Salma Arastu

Education

B.F.A. Jawaharlal University, Hyderabad, India.

Fellowship at MS University, Baroda, India.

Associate degree from Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008 February: Hot Mango Pickle gallery in Palo Alto, CA

2007 October: Monsoon Galleries, Bethlehem, PA
April: Chandler Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006 September: Artjaz Gallery in Philadelphia, PA

2005 September: Monsoon Galleries at Bethlehem, PA
September: The Hope Horn Gallery Scranton University, Scranton PA
April: Penn State University gallery at Berks campus Reading PA
February: Radford University Art Museum, Radford Uni. Radford,VA

2004 May: The Art Alliance, Cornwell, Upstate New York
April: Gelabert Studios Gallery, New York, NY

2003 April: Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
April: Black Cultural Center, Lafayette College, and Easton, PA

2002 May: Barns and Noble, Broadway, New York
April: Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA

2000 September: ArtJaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
June: Sweet cream cafe gallery, Strousburg, PA
An Invitational exhibition of paintings and six-week residency program in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany

1999 Reading Art Museum. Reading, PA

1998 Art Gallery De Art Magic, Easton, PA
Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
A Gallery, New York, NY

1997 The Gallery at Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
Hub Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA

1993 Design Accent, Allentown, PA.

1992 Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA.
Powers Art Gallery, East Strousburg University, PA.

1991 Fine Arts Commission, Rotunda Gallery, Bethlehem, PA.

1989 Springer Gallery, Allentown, PA.
DuBois Gallery & Display Cases Maginnes Hall, Lehigh University.
John's United Church of Christ, Kutztown, PA. East Penn Emerging Art 1986 Boushari Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

1973-1986 Several solo shows in India, Kuwait and Iran before coming to US in 1987.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006 Four Travelling exhibitions by Minority Arts Council, PA
"Eyes on me" Portraits of Muslim Women, Gruss Center of Visual Arts, The Lawrenceville School, New Jersey
December: "In a state of emergency" Alwan for the Arts, New York

2005 Lehigh University Museum Galleries, Spring Show
Art of the State,Museum of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

2004 May: State College gallery, State College, PA
Art of the State,Museum of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

2003: Jan 27th to Feb 22nd "Muslim Women Artists" aRamona Gallery, NY, NY
Feb-April "Muslim Women Artist" Anne Fisher Gallery, Washington
Art of the State, Museum of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
July: Berks Art Alliance, Reading Museum, Reading, PA

2002 October: Book Exhibit, Museum of Contemporary Art, Costa Rica
August: Music through Art, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
September: Diversity Art Gallery, Clark, NJ
July: Berks Art alliance, Reading Art Museum, Reading, PA

2001 September: Artjaz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
National Acrylic show, Salmagundi club, New York, NY
Open space gallery national show "guys and dolls" Allentown, PA
Annual juried exhibition, The State Museum of PA, Harrisburg, PA
Miniature art show, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA

1999 Mayfair Annual Show, Allentown, PA
M A C Show at The Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
M A C show at Ramsey's II, Pittsburgh, PA
Invitational show at United Nation's Turkish Plaza, New York, NY

1997 Asian American Arts Center, New York, NY
Gallery at 678, New York City, NY
CCC Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Minority Arts Council Show, Philadelphia, PA
Museum of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Doshi Center for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA
Permanent Mission of India, New York ,NY
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown , PA

1996 Very Special Arts, Washington, DC
Main Street Gallery, Nyack, NY
Bixlers Gallery, Strousburg, PA

1995 Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA

1994 Museum Of Natural History, New York. NY
Ceres Art Gallery, New York, NY
La Mama La Gallery, New York, NY

1999-2004 Mayfair Annual juried show, Allentown, PA

1993-2004 Small works Exhibitions, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA

1990-2004 Annual shows of Lehigh Art Alliance, Lehigh Valley, PA

Awards

2004 First place award at NE Pennsylvania juried art show in October at Marywood University
First place, Lehigh Art Alliance Annual Show, Bethlehem, PA

2001 Honorable mention at Reading art Museum for Berks Art Alliance Show
Honorable mention at Harrisburg Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA

