Reeta Gidwani Karmarkar was born in India, received her Laureata at the Academia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy, and has spent most of her adult life in Europe and North America. She is a painter as well as a muralist. Some of her murals can be seen in the UK (London), Italy (Rome, Tirrenia, Taranto, Tor Sapiense), USA (Rochester, Chicago). Reeta’s paintings have been part of numerous international solo & group shows, are housed in international collections both individual as well as in museums (Venezuela, Spain, Italy, India), and have won her several major awards including a Silver medal (UNESCO Art Exhibition, Soel, Korea) and a Gold medal (Premio Nazionale de Pittura, Citta de Velletri, Italy). She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

1964-66	Sir J.J. School of Applied Arts, Bombay, India.
1964-67	Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts, Bombay, India.
1964-67	Sir J.J. School of Arts and Crafts (Textile Design), Bombay India.
1967- 70	Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy.
1970	Laureata, Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, Italy.
Thesis: "Architecture in Italian Quattrocento Painting"
1971- 72	Research Affiliate. Center for Advanced Visual Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology .Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MURALS

1968	8 Lee Terrace (private residence) London, England Enamel on plaster; 4 meters by 3 meters
1970	Four murals, C.O.N.I International Sports Center Tirrenia, Italy Acrylic on fresco; 4.60 meters by 1.80 meters
1971	Residence of Arch. DiTomassi Rome, Italy Fresco; 1 meter by 2 meters
1973	Hotel Casa Mussolino, hotel foyer Taranto, Italy Acrylic and sand on plaster; 2 meters by 4 meters
1973	La Nuova Chiesa di Sacro Cuore, Church Taranto, Italy Acrylic on plaster; 12 meters by 6 meters
1974	The Tennis Club Parioli Rome, Italy Acrylic on canvas; 2 meters by 2 meters
1976	Four murals on the facades of four apartment buildings Tor Sapiense, Italy Acrylic on concrete; 23.10 meters by 12.60 meters
1979	Two murals for Tennis Club, 'Tennis Roma', dining room . Rome, Italy Acrylic on plaster, 1.80 meters by 1.30 meters and 1.45 meters by 1.80 meters
1982	Diptych for Lele & Co. Chicago, IL. Acrylic on canvas
1994	IK Systems Rochester, NY. Acrylic on canvas, 2 meters by 1.5 meters
Mural techniques: Stained glass, porcelain enamel, fresco, acrylic on concrete, acrylic on plaster, tempera and enamel on plaster.

ONE WOMEN SHOWS

1968	Galleria Il Calibro. Via Margutta, Rome, Italy.
1970	Studio AL2. Rome, Italy.
1972	Galleria La Pigna. Rome, Italy.
1972	The Cabot-Cahner Room, Symphony Hall. Boston, MA. (Sponsored by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston).
1973	The Faculty Club, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA.
1973	Galleria San Vidal. Venice, Italy.
1974	Tiknor Lounge, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.
1976	The American Bar Association. Chicago, IL.
1977	The Leonardo da Vinci. Milano, Italy.
1978	Galleria Apulia. Rome, Italy.
1978	395 Markham. Toronto, Canada.
1979	Galleria Sirio. Rome Italy.

GROUP SHOWS AND COLLECTIVES

1969	"Telstar" Contemporary Art Exhibit. Rome, Italy.
1970	"Grafica" Studio, AL2. Rome, Italy.
1970	"Situatzioni" Valencia, Spain.
1971	"Grafica Italiana '71" Inciba-Monte Avila-Pro Venezuela. Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela.
1971	"Indirizzo per una collezione di grafica" Fiera Internationale di Genova. Genova, Italy.
1972	Graphics Exhibit at the Modern Art Museum. Madrid, Spain.
1973	Annual Exhibit of the Boston Visual Artist's Union. The Cyclorama. Boston, MA.
1974	Annual Exhibit of the B.V.A.U. The Cyclorama. Boston, MA.
1974	W.E.B. Show. The Harvard Community Health Center. Boston, MA.
1980	George Fredricks Gallery. Rochester, NY.

COMPETITIONS AND INVITATIONALS

1962	Silver Medal, UNESCO Art Exhibition. Seoul, Korea.
1969	The Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte Contemporanea. San Marino, The Republic of San Marino.
1970	Gold Medal, Premio Nazionale di Pittura. Citta di Velletri, Italy.
1971	The XVI Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy.
1973	The 44th Annual Juried Jordan Marsh Art Exhibition. Boston, MA.
1973	The XVIII Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy.
1973	Juried Show of Boston Area Artists, The Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA.
1974	Pembroke Arts Festival (Juried). Pembroke, MA.
1974	Juried Show of Cambridge Art Association. Cambridge, MA.
1974	The XIX Rassegna Nazionale d'Arte. Termoli, Italy.
1977	'Nine Indian Artists'. John Hancock Building, Chicago, IL. (Sponsored by the Illinois Council for the Arts).
1977	Grand Prix International d'Art Contemporaine de Monte Carlo. National Museum of Art, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
1978	All India National Art Show. Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India.
1979	Invitation to the Biennale. Barcelona, Spain.
1979	Juried Show, "Qui Arte Contemporanea". Galleria Apulia, Rome, Italy.
1980	Juried Show. Galleria La Saletta, Frosinone, Italy.
1980	Juried Show. Galleria Apulia, Rome, Italy.
1980	Juried Show. George Fredricks Gallery, Rochester, NY.
2001	Art Auction for the Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund at the Radisson Hotel N.Y. - One Painting sold
2004	September 18 to 30th.Sunderam Tagore curator of Erasing Borders, At The Gallery,New York,N.Y.
2005	February 4th. Tsunami auction @ Christies .One painting sold.
2006	March 1st - 8th. Erasing Borders@ the Consulate of India, NewYork, N.Y.
2007	February 4th to March 4th - Collective ,Two paintings at the Queens Museum of Art, NewYork.
2007	April 5th to 19th. The Guild,N.Y, N.Y.
2008	February 23rd to March 8th. Three paintings in the South Asian Arts festival Santa Monica, California.
2008	February 23rd. South Asian American Art Festival, Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, Ca
2008	March 12th to 27th, 2008. Tabla Rasa Gallery, 224 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
2008	April 3rd to 26th, 2008. The Guild Gallery, Manhattan, NY, 45 West 21st Street, Suite #39, 2nd Floor, NYC 10010. (212) 229 2110
2008	May 11th - June 11th, 2008. Brownson Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, Westchester, NY. Studio Art Department, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577.
2008	June 14th, 2008. Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY
2008	October 2008. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, NY, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, New York

WORK IN COLLECTIONS

Graphic in the Art Museum. Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela

Graphic in the Modern Art Museum. Madrid, Spain.

Three Acrylics, S.I.C.E.A. Rome, Italy

Painting in the National Gallery of Modern Art. New Delhi, India.

PRIVATE COLLECTORS

Arch. Di Tomassi. Rome, Italy.

Arch. E. Montuori. Rome, Italy.

Ing. L. CaJini. Rome, Italy.

Mr. A. Merchant. Bombay, India.

Prof. M. Eden. Bethesda" Maryland, U.S.A.

Raja Jai Atul, Jaipur, India.

Mr.lndur Shivdasani, New York, U.S.A.

Ms. Shirin Hira, Toronto, Canada

Dr. Pervez Ahmed, New York, U.S.A.

Mr. Harish Gidwani, Seattle, Wa, U.S.A.

Anand Mahindra, Mumbai, India.