Krishen Khanna Krishen Khanna was born in Lahore where he attended evening classes at the Mayo School of Art (now known as the National School of Art). He received a fellowship from the Rockefeller Council, New York, for 1962-63. His works were exhibited at the Biennales of Tokyo (1957) and Sao Paolo (1960), the International Triennale at New Delhi (1968. 1975 & 1982), the Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C. (1982), and 'Coups de Coeur'. Geneva (1987). He was awarded the Padma Shree by the Government of India in 1990. The artist lives and works in New Delhi.