MUMBAI: Shweta Tiwari, TV actress and lead protagonist in Star Plus daily Kasautii Zindagi Kay will inaugurate an exhibition of drawings, paintings of national level artistes from Ahmedabad. The inauguration will be held at 4 pm on 9 September at Nehru centre, Mumbai. The exhibition will be held between 9-15 September between 11am and 7 pm at Nehru Centre, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai.

The artistes whose works will be showcased include Avni Dave, R Darshana, Hemang Dave, Kamble Kishan, Mahendra Kadia, Meher Karkaria and Rajendra Kadia.

Darshana has held a solo show at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad and is the recipient of the Gujarat State Lalitkala Akademi (2000) and the All India Annual Art Exhibition organised by the Bombay Art Society merit certificate (2003). She has participated in painting workshops organised by the Forest Department (Gujarat State) and Lions Club of Ahmedabad; Rashtriya Lalit Kendra, Lucknow and Takhman Art Centre. Her painting collections have been displayed at the National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Dehi (1996) and the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad.

Mehendra Kadia has won awards and scholarships including the Gujarat state Lalit Kala Academi (1970,87,92), Gujarat state youth festival (1971-2), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (1989); National award of National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1990); Nehru Cultural award, Hyderabad (1993); National Junior Fellowship organised by the Ministry of Human Resources Development Department of Culture, New Delhi (1987-88). He has held several one-man shows at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad; Government Art Gallery, Gandhinagar; Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; British Council Mumbai.