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Deepti J. ShahCONTEMPORARY FINE ARTIST

PRESS & RECOGNITION

A record, thoughtfully built.

Selected authorised newspaper scans, excerpts and archival references to Deepti’s artistic journey. Verified printed dates and any unresolved dates are clearly identified.

Scholarships

2010 · SPIC MACAY

Scholarship & mentorship

Selected for a SPIC MACAY scholarship to study under Guru Tanul Vikamshi in Nagpur. The scholarship selection is documented in DNA’s Pune edition of 2 June 2010.

Press coverage

4 OCTOBER 2025 · CHITRARANG · MUMBAI / PUNE

Women’s Voice in Silence at Jehangir Art Gallery

A contemporary-art exhibition feature. Publication and date are confirmed by the printed masthead.

Source status: printed date verified; editorial reference heading, not a translated article title. Selected original-scan excerpts published with permission confirmed by the site owner.

Chitrarang newspaper masthead dated 4 October 2025 and Marathi headline naming the Jehangir exhibition Women’s Voice in Silence.
Chitrarang · printed masthead and exhibition headline · 4 October 2025

Chitrarang · printed masthead and exhibition headline · 4 October 2025

Chitrarang newspaper masthead dated 4 October 2025 and Marathi headline naming the Jehangir exhibition Women’s Voice in Silence.

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Three contemporary paintings reproduced in Chitrarang’s Women’s Voice in Silence exhibition feature: a green figure with flowers and two floral portraits.
Chitrarang · contemporary paintings pictured in the exhibition feature · selected image excerpt

Chitrarang · contemporary paintings pictured in the exhibition feature · selected image excerpt

Three contemporary paintings reproduced in Chitrarang’s Women’s Voice in Silence exhibition feature: a green figure with flowers and two floral portraits.

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2 JUNE 2010 · DNA, PUNE

Now, students can stay and learn with gurus

Reporting by Bhagyashree Kulthe on SPIC MACAY scholarship selection, including Deepti’s opportunity to study in Nagpur.

Source status: printed date and headline verified. Original scan published with permission confirmed by the site owner.

DNA Pune clipping dated 2 June 2010, headed Now, students can stay and learn with gurus, reporting SPIC MACAY scholarship selection and a Nagpur training opportunity.
DNA, Pune · Now, students can stay and learn with gurus · 2 June 2010

DNA, Pune · Now, students can stay and learn with gurus · 2 June 2010

DNA Pune clipping dated 2 June 2010, headed Now, students can stay and learn with gurus, reporting SPIC MACAY scholarship selection and a Nagpur training opportunity.

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24 SEPTEMBER 2010 · SAKAL TIMES

Drawing, painting and teaching

A newspaper feature documenting Deepti’s drawing, painting and teaching. The date is taken from the printed page, not an inconsistent website caption.

Source status: printed date verified. This is an editorial reference heading; the supplied interior page does not establish the complete article headline. Selected original-scan excerpt published with permission confirmed by the site owner.

Upper-page excerpt from Sakal Times dated Friday 24 September 2010, showing Deepti teaching drawing and painting and the accompanying report.
Sakal Times, Pune · drawing, painting and teaching · upper-page excerpt · 24 September 2010

Sakal Times, Pune · drawing, painting and teaching · upper-page excerpt · 24 September 2010

Upper-page excerpt from Sakal Times dated Friday 24 September 2010, showing Deepti teaching drawing and painting and the accompanying report.

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ARCHIVAL COVER · SAKAL TIMES / YOUNG BUZZ

Spreading Smiles

An archival Sakal Media Group Young Buzz cover showing Deepti with a painted canvas.

Date verification required. The visible date reads Friday, September 24, but the year is cropped. The supplied website caption identifies 24 September 2009 with a conflicting weekday; it is not treated as a verified publication date. This cover is not asserted to be a separate 2009 article or a confirmed part of the 2010 feature.

Sakal Media Group Young Buzz archival cover headed Spreading Smiles, showing Deepti holding a painted canvas. The visible date reads Friday, September 24; the year is cropped and unverified.
Sakal Times / Young Buzz · Spreading Smiles · archival cover · Date verification required

Sakal Times / Young Buzz · Spreading Smiles · archival cover · Date verification required

Sakal Media Group Young Buzz archival cover headed Spreading Smiles, showing Deepti holding a painted canvas. The visible date reads Friday, September 24; the year is cropped and unverified.

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29 JUNE 2008 · DNA, PUNE · ARCHIVAL REFERENCE

Challenged, but expressive

A historical profile of Deepti by Nikita Naiknavare, published in DNA’s Sunday Pune edition.

Source status: printed date, headline and byline verified. Original clipping published with permission confirmed by the site owner. Its wall-painting photograph records Deepti’s historical practice, not a current product or service offering. The headline is retained as published, not used as the website’s description of the artist.

DNA Sunday Pune clipping dated 29 June 2008, headed Challenged, but expressive, by Nikita Naiknavare, with a historical photograph of Deepti creating a Warli wall painting.
DNA, Pune · Challenged, but expressive · complete supplied clipping · 29 June 2008

DNA, Pune · Challenged, but expressive · complete supplied clipping · 29 June 2008

DNA Sunday Pune clipping dated 29 June 2008, headed Challenged, but expressive, by Nikita Naiknavare, with a historical photograph of Deepti creating a Warli wall painting.

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Excerpts retain the original printed text and image colours. Captions identify selections rather than presenting them as complete newspaper pages. Newspaper text and photography remain attributed to their respective publications.

Training & mentorship

Guru Tanul Vikamshi · Nagpur

Training is described in Deepti’s published biography and supported by contemporary scholarship reporting. Final wording awaits her approval.

Exhibitions

Women’s Voice in Silence · 2025

Solo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 29 September–5 October 2025. Supported by the published invitation and gallery photographs.

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ARTIST ENQUIRIES

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