British Citizen; Overseas Citizen of India

Multi Media Artist, London, United Kingdom          

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Ketna Patel is a prolific British-Indian multimedia artist whose practice unfolds
across continents and disciplines, blurring the boundaries between art, design, culture, and utility. Born in East Africa, educated in the UK, and shaped by over two decades in Southeast Asia and India, she brings a deeply tri-cultural
lens to her work—one that translates lived experience into what she describes
as an evolving global anthropology. With formal training in Interior Design and
Architecture, her compositions are both structurally informed and visually
exuberant, merging mythology, politics, history, and popular culture into
layered narratives that reflect the complexities of contemporary life. For
Patel, there is no separation between art and living; her work flows seamlessly
into objects, spaces, and everyday environments, transforming the domestic and the functional into carriers of meaning.

Her work has been exhibited widely in museums, galleries, and art fairs internationally, including the Singapore Art Museum and the Esplanade, and is held in both institutional and private collections such as the Salsali Private Museum in Dubai. A recipient of the ASEAN Art Award and a familiar media presence in Singapore through television and radio, Patel has also collaborated with global figures and brands, including the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), filmmaker Spike Lee, SONY, ADA Austria, and AllDressedUp.
Her commissioned works span industries—from transforming a Tata Nano into a
mosaic artwork using Italian SICIS glass, to creating large-scale public art such as the Elephant Parade, and designing for hospitality spaces across Singapore and the UK.

Alongside her studio practice, Patel’s research into the rural–urban divide has become a significant thread in her work. In the last 15 years, she initiated and participated in cross-cultural village projects across India and the UK, exploring the impact of globalisation on identity, populism, and nationhood in regions such as Wales, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and most recently Gujarat – her ancestral home . These projects, widely documented and discussed, inform her ongoing interest in bridging ancestral knowledge with contemporary life—an inquiry that now extends into her foundation work in Dharmaj, her mother's ancestral village in Gujarat.

Her recent exhibitions, including REMIXOLOGY at the Heath Robinson Museum in London, continue to expand this dialogue, presenting works that collapse time, geography, and hierarchy into a single visual field. By juxtaposing deities with political figures, everyday people with cultural icons, Patel challenges traditional notions of art and its place in society. Her practice, much like early Pop artists, confronts elitist
assumptions—yet goes further, embedding art into the fabric of daily life. In doing so, she positions creativity not just as expression, but as a form of
resistance, cultural preservation, and a means of reimagining how we live.

SUMMARY OF SELECTED INSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS +
COLLECTIONS  (non chronological)

ADA (Licensing contract for European
headboards by Ketna Patel)  www.ada.net

IIFA; International Indian Film Academy (Commission for Stage set + merchandizing for IIFA 2012 Singapore)  www.iifa.com

TATA MOTORS, INDIA (Commission
to convert the Nano car into art) www.tatamotors.com

SONY (Brand Ambassador for Cybershot camera; commercials viewed by 5 million people) www.sony.com

SAMPOERNA FOUNDATION, INDONESIA (Special commission to document their schools over a month and translate the findings into a series of Artworks) www.sampoernafoundation.org

SPIKE LEE (40 ACRES AND A
MULE FILMWORKS) (ASIA POP furniture)  www.40acres.com

KIEHLS Since 1851 (Brand Ambassador for their Charity Project ‘Children of our rare Earth’; artwork converted onto cosmetics labels, tote bags, Mr Bones the skeleton)  www.kiehls.com

CATHAY ORGANIZATION (Special
triptych commission to celebrate their 75 year anniversary) www.thecathay.com.sg

ALL DRESSED UP FASHION (Commission for artworks to be used over their Spring – summer collection; showcased in 25 countries)  www.alldressedup.com

PREM JOSHUA AND BAND (Commission
to design their CD cover) www.premjoshua.com

ASIA UNCUT chatshow, Starworld TV (Stage set design using Asia Pop furniture)  www.asiauncut.com

CONRAD CENTENNIAL HOTEL, SINGAPORE (Commission of artworks for all their bedrooms)  www.conrad.hilton.com

RAFFLES PLAZA HOTEL, SINGAPORE - Now known as the Fairmont Hotel
(Commission of artworks for all their bedrooms) www.fairmont.com

SWISSOTEL STAMFORD HOTEL, SINGAPORE (Commission for very large
artwork for the New Asia Bar and Grill)  www.swissotel.com

