Nalini Malani has become the first Indian artist to win the Joan Miro Prize , one of the world ’s most prestigious contemporary art awards . The artist will receive a prize of € 70,000 ( $ 78,000 ) and the production proceeds of a solo exhibition of her work at the Fundacio del Miro in Barcelona . Malani , the seventh artist to win the award , was chosen for her years of artistic excellence and giving a voice to " the silenced and the dispossessed all over the world " . Born in Karachi in 1946 , the artist 's family was exiled after the Partition of India and she now resides in Mumbai .
Nalini Malani has become the first Indian artist to win the Joan Miro Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art awards. The artist will receive a prize of €70,000 ($78,000) and the production cost of a solo exhibition of her work at the Fundacio Joan Miro in Barcelona. Malani, the seventh artist to win the award, was chosen for her years of artistic exploration and giving a voice to "the silenced and the dispossessed all over the world". Born in Karachi in 1946, the artist's family was exiled after the Partition of India and she now lives in Mumbai.