Asharfi Bhagat, Art Historian

Dr. Asharfi S. Bhagat is Art Historian, Art Critic, Author and an Independent Curator. She was the Former Head and Associate Professor of the Department of Fine Arts, Stella Maris College, Chennai. She obtained her M.A. and M. Phil. Degrees from the Department of Fine Arts of the same institution. She completed her Ph.D. from the Department of Art History and Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda in 2005. Her thesis was titled “A Critical Study of Modernity in South India, with particular Reference to the Madras School 1960 and 1970s”. She has written on modern and contemporary art in journals, artist’s monographs and has authored over 250 exhibition catalogues. She is the author of book "Sculptural Configurations: Retrospective Progressive" on nationally established Sculptors of Chennai, published by Oxford University Press, in April 2003. She was also the recipient of the Brew, “Woman’s Achievers Award” for her contribution as an Art Historian and Art Critic in March 2016.