Latika Katt

Latika Katt studied at The Doon School, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and Slade School of Fine Art. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Auguste Rodin is recorded as an influence. Residence is recorded at Delhi and Varanasi. Employment is recorded with Banaras Hindu University and Jamia Millia Islamia. Work by Latika Katt is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Modern Art and MuMa Museum of modern art André Malraux.

Latika Katt graduated from The Doon School, an all-boys school in Dehradun. She admitted that being in the minority as a girl in an all-boys school gave her confidence and courage in her later years. She started attending the Baroda College of Art to pursue Bachelor of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda where she graduated with First Class honours in 1971. She was awarded a scholarship to research at the Slade School of Art, London University, London in 1981. She first got great recognition in the 1970s for a body of experimental work made from cow dung as she did not have funds for anything else. Her talent was spotted by the politician and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during an art exhibition, who later encouraged her to take sculpting as a profession. She was a great admirer of Auguste Rodin and used naturalism as her leitmotif. Her interest and association with nature was kindled by her father, a botanist. She taught at Jamia Millia Islamia and Banaras Hindu University for many years starting in 1981 and was the Head of Department of Fine Arts at Jamia Millia Islamia. Claiming to sculpt real people, most of her subjects are her relatives, friends and students. Katt lived and worked in Delhi and Banaras. She died on 25 January 2025, at the age of 76.

Some art exhibitions showcasing her works: Paris Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Paris. ‘STREE’ Show at Moscow, Leningrad & Tashkent. The Self and The World: An Exhibition of Indian Women Artists at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi. Chemould Art Gallery and Woodstock Art Gallery, London. Molten Landscapes at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai. Group Show at Gallerie Alternatives, Gurgaon. “Heads”, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai. Solos: Art Heritage, MMB & Kala Mela Lawns in New Delhi, Calcutta Art Gallery Kolkata, Sculptures, Painting and Prints JAG CYAG