Biography
Tara Sabharwal was born in India. After studying Painting at M.S University (Baroda, India) she completed her Masters at the Royal College of Art in London, On returning to India (1986-89) she had solo shows in Delhi and Mumbai then returned to London for three years on fellowships and solo shows. In 1990 Tara emigrated to New York, while continuing to work and show in the UK and India.
She received the British Council Study Scholarship, travel grants from Durham Cathedral fellowship and Myles Meehan grant, the Royal Overseas League award in the UK and the Henry Street Settlement, Joan Mitchell CALL (Creating a living legacy) and Gottlieb Individual support grants in the United States.
Her work is in the British Museum collection, Victoria and Albert Museum (London), The New York Public Library, Peabody Essex Museum (Boston) and at The Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
She has taught at Cooper Union school of Art and The Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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BA Painting MS University 1975-1980 Baroda, India
MA Painting Royal College of Art 1982-1984 London, United Kingdom
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Joan Mitchell Foundation- Support grant 2020, New York, USA
Gottlieb Individual support grant 2016 New York, United States
Joan Mitchell Foundation - Creating a Living Legacy CALL Award 2015 New York, United States
International Collaborations - Henry Street Settlement 2001-2002 New York, United States
Royal Overseas League Award 1989 London, United Kingdom
Durham Cathedral Fellowship 1989-1990 Durham, United Kingdom
Myles Meehan Fellowship 1988-1989 Darlington, United Kingdom
British Council Scholarship and travel grants 1982-1984 London, United Kingdom
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Constellation Studios, Woodcut residency, 2022, Lincoln, NE, USA
Reading Road Helen Frederick, Handmade paper, 2022, MD, USA
MassMoca 2019 Massachusetts, United States
Vermont Studio Center 2019 Vermont, United States
Butterfly House - Cochran Collection 2019 Georgia, United States
Guanlan Printmaking Base 2018 Shinzhen, China
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica 2018 Venice, Italy
American Embassy 2017 New Delhi, India
Atelier Beisinghoff 2017 Kassel, Germany
Womens Studio Workshop 2016 New York, United States
Under-Pressure Club 2015 Nebraska, United States
Conversazioni in Contemporaneity 2015 Spongano, Italy
Uttarayan Sculpture Camp 2015 Baroda, India.
Center For International Cultural Exchange HISHIO 2008 Katsuyama, Japan
Cooper Union 2004 New York, United States
Henry Street Settlement 1992-1993 New York, United States
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MONA, Museum of Nebraska Art Nebraska, United States
The British Museum London, United Kingdom
Uttarayan Baroda, India
The New York Public library New York, United States
Victoria and Albert Museum London, United Kingdom
Peabody Essex Museum Massachusetts, United States
Library of Congress Washington D.C. United States
DLI Museum Durham, United Kingdom
Darlington Art Center Darlington, United Kingdom
Sunderland University Sunderland, United Kingdom
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2023 ’In the Forests of the night’, decade show curated by Jesal Thakar and sponsored by Art Alive gallery, Bikaner house, New Delhi, India.
2019 Aidron Duckworth Museum New Hampshire, United States
2018 Wilmer Jennings Gallery New York, United States
2018 Manhattanville College Purchase New York, United States
2017 Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Georgia, United States
2017 Art Alive Gallery New Delhi, India
2017 Kunsttempel Kunstbalcon Kassell, Germany
2015 SumUnited Kingdomha Gallery Bangalore, India
2015 Fine Arts College - MS University Baroda, India
2014 Manhattan Graphics Center New York, United States
2013 Art Alive gallery New Delhi, India
2013 Galerie Martina Janzen Dusseldorf, Germany
2013 Idler Academy London, United Kingdom
2012 Karsruhe Art Fair - Galerie Janzen Karlsruhe, Germany
2008 Contemporary art fair - Citerno Castel Giorgio Orvieto, Italy
2008 Galerie Martina Janzen Wuppertal, Germany
2008 Center For International Cultural Exchange HISHIO Katsuyama, Japan
2007 V.M. Gallery Karachi, Pakistan
2006 Art Alive Gallery New Delhi, India
2006 John Jay college Gallery New York, United States
2005 Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India
2005 Cymroza Gallery Mumbai, India
2004 Galerie Martina Janzen Dusseldorf, Germany
2003 Steven Harris Gallery New York, United States
2002 Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India
2002 Michael Oess Galerie Konstanz, Germany
2002 Cymroza Gallery Mumbai, India
2000 Nazar Gallery Baroda, India
2000 John Jay Gallery New York, United States
1998 Gallery at 678 New York, United States
1996 Sakshi Gallery Mumbai, India
1996 Sakshi Gallery Bangalore, India
1996 Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India
1995 Rebecca Hossack Gallery London, United Kingdom
1994 Galerie Schwerpunkt Stuttgart, Germany
1993 Galerie Scherer Miltenberg am Main, Germany
1993 La Monte Gallery London, United Kingdom
1993 Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India
1991 Harewood House Leeds, United Kingdom
1990 Laing Art Gallery Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
1990 DLI Museum Durham, United Kingdom
1989 Darlington Art Center Darlington, United Kingdom
1889 DLI Museum Durham, United Kingdom
1987 Cymroza Gallery Mumbai, India
1987 Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India
1986 Christopher Hull Gallery London, United Kingdom
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2024
'Resonance of the Singular: Monoprints, Monotypes and Chine Colle'. Art Heritage gallery, New Delhi, India
'Nabha Sparsha', Indian Women Printmakers. National gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
‘Verukal’, group show curated by TAK Contemporary, David Hall gallery, Kochi, India.