NEW MAJESTIC HOTEL, SINGAPORE (Asia Pop Rickshaw as part of
their reception design) www.newmajestichotel.com

GLOBAL BRAND FORUM (Commissioned Stageset design) www.globalbrandforum.org

UNIFEM (Artworks commissioned for
fundraising every year for the last 7 years)

SICIS MOSAIC ART FACTORY (Close
collaboration with Sicis for the Tata Nano project; the car was shipped to
Ravenna, Italy, and covered in glass mosaic) www.sicis.com

SINGAPORE NATIONAL MUSEUM (Commission to design a fringe
interactive colour installation to accompany the Verner Pantone Exhibition) www.nationalmuseum.sg

WHEELOCK PROPERTIES SINGAPORE (Commission for 2 month Public installation on Scotts Road, Singapore) www.wheelockproperties.com.sg

OKTO CHANNEL, MEDIACORP TV SINGAPORE (2 month Stageset design for one of their weekly programs)  www.mediacorp.sg

RUPEE ROOM, SINGAPORE (Commission to convert their lounge bar in Clark Quay to a Bollywood inspired Asian Pop theme) www.harry.com.sg

SCREENING ROOM, SINGAPORE (Commission for Hollywood + Bollywood inspired Asia Pop light installation) www.screeningroom.com.sg

MAGIC BUS INDIA (Commissions for artworks  to be auctioned for fundraising) www.magicbus.org

ELEPHANT PARADE SINGAPORE
(Special commission to paint a giant fibre glass elephant for fundraising) www.elephantparade.com

RECENT CHRONOLOGY OF SELECTED ART PROJECTS / EXHIBITIONS /TRAVELS

March 2026: KOCHI, Kerela, India:  Visited & documented the Fort Kochi Art Biennale

Feb 2026: AHMEDABAD, INDIA:  Attendee @ Conference at CEPT University; ‘Reframing vernacular Architecture for a decolonised world’ + Continuing documentation of Gujarati villages

Jan 2026: BANGALORE: Resident @ IAIM
Ayurvedic Healthcare Institute; studying and experiencing holistic treatments +
history through the lens of Ayurveda. 
This one week group experience was conducted by Swami Mahesh https://wanderingmahesh.blogspot.com/

Sept
2025: LONDON: Art Merchandize exhibition @ ‘Hey Gorgeous’I ndian Fair, Harrow

Mar–May 2025: AHMEDABAD, INDIA:  Design Project; refurbishment of city flat + Photo documentation of Dharmaj village & Baroda

Jan. 2025: LONDON: Solo exhibition
‘Remixology’ @ Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner, London

Sept. 2024: LONDON: First time Art Merchandize exhibition @ ‘Hey Gorgeous’

Aug 2024: ONLINE: Designed
fusion music online album cover ‘KOYAL’ for Prem Joshua and band

July 2024: AMSTERDAM:
Art commission + Photo documentation of the city

June 2024: LONDON: Harrow Open Studios; London studio open to the public for 3 weekends + 2 Artists talks

May 2024: LONDON: Solo Exhibition, Affordable Art Fair Hampstead

Dec 2023: INDIA: Photo Documentation of Ahemdabad, Dharmaj, Karamsad, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Pune, Goa, Mumbai

Oct 2023: LONDON:
‘BRITINDIA’; Solo exhibition at Headstone Manor Museum, London

Sept 2023: ITALY: Road trip; Research & Documentation of Architecture
& Historical villages in Liguria + Tuscany

June 2023: LONDON: Harrow Open Studios; London studio open to the public for 3 weekends

May 2023: LONDON: Group Exhibition, Affordable Art Fair Hampstead

May 2023: LONDON,
U.K: Solo Exhibition; ‘Ideas for India’ conference by BridgeIndia; Royal Lancaster Hotel

April 2023:  MORROCO:
Research & Documentation of Street culture + Architecture of Fez +
Chefchaouen

Nov/Dec 2022: AUSTRALIA: Research & Documentation of Architecture + Street Culture in Sydney, Byron Bay, Southern Highlands

June 2022: LONDON: Harrow Open Studios; London studio open to the public for 3 weekends + 2 Artists talks

May 2022: LONDON: Harrow Open Studios Group Exhibition; Headstone Manor Museum

Feb 2022: ONLINE:
Designed fusion music online album cover ‘SOMA’ for Prem Joshua and band

