Shobha Broota

Shobha Broota is an Indian artist from Delhi. She received the award from All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, award from the Sahitya Kala Parishad, Art Educationist Award from New Delhi Municipal Council and scholarship and fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Biography Shobha Broota was born on January 22, 1943, into an artistic family in Delhi. At the age of 5, she started learning Indian classical music and at the age of 19 she completed Sangeet Visharad degree in Hindustani classical vocals.

Later she completed Diploma in Fine Arts from College of Art, Delhi in 1964.

Personal life Shobha was married to Rameshwar Broota, and they have two daughters Pooja and Sakshi. She has incorporated hand-woven fabric and threads into her abstract works to form patterns. Her 2021 exhibition Sutra at Bikaner House was a major showcase of her significant works created over four decades. An exhibition in Delhi Art Gallery in 2025, titled Painting Infinity displayed nearly 100 works of her including portraits, abstracts, etchings, woven canvases and ink impressions.

In addition to more than 21 solo exhibitions in various venues across India, Shobha Broota has also done solo exhibitions at SCHOO Gallery in Amsterdam, Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Contributions Shobha Broota has co-authored a book titled Vesture of Being with art critic, writer and Poet Keshav Malik. She later worked as an art educator at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.