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{{short description|Indian sculptor (born 1948)}}
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'''Latika Katt''' (born 1948) is an Indian sculptor who specializes in [[stone carving]], [[Casting#Metal|metal casting]] and [[Bronze sculpture|bronze sculpting]].<ref>http://www.karmayog.in/events/sites/default/files/Final_Catalog.pdf{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She is notable for winning the Beijing Art Biennale Award for her bronze work titled "Makar Sankranti at Dashawmeth Ghat, Varanasi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=in-the-news&iid=16&articleid=378 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122021343/http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=in-the-news&iid=16&articleid=378 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 January 2011 |title=In the News |publisher=Artnewsnviews.com |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/art-and-theatre/indian-wins-beijing-art-biennale-award_77304.htm |title=Indian wins Beijing Art Biennale award |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Latika graduated from [[The Doon School]], an all-boys school in [[Dehradun]]. She has admitted that being in the minority as a girl in an all-boys school gave her confidence and courage in her later years.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/material-queen/926610/1 |title=Material Queen |publisher=Indian Express |date=2012-03-22 |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref> She started attending the [[Faculty of Fine Arts|Baroda College of Art]] to pursue [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|Bachelor's in Fine Art]], [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]] where she graduated with First Class honours in 1971.<ref name="Old.jmi.ac.in">{{cite web |url=http://old.jmi.ac.in/2000/ffa/latika_farts.htm |title=Ms. Latika Katt, Department of Fine Arts |publisher=Old.jmi.ac.in |access-date=2012-03-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713065031/http://old.jmi.ac.in/2000/ffa/latika_farts.htm |archive-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was awarded a scholarship to research at the Slade School of Art, London University, London in 1981.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.galleriealternatives.com/member/latika-katt/|title=Latika Katt - Gallerie Alternatives|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-06}}</ref>

She first got great recognition in the 1970s for a body of experimental work made from cow dung as she did not have funds for anything else.<ref name=":0" /> Her talent was spotted by the politician and Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] during an art exhibition, who later encouraged her to take sculpting as a profession.<ref>{{cite web|author= Kusumita Das |url=http://www.asianage.com/arts/iron-will-gets-moulded-stone-618 |title=An iron will gets moulded in stone |publisher=The Asian Age |date=2011-03-07 |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref>
She is a great admirer of [[Auguste Rodin]] and uses naturalism as her [[leitmotif]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/latika-katts-talking-heads/article25788094.ece|title=Latika Katt’s talking heads|last=Nair|first=Uma|date=2018-12-20|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-06|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Her interest and association with nature was kindled by her father, a botanist.<ref name=":0" /> She taught at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] and [[Banaras Hindu University]] for many years starting 1981 and is currently the [[Chairman|Head of Department]] of Fine Arts at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<ref name="Old.jmi.ac.in"/> Claiming to sculpt real people, most of her subjects are her relatives, friends and students.<ref name=":2" />

She lives and works from [[Delhi]] and [[Banaras]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://features.ibnlive.in.com/features/2006/bronze/profile1.php?id=14 |title=IBNLive |publisher=Features.ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-03-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708092027/http://features.ibnlive.in.com/features/2006/bronze/profile1.php?id=14 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Exhibitions==
[[File:Nehru bust, India Place, London.JPG|thumb|Bust of Jawaharlal Nehru (1991) by Latika Katt, India Place, London WC2. Plinth by Peter Leach Associates.]]
Some art exhibitions showcasing her works:<ref name=":1" />

*Paris Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Paris.
*‘STREE’ Show at Moscow, Leningrad & Tashkent.
*The Self and The World: An Exhibition of Indian Women Artists at the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] (NGMA) in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/exhibition-at-ngma-blend-of-personal-and-aesthetic-experiences-of-women-artists/1/275761.html|title=Voyage of self discovery |date=1997-04-30 |publisher=India Today }}</ref>
*Chemould Art Gallery and Woodstock Art Gallery, London.
*Molten Landscapes at Cymroza Art Gallery, [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cymroza.com/theexhibition.php?eid=17&st=Past |title=The Exhibition |publisher=Cymroza Art Gallery |access-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212136/http://www.cymroza.com/theexhibition.php?eid=17&st=Past |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Group Show at Gallerie Alternatives, [[Gurgaon]].
*“Heads”, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai.

Solos: Art Heritage, MMB,& Kala Mela Lawns in New Delhi, Calcatta Art Gallery Kolkatta, Sculptures, Painting and Prints JAG CYAG,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Indian Art & Artist|last=Sheth|first=Pretima|publisher=Mapin publishing}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad, 1973.
*All India Fine Arts and Crafts, 1974.
*Society, New Delhi, 1975 and 1976.
*Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, 1974.
*Honoured as one of the Five Distinguished Women of Baroda, 1975.
*International Women's Show at Artists Centre, Bombay, 1975.
*A.P. Council of Artists, Hyderabad, 1976.
*National Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 1980.

== Scholarships ==
* National Cultural Scholarships MSU, UGC New Delhi.
* International: British  Council Scholarship Slade School of Art ,London.

==References==
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* {{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Indian Art & Artist|last=Sheth|first=Pretima|publisher=Mapin publishing}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214349/http://www.artheritagegallery.com/artists_work.php?arti=MTQy Latika Katt's Profile]
* [http://www.karmayog.in/events/sites/default/files/Final_Catalog.pdf Works of Latika Katt]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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