2023
Silver and Gold, Gallery Gaia, NYC, USA
Mumbai Art Fair, Mumbai, India
Agradoot: Agents of Change. Curated by Alka Pande. Art alive gallery, New Delhi, India
‘Eternal Paper’, exhibition of Handmade paper paintings curated by Helen Frederich. University of Maryland Gallery and The Paper Academy, Denmark.
SAWCC Annual show, curated by Shilpi Chandra. RBPW, NYC
Rockland Art Center, NJ. 3 Person show curated by Mary Ting.
‘In Transit- The body as currency’ Kay Chernush Virtual Gallery.
2022
‘Hum Sab Sahmat’ Sahmat show, New Delhi, India
‘Shadows’, Pelham Art center, NY, curated by Shilpi Chandra
‘India art fair’, New Delhi, represented by Art Alive gallery
‘Living a Dark night’, Gallery Espace and Indian art fair ( Delhi), Ashthshila, (Shant niketan) by Kala Chaupal, curated by Paola Sengupta.
Migration stories, Manhattan Graphics center, NYC
2021
‘Home’, Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2021, represented by Art Alive gallery.
In Between’ Lowell arts, Michigan
‘Migration Stories’. (Curated and participated). Wilmer Jennings gallery, NYC
‘Waters Meet/ Sangam’. (Curated and participated). 5 Myles gallery, Brooklyn
‘Lost and Found’ New York Artists circle, online.
‘The CODEX Project, year 2’, Works on paper gallery, Philadelphia
2020
'You will know me ' Curated Tara Sabharwal Art Alive Gallery Delhi, India
‘inBEtween' Co Curated Tara Sabharwal Studios Inc, Kansas City KA, United States
‘inBEtween' Co curated Tara Sabharwal Constellation, Omaha NE, United States
2019
‘In Between' Co-curated Tara Sabharwal. Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
‘In Between- Opportunity' Curated Tara Sabharwal Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Georgia, GA, United States
‘Triad', Kunstbalcon. Gallery Rausch, Kassel, Germany
2018
‘Lillies of the field', A Tribiute to Bob Blackburn. Robert Blackburn Printshop, New York
Guanlan Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China. Belt and Road Project. Exhibition Center
Dunhuang, China. ‘The Win Win Project / Belt and Road International Printmaking exchange Exhibition 2018'
ARTHAUS, Munster, Germany. ‘In Between/ Reconsider' Co-Curated by Tara Sabharwal with Barbara Beisinghoff, Tana Kellner, Roger Rigorth, Veer Munshi, Ayisha Abraham
Eulengasse, Frankfurt, Germany. ‘In Between/ Reconsider'. with Barbara Beisinghoff, Tana Kellner and Roger Rigorth, Veer Munshi and Ayisha Abraham
Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi. Art Now 2, 80 years of Indian Independence by Art Alive gallery
Art Stable, Kelly Ross Fine Arts, Dorset, United Kingdom. ‘Contemporary and Twentieth century Prints'
Museum of Nebraska Art MONA, Nebraska, US. ‘MONA Selects- Recently acquired works'
2017
JCC Harlem, New York. ‘Songs of freedom'. Presented by Art in Flux
Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi. ‘Art Now'. 80 years of Indian Independence by Art Alive gallery
India Art Fair, Delhi with Art Alive Gallery
2016
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Members show Print week
Montage gallery, London. ‘Erotic art'
Center for Contemporary Art, New Jersey, United States Erasing Borders
The John Hu Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, New York. Erasing Borders
Flushing Town Hall, New York. Erasing Borders
Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, United States. Photogravures
2015
National Arts Club, New York. New York Society of etchers. 15th anniversary exhibition
Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop Member's show
Williamsberg Art center, New York. ‘Erasing Borders'
Hammond Museum, New York. Erasing Borders'
Meru gallery, New York. ‘Equus'
Palazzo Bacile, Sponganno, Italy. ‘Conversazioni'
Faculty of fine arts, Baroda, India. ' Back to college'- Alumni show
Queens's Museum, New York. Erasing Borders
Constellation Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. Curated International small graphics exhibition
2014
Triveni. New Delhi. ‘New York-New Delhi'. Curated by Tara Sabharwal
Manhattan Graphics center, New York- Foliage show
