A multi-faceted personality, Madhu Jain has many talents and interests to her credit. She is keen on gardening, cooking, ikebana, bonsai, music, sports, language and travel apart from being a gifted artist. A lover of nature, the rich traditions of art of the Far Eat inspired her and she set about learning the language and the traditional art of Japan. The subtle charm of sumi-e and the eco-friendly nihonga enriched her creativity. She is perhaps the only Indian woman who has learnt and practices these Japanese art traditions. Her love of Indian rural landscapes found a new meaning with the vibrant rock-mineral pigments of nihonga to create her own artistic expression. "Nihonga is an obsession for me, a unique reward. I enjoy conveying my experiences and emotions ...achieving inexorable depth and dimension with the layering of these mineral pigments."
Awards
1994 - Awarded prize at AFAA exhibition, Ishikawa Prefecture Art Museum, Kanazawa
1995 - Appointed visiting advisor to International Artist Siociete
1999 - Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award '99 for Achievements and Contribution in the field of painting at the Teen Murti House, New Delhi
Exhibitions
1992 - Hotel Taj Palace Inter- Continental, New Delhi
2002 - Habiart Gallery, Indian Habitat Centre, New DElhi
2004 - Gallery Kalart, 855 Sansome Street, San Francisco, USA and many more.
Shows: 1992 - Hotel Taj Palace Inter-Continental, New Delhi, India. 26 December.
1995 - Gallery Uezumi, Kyobashi, Tokyo. Japan. 19-30 March.
1995 - Gallery Vega, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Japan. 12-18 October.
1996 - Seibu Goban Kan Art Gallery, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Japan. 14-19 August
1997 - Yu Art Station, Nagano, Japan. 14-19 March.
1997 - Kamogawa Grand Hotel, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan. 12-19 April.
1997 - Gallery Vega, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Japan. 12-16 May.
1998 - Exhibition sponsored by Government of Rajasthan, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. India. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India's Independence, closing celebrations. 1-6 Aug.
1999 - Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India. 9-15 February.
2002 - Embassy of India, Tokyo. Japan. 50th anniversary of India-Japan Diplomatic Relations 6-13 September.
2002 Galerie Belvedere, 140 Hill Street, Mita Building, Singapore. 24 September-24 October
2003 - Habiart Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-16-25 April .
2003 - Palam Domestic Airport & Indira Gandhi International Airport Art Gallery New Delhi 4 September - 13 October.
2004 - Paharpur Art Gallery , Nehru Place Greens, New Delhi - 16 January - 10 February.
2004 - Kalart Gallery, 855 Sansome Street , San Francisco, USA. 12 June - 7 July
2005 - Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Event of Japan Culture Month. 11Nov - 18 Nov.
2007 - DG Art Gallery, Khan Market, New Delhi, India 6 - 26th June
2007 - Gallery Studio Vasant , Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 7-14th Dec.
2009 - DLF Place, Saket Mall, New Delhi. 6-19 April
2010 - Epicentre, at Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon
Awards: 1994 - Doriyoksho award & prize from the Asia Friendship Art Association, (AFAA) in the30th Asia Modern Art Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo. 11 June '94.
1994 - Awarded silver medal (2nd prize) and certificate of merit from the 7th International Artist Exhibition held at Geijutsuno Mori, Sapporo, Hokkaido. 25 July '94.
1994 - Awarded prize at AFAA exhibition, Ishikawa Prefecture Art Museum, Kanazawa.18 Aug 94
1995 - Received special recognition at International Exhibition of Art, Minato-Ku City Hall, Tokyo.14 Nov 95.
1995 - Appointed Visiting Advisor, International Artist Societe, 2-12 Shindenhonmachi, Osaka.
1996-07 - Appointed Honorary Special Advisor, International Artist Societe, Osaka, Japan.
1999 - Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award '99 for 'Achievements and Contribution' in the field of painting.
2005 - Bharat Nirman Award, New Delhi, India.
