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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1933}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lothal]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|03|02|1933}}<br />
| death_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
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| awards = [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] National Award (1956 and 1962)<br/> [[Kalidas Samman]] (2003) <br/>[[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]] (2021)<br />
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'''Himmat Shah''' was an Indian sculptor. He received many awards including the [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] National Award, [[Kalidas Samman]] from the Madhya Pradesh government and [[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Himmat Shah was born in 1933 into a Jain family in [[Lothal]], Gujarat.<ref name="ie">{{cite news |title=Veteran artist Himmat Shah passes away at 91 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/veteran-artist-himmat-shah-passes-away-at-91-9864690/ |work=The Indian Express |date=3 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Recognizing his interest in art, his family sent him to Dakshinamurthy's home school, Gharshala, which followed Gandhian philosophy and an open education system.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Himmat Shah (1933-2025): A modernist who engaged with the spirit of the material |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/himmat-shah-obituary-modernist-sculptor-burnt-paper-collages-11740916194792.html}}</ref> At the age of fourteen, he left home and went to Ahmedabad, where he studied at CN Kalaniketan under the guidance of veteran artist [[Rasiklal Parikh]].<ref name="ie"/><ref name=":1" /><br />
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Shah trained as a drawing teacher at the J.J. School of Art in Mumbai and joined the Fine Arts faculty of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda on a national scholarship in 1956.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kochhar |first=Ritika |date=2025-03-07 |title=Himmat Shah (1933-2025): Legendary Indian Sculptor Who Blended Ancient Techniques and Modern Art |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/himmat-shah-legacy-modern-indian-art/article69301607.ece |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref> In 1966, he received a French government scholarship to study under artists [[Stanley William Hayter]] and [[Krishna Reddy (artist)|Krishna Reddy]] at the printmaking studio [[Atelier 17]] in Paris.<ref name="ie"/> It was [[Octavio Paz]] who recommended him for this scholarship.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was one of the founding members of the artists' collective [[Group 1890]], which was established in 1962.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Shah died on March 2, 2025, at [[Jaipur]], Rajasthan.<ref name="ie"/><br />
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==Artistic career==<br />
In his sculpture, which emphasized modernism, Shah experimented with abstraction and primitivism.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Uma |title=Himmat Shah, a fearless modernist who was relentless in his pursuit of excellence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/himmat-shah-a-fearless-modernist-who-was-relentless-in-his-pursuit-of-excellence/article69284732.ece |work=The Hindu |date=3 March 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref> In 1980s, Shah had developed his own sculptural style, which included heads and other objects made of plaster, ceramic, and terracotta, often coated in silver or gold.<ref name=":0" /> Shah started his own studio in Jaipur in 2000s.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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His sculptures have been exhibited in many prestigious galleries, including the [[Louvre]], [[Royal Academy of Arts]], [[Biennale de Paris]], [[Museum Ludwig]], [[Museo de la Nación]], and the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], Delhi.<ref name=":0" /> An exhibition based on his life work titled 'Hammer on the Square' was exhibited at the Museum of Art, New Delhi in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ragavan |first1=Sneha |title=The layered art of Himmat Shah |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2025/Mar/03/the-layered-art-of-himmat-shah |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
* [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] National Award (1956 and 1962)<ref name=":0" /><br />
* Sahitya Kala Parishad Award 1988<ref name=":0" /><br />
* Kalidasa Samman from the Madhya Pradesh government 2003<ref name=":0" /><br />
* [[Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship]] 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice–President to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi awards and Lalit Kala Akademi awards on 9th April, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1814830}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male artists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian modern sculptors]]<br />
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