SIPMA contemporary, New Jersey University. ‘I live here'. Curated by Waldman and Tania Sen
Mehu Gallery, New York
Audobon society annual show - Salamagundi club, New York
Manhattan Graphics Center, New York- ONE/1
Kelly Ross gallery, Dorset, United Kingdom
India art fair- represented by Art Alive gallery, New Delhi
Arts Karlsruhe - represented by Galerie Martina Janzen
Erasing borders - Queens Museum, Flushing Town hall, Williamsburg Art and historical center, Manhattanville college
Crossing art gallery Flushing, New York
Skylit gallery, Chelsea, New York. Curated by Jill Slaymaker
Cologne Paper Art, Cologne, Germany. Represented by Galerie Janzen
2013
Meru Gallery, New York- New York Prints
Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop- Member's show, Hollar Gallery, Prague, Chez republic. ‘Prague/ Manhattan Graphics Center'
MIMB 11 - Monumental Ideas in Artist books. Thompson Rivers University and Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloop B.C. Canada
‘Square Deal' curated by Bob Shore and Rich Turnbull. Manhattan Graphic center. New York
MIMB 11 Monumental ideas in miniature books - Madrid Artist book fair, "MASQUELIBRO" Artist Book Fair
Third annual juried printmaking show, selected by Roberta Waddell. Manhattan Graphic Center
New York Society of Printmakers- 3rd national exhibition of intaglio prints. National Arts club, SAWCC Her Stories- Taunbaum Museum, Virginia. South Asian Women's Creative collective.
Erasing borders- Art of the Indian diaspora. Queens Museum, New York, Flushing Town hall and Hammond Museum, NY
From Paper to Print- the art of Printmaking- Monmouth Museum, New Jersey, US
Arts Karlsruhe, represented by Martina Janzen gallery
2012
Multiple Encounters'. A festival of printmaking. Curated by Vijay Kumar and India art fair. Delhi and touring to Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Chennai
Erasing Borders 2012. Curated by Vijay Kumar. Crossing Art gallery, Queens. Queens Museum, Art7 Virginia and traveling to other US venues
Back to School- Baroda artists. Guild art gallery, Mumbai, India
Winter group show- Gallery 128, New York
NY Society of Printmakers- 2nd National exhibition of Intaglio prints. National Arts club, New York
Second annual Juried print show- Manhattan Graphics Center, New York
SAWCC Her stories- South Asian Women's collective 15 year anniversary show. Queens Museum, New York
Manhattan graphics Center- Winter show
2011
Peacable Kingdom- Wilmar Jennings art gallery, New York. Artists from Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop
Erasing borders- Queens Museum, New York, Aicon gallery, New York, U Conn gallery, U Conn
Back to school. Artists from Baroda art college- Gallery Palette, New Delhi, India and Tao gallery Mumbai
Arts Karlsruhe, represented by Galerie Janzen
2010
Gallery Espace: Marvellous Reality, held at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
5ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura - Douro, Portugal
Art train, United States. Celebrating America's diversity
Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop - Member's show
York Society of Etchers - 10th anniversary show
Printweek, New York - Rockaway, Queens
Arts Karlsruhe- Germany, represented by Galerie Martina Janzen
2009
7th international engraving biennale, Domain and Orangery, Versailles, Paris
Ganjifa, playing cards portfolio participation. Hornan gallery, Falun, Sweden, Impact 6, Bristol, United Kingdom and and Barr Smith Library, The University of Adelaide, Australia. Reading room gallery, University of Austen, Texas and more
Monumental ideas in Miniature books portfolio participation. Columbia college, Chicago, Morgan education foundation, Ohio, Univ De Kalp, South Texas college and more
Erasing borders 2009, South Asian artists in America, Dowd Fne art gallery, SUNY, NY. Elizabeth Foundation for Arts gallery, New York, Queens Museum of art, New York, Gallery at Penn college, Williamsport, PA
India summit, New Delhi
Art alive gallery, New Delhi. ‘Think small'
For Hussian, artists honor M.F Hussein, organized by SAHMAT, Jamia Milia gallery, New Delhi, and Calcutta.