July 2022: LONDON,
U.K: Launch of Ketna Patel Stanmore Gallery; Harrow Open Studios

June 2022: ESSEX
+ SUFFOLK: Research + Documentation of Architecture & Historicalvillages

May 2022: LONDON,
U.K: Solo Exhibition; ‘Ideas for India’ conference by BridgeIndia; Park Plaza London Riverbank

June 2020:  LONDON, U.K; Art & Co auction (Charity fundraising for Covid)

Oct 2019:  LONDON,U.K: Solo Diwali Exhibition @ National Liberal Club

Aug 2019: SWITZERLAND:
Documentation of Zurich, Vals, Pontestrina, Davos; ongoing enquiry into
Europe &  Rural / Urban divide

July:2019: PORTUGAL:  Documentation
of Caminha, Porto, Pinhao (Douro) ; ongoing enquiry into Europe &  Rural / Urban divide

May 2019: LONDON,
U.K: Public London studio launch + Exhibition at Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead

Sept 2018: SINGAPORE:  Exhibition @ The Cinammon Room, Holland Village

Aug 2018: DELHI,
INDIA: Megha Malhar exhibition by Galerie nvya @ Pullman Delhi Aero city

July 2018:  LONDON,
U.K:  Invited to become part of the steering committee for the Commonwealth Business Women’s network

June 2018: LONDON,
U.K: Presented the UK-INDIA Youth Leader award

Feb 2018: INDIA:  Bangalore: Speaker @
Times of India Literature Festival, Bangalore (Topic:  POP culture in India)                   

INDIA:  Jaipur, Rajasthan: Speaker @ Rajasthan Studies Symposium + visitor @ Jaipur Literature Festival + Reci trip for Amber Arts (BritIndia)

Jan 2018: INDIA: Madhya Pradesh: Art Ichol: Art residency exploring 'migration'

Jul - Sept 2017:         LONDON,
U.K: ‘POP UP INDIA’;Group exhibition at ‘PROUD EAST’, Haggerston

Feb 2017: JAGGANATH
PURI, ORISSA, INDIA: ‘Excavating Orissa’; Co-organizer and participator in a one month long Arts Residency exploring the Rural – Urban Divide in India.  This will be the second case study of this series.

Feb 2017:  INDIA: India Art Fair; Solo Exhibition

Nov 2016:  SINGAPORE:  Affordable Art Fair; Solo Exhibition

Sept 2016:  CORSICA:  Research and Documentation pertaining to long
term project investigating the ramifications on ‘Identity’ due to Globalization and the Rural - Urban divide.

June 2016:  HIMACHAL
PRADESH, INDIA: http://www.shopartshop.com/  Co-organized and participated in a one monthlong Arts Residency exploring the Rural - Urban Divide in India.  This was the first case study of many planned
in the future.

April 2016: LONDON, U.K: The launch
of ‘AAAHA’ (Anglo Asiatic Arts Heritage Alliance; https://aaaha.co.uk) and
BRITINDIA at SOAS, london (School of Oriental and African Studies; University
of Westminster) 

2014-2017:  WALES,U.K: New studio! Acquisition and renovation of a
108 year old Methodist chapel situated in an ex mining village on the edge of
the Brecon beacons, South Wales.  This
location and building is a deliberate decision to probe deeper the ‘Rural –
Urban’ divide in the U.K and India.  The
intention is to use it as as a space to exchange ideas and information, and
also to make and present work.

Nov 2015: LONDON:  Part of the South East Asian Festival;www.seaartsfest.org; Groupshow at Rosa's Angel Thai Cafe

Oct 2015: CROATIA: Dubrovnik; Tour + Photo Documentation

Sept 2015: INDIA; Chennai: 'Dance
of Expression' Group exhibition by Apparao Galleries (with artists Maya Burman + Ganga Singh)

March 2015:SINGAPORE:
Solo Exhibition 'Secretland'; www.womenmission.com; Raising money for the Tsum People of Nepal

Feb 2015: INDONESIA;
Batam:  Charity Exhibition for ‘Swing for the kids 2015’; Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort

Nov 2014: SINGAPORE:  Affordable Art Fair; Solo Exhibition (represented by ‘ARTISTRY’)

June 2014: U.K;London:  Arts for India Charity (In celebration of India Art Week in U.K), St James Court Hotel

