Warli Master Artist Meet and Greet
Wed, Jul 17
|Chapel Hill
Please join us to meet the talented Warli master artist, Mr. Anil Vangad, and to support him by buying his works of art.
Time & Location
Jul 17, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Chapel Hill, 250 S Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
About the event
Anil Vangad hails from a small Warli tribal village in the state of Maharashtra, but his work has been exhibited across India, Europe and the U.S. As a child, he was entranced by watching his mother paint in the tribe’s traditional manner, and she taught him the techniques and imbued him with respect for its centuries-old roots. Vangad works exclusively with natural materials like rice paste, cow dung and charcoal, and advocates for other Warli painters to do the same and eschew synthetics. While his materials are historical, Vangad’s perspective is contemporary, documenting his thoughts and observations of modern village life in his paintings.