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Achuthan Kudallur

Born 1945 in Palghat district, Kerala, Achuthan Kudallur who holds a diploma in Civil Engineering initially a writer has converted his medium of expression from Malayalam writing to abstract painting and carving a niche for himself in the contemporary Indian art scene. Achuthan’s work is known for their mature abstract compositions imbued with unbound energy, capable of tickling one’s mood. His canvases are musical epigrams where accelerating notes are captured and played with accurate precision. An imaginative interplay of linear forms, dots and colours, his prolific work has been represented in several significant public and private collections besides being showcased in over 20 solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad. He is the recipient of the National Award of Lalit Kala Akademi Delhi and the State Lalit Kala Akademi Chennai. Besides being one of the most prominent abstract Indian painters, Kudallur has worked on a huge collection of portraits and illustrations for his own stories, which have been published in prominent fortnightly magazines.
 

Ahmed Khan (1969)

Born on December 31st, 1969. Ahmed Khan joined National College of Arts in 1963 as lecturer in Graphic Design and served the institution till 1988.AWARDS AND DISTINCTION include:1996 Shakir Ali Award, highestrecognition for the best modern painter of the year. 1987 Awardedfirst prize in painting Lahore Biennial's International Exhibition 1983-84 Awarded first prize in sculpture National Exhibition Islamabad. 1976 Awarded Fellowship National College of Arts Lahore.1963 Kipling Award, highest recognition for best graduate of the National College of Arts.
His PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS include : 2001 - Presented Pakistan in" Calligraphy Biennale" Sharja Museum, UAE. 2000 - Solo exhibition " Image of Faith" Clifton Art Gallery, Karachi Pakistan, 2000-Participatedin an exhibition "another vision" Asia House, London. 1995-97 - Design executed the total interior art work of NationalAssemblyHall, using the technique of silver and gold leaves with chemical reactions and transparent colors. 1995-96 - Participated in exhibition of Pakistani artists in Asian Pacific Museum California U.S.A. 1994-97 - Established an art workshop for creative activities for freelance artists and continued experimenting with various mediums and evolved unique technique of painting with silver leaves and chemical reactions and completed several commissioned art projects for leading banks and investment corporations such as Al-Faisal Islamic Investment Bank and Askari Commercial Bank. 1991-93 - Design and executed calligraphic sculptural monument Alif-Lam-Meem at Lahore Cantt. Pakistan. 1988-90 - Design and executed Girja Chowk environmental monument at Lahore Cantt. Pakistan. 1985-86 - Design and executed environmental sculptures for Lahore Zoo, Pakistan. 1984-85 - Design and executed Shaheed monument Nowshera, Pakistan. 1983-84 - Design and executed comprehensive environmental art work for Civil aviation Authority Campus, executed monuments, sculptures, paintings and environmental graphics. Hyderabad, Pakistan. 1981-82 - Design and executed monument for Lahore and Islamabad airports, Pakistan. 1973-76 - Carried out a mass media communication research program through out Pakistan for the Central Ministry of Education. 1972-73 Design and executed a monument \"struggle of independence\"at Islamabad, Pakistan. 1970-71- Invited to the printmaking workshop at Venice, Italy. 1966-71- Worked with eminent American print maker Ponce de Leon, these prints were included in Congress Library and Smithsonian Institute collection. This work was also reproduced in PRAT Institute Graphic Annual and was exhibited in Tokyo Printmaking Biennial. 1963-65 - Carried out folk art research program through out Pakistan, organised and represented exhibition of Folk Art in Common Wealth Art Festival at the Royal Festival Hall London.Participated in many national and international group shows, his work can be seen at many private and government buildings and also with private collectors, his work has been reproduced in most of the national and international art publications.