Jan 2014: INDIA; New Delhi: Solo Exhibition @ India Art Fair (Represented by Apparao Galleries)

Nov 2013: SINGAPORE:  Affordable Art Fair; Solo Exhibition (represented by ‘ARTISTRY’)

June 2013:  ITALY; Venice:  Publication of 'CAKE': The dessert culture between Arabic and Western traditions; curated by Manuela De Leonardis,featuring international artists, published by www.postcart.com

SWITZERLAND; Basel: Visitor to Art Basel

May 2013: AUSTRIA:
2 week Arts Residency with www.komm.st in collaboration with furniture company'ADA'.

March 2013: LONDON:
Establish Art Studio; Ongoing
travels to British Countryside (Cornwall, Somerset, Wales etc) to understand
the rural / urban divide better.  Better
understanding of the London Art Scene; politics; cultural migration etc.

Dec 2012: INDIA: Rishikesh, Haridwar, Dehra dun, Ahemdabad;
Photo Documentation

CHENNAI,INDIA:  Kaizen Design Accents; SoloExhibition

July 2012:  SINGAPORE:
PANTONEMYART Group Exhibition @ TCC The Gallery

JAPAN: Kyoto, Koyasan,
Amanhashigate, Ine, Osaka; Tour
+ Photo Documentation

June 2012:  SOUTH
KOREA: Jeju:  Conducted 10
day Art workshop at the North London Collegiate School

SINGAPORE: Collaboration with IIFA 2012
(International Indian Film Academy); Stage / Lounge / Press room design,
merchandizing Tote bags, limited edition Asia Pop Prints

Nov 2012: SRI LANKA: Galle + Columbo; Photo Documentation

SINGAPORE: Affordable Art Fair; Solo Exhibition

Oct 2012: LONDON:  SaffronArt; 'ARTiculate' group exhibition for PRATHAM U.K (with artists Anindita Bhattacharya, Binoy
Varghese, Pratul Dash, Vibha Galhotra, Probir Gupta, Farhad Hussain, Manisha
Parekh, Mithu Sen, Kirann Telkar)

Sept 2012: SINGAPORE:
YAVUZ FINE ART; Solo Exhibition 'HETEROTOPIA 2012' www.yavuzfineart.com

May 2012: MALAYSIA:
Solo Exhibition, KL Lifestyle Art Space

May 2012: SINGAPORE:  Venue thematic using ASIA POP furniture for Charity
Fundraising Evening by ‘Transformation in Humanity’

April 2012: SINGAPORE:
‘KIEHLS’ Cosmetics project ‘Children of our rare Earth’; design of merchandizing & Mr Bones the skeleton

March 2012: MALDIVES: Design &
Aesthetics consultant for Niyama resort

Feb 2012: BALI: Cultural Tour + Photo Documentation

Jan 2012: SINGAPORE: Sotheby’s / ABN Amro’s Auction of Art Elephant @ St.Regis Hotel

Dec 2012: THAILAND;
KOH SAMUI: Health retreat + Photo Documentation

Nov 2011: HONG
KONG: HONG KONG: Indian Contemporary features Ketna Patel in
their multi-artist exhibition (with contemporary Indian artists Farhad Hussain, Nayanaa Kanodia, Sohan
Jakhar, Durga Kainthola and Bonny Hazuria)

SINGAPORE: Ketna Patel once again participates at the Affordable Art Fair at the F1 Pit Building. She teams up with Singapore based British artist Jon Homewood and the Philippine Artist
Gabriel Barredo.

SINGAPORE: Ketna Patel is one of over 70 International and Singapore artists
participating in the first ever Elephant
Parade in Singapore inaugurating on 11/11/11.  Her art elephant ‘Stop Asians Ahead!’ was exhibited at Raffles Green, a prominent public location in Singapore, for two months.

Oct 2011: THE HAGUE AND AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND: Ketna’s art is featured by Dayang’s Art at their participation at ART11, The Hague and at the Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam.

