Manali Jagtap

Manali Jagtap
Born (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 46)[1]
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Designer and political artist

Manali Jagtap (born 24 January 1978) is an Indian designer and a political artist. She lives and works in Malta, India and the UK.

Manali was recognised as one of the Top 10 Indian Women Leaders in Europe by Women Entrepreneur India magazine in 2022.[2][failed verification]

Her works include human rights in story-telling (Gagado's Ancient Tales) in collaboration with Burmese artist, Htein Lin[3]), and the politics of food (Mahatma Thali).[4]

In 2013, she co-founded the Artraker Foundation along with International Conflict and Security (INCAS) Consulting and International Alert. The Artraker Foundation awards art that helps raise awareness, communicate, stimulate debate and transform our understanding of war, violent conflict and social upheaval. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, inaugurated the International Peace Exhibition held at Saint James Cavalier in 2017–18. The Artraker Biennial Awards were covered by The Guardian,[5] Trebuchet Magazine,[6] The Independent,[7] BBC – Myanmar.[8]

Personal life

Jagtap is separated from her husband David Nyheim, and they have two sons.

References

  1. ^ "Manali Jagtap with Chunky Pandey during her b'day bash".
  2. ^ "Gomathi Siva Sankaran: A True Change-Leader Working Towards Leaving Positive Impact on Society". 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Gagado's Ancient Tales" Manali Jagtap Official Website, 2014
  4. ^ Shweta Shiware (23 September 2012). "Mahatma on the menu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Artraker award: artists in conflict zones fight back – in pictures". The Guardian. 20 September 2013. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Art of Peace : Artraker Award Winners". Trebuchet. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Afghan graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani shortlisted for Artraker Award". The Independent. London. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. ^ "ARTRAKER အနုပညာ ပထမဆု ကိုဆန်းဇော်ထွေး ရရှိ" (in Burmese). BBC News မြန်မာ. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2020.