2000 Quakertown National Bank award, Lehigh Art Alliance show,Bethlehem

1995 Second Prize in Works on Paper, Appearances & West Village Coalition's Juried Show,Soho, NY

1995 Second Place in painting,1995, West Park Civic Association, Allentown

1992 Best Of Category Award at Easton Hospital's Annual Show

1988 Best Painting Award from Northampton Community College, Bethlehem

1980 First Place award in Painting, AP Lalit Kala Academy, India

1979 First Place award in Painting at Bhartiya Kala Parishad, India

1973 Scholarship Award to study Masters Program at MS University, India

1974 First award in Graphics, Gujrath Lalit Kala academy, India

Selected Public Collections

Museum Of Modern Art, Hyderabad, India

Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India

National Gallery Of Art, New Delhi, India

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA

PP & L,Allentown Spring Health Clinic, Bethlehem

State Museum of the Art, Harrisburg, PA

Health Spring Bethlehem,PA

In USA, more than 100 paintings in private collections

Selected Bibliography

Kristin E. Holmes: Art aiming to bring diverse people to one God: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA January 11 th 2004

Lee Klien: Art on the eve of destruction: PAJ 75/ MIT Press Journal, September 2003

Diana Cercone: The Featured Artist, Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA

Lee Klein: This is the one- NY Arts magazine May 2002 issue

Al Zagofsky: The Lyrical line and the women - Times News Lehighton, PA April 13 2002

Geoff Gehman: Lyrical pilgrimages, rituals are Arastu's palette- The Morning Call Allentown, PA 11th April 2002

Ken Endick: The Express Times, Easton PA February 2002

Tony Z : After 9/11 show The Morning Call, Allentown, PA February 2002

Charlotta Kotik: Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of art: Salma Arastu, Traditional and Contemporary Imagery- Salma Arastu: Recent Paintings Catalog from Art Heritage, New Delhi, India, March 1998

Kathryn Williams: Salma Arastu finds American niche with acrylics, greeting cards - Inside the arts , Lehigh Valley, PA, May/June 1999

Geoff Gehman: In Easton, graceful illusions by Salma arastu - The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, June 27, 1998

Ken Endick: Islamic Influences - Express Times, Easton, PA, June 12, 1998

Geoff Gehman: Mythic Image could create legends of its own- The Morning Call, Allentown,PA, January 29, 1998

Kenneth J. Endick: New art show focuses on "Mythic Imagery"- The Express Times Easton, PA, January 30, 1998

Lavina Melwani: Guided by the Unseen , Art in India Magazine - Mumbai, India, April 1998

Patricia Summers: .... Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA, June 1998

Isadore LaDuca: At De Arte Magic, Irregular , Easton, PA, June 3rd 1998

Lavina Melwani: A Bite of the Big Apple, India Today, North American Special, February 23rd, 1998

Asia Observer : Admirable Fusion of Grace & Energy... New York, NY, January 29, 1998

News India-Times: Kamlesh Arastu's Exhibition at A Gallery, New York, NY, February 6, 1998

The Globe Times: Bethlehem, PA, August 1990

Joan Campion: Artist's Universe is a place of swirling motion..., Free Press, PA, 22nd Dec. 1989

Geoff Gehman: Artist Arastu tunes her work to dance of life . The Morning Call Allentown, PA, March, 1989

Mary Manotta: her abstracts reflect Nature- The Globe Times, Bethlehem, PA, March 23rd, 1989

Lavina Melwani: Catching the fleeting moment - India Worldwide, New York, NY, March 1989

Tim Higgins: Open Space group show has Variety and vitality - The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, October 6, 1988

Promila Sharma: No halt in Salma's world - Kuwait Times, Kuwait, February 2nd, 1984

Fatima Ahmed: Painting is a way of life for Salma - Arab Times, Kuwait, February 3rd, 1984

Susan Litherland: Salma's art reflects dramatic movement - Kuwait Times, Kuwait, January, 1986

Keshav Malik: An Outstanding work by Kamlesh - The Times of India, New Delhi, India, September 26, 1979

Swadesh Arora: Rhythmic Paintings - The Evening News, New Delhi, India, September 26, 1979

Kayhan International: Tehran, Iran, September 13, 1977

Tehran Journal: Tehran, Iran, August 20, 1978

Tehran Journal: Tehran, Iran October 26, 1978

Kayhan International: Tehran, Iran, October 19, 1978

A fervent Artist: The Hindu, Hyderabad, India, February 7, 1975

The Deccan Chronicle: Striking Paintings by Kamlesh - Hyderabad, India, February 5, 1975

Art Critic: The Statesman, Calcutta, India, April 2, 1973

Salma Arastu