Sept 2011: SINGAPORE:
UNIFEM SNOW auction of 2 artworks

July / Aug 2011:LEBANON,
JORDAN, PALESTINE, ISRAEL:  One month research trip + Photo Documentation

May 2011: SINGAPORE:
Auction of 1 Artwork for MAGIC BUS charity auction

ITALY: Group Show ‘L’ Artista Come Rishi’ (The Artist as Rishi), Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale, Rome

Apr 2011: INDIA:
Group Show ‘Looking Back To Look Forward’ commemorating ten years of Nitanjali Art Gallery, NewDelhi

SINGAPORE: Collaboration with Fu Ai Wei , Singaporean Multi-mediaartist for an installation at Singapore General Hospital, featured in the Okto Channel (Singapore)
production  ‘Watch This Space’ Episode 5.

Mar 2011: INDIA:
Solo Show: Ketna Patel @ Art Konsult, New Delhi. Showcasing Acrylic screenprints and Asia Pop! Furniture

Jan 2011: INDIA: Solo
Exhibition + Car Art Installation at India Art Summit.  Represented by Indigo Blue Art, Singapore

Commission by TATA Motors to convert  a Nano car into Art. In collaboration with SICIS, the Mosaic experts. 

Dec 2010: INTERNATIONAL:  Design of Music Album by Prem Joshua & Band; ‘Luminous secrets’

Nov 2010: SINGAPORE:
Ketna Patel @ Indigo Blue Art Exhibition @ Affordable Art Fair.  Showcasing Acrylic screenprints and Photo collages & ‘ASIA POP’ furniture in public areas

Sept 2010: SINGAPORE:  ‘ASIA O.K!’ @ Indigo Blue Art Gallery. Parallel Solo show with Artist Vibha Galhotra from Delhi

March 2010: SINGAPORE:  Licensing Collaboration with ‘THE LINK’ Fashion House - ‘All dressed up’ for ‘ASIA POP’ inspired Spring / Summer 2010 International fashioncollection

Jan 2010: INDIA:  Study Tour of Karnataka + Tamil Nadu

Dec 2009: SINGAPORE:  Auction of 2 Artwork for SNOW Benefit, UNIFEM  

Oct 2009: SINGAPORE:  Larasati 
Auction House; 2 Artworks sold (Acrylic on canvas painting + Photo Collage)

Sept 2009:U.K:  London, Somerset, Bath, Glastonbury, Stonehenge, Wales; Travels & Photo Documentation

July 2009: SOUTH
AFRICA: Johannesburg, Durban, Capetown, Franschhoek; Travels & Photo  Documentation

June 2009: KENYA
/ UGANDA / ZANZIBAR: Travels & Photo
Documentation

May/June 2009:        SINGAPORE:   Installation Commissioned by Singapore National Museum to accompany ‘Verner Pantone Exhibition’

April 2009: SINGAPORE:   Invited to be a judge for one week filming of  ‘Doodle Champs’ TV show. (Screened in Oct 2009)

Feb 2009:                  SINGAPORE:   'CON-FUSION' Solo Exhibition at TCC 'The
Gallery' 51 Circular Rd in  collaboration with Art-Management.com

                                    SINGAPORE:   Stage set using ASIA POP furniture for Chat Show “Asia Uncut”

Jan 2009:                   INDIA:   Orissa Art Camp (Bhubaneswar,
Jaganath Puri organized & sponsored by Mr Siddhart Tagore; “Art & Deal”
Delhi. Travels & Photo documentation of 
Ahemdabad, Delhi, Mumbai & Pune

Nov / Dec 2008:       SINGAPORE:  American Club; Solo Exhibition

Nov 2008:                  SINGAPORE:  Group Show at Fort Canning, ‘More Mixed Messages’ with Charlotte
Cain and Jutta Odenwalder     

Oct
2008:                   SINGAPORE: ‘Web in
Travel’; ‘ASIA POP’ Stage set design + Talk on Asian Streets

                                                                Solo Show, ASIAN ART FAIR (www.artsingapore.net)

Sept
2008:                 SINGAPORE:  ‘ODE TO ART’ Gallery Exhibition
of Nostalgia series  (Photo Collages)

Aug 2008:                  SINGAPORE:  The “GLOBAL BRAND FORUM” Stage
set using  ‘ASIA POP ART’  featuring ‘Spike Lee (Hollywood),  Jimmy Wales (Wikepedia), Joanne Ooi
(Shanghai Tang)                                                                         

June
/ July 2008:       INDIA:  Himalayas; Kashmir, Ladakh, Leh
region; Travelling Studio

May 2008:                  SINGAPORE:  Ascott Hotel; Public Areas; Two Photo Collage
Commissions

