1945 Born in Kerala 1973 Diploma in Painting from Chitrakala Parishat College of Art, Bangalore 1980 Specialization in graphic print making from the National Academy Community Studios, Garhi, Delhi Solo Shows in India Since 1967 Over 40 shows at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Calicut, Cochin, Trichur, Kolkatta, Mumbai, New Delhi. Works exhibited include mediums like Oils, Watercolours, Graphics, Collage and Sculptures - in Bronze, Terracotta, Wood, Granite, Steel, Paper, Fiberglass, etc.   Group Shows in India Since 1969 Most major juried shows, State and All India level shows, National Exhibitions and Exhibitions organized by private galleries and other groups.   Solo Shows Abroad 1992 Relays De Monts-Siux, Limousin, France 1993 Gallerie Taormina Del Arte-Le Havre, France 1994 Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal 1994 Art Forum Gallery, Singapore 1996 Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York 1996 Air Gallery, Dower Street, London 1998 A Gallery, 521, W 23 R O Street, New York 1998 The Discerning Eye Gallery, H.K. Museum of Art, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong 2001 At the Emirate Towers, Dubai, UAE 2002 Nehru Centre, London   International Shows 1971 Indian Artists at Belorussia and Moscow 1985 Thirty Contemporary Indian Artists at Havana, Cuba 1985 Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum, Mexico City, Mexico 1985 Second Asian Art Show, Fukoka, Japan 1985 Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA 1986 Sixth Biennale de beaux Art, Beaumont, France 1986 Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1986 Inaugural Exhibition of the National Museum of Modern art, Seoul, Korea 1986 Sixth International Triennale, New Delhi, India 1987 Ninth International Biennale de sao Paulo, Brazil 1993 Nine Indian Artists CCA Gallery, New York 1994 Indian Printmaking Show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia 1994 Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong 1995 Heads and Faces - An Exhibition by Gallery Maya, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong 1995 "Save the Children" - An auction by Sothebys, Bombay 1996 Indian Contemporary Art Show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan 1996 32 Contemporary Indian Artists - Exhibition and Auction by Christies, London 1996 Women in Indian Art, The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong 1997 Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London 1998 Spirit and Soul - The Rotunda Exchange Square, Hong Kong 1998 Bayer - RPG show, Munich, Germany 1999 Universal Declaration of Human Rights - International Print Portfolio Exhibition, Durban, South Africa. 2000 The Eternal Embrace- a Tribute to Unversal Motherhood - Dubai, UAE 2000 UDHR Exhibition at the United Nations in Geneva (U.N.O.G) 2000 Contemporary Woman, Modern Indian Artist, Visual Art Center, Hong Kong. 2000 Participation in the UDHR International AIDS Portfolio in South Africa 2000 Participation in Artists International Direct Support, International AIDS Portfolio Project, Canada 2001 Cairo International Biennale 2001 Best of Indian Art - a show of Indian Artists, Singapore 2003 Florence International Biennale 2005 Biennale Internazionale Dell' Arte Contemporanea   International Artist Camps 2005 Participated in international artist camps in Thailand, Russia and Turkey.   Awards and Recognition   Several awards since 1970 for paintings, sculptures, graphics, portraits and drawings that include: 1979 The Karnataka Lalitkala Academy Award 1981 The Karnataka Lalitkala Academy Award 1983 The National Award 1986 Special Award - Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1986 Karnataka Lalitkala Academy Honour 1999 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2003 Florence International Biennale - Silver Medal 2005 Arad City Award at Arad International Biennale, 2005, Romania. 2005 Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award - The highest award given by the Government of Karnataka for art. 2005 Florence International Biennale - Gold Medal   Nominations 1984 National Academy of Art as an Eminent Artist 1987 Indian Commissioner for the 19th Sao Paulo International Biennale 1988 To the Karnataka Lalitkala Academy 1992 To the Kerala Lalithkala Academy (could not accept) 1999 The National Academy of Art as an Eminent Artist (could not accept) 2002 As jury of "Kalidas Samman" for Art 2004 Member of International Artistic Committee for Arad International Biennale, Romania   Collections   Several Individual and Institutional collections in India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, UAE, Mexico, Brazil, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Nepal, Canada, Iran, Pakistan, Kenya, Kuwait, South Africa, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia etc.   Commissions 1986 Created the first contemporary mural in granite in India for the corporate complex of Brooke Bond at Bangalore. 1988 Large mural in metal for the headquarters of Hindustan Aeronautics 1989 Large terracotta mural for the Central Silk Board Complex 1992 Large outdoor granite mural for the satellite centre of the Indian Space Organization 1995 Steel and Granite Mural created for the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Research at Bangalore. 1998 Large indoor mural for GE-BEL, Bangalore 2002 10 ft. stainless steel sculpture for Essenco Corporate Office, Bangalore 2003 21ft stainless steel sculpture at M.G Road, Bangalore 2004 "Genomic Inspiration" at Biocon Campus, Hebbagodi, Bangalore 2005 10 x 18 ft - Assorted Stainless steel and Copper Base Wall Mural at Syngene International, Biocon Park, Bangalore.   Travels   Extensively travelled and worked in the US, France, Britain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Greece, Egypt, Iran, Hong Kong, UAE, Thailand , Singapore, Israel, Turkey and Russia.   General   Television appearances and interviews on CNN, BBC, Star Plus, CNBC, NDTV 24/7, TMG and many Indian language channels   Writings   Published numerous articles on art in many major English newspapers and periodicals. Writes poetry in English.   Studio   #663, 1st Main, C Block, AECS Layout, Bangalore - 560 037, India
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