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ART & LITERATURE
NATURAL COLOUR
SHANTI PANCHAL
The Madder and the Ink Grinding, 2000, watercolour on paper. Courtesy of Singer & Friedlander.
Shanti Panchal talks to Jain Spirit about his award winning painting
HANTI PANCHAL HAS BEEN AWARDED FIRST PRIZE IN THIS year's Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour
Competition. His unique handling of watercolour was described as "beautifully controlled and glowing with colour." Born in rural Gujarat, as a teenager Shanti ran away from home to seek an artistic education. He trained at Sir J.J. School of Art in Bombay. In 1978 he won a British Council Scholarship,
which brought him to the UK where he has lived and worked ever since. He has always taken an active role in artistic life in the UK.
When the Arts Council decided to make June 2000 to May 2001 "The Year of the Artist", and invite artists to submit ideas for residency projects, Shanti was keen to be involved. He proposed a residency at Winsor & Newton, a
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Jain Spirit . December 2001 - February 2002
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