1985 Lalitkala Academy, Rabindra Bhaven, New Delhi.
1985 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
1985 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
1985 Regional Centre, Lalitkala Academy, Madras.
1985 Form and Symbol – Gallery Delta, Harare
1985 Paintings – Gallery Delta, Harare
1986 Contemporary Zimbabwean Art exhibition by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, in West Germany and East Berlin.
1986 Paintings exhibited by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Moscow, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
1986 Lectures from Harare – Gallery Delta
1986 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1987 Paintings and sculptures – Gallery Delta
1988 Paintings, Ceramics, Sculpture and Jewellery – Gallery Delta, Harare
1989 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare
1989 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1990 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1992 Small Works by Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare
1993 Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare
1993 Paintings and drawings – Gallery Delta
1993 National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition
1994 Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta
1995 Gallery Delta 20 years
1995 Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca – Gallery Delta, Harare
1996 Essence of Africa, Germany.
1996 Explorations, Transformations – Gallery Delta
1997 Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1997 Wind Objects Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1997 The Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 The Graphics Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 The Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 Magic Works – Gallery Delta, Harare
1998 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Festival Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1999 Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Eve of the New Millennium Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Festival Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Eve of the Milleneum, Gallery Delta
1999 Ceramics and Textiles, Gallery Delta
2000 Gallery Delta – 25 Years
2000 Post Election Selection – Gallery Delta
2000 Colourfields Africa – Gallery Delta
2000 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2000 Gallery Delta – 25 Years, Gallery Delta
2000 Post Election Selection, Gallery Delta
2000 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2001 Eclectic, Gallery Delta
2001 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2002 Small Works View point/ Split /Image, Gallery Delta
2002 A Select Collection, Gallery Delta
2002 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 Olympiad 2004, Gallery Delta
2003 Past and Present, Gallery Delta
2003 Small works- Insight, Gallery Delta
2003 Ikons Exhibition
2003 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 The Collectors Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 Works on Paper, Drawings and Graphics, Gallery Delta
2003 Annual Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2004 Books, Words and Writings, Gallery Delta
2004 Old and Modern, Gallery Delta
2004 Indo American, Chicago, USA.
2005 30 Years of Gallery Delta, Gallery Delta
2005 Black and White, Gallery Delta
2005 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2005 Don Quixote An African Perspective, Gallery Delta
2006 Frame Within A Frame, Gallery Delta
2006 Small works, Gallery Delta
2006 Rembrandt, Gallery Delta
2006 Shrines, Gallery Delta
2006 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery delta
2007 Small Works, Gallery Delta
2007 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2008 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2009 The Land, Gallery Delta
1956 Travelling Scholarship, Art Society of India.
1957-58 Annual Award of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
1957-58 Annual Award of the Bombay Art Society, Bombay
1959 Fellowship of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
1969 Annual Prize of the Davangree Youth Cultural Association
1970 Invited by Dr Robert Mayfield, Chairman of the University of Texas Austin, Texas USA to exhibit and to take part in a fine art programme sponsored by the Edward University of Texas.
1977 Designed textile for the National Hand loom Fair, Agri Expo 77, New Delhi, India.
1977 Assistant Director (Design), Government of India, for Hand loom, Weavers Service Centre, Bombay and work at Calcutta. Bangalore – Varanase – Meeret.
1985 Commission work for Harare Sheraton Hotel, Zimbabwe.
1986 Commission work for Cold Storage Commission, Zimbabwe.
1986 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Annual
Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition. Special mention in recognition of an artist who has made significant individual contribution towards pinnacles of excellence in contemporary Zimbabwean painting.
1987 International visitors award from the American Fund for Artist Colonies (FAC), New York, sponsored by the United States Information Services, USA to visit USA for three months.
1989 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Award of Merit (oil) works selected for Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games in January 1990.
1991 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Awards of Merit. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Arts.
Exhibitions
Solo
Year Exhibition
1970 Union Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Teas, U.S.A.
1970 Berger Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
1970 Natraj Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
1970 Camel Art Centre, Dallas, Texas.
1983 Paintings and graphics – Gallery Delta, Harare
1983 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1984 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1987 Camp Gallery, Virginia Centre of the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, USA
1988 Exhibition at the Peoples Gallery, London
Group
Year Exhibition
1957-58 Bombay Art Annual Exhibition, Bombay.
1961-67 Exhibited regularly at Lalitkala Academy, National Academy of Art, New Delhi, and at State Exhibition in Calcutta, Bombay, Ahmedabad and Madras.
1965-67 Maysore State Lalitkala Academy, Maysore
1966 Founder Member of We Four group exhibition, Bangalore
1967-68 We Four Group exhibitions, Bangalore.
1970 Max Mueller German Cultural Centre, India and Brussels, Belgium.
1972-89 Textiles at Asia Trade Fair, New Delhi.
