Birth Place:
Dawargoan (Karnataka) 1968.Education:
1989 B.E.A. (Painting) Gold Medal from College of Visual Art, Gulbarga.
1992 M.Fine (Painting) From Shantiniketan
Viswa - Bharati University (West-Bengal)
Awards
1992 - Tata Steel Award for Painting
1992 - South Zone culture centre, Nagpur.
1993 - All India Drawing Exhibition, Gulbarga
1997 - National Award Lalit - Kala Academy, New Delhi
Participation in National Exhibition
Lalit Kala Academy - Delhi, Bombay Art Society, Mysore Dasara Exhibition
Lalit Kala Academy - Bangalore, SZCC Nagpur.
Regional Lalit Kala Academy - Madras. AIFACS New Delhi.
Chirakala Parishath - Bangalore.
Rastriya Kala Mela -Madras, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Culcutta.
SOLO Exhibitions
1989 - Bijapur Financed by Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy Bangalore.
1995 - Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
1997 - Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.
1997 - Gallerie Leela, Mumbai.
Group Exhibitions
1989 - At Gulbarga.
1989 to 92 - "Mixed Bag" Venkkatapa Art Gallery;
Bangaore.
1991 - "Koria & Karnataka" Academy of Fine Arts,
Calcutta.
1992 - "Bengal Strokes" Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi.
1994 - Allancesas De Francess at Bangalore.
1994 - Regional Lalit Kala Academy, Madras.
1995 - "Figment" at Gallery CB-56, Calcutta.
1996 - "50 Years Freedom" an Art Exhibition, Ahmedabad.
1997 - "Figment" Birla Academy, Calcutta.
1997 - "Karnataka Heritage" Jahangir Art Gallery,
Bombay.
1997 - At Galery CB-56 Calcutta "Aronya" orgd. by RAD,
Calautta.
1997 - Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
1997 - "Harmony Show" at Nehru Centre, Bombay orgd. by
Relience Industries
1998 - Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
1999 -Salar Jung Musium orgd. by NGMA Delhi & RAD Calcutta.
Artist Camp
1989 - "Nandi
Hill" Bangalore Orgd. by Regional L.K. Academy, Madras.
1991 - Young Artist Camp at "CAVA" Mysore Orgd. by L.K.
Academy, Bangalore.
1992 - "The Impression" Thirteen Young Artist Camp
At Centre
Art Gallery, Calcutta - orgd. by Tata-Steel
1993 - Bijapur - orgd. by K.L.K.Academy, Bangalore.
1993 - Art and Craft Mela at Madras - Orgd.by SZCC,Tanjaor.
1993 - International Sculpture & Painter's Camp at Gulbarga.
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Orgd. by the Ideal Fine Art Society, Gulbarga.
1996 - Karnataka Artist's Camp at Bijapur.
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Orgd. by Siddeshwar Kala Mandie Bijapur.
1996 - "Poetery on Canvas" at Najrul Munch, calcutta.
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Orgd. by "RAD" (Reflection of Another Day) Calcutta.
1998 - Artist Camp at Benan Smith College of Art,Belgaum.
C0llections
Lalith Kala Academy,
New Delhi.
Tata-Steel,Calcutta.
South Zone Cultural Centre,Nagpur.
Karnataka Lalit kala Academy, Bangalore.
The Ideal Fine Art Society, D.C. Office, Gulbarga.
Govt. College of Fine Arts, Davangera.
Centre Art Galery,Calcutta.
Mr. Russy Mody , Mr. Puru Raajkumar,(Ccine Artist), Mumbai
Naval Saigal, Bombay
Miss. Honam - Lee, South Koria
Angelika & Jan Noether, Germany
National Gallery of Modern Art Delhi.