14th Oct – 11 Nov
CHHAAP: Foundation for Printmaking Trust
Chhaap is a colloquial Indian name for “Printmaking” or “Printing”.
CHHAAP – Foundation for Printmaking Trust was established on a cooperative basis in 1999 with a mission to create and promote wider appreciation of original prints and print making techniques.
Chhaap is a non-profit making organisation promoted by three Baroda based printmakers and artists – Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Vijay Bagodi and Kavita Shah.
The workshop has a well-established infrastructure for etching, dry point, lino-cut, woodcut and mono-print. It offers opportunities to artists and printmakers to work in different printmaking media and is frequented by many senior and international artists, art students and printmaking enthusiastic.
Since its inception with support from local artists, Chhaap has created print portfolios, conducted workshops on book making, etching, dry-point, mono prints; talk shows by eminent artists, held exhibitions and promoted print making techniques.
Working in collaboration with Kavita Shah, Art at Wharepuke is pleased to present this exhibition of contemporary Indian printmaking to a New Zealand audience.
A full colour catalogue of the exhibition has also been produced with the generous support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation – ISBN 978-0-473-22419-6
Images from the exhibition can be seen here