Gallery Projects, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ‘Contemporary India'
Arts Karlsruhe, Germany, represented by Galerie Martina Janzen
New York Society of Etchers- annual selected group show
Printweek New York- Rockaway, Queens
2008
Art Alive gallery, New Delhi, India. ‘Contemporary drawings'
Art Motif Gallery, New Delhi, India. ‘Pastels: contemporary Indian art'
Erasing Borders ‘Indian art of the Diasporas' and traveling to Tabla Rasa gallery, Queens Museum and The Guild gallery, New York
Arts Karlsruhe, Germany
2007
Queens Museum, New York. Erasing Borders
Art Guild gallery, New York, Erasing borders
Global Arts village, New Delhi, India. Art for Prabhat
Visual Art gallery, New Delhi, India. Encore! Art for Prabhat
Art Guild gallery, New York. SAWCC auction
2006
Daegu Civic Museum, Daegu, South Korea. Print Art. NY/ Daegu
Ulsan Cultural Art center, Ulsan, South Korea. NY/ Daegu Modern prints
City Hall. Asian American Art Centre. NY Eviction Blues
Indian Consulate. New York. Contemporary Indian artists
Bose Pacia gallery, Fulbright/ Christie's auction, New York
X Change. Palazzo della ciltura, Madugno, Italy/ Palazzacio Antico communedi Sanzano, Italy
2005
Henry Street Settlement, New York. At Home: Visions of our place in the world
Asian American Art Center, New York. Eviction Blues
John Jay College, New York. Staff show
Bank Street School, New York. Staff show
Arpana gallery, New Delhi, India. Progress for People
Cusick At Studio, Group show New York Asian Fusion gallery, New York. Revelations
X- Change, Storefront Va Mazoni, Bari, Italy/ Federro Secondo gallery, Bari, Italy
2004
Indira Gandhi Center for the Arts, New Delhi. Printmakers from Manhattan. Graphics Center, New York
Cooper Union School of Art, New York. Summer Residency program
Gallery 128, New York.“Self- ish” Self Portraits
The Elizabeth Foundation, New York. The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Gallery 128, New York. Jugalbandi, South Asian and American Artists
Lalit kala Academy, New Delhi India. Sahamat, The making of India
2003
The Asian American Art Center and the Silk Route place. In the shadow of 9/11
2002
Asian American Art Center, New York. The AAAC story
WARC, Toronto, Canada. Three person show. Funded by Canadian Arts Council
Gallery Art Alive, New Delhi, India
Henry Street Settlement, New York. International Cultural Collaborations exhibition
2001
Bharat Bhavan, 5th Bharat Bhavan International Print Biennial, Bhopal, India
Gallery 128, New York
The Scene Gallery, New York
The New century Artists gallery, New York. Artists at Work, Studio in a School
Henry Street Settlement, New York. Other
Bose Pacia Modern, New York. Shaken and Stirred, SAWCC
Gallery 128, New York
2000
Gallery 128, New York City
1999
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Images of Delhi, also touring to Moscow
Gallery 128, New York City
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
Indus gallery, New Delhi, India
1998
Columbia University
Bernice Steinbaum gallery, New York City
Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New York City
Gallery 128. New York City
Mercury Gallery, London. , New York City. Sita in the City, International Sita Symposium
Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York City. Exploring America's Cultures
Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi. Baroda Alumni
1997
Gallery at 678, New York City. India Centenary
India Mission for the UN, New York City
Gallery 128, New York City
Cymrosa Gallery, Bombay
1996
Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi
Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Sahmat, touring to Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New York. Postcards for Gandhi
Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi
DLI Museum, Durham, United Kingdom
1995
City Hall, New York City. From the dragon's cloud, Asian American artists
Organization Independent Artists, New York City. 'Unwanted Figures of the Imagination'
1994
India mission for the UN, New York City. Indian artists in New York
Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia ‘Mosaic, Asian American artists
Gallery 128, New York City
Mercury Gallery, London
Din Associates, London
1993
East West Gallery, London
Gallery Seven, Hong Kong
Henry Street Settlement, New York City. Artist In Residence
1992
Council for the Arts, Glen Cove, New York. Four Asian American artists
Mercury Gallery, London
East West Gallery, London
Christopher Hull gallery, London
Contemporary Art Society, London
Oldham Museum and Art Galleries, Oldham, United Kingdom
1991
Hillwood Museum & Bronx River Gallery, New York City. The Printmaking Workshop
Nese Gallery, Los Angeles
Mercury Gallery, London
Christopher Hull Gallery, London
Aire Art Gallery, Scotland
1989
Royal Overseas League, London. Annual selected exhibition
Christopher Hull Gallery, London
Newcastle Art Center, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Bishopsgate Institute, London
Merz Contemporary Art, London
Ikon gallery, Birmingham and touring, United Kingdom
Cleveland Art Center, Cleveland, United Kingdom. 4th international Drawing Biennial
Greenwich Citizens Gallery, London
1988
Christopher Hull Gallery, London
1987
Galerie Schwerpunkt, Stuttgart. 4 Indian Printmakers
1986
Max Muller Bhawan, New Delhi. Prints from Garhi Workshop
1985
Contemporary Art Society, London. Art Market
1984
Christi's, London. Pick of New Graduate Art
Christopher Hull Gallery, London
Contemporary Art Society, Market
Church Gallery, London
1983
Bernard Jacobson gallery, From Gonzales to Tara, London, United Kingdom
British Council, Bombay. British Council Scholarship
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2022 Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City, USA, ‘‘Migration stories’.