March 2008:              INDIA:
Opening of India Studio; Pune

Dec 2007:                  INDIA:
Travelling Studio; Goa

Nov 2007                   SINGAPORE:
“Singapore National Museum” Exhibit of ‘Jalan Asia  Rickshaw’ Commisioned
by IMG Artists for the Sun Festival; Now
permanent exhibit at the ‘Majestic Hotel’, Chinatown

Oct 2007:                   SINGAPORE:  Art
Installation @ Orchard road; commissioned by Wheelock Properties;

SINGAPORE:  Solo Show, Asian Art Fair @ Suntec City

July 
2007:                 SINGAPORE:  ‘Bollywood Pop’ Art Styling  at ‘The
Rupee Room’ @ Clarke Quay

June 2007: 
               SINGAPORE:  Art Installation at the new ‘Screening Room’ Restaurant, Ann Siang
Rd

March 2007:              SINGAPORE:  ‘Chalo Asia’; Solo
Exhibition at Indigo Blue Art Gallery

Dec / Jan 2007:         INDIA: Photo Documentation of Mumbai, Pune, Hodka
villages in Kutch (Gujarat), Mandvi, Ahemdabad, Vidyanagar, Karamsad, Dharmaj,
Nadiad, Udaipur, Ranakpur, Jodhpur, Manwar, Pokran, Jaiselmer, Bikaner, Jaipur,
Agra and  Delhi.

Nov 2006:                  SINGAPORE:  20 Nov 06 – Artwork commission for SNOW Benefit for UNIFEM;  Sustainable Livelihood Programme, Conrad Centennial Hotel;
Art theme: “Women as Guardians of Heritage & Culture”

Sept 2006:                 SINGAPORE: ASIAN ART FAIR,
SUNTEC CITY

June 2006:                 THAILAND; BANGKOK: Photo documentation of Bangkok city

May 2006:                  SINGAPORE: 17 – 21st May; Exhibition @ NUS Centre for the Arts; University Cultural Centre Hall (In
commemoration of ‘Man of Letters’ musical by Dick Lee)

March 2006:              INDONESIA:  Commission by Sampoerna Foundation; Photo documentation of SQIP (School Quality Improvement Program) schools in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali

July 2005 – March 2006:            SINGAPORE:  Weekly radio show on Art + Design @ WKRZ,
91.5

Jan / Feb 2006:         SINGAPORE:  American Club; Solo Exhibition

Nov 2 – 24, 2005:      SINGAPORE:  Mentor; Creative Youth Xchange @ Gallery Hotel, Organized by MICA

Dec 6 – 9, 2005:         SINGAPORE:  Contemporary 2005; Apad’s Art Exhibition, ARTrium @ MICA

Nov / Dec / Jan 2005/6:             SINGAPORE: Esplanade; Jendela Gallery; “Pop Puri Singapura”; Group Exhibition

Oct / Nov / Dec 2005:                SINGAPORE: Esplanade; Concourse Space; “Jalan Asia”; Solo Exhibition

Nov 2005:                  SINGAPORE: UNIFEM ‘SNOW’ benefit; Fundraising Art Auction (to commemorate the UN declared International Day to end violence against women)

Oct 2005:                   SINGAPORE:  INSEAD Business School; 20 – 23 Oct; Alumni Weekend; Solo Exhibition            

Sept / Oct2005:       SINGAPORE: Asian Art Fair @ Suntec City; Solo Exhibition

May 2005:                  SINGAPORE: “Asia is watching” Asian Pop Series @ VANILLA HOME Gallery, Club St                

Mar 14-19,
2005:      LONDON: “The Art of India in Britain”; Group Show @ AIR Gallery, Mayfair

Mar 19-Apr 23 2005:   SINGAPORE;
“Chipbee Boheme”, Group Show @ MICHI Art
Gallery        

Feb 17 – 24, 2005:    SINGAPORE; Arts House, Old Parliament ‘Finding
Sunshine’, Group Exhibition + Arts Auction (for helping children affected by
the Tsunami disaster)

Jun 30-Jul 16, 2004:ROME, ITALY; ‘Occhi sul Mundo’ (Eyes on the World), Solo Exhibition, Galleria  Bibliothe

June 2004:                 MANCHESTER, U.K; All the bedroom and foyer Artwork for BIRCH HOTEL, Heywood

