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{{Short description|Indian artist and illustrator}}

'''Janine Shroff''' (born 1983) is a [[London]]-based artist and illustrator of [[India]]n origin. Her work explores themes of sexuality, identity, and the environment.

== Life ==
Janine Shroff was born in [[Mumbai]], India, where she studied at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]]. She is currently based in London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2017-08-31|title=Born In Mumbai, Raised In London, Janine Shroff Talks About How Life Influences Her Art|url=https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/08/art-helps-us-communicate-things-that-cant-be-said-janine-shroff/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Youth Ki Awaaz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Astray - Janine Shroff|url=https://astray.in/interviews/janine-shroff|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Astray|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Shroff's techniques include the use of hybrid media, combining hand-drawn art with digital expressions.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wigan|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QnxDVGbnpAoC&q=janine+shroff&pg=PA106|title=Basics Illustration 01: Thinking Visually|date=2006-12-20|publisher=AVA Publishing|isbn=978-2-940373-15-4|language=en}}</ref> She uses nude figures to illustrate themes of identity, sexuality, and the environment.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wigan|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lVU3DQAAQBAJ&q=janine+shroff&pg=PT69|title=Basics Illustration 04: Global Contexts|date=2009-11-09|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-2-940439-36-2|language=en}}</ref> Her work has featured in ''[[Elle Decor]] India,'' where she designed their 250th cover issue, as well as for an issue in November 2015 that celebrated the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's ''Alice In Wonderland.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the illustrator transformed ELLE's 250th issue cover into a comic book|url=https://elle.in/article/artist-janine-shroff-elle-250-cover-issue/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Elle India|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=5 Indian artists re-imagine Alice's Adventures In Wonderland|url=https://elle.in/article/5-indian-artists-reimagine-alices-adventures-in-wonderland/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Elle India|language=en-US}}</ref> She has also created illustrations, posters, and designs for [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] India, [[Stella Artois]], and the movie, ''In the Mood for Love,'' about queer lives in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Projects|url=https://janineshroff.co.uk/portfolio/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=JANINE SHROFF|language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Shroff was one of the founders and early members of the [[Kadak Collective]], a collaborative art project between eight South Asian women artists.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Sexual identity is a key theme in Janine Shroff's work|url=https://www.femina.in/celebs/indian/janine-shroff-talks-about-her-art-practice-38802.html|access-date=2021-03-25|website=femina.in|language=en}}</ref> She also collaborates with Kulture Shop, a Mumbai-based design and art collective shop featuring work from 90 Indian artists.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Ananya|title=For this art shop in India, the offline is crucial to online|url=https://qz.com/1451424/for-this-art-store-in-india-a-website-alone-was-not-enough/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Quartz|language=en}}</ref> For Kadak Collective, Shroff created a zine titled 'Everything Drag' as well as 'The Queen', a feminist horror comic exploring themes of motherhood.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-09|title=Why The Women From Kadak Collective Are Not Your Regular Cup Of Tea {{!}} Verve Magazine|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/why-the-women-from-kadak-collective-are-not-your-regular-cup-of-tea|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.vervemagazine.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, Shroff, along with six other artists, created an exhibit titled 'Saptan Stories'.<ref name=":0" /> The project was established with support from the [[British Council|British Council in India]], as part of their UK-India Year of Culture 2017 event.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Zinnia Ray|title=Seven illustrators and hundreds of writers are crafting this story one line at a time|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/847716/seven-illustrators-and-hundreds-of-writers-are-crafting-this-story-one-line-at-a-time|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> The project was a collaboration between the public and the artists, with the text being selected from submitted entries, and then illustrated by the artists.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Saptan Stories|url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/saptan-stories|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[British Council]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-29|title=A song of art and words: Country's first ever digital art project bring together artists from India and UK|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/a-song-of-art-words/910503/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=August 12|first1=Srijani Ganguly/Mail Today|last2=August 12|first2=2017UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2017 14:07|title=Decide the fate of an illustrated story by voting online for the next chapter|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/online-art-project-crowd-sourced-story-uk-india-year-of-culture-2017-lifest-1029311-2017-08-12|access-date=2021-03-25|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

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