Artist: Thakor Patel
Recent Exhibitions
Education
- 1952-54 C.N. Vidyvihar, Ahmedabad, India
- 1954-58 Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay Graduated with first class diploma in painting and drawing. Commercial Art.
- 1982-90 Lectured in graphic design at Harare Polytechnic
- 1956 Travelling Scholarship, Art Society of India.
- 1957-58 Annual Award of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
- 1957-58 Annual Award of the Bombay Art Society, Bombay
- 1959 Fellowship of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay
- 1969 Annual Prize of the Davangree Youth Cultural Association
- 1970 Invited by Dr Robert Mayfield, Chairman of the University of Texas Austin, Texas USA to exhibit and to take part in a fine art programme sponsored by the Edward University of Texas.
- 1977 Designed textile for the National Hand loom Fair, Agri Expo 77, New Delhi, India.
- 1977 Assistant Director (Design), Government of India, for Hand loom, Weavers Service Centre, Bombay and work at Calcutta. Bangalore – Varanase – Meeret.
- 1985 Commission work for Harare Sheraton Hotel, Zimbabwe.
- 1986 Commission work for Cold Storage Commission, Zimbabwe.
- 1986 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Annual
- Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition. Special mention in recognition of an artist who has made significant individual contribution towards pinnacles of excellence in contemporary Zimbabwean painting.
- 1987 International visitors award from the American Fund for Artist Colonies (FAC), New York, sponsored by the United States Information Services, USA to visit USA for three months.
- 1989 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Award of Merit (oil) works selected for Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games in January 1990.
- 1991 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Awards of Merit. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Arts.
Solo
| Year | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Union Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Teas, U.S.A. |
| 1970 | Berger Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1970 | Natraj Gallery, Dallas, Texas. |
| 1970 | Camel Art Centre, Dallas, Texas. |
| 1983 | Paintings and graphics – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1983 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. |
| 1984 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. |
| 1987 | Camp Gallery, Virginia Centre of the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, USA |
| 1988 | Exhibition at the Peoples Gallery, London |
Group
| Year | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| 1957-58 | Bombay Art Annual Exhibition, Bombay. |
| 1961-67 | Exhibited regularly at Lalitkala Academy, National Academy of Art, New Delhi, and at State Exhibition in Calcutta, Bombay, Ahmedabad and Madras. |
| 1965-67 | Maysore State Lalitkala Academy, Maysore |
| 1966 | Founder Member of We Four group exhibition, Bangalore |
| 1967-68 | We Four Group exhibitions, Bangalore. |
| 1970 | Max Mueller German Cultural Centre, India and Brussels, Belgium. |
| 1972-89 | Textiles at Asia Trade Fair, New Delhi. |
| 1974 | Astitva Exhibition, Gallery Maya and Gallery Mouvante Bombay |
| 1974 | Max Meuller Bhaven, Seven Painters Exhibition, Jehangir Gallery, Bombay |
| 1980 | Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. |
| 1980 | State Bank of India Exhibition |
| 1981-83 | Recent Zimbabwean Literature and Art Exhibition, London and touring the UK |
| 1981-1991 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Annual Exhibition |
| 1981 | Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1982 | Circle Exhibition, Harare, Zimbabwe. |
| 1982 | Art Forms 1982 – Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe. |
| 1982 | Group Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1982 | Anglican Cathedral, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 1982-83 | Polytechnic Faculty Exhibition, John Boyne Gallery, Harare |
| 1982-88 | Group exhibitions at Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1983 | Pan African Festival of Paintings, Dakar, Senegal. |
| 1983 | Paintings, sculpture, graphics, textiles & ceramics – Gallery Delta |
| 1984 | Recent Acquisitions of the Permanent Collection of National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. |
| 1984 | Indian Ocean Festival Exhibition, Perth, Australia. |
| 1984 | Black and White – Gallery Delta, Harare. |
| 1984 | Art and Craft – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1984 | Two Man Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1985 | Lalitkala Academy, Rabindra Bhaven, New Delhi. |
| 1985 | Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta. |
| 1985 | Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. |
| 1985 | Regional Centre, Lalitkala Academy, Madras. |
| 1985 | Form and Symbol – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1985 | Paintings – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1986 | Contemporary Zimbabwean Art exhibition by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, in West Germany and East Berlin. |
| 1986 | Paintings exhibited by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Moscow, Leningrad, U.S.S.R. |
| 1986 | Lectures from Harare – Gallery Delta |
| 1986 | Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1987 | Paintings and sculptures – Gallery Delta |