March 12, 2004:        MIDDLESEX; NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE;
Talk on Colour Theory; Edgware

Feb 13 – 29, 2004:     LONDON; ‘Tears of Milk’ Solo Exhibition
at Clarendon Cross Gallery, London

Feb 6 – 8, 2004:         MIDDLESEX, U.K; ‘Tears of Milk’ Solo Exhibition, Travellers Studio, Harrow Arts Centre

Oct 2003:                   MUSCAT, OMAN; Bait Muzna Gallery, Group Exhibition

Sept / Oct 2003:       HELSINKI, FINLAND: ‘Third World
Rainbows’, Solo Art Exhibition, Gallery
Stockgard

June / July / August 2003:         SRI LANKA, KENYA, EGYPT; Travels / Documentation

April / May 2003:      PUNE, INDIA: 2 months of documenting and Photo Collage studies in
temporary studio

Feb 2003:                   NEW YORK; CHENGLATH STUDIO; Open House Solo Show

Jan
/ Feb 2003:          JAMAICA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, BAHAMAS, CUBA,
& USA; Travels & Documentation

SLIDE
SHOW / TALK @ REFUGEE SERVICES, TALLAHASSE, STATE OF FLORIDA

Talk about recent visit to Cuba to The Department of
Children & Families for the State of Florida; Refugee Services, Tallahasse,
Florida

2002:                          SINGAPORE; MEMORY BOXES; Group show
featuring 10 female artists; organized by UTU Artworks; Suntec City (show highlighting themes of heritage and cultural
memories)       

SINGAPORE; BOLLYWOOD EXTRAVAGANZA: 
One night Art Exhibition & Official Premiere of Short Film ’Little
India Trip’, Club Centro, One Fullerton,
Singapore

SINGAPORE; ‘CROSSROADS
& CONVERSATIONS’, Group Art Show organized by UTU Artworks; featuring a
scientist, computerprogrammer, video jockey, sculptor etc at The Orientalist, Tanglin Rd, Singapore

SINGAPORE; CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART 2002, Suntec City, Singapore

HONG KONG; ART LEASE LTD:
Commission in Hong Kong for 70 Show Apartments

BALI; ASEAN ART AWARD:
Philip Morris Group of Companies Asean Art Awards 2001/2002, Bali International
Convention Centre, Indonesia

SINGAPORE; FIRST STEPS: Philip Morris Group of Companies Singapore
Art Awards 2001/2002, The Gallery@Paragon,
Singapore + Travelling show at Tanjong Pagar, 
Bukit Batok,  Changi Simei,  Ulu Pandan and Bishan Community Clubs.

SINGAPORE; THE NEW FAMILY
& JUVENILE COURT BUILDING, Havelock Square; Commission of 8 Paper
Collage Artworks

2001:                          SINGAPORE;
SWISSOTEL THE STAMFORD HOTEL; ‘Rojak Asia’; 7 Panels commission for “New
Asia Bar & Grill”; Photo Collage Sculpture measuring 6 x 1.5 m

ITALY; Photo documentation of Renaissance images from travels
in Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan
etc; Part of Long term Project “Visual Harmonics”

SINGAPORE; ART TALK organized by The Women Artists’ Registry at The Substation

INDIA; MAHAKUMBHMELA
FESTIVAL: Photo documentation; (70 million people), Allahabad, plus side
trips to Varanasi & Calcutta; Part of forthcoming series of works

SINGAPORE; WOMEN BEYOND BORDERS: Traveling Exhibition, Sculpture Square, Singapore

2000:                          SINGAPORE; RAFFLES THE PLAZA
HOTEL, Commission for bedroom artwork; of 230 Collage Artworks

MAURITIUS; OBEROI HOTEL,
Commission:  Paintings & Ceramic
Artwork for entire Hotel; 74 Suites

SPAIN; Barcelona,
Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Toledo etc: Photo documentation; Part of Long
term Project “Visual Harmonics”

SINGAPORE; BOBBY CHNG ART
GALLERY; Group Exhibition

SINGAPORE; MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAM: 
Book Cover + One week

Seminar + Workshop organized by The Ministry
of Education at the National University of Singapore

SINGAPORE
ART MUSEUM: Nokia Singapore Art 1999; Exhibition of ‘Singaporean   Doorways’ Photo Collage

