Movie Details
Urmila Devi
Director: Kathryn Myers
Starring: Urmila Devi
Run time: 16 Mins 13 Secs
Language: English
Year Made: 2019
Country: United States, Shot in India
With: Global
A painter of the “godna” (tattoo) style – a form of art practiced by Dalit artists from the region of Mithila in the state of Bihar – Urmila Devi overcame immense personal and societal obstacles on her way to becoming a highly regarded artist. In her versatile imagery filled with sumptuous ornamental effects and striking rhythmic patterning, she depicts pan-Indian and local deities and myths as well as scenes from everyday life. Urmila Devi lives in the village of Jitwarpur and is the head of a multi-generational family of painters which includes her son and granddaughter.
Director : Kathryn Myers
Kathryn Myers is an artist and Professor of Art at the University of Connecticut. She received her BA from St. Xavier College in Chicago, and MFA from The University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to India in 2002, 2011 and 2020. Other awards include Individual Artist Fellowships in video and new media from the Connecticut Office of the Arts in 2012 and 2019. She launched her video series “Regarding India” during a Fulbright fellowship to India in 2011, the series currently includes 26 short interviews with artists living and working in India
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