Person in history
Hema Upadhyay
Hema Upadhyay, Indian painter and sculptor (born 1972)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · December 11
- Known as
- painter, photographer, sculptor, installation artist, and artist. Citizenship: India
Their story
Who they were
Hema Upadhyay was an Indian visual artist, based in Mumbai. She was known for photography and sculptural installations. She was active from 1998 until her death in 2015.
Early life
Early life and marriage Born Hema Hirani on May 18, 1972, in Vadodra, Gujarat, India. [ 1 ] She graduated from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda with a BFA degree in 1995 in painting, and a MFA degree in 1997 in printmaking. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She met her future husband and fellow artist Chintan Upadhyay in 1992. The couple married in 1998, and settled in Mumbai. They worked together in many exhibitions, before filing for a divorce in 2010. They were officially divorced in 2014. [
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December 11 2015.
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