2021 Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York City, USA, ‘Migration stories’
2021 Five Myles gallery New York City, USA, 2021. ‘Waters Meet/ Sangam’.
2020 Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi. ‘You will know me '
2020 Kansas city art center, Kansas, US. ‘In Between/ Opportunity'. Co-curated
2020 Constellation studios, Nebraska, In Between. Unite.
2019 Gertrude Herbert Institute of art, Georgia, US. ‘In between/ Opportunity
2019 Gallery Rausch, Kassel, Germany. ‘Triad'. Co-curated
2018 Eulengasse, Frankfurt, Germany, In Between/ Reconsider'. Co-curated
2014 Triveni, Delhi, New York-New Delhi
2012 Triveni, Delhi. ‘New York-New Delhi. Curated by Vijay Kumar and Tara Sabharwal
1998 “Unsuitable girls' for SAWCC selected group show
1992-1999 Asian American Art center, New York. Worked on Curatorial team
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2005-2010 Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York. Serve on Board of directors
1995-Present SAWCC, South Asian Women's Creative Collective. Member contributor
1992-Present Asian American Art centre, New York. Advising panel for ArtAsiAmerica archive
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2022 Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, USA. ‘Migration stories’.
2021 Wilmer Jennings gallery “Migration Stories’
2020 Jawaharlal Nehru I+University, New Delhi. Seminar on Migration
2019 Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, United States
2019 Adrian Duckworth Museum, NH
2019 VoCA Voices of contemporary art Interview workshop at MOMA, New York
2018 International Printmaking symposium, Wuhan, China
2018 Wilmer Jennings gallery, New York
2017 University of Augusta, Georgia, US
2017 Queens Museum, New York. 'Fatal Love, Where are we now?'
2017 Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2017 Mohile Parikh Center, Mumbai, India. V-IDEO, Mumbai
2017 KunstBalcon presentation at KunstTempel, Kassel
2017 VoCa Talk, Fales Library, New York University, NY
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2019 Manhattanville college, Manhattanville, NY
2019 Vermont Studio center, Vermont, US. Visiting artist tutorials
2018-Present Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop, New York. Printmaking classes for artists
2017 Painting and Printmaking, Visiting Professor, University of Augusta, Georgia, United States
2017-Present Women's Studio Workshop, NY. Summer Art Institute, Monoprinting
2017 American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Visiting Artist
2015 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Visiting Artist
2014-Present Mc’cauley program, CUNY, New York. Visiting Artist
1994 Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop. Workshops
1998-Present Studio in a School, New York.Teaching Artist
2014-2015 McClaire University, NJ. Visiting Artist
2007-2009 Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Teaching Artist
2005-2007 John Jay College. CUNY, New York. Adjunct Professor
2004-2005 Cooper Union School of Art, New York. Adjunct Professor
2004-2011 Creative Classrooms, New York. Teaching Artist
2001-2003 Bank street school for children, United States. Teaching Artist
2003-2005 Art in General, New York. Teaching Artist
2000-2002 Guggenheim Museum, New York. Learning through art'. Teaching Artist
2001-2010 Science and Art enrichment, New York. Teaching Artist
1989-1990 Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, United Kingdom. Part-time Professor
1988-1989 Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Part-time Professor