SINGAPORE; UNESCO MANIFESTO
2000: Live Art Performance (Key Project for the International Year for a
Culture of Peace & Non-violence); Singapore Power Auditorium

SRI
LANKA & VIETNAM   (Mekong Delta): Photo Documentation; Part of
forthcoming Exhibition

1999:                          SINGAPORE;     SOUL SENSE -
SOLO EXHIBITION; London Fine Arts
Gallery

SINGAPORE;    YESTERDAY, TODAY TOMORROW – Indian Art through
the Ages, Caldwell House, Chijmes,
Singapore Group Exhibition with Contemporary Artists from India

SINGAPORE;     ‘WOMAN’ – A
Celebration; Notices Gallery, Singapore;
Group Exhibition; Homage to International Woman’s Day

SINGAPORE;  ‘Feature 2’; ART 2 Gallery; Substation, Group
Exhibition

INDIA;  Photo
Documentation of Varanasi, Khajuraho,
Udaipur & New Delhi

SINGAPORE; SHORT FILM; “Little India Trip”; Funded by the Singapore Film Commission

1998:                          SINGAPORE;  The Canadian
International School; Part time teaching

SINGAPORE; ‘Four Brown Girls and Schubert’; Sunday Studio; Group Exhibition

SINGAPORE; ‘Personal Stories’; UTU
Artworks; Group Exhibition 

SINGAPORE; Creative Arts Program; Book Cover +
Workshop organized by the Ministry of Education @ The National University of
Singapore

            KENYA
+ TANZANIA; Photo Documentation of the ‘Masaai’
tribe in Keekorok National Park &  Ngorongoro Crater

SINGAPORE; ‘Contemporary Vietnamese Art’ Exhibition at the Alliance Francais; Curator &
Organizer

SINGAPORE; Philip Morris Art Competition; Caldwell House, Chijmes; Honourable Mention

1996:                          SINGAPORE; Conrad International Centennial Hotel; Commission;
900 Woodcut / Ink Paintings for all bedrooms

 

PERSONAL
INFORMATION

 

Full
name: Ketna Patel;  Sex: Female

Year of Birth: 1968, Place
of Birth:Uganda, East Africa

Nationality: British;

Indigenous
origin:Gujarat, India; Overseas Citizen:India

 

EDUCATION                                                        

 

1991 – 1993: The Architectural
Association, London; BA (Hons)

 

1987 – 1991: Middlesex
University, Interior Architecture, BA (Hons)

 

1986 – 1987: University of
Westminster, Fine Arts Foundation Diploma 

 

1976 - 1984: Diploma in Bharat
Natyam Indian Dance

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WORK EXPERIENCE                 

                 

2018
onwards: Director @ HICOWA LONDON LTD; Renovating and project managing
residential properties

 

2005
onwards:

Ketna Patel
Studio, London + Singapore + India; Resident Artist

 

1996 – 2004: UTU Artworks, Singapore; Artist
+ Art Consultant

 

1994 – 1996: DP Architects Pte Ltd, Singapore
+ Michael Wilford & Associates, London

 

Esplanade Theatres on the Bay; Architectural
+ Design Team

 

1990 – 1991: Din Associates,  London

 

1989: Parekh Associates, Baltimore, USA;
Architectural Firm

 

 

Singapore
Collections:

Conrad
International Centennial; Raffles The 
Plaza Hotel; Swissotel The Stamford Hotel; Changi International Airport;
Ministry of Education (Gifted Education); Singapore Tourist Promotion Board;
Singapore Repertoire Theatre; SAFRA National Service Association; The New
Family & Juvenile Court; Far East Organization; Orange Grove Rd Service
Apartments; Draycott Park, Balmoral Crescent Condominium; Motorola Electronics;
Indus International Asia  Ltd; Novotel
Hotel

International
Collections:

Tata Motors
India, Sampoerna Foundation, Elephant Parade, KIEHLS Cosmetics, SPIKE LEE (40
Acres and a mule), The Oberoi, Mauritius; Shangri-La Hotel, Qingdao, China;
Sheraton Senggigi  Resort, Lombok;
Spencon Pte Ltd; Kenya; Kenya High Commission, Malaysia; Art Lease, Hong Kong;
The Birch Hotel, Manchester, U.K

Private
Collections:

Australia,
New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, France,
Holland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Canada, U.S.A, India, Sri
Lanka, Bali, Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailan