Name: Fiza Kumari

Mailing Address: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India

Email: fizakumari87@gmail.com

Education

2021 – 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Arts, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India

Professional Training

2025 Design Innovation Centre (DIC) – 6-Month Certificate Program, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India

2020 – 2022 Advanced Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, India

2016 – 2020 Senior Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Prayagraj, India

Exhibitions

2025 Top 100 Photographers - International Photography Competition, Amity School of Fine Arts, Amity University Haryana (in collaboration with We Are the World Events, Paris, France)

2025 International Photography Exhibition - World Photography Day, Ahivasi Kala Vithika, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2025 Creative Storytelling Showcase (Group Presentation), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2024 Photography Exhibition - Obscura Photography Art Club, BHU (Consolation Prize), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2024 Poster Exhibition - Hindi Diwas, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2024 Srijan-1 Art Exhibition, New PG Girls’ Hostel, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Honors & Awards

2023 Painting Competition - Mahatma Gandhi Martyrdom Day, National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

2021 Third Prize, Portrait Drawing Competition, SP19 Coaching Classes, Varanasi, India

2019 First Prize, Painting Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India

2017 Second Prize, Photography Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India
2017 Third Prize, English One-Act Play Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India

2016 Consolation Prize, State-Level Painting Competition, Ministry of Power, Government of India
2016 First Prize, Painting Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India
2016 First Prize, English Extempore Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India

2015 First Prize, English One-Act Play Competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya IOC, Barauni, India

2014 Certificate of Merit, Stic Color Contest, Stic Colorstix, India
2014 Second Prize, Painting Competition, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Barauni, India

2013 National-Level Representation, Painting Competition, Ministry of Power, Government of India (Cash Award: ₹20,000; Recognition from the President of India)
2013 Second Prize, Painting Competition, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Barauni, India

2012 First Prize, State-Level Painting Competition, Ministry of Power, Government of India (Cash Award: ₹15,000; Featured in Vataayan Magazine and Dainik Jagran)

2011 Certificate of Appreciation, 10th Grand National Painting Competition, M.P. Green Productivity Association, India