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'''Jodhaiya Bai Baiga''' (1938 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian fine artist. She was [[Baiga tribe|Baiga]] and lived in Lorha village, in [[Umaria district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="HT">{{cite news |title=Paintings of 80-year-old Madhya Pradesh woman on exhibit in Italy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/paintings-of-80-year-old-madhya-pradesh-woman-on-exhibit-in-italy/story-ujxCAOZoSuQiLhR9rlowUJ.html |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Asian News International |date=6 October 2019 |language=en |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515124242/https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/paintings-of-80-year-old-madhya-pradesh-woman-on-exhibit-in-italy/story-ujxCAOZoSuQiLhR9rlowUJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She has two sons and a daughter.<ref name="ML" /> She used to earn money by selling compost, firewood, and nuts from the forest.<ref name="NT">{{cite news |title=ఏడు పదుల వయసులో పెయింటింగ్ నేర్చుకుని అవార్డులు అందుకుంటున్న బామ్మ |url=https://www.ntnews.com/zindagi/madhya-pradesh-woman-jodhaiya-bai-baiga-this-80-years-old-woman-have-exiting-new-talent-in-painting-571048 |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Namasthe Telangana |date=6 May 2022 |language=te |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506093016/https://www.ntnews.com/zindagi/madhya-pradesh-woman-jodhaiya-bai-baiga-this-80-years-old-woman-have-exiting-new-talent-in-painting-571048 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ML">{{cite news |last1=Bhuyan |first1=Avantika |title=What makes Jodhaiya Bai such an exciting new talent at 82 |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/art-culture/what-makes-jodhaiya-bai-such-an-exciting-new-talent-at-82-111651461575282.html |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Mintlounge |date=2 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502070150/https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/art-culture/what-makes-jodhaiya-bai-such-an-exciting-new-talent-at-82-111651461575282.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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When she was in her forties, her husband died and she started to paint.<ref name="HT" /> Her artistic style has been compared to that of [[Jangarh Singh Shyam]], who was [[Gondi people|Gond]].<ref name="ML" /> After painting on canvas and paper, she also used other media such as clay, metal, and wood; her grandson made masks which she painted. She was inspired by local Baiga motifs such as the [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]] tree.<ref name="ML" /><ref name="IAF">{{cite news |last1=Crites |first1=Mitch |title=From the heart of India |url=https://indiaartfair.in/from-the-heart-of-india-jodhaiya-bai-baiga |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=India Art Fair |date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518094043/https://indiaartfair.in/from-the-heart-of-india-jodhaiya-bai-baiga |url-status=live }}</ref> Her paintings have been exhibited in Bhopal, [[Delhi]], Milan, and Paris.<ref name="Tatsat">{{cite news |last1=Kainthola |first1=Deepanshu |title=President Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar for the Years 2020, 2021 |url=https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=Tatsat Chronicle Magazine |date=8 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001953/https://tatsatchronicle.com/president-presents-nari-shakti-puraskar-for-the-years-2020-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="HT" /><ref name="ML" /> In 2022, she received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] in recognition of her achievements.<ref name="Tatsat" /> Subsequently, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in Arts by the [[Government of India]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2023 announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1893797 |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref><br />
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Baiga died following a prolonged illness in Lorha, [[Umaria district]], on 15 December 2024, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/padma-awardee-artist-jodhaiyabai-dies-at-86-after-prolonged-illness/articleshow/116345782.cms Padma awardee artist Jodhaiyabai dies at 86 after prolonged illness]</ref><br />
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