Varia Kiran Dhanabhai
Contact Number: +91-9909271217 Email ID: [email protected]
Permanent Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - India
PROFESSION:
Artist, Art-Conservator, Museologist
CURRENT POSITION:
Working with Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum and N.C. Mehta Gallery, Ahmedabad, as Curatorial Conservator, since February, 2015.
Practicing Sculptor Artist.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2014 -Worked as an Assistant Curator at Vechaar Utensils Museum, Ahmedabad, from July, 2014 to October, 2014.
2012- Worked as an Art teacher and Art Therapist (for special children) at Urmi School, Vadodara, for one academic semester from, July-December, 2012.
2012- Worked as Stone Carving Faculty at Stone Artisan Park, GMDC, Ambaji, for
6 Month from, September 2011 to February, 2012.
FREELANCE WORK:
2011 - Worked for Railway Heritage Museum, Pratapnagar, Vadodara, to set up the Museum in an aesthetic manner. Museum Documentation, Photo documentation of heritage objects and display orientation was the primary task of Museum project. Independent task given was to make a mural based on Old Baroda Railway Logo.
Varia Kiran Dhanabhai
Contact Number: +91-9909271217 Email ID: [email protected]
Permanent Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - India
GROUP SHOWS:
2014 - Vad-Fest, Art & Culture Show, sponsored by Tourism Department of Gujarat, Vadodara.
2011 - Vibrant VCCI, Baroda.
2011 - Art-Beat, Central Square Mall, Vadodara.
2006 - Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Program University/College Year of Passing
Professional Conservation
Training
National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property,
Lucknow
2014
2nd MastersM.A.
(Museology)The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of
Baroda2013
M.V.A.(Sculpture)
The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda 2010
B.V.A. (Sculpture)
The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda 2008
INTERNSHIP:
2012- Did an internship at, Regional Museum of Natural-history, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Bhopal, covering Museum task related to, photo-documentation, wild-life photography, taxidermy, molding & casting related studies in a museum set up.
Varia Kiran Dhanabhai
Contact Number: +91-9909271217 Email ID: [email protected]
Permanent Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - India
2011- At Shree Swaminarayan Museum, Ahmedabad, the internship covered primary documentation of objects including textile documentation, display orientation and Preventive conservation techniques.
2010- The Internship at Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, Vadodara, included training in conservation of oil paintings, stone and metal objects, taxidermy cleaning, and re-arrangement of museum display (museum central hall).
2010 - At Regional Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Bhopal, covered taxidermy and creating diorama for a museum set up.
2010 -At Salar Jung Museum- A National Museum of India, Hyderabad, the
internship focused on the general museum management aspects like documentation, preventive conservation of objects, object storage, understanding museum building engineering, security systems, conducting heritage walk, and many other concern area.
WORKSHOP & SEMINAR:
2014 - Attending a National Seminar on, “Bio-deterioration of Cultural Property and Conservation of Heritage Buildings” by ICBCP & Department of Botany
and Environmental Studies at M.S. University, Baroda.
2012 - Attended a workshop on “Preventive Conservation of Art Objects”, by Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara & Indian Council of Conservation Institutes, Lucknow.
2009 - Sandarbh- Site Specific Workshop, Banswara, Rajsthan.
2008 - ITM International Sculpture Workshop, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Varia Kiran Dhanabhai
Contact Number: +91-9909271217 Email ID: [email protected]
Permanent Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - India
2005 - Wood Carving Workshop with Rajshekhar Nair , Faculty of Fine-arts, M.S. University, Baroda, Gujarat.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Operating system : Windows 2000 & XP
Office package : M.S Office (Word, Excel, Power-point, Outlook, Note)
Software : Photoshop, Coreldraw, Illustrator, AutocaD
LANGUAGE FLUENCY:
Read, write and speak: Gujarati, Hindi, English
Speak and understand:
Understand: Marathi and Bengali
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Sex : Male
Marital status : Unmarried
Date of birth : 16-12-1986
Permanent Add: C/47, Harkashi Society, Opp.Airport, Harni Road, Vadodara-390022
Nationality : Indian
Hobbies : Photography, travelling, playing musical instruments esp. drums, cycling and playing chess
Additional activities include conducting art classes (mostly clay
modeling) for young kids, preparing students for fine arts/ NID
Varia Kiran Dhanabhai
Contact Number: +91-9909271217 Email ID: [email protected]
Permanent Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - India
entrance exams, Wedding & event photography, interior & exterior
designing.