| Born 1973 in Mumbai, Heeral 
                          completed her B.F.A. & M.F.A. in Creative Painting 
                          from M S University, Vadodara in 1995-97. She has had 
                          two solo shows of her work in Mumbai, 'Nurturing', in 
                          2002 and 'Quasi-Perceptions', in 1999. in addition, 
                          she has participated in many important group shows and 
                          workshops in India and overseas including ' The Sense 
                          of Touch', Mumbai, 'Earth Plates' a show of terracotta 
                          plates at Fine Arts Gallery, 'Past Modern', Baroda in 
                          2005; 'Tribute to Bhupen Khakar', 'Journey' and 'Generation-I' 
                          Mumbai in 2004; 'Three Contemporary Indian Women Artists', 
                          New York, 'Across the Threshold' a group show of Baroda 
                          Artists at San Francisco, U.S.A., 'Discerning Eye', 
                          London in 2003. She was awarded Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademy 
                          Award in Painting and received the National Scholarship 
                          from Ministry of Human Resources, Dept. of Culture in 
                          1996-98. She lives and works in Baroda, Gujarat.
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