1974 Astitva Exhibition, Gallery Maya and Gallery Mouvante Bombay
1974 Max Meuller Bhaven, Seven Painters Exhibition, Jehangir Gallery, Bombay
1980 Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.
1980 State Bank of India Exhibition
1981-83 Recent Zimbabwean Literature and Art Exhibition, London and touring the UK
1981-1991 National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Annual Exhibition
1981 Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare
1982 Circle Exhibition, Harare, Zimbabwe.
1982 Art Forms 1982 – Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe.
1982 Group Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare
1982 Anglican Cathedral, Harare, Zimbabwe
1982-83 Polytechnic Faculty Exhibition, John Boyne Gallery, Harare
1982-88 Group exhibitions at Gallery Delta, Harare
1983 Pan African Festival of Paintings, Dakar, Senegal.
1983 Paintings, sculpture, graphics, textiles & ceramics – Gallery Delta
1984 Recent Acquisitions of the Permanent Collection of National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1984 Indian Ocean Festival Exhibition, Perth, Australia.
1984 Black and White – Gallery Delta, Harare.
1984 Art and Craft – Gallery Delta, Harare
1984 Two Man Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare
1985 Lalitkala Academy, Rabindra Bhaven, New Delhi.
1985 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
1985 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
1985 Regional Centre, Lalitkala Academy, Madras.
1985 Form and Symbol – Gallery Delta, Harare
1985 Paintings – Gallery Delta, Harare
1986 Contemporary Zimbabwean Art exhibition by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, in West Germany and East Berlin.
1986 Paintings exhibited by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Moscow, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
1986 Lectures from Harare – Gallery Delta
1986 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1987 Paintings and sculptures – Gallery Delta
1988 Paintings, Ceramics, Sculpture and Jewellery – Gallery Delta, Harare
1989 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare
1989 National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1990 Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1992 Small Works by Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare
1993 Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare
1993 Paintings and drawings – Gallery Delta
1993 National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition
1994 Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta
1995 Gallery Delta 20 years
1995 Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca – Gallery Delta, Harare
1996 Essence of Africa, Germany.
1996 Explorations, Transformations – Gallery Delta
1997 Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1997 Wind Objects Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1997 The Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 The Graphics Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 The Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1998 Magic Works – Gallery Delta, Harare
1998 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Festival Exhibition – Gallery Delta
1999 Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Eve of the New Millennium Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Festival Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1999 Eve of the Milleneum, Gallery Delta
1999 Ceramics and Textiles, Gallery Delta
2000 Gallery Delta – 25 Years
2000 Post Election Selection – Gallery Delta
2000 Colourfields Africa – Gallery Delta
2000 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2000 Gallery Delta – 25 Years, Gallery Delta
2000 Post Election Selection, Gallery Delta
2000 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2001 Eclectic, Gallery Delta
2001 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2002 Small Works View point/ Split /Image, Gallery Delta
2002 A Select Collection, Gallery Delta
2002 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 Olympiad 2004, Gallery Delta
2003 Past and Present, Gallery Delta
2003 Small works- Insight, Gallery Delta
2003 Ikons Exhibition
2003 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 The Collectors Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2003 Works on Paper, Drawings and Graphics, Gallery Delta
2003 Annual Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2004 Books, Words and Writings, Gallery Delta
2004 Old and Modern, Gallery Delta
2004 Indo American, Chicago, USA.
2005 30 Years of Gallery Delta, Gallery Delta
2005 Black and White, Gallery Delta
2005 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2005 Don Quixote An African Perspective, Gallery Delta
2006 Frame Within A Frame, Gallery Delta
2006 Small works, Gallery Delta
2006 Rembrandt, Gallery Delta
2006 Shrines, Gallery Delta
2006 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery delta
2007 Small Works, Gallery Delta
2007 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2008 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2009 The Land, Gallery Delta[2]
(information sourced from https://gallerydelta.com/)
Separate Exhibitions
Invited by Dr.Robert Mayfield - Chairman Of University of Texas Austin U.SA
To exhibit and take part in a fine art program
Sponsored by the Edward University of Texas
Invited by Dr. Wolfgang Miller Germany
Invited by Dr. Angela Miller Germany
Invited by Mr and Mrs Wolfgang and Dunalva Miller Germany
International visitor Award 1987
American fund for Artist colony (FAC) New York
Sponsored by the United States of America
Work in Virginia Artist Clooney.
Artist Residency (Award) 2015.
Rockefeller foundation
Bellagion Center Italy, invited by Curatoria Mario d'Souza
Curator team
Kochi Muziris Biennale 2020
India
Works in Private Collection:
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sweden and the United States of America
References
- ^ a b "Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai". www.sirjjschoolofart.in. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Gallery, Delta (3 September 2020). "Gallery Delta". Gallery Delta.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Whats On". www.nationalgallery.co.zw. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Zeitz MOCAA - Museum of Contemporary Art Africa". Zeitz MOCAA. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Whats On". www.nationalgallery.co.zw. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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