| 1988 | Paintings, Ceramics, Sculpture and Jewellery – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1989 | Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1989 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. |
| 1990 | Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1992 | Small Works by Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1993 | Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1993 | Paintings and drawings – Gallery Delta |
| 1993 | National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition |
| 1994 | Prominent Artists – Gallery Delta |
| 1995 | Gallery Delta 20 years |
| 1995 | Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1996 | Essence of Africa, Germany. |
| 1996 | Explorations, Transformations – Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | Wind Objects Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1997 | The Summer Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | The Graphics Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | The Prominent Artists Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1998 | Magic Works – Gallery Delta, Harare |
| 1998 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Festival Exhibition – Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Eve of the New Millennium Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Prominent Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Festival Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Eve of the Milleneum, Gallery Delta |
| 1999 | Ceramics and Textiles, Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Gallery Delta – 25 Years |
| 2000 | Post Election Selection – Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Colourfields Africa – Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Gallery Delta – 25 Years, Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | Post Election Selection, Gallery Delta |
| 2000 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2001 | Eclectic, Gallery Delta |
| 2001 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2002 | Small Works View point/ Split /Image, Gallery Delta |
| 2002 | A Select Collection, Gallery Delta |
| 2002 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Olympiad 2004, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Past and Present, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Small works- Insight, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Ikons Exhibition |
| 2003 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | The Collectors Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Works on Paper, Drawings and Graphics, Gallery Delta |
| 2003 | Annual Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | Books, Words and Writings, Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | Old and Modern, Gallery Delta |
| 2004 | Indo American, Chicago, USA. |
| 2005 | 30 Years of Gallery Delta, Gallery Delta |
| 2005 | Black and White, Gallery Delta |
| 2005 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2005 | Don Quixote An African Perspective, Gallery Delta |
| 2006 | Frame Within A Frame, Gallery Delta |
| 2006 | Small works, Gallery Delta |
| 2006 | Rembrandt, Gallery Delta |
| 2006 | Shrines, Gallery Delta |
| 2006 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery delta |
| 2007 | Small Works, Gallery Delta |
| 2007 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2008 | The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta |
| 2009 | The Land, Gallery Delta |
None recorded
Commission of work for Post and Telecommunication, (mural) size 70 metres x 2 metres.
Mobil Oil National Art Collection.
The Lalitkala Academy, India.
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
State House (Government of Zimbabwe)
The Virginia Centre for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, U.S.A.
Works in private collections in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Mexico, Chile (South America) and United States, Iceland.
None recorded
Zimbabwe Environment and Design.
Tabex Encyclopaedia Zimbabwe.
Contemporary Stone Sculpture in Zimbabwe. Celia Winter-Irving, Published by Craftman House Private Limited, Australia.
Gallery Magazine.
1992 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
1993 One Man exhibition paintings and drawings – Gallery Delta
Panel of Judge Longman Contemporary Visual Arts Women Artist Zimbabwe. National Gallery Panel of judge National Schools Exhibition, National Gallery.
1994 Selected Artist Zimbabwe Heritage National Gallery.
Prominent Contemporary artist in Zimbabwe. Gallery Delta.
1995 Africus Johannesburg Biennale (South Africa)
Panel of selectors Zimbabwe Heritage Contemporary Visual Arts Zimbabwe, National Gallery
Panel of judges Henkel National Schools Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca – Delta Gallery.
20th Anniversary Exhibition – Gallery Delta.
1996/7 Prominent Artists Exhibition
1996 Mentioned in Contemporary African Art second edition, Paris.
1997 National Gallery Zimbabwe Heritage
1997 First Longman Biennale – Panel of Judges
1997 Guest Artist Zimbabwe Heritage Artist
1997 MBCA Decade of Award Winners – NGZ
1998 Invited as guest artist Zimbabwe Heritage – NGZ
1998 The First Mobil Zimbabwe Heritage Biennale
2004 Transition, 1960-2004, an exhibition presented from the collection of Robert Loder of Triangle Art Trust, London.