‘Art Supports Life’ courtesy CPAA and Cymroza, Mumbai

The works of close to 140 participating artists will help raise precious funds for the education of cancer patients in the city of Mumbai. The collection is entitled 'Colours of Life' – Art Supports Life’

A news report in The DNA India by Jayeeta mazumder elaborates: “One humanitarian cause and 139 artists have given shape to an exhibition that doubles up as a platform for art lovers. In its seventh year now, the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), in association with Cymroza Art Gallery, holds its annual art exhibition 'Colours of Life' to donate towards the 'Children's Education Fund' to support the education of childhood cancer patients.”

It quotes Naina Kanodia as saying, "We’ve paintings of the masters as well as promising newcomers, so there is a wide spectrum of work to see and choose from in terms of the images displayed and the prices." Its curator Syam, has been quoted as saying, "Having curated the show for the last few years I have been able to comprehend the buyer's need and works that interest them.

"Also, there are a lot of skilled artists across India who have not had much exposure. I scout around for such artists and some of the upcoming artists included are Ananya Banerjee, Ananta Mandal, Jagannath Paul, Sujit Roy Barman, among others." According to the curator, there is not really any particular theme running through the entire collection. She feels the focus should rather be on offering variety in terms of media and subject in order to draw a broader base of buyers.

This year's collection on offer includes artists like Ajay De, Arzan Khambatta, Bina Aziz, Akbar Padamsee, Brinda Chudasama Miller, Suhas Roy, Reena Kallat, Lalitha Lajmi, Jayasri Burman, and Jehangir Sabavala among others. The works are on public display at Cymroza Art Gallery, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai until July 2, 2011.