<p class="title_exhibitions">Current Exhibitions</p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing</strong><br> Mingei International Museum; Balboa Park, San Diego, CA<br> July 25, 2009 until September 5, 2010<br> </font> </br> <img src="/images/exhibitions/Sonabai_Cover_small.jpg" align="right" width="120" height="156" border="1" alt="">In 2001, Dr. Huyler first traveled to the remote central Indian village of Puhputra in the state of Chhatisgarh to document the life of Sonabai Rajawar for a chapter in his book, Daughters of India. He was so impressed by Sonabai's home, her art and her life story, that Huyler resolved to collect the material for an exhibition, book and film solely about her. </br></br> Decades ago, as a young bride with an infant son, Sonabai was forceably confined within the walls of her home by her considerably older husband. She was not allowed to... <br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=12&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>Daughters of India, Art & Identity</strong><br> Fowler Museum at UCLA<br> March 29, 2009 to September 13, 2009<br> </font> </br> <img src="/images/exhibitions/daughters-india-book-cover.jpg" align="right" width="120" height="155" border="1" alt=""> One in every six women in the world lives in India. Yet, most people outside India know little about South Asian women, who often receive confusing and inaccurate press. Now, through DAUGHTERS OF INDIA, critically acclaimed author-photographer Stephen Huyler trains his eye on the women of India and sheds light on this often misunderstood population.<br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=11&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>India Adorned: Selections from Mingei International's Stephen Huyler Collection</strong><br> Mingei International Museum; Balboa Park, San Diego, CA<br> July 12, 2008 through mid-September, 2009<br> </font> </br> On Stephen Huyler's'first trip to India, in 1971-72, he conducted research on Indian embroidered and appliquéd textiles. As many of the crafts documented were being destroyed, he began to selectively collect fine examples. Over his subsequent decades of work in India, Dr. Huyler continued to expand his collection into other forms of folk and decorative arts and crafts.<br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=9&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <br> <p class="title_exhibitions">Online Exhibitions</p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>Meeting God: Elements of Devotion in India</strong><br> College of the Arts, Ohio State University<br> </font> </br> Stephen Huyler's entire exhibition, 'Meeting God: Elements of Devotion in India" as it originally appeared in Houston, Texas, is made available with all of its captions and text material in the Huntington Archives at Ohio State University.<br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=7&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion</strong><br> American Museum of Natural History<br> September 8, 2001 through March 31, 2002<br> </font> </br> <img src="/images/exhibitions/exhibitionamericanmuseum.jpg" align="right" width="225" height="150" border="1" alt="">An exhibition about the daily devotion of the Hindus, a religion that is the central focus of one in five human beings. Comprised of photographs, shrines and sacred articles, Meeting God encourages the viewer to interact and become involved with questions about their own beliefs. This site, created by the American Museum of Natural History, explores many of the various aspects of the show and includes video and audio clips.<br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=6&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <br> <p class="title_exhibitions">Completed Exhibitions</p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion/Tour</strong><br> Cartwright Hall Art Museum; Bradford, England<br> September 26, 2003 - January 11, 2004<br> </font> </br> <img src="/images/exhibitions/exhibitionbradford.jpg" align="right" width="225" height="150" border="1" alt="">This exhibition is the travelling version of the original "Meeting God" exhibition, specifically designed to tour throughout Europe and beyond. </br></br> The curator at the Cartwright Hall Art Museum recognized the importance of bringing information about Hinduism to the people of Bradford, which has a very large Muslim population. The exhibition has been very well received thus far.<br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=8&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p> <font class="large"> <strong>India Unfolding</strong><br> Center for Maine Contemporary Art - Rockport, Maine<br> June 14th through July 20th, 2003<br> </font> </br> <img src="/images/exhibitions/exhibitionCMCA.jpg" align="right" width="225" height="150" border="1" alt="">In this multi-media exhibition, photographer and cultural anthropologist Stephen Huyler pushes through boundaries, printing his colorful images on paper, fabric, brushed metal, and Plexiglas. He combines sculptural forms with interactive displays and videos to create the overlapping veils of sensory experience that he finds so common in India. <br> <a href="exhibitions.cfm?action=detail&id=5&loadcontent=true">More Information</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <br>
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