Bhuri Bai

Born in 1968, Bhuri Bai made her first wall painting at the age of ten in her village in the district of Jhabua, which lies on the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. After moving to Bhopal to find work she met Jagdish Swaminathan, artist, theoretician, and co-founder of Bharat Bhavan, who became her mentor. Bhuri Bai is the first woman in her tribe to paint on paper and canvas. She paints composition of fields in bright colors like paper cut-outs, sprinkled with colored dots. Her subjects highlight humorous conflicts between man vs nature as well as that of ravaged lands, and domestic and wild environments interspersed together. Bhuri Bai has participated in many exhibitions, including Freedom at the Cima Gallery in Calcutta in 2008, Now That The Trees Have Spoken at the Pundole Gallery in Mumbai in 2009, and Other Masters of India at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris in 2010. One of her paintings was auctioned at Sotheby’s New York in 2007. She was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honor in 2021.

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  • Peacock Feathers

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Peacock FeathersPeacock Feathers
  • Peacock dancing in the forest

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
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    Peacock dancing in the forestPeacock dancing in the forest
  • The swamp deer

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    The swamp deerThe swamp deer
  • A vision of coexistence

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
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    A vision of coexistenceA vision of coexistence
  • Harmony in nature

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
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    Harmony in natureHarmony in nature
  • Symbiotic living

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Symbiotic livingSymbiotic living
  • Environment captured in a jar

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Environment captured in a jarEnvironment captured in a jar
  • Nature captured in a jar

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Nature captured in a jarNature captured in a jar
  • Shelter for a flock

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Shelter for a flockShelter for a flock
  • Harmony in modern life

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 112,000
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    Harmony in modern lifeHarmony in modern life
  • Life captured in a jar

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Life captured in a jarLife captured in a jar
  • The playful elephant

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    The playful elephantThe playful elephant
  • Deer tending to her young

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    23 x 36 In.
    Regular price Rs. 84,000
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    Deer tending to her youngDeer tending to her young
  • Vibrance of life

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    49 x 36 In.
    Regular price Rs. 252,000
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    Vibrance of lifeVibrance of life
  • Playful peacock

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Playful peacockPlayful peacock
  • Mother and Child

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Mother and ChildMother and Child
  • The swamp deer

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    The swamp deerThe swamp deer
  • Tree of life

    Traditional Bhil Art, Madhya Pradesh
    Bhuri Bai
    36 x 24 In.
    Regular price Rs. 98,000
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    Tree of lifeTree of life