Alka Mathur

Alka Mathur is a visual artist who works primarily with mixed media. She studied drawing and painting at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Bombay from 1975 to 1979. Since then she has travelled extensively and exhibited her work in India, in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Calcutta, Bangalore and in Bangladesh in Dhaka. Her work has been deeply influenced by the desert landscape of Rajasthan where she was born – the light, vibrant colours and figurative form and more recently, by the landscape of Bangladesh – the flood, skies and palpable sense of material in transformation. Her current involvement is in studying and exploring natural pigments and dyes used in traditional art forms and finding new expression of these materials in her own artwork.
Amitava (b.1947)
Amitava born 1947 in Delhi studied at the Delhi College of Art where he later became a lecturer. He was a founding member of the artists group New Group. Amitava works in abstract form but his technique and matrix is very different. Some of his earlier work is in smaller size but more recently he has done large sized paintings. A member of the purchase advisory board for the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, Amitava is also a thinker, writer and designer besides a fine artist. A man of few words, he is a keen reader who finds Rabindranath Tagore's poetic as well as visual expression very inspiring. His current work often dwells on juxtaposition of the ‘opposites’ within a common frame. His works feature exquisite textures and is often multi-layered, both in spirit and essence. Amitava's works have been widely exhibited throughout India, as well as internationally. He has many solo exhibitions and over one hundred group exhibitions to his credit.

 
Amrut Patel (b. 1947)

Born in Ahmedabad. 1968-Diploma in painting (Gujarat State); 1968-Awarded Fellowship for painting by Fine Art College Ahmedabad; 1970-Training in fresco and Mural Techniques, Banasthali, Rajasthan; 1969-71-Lecturer in Painting, Fine Art College, Ahmedabad; 1971-75- Lecturer in Painting , Fine Art College, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat), Attended Artist camps organized by the State and Central Lalit Kala Academi, Attended Art Teacher’s Seminar organized by Central Government at J.J.School of Art, Bombay & School of Art, Jabalpur; 1975-96- Worked with Weaver’s Service Centre, Ministry of Textiles,Government of India. Has participated in numerous shows, across the world

  
Anjum Singh

Anjum Singh inherited painting from both her parents and pursues it like a vocation.Trained at Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore's art school in West Bengal, Anjum Singh's paintings are a manifestation of her fascination with bright reds, oranges, yellows and pinks that are seen to dominate her canvasses, with an occasional stroke of gold or brown. So abiding is her fascination for colours that she first decides on the colors she will use for a particular painting, and take it from there. She usually restricts herself to pure colours finding the adding of black or white contaminating. Daughter of artists Arpita and Paramjit Singh, Anjum says her style has been influenced by that of her mother from whom she has " imbibed a little bit of my mother's ideas and forms." Her initial training at Santiniketan made sure that she was formally well-equipped to paint. This foundation was further solidified at Delhi University where she completed her Masters degree in Fine Arts, before going on to the Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC, in 1992 to learn painting and printmaking. It was in America that she became more open to experimentation and developed her own signature style. Anjum Singh lives and works in New Delhi.

 

Annu Naik (b.1943)

Annu Naik did a diploma in Fine Arts from Sir J.J. School of Arts in Bombay. She has had more than 25 exhibitions in New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Calcutta, Breman (West Germany), London, Spain, Bhutan, Norway and Sweden. Annu has always admired the human form and has a special Knack for painting the rural life of India. She finds it extremely interesting to capture moods and movements of her subjects and she goes far beyond what is usually evident. Her use of muted colors along with her use of typical Indian traditional colours in her palettes adds to the beauty of her paintings. She is one of the finest painters of traditional Indian Paintings. Her medium for her works is oil on canvas. Her works are also in many private collections in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A., and others.
 

Anupam Sud

Annu Naik did a diploma in Fine Arts from Sir J.J. School of Arts in Bombay. She has had more than 25 exhibitions in New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Calcutta, Breman (West Germany), London, Spain, Bhutan, Norway and Sweden. Annu has always admired the human form and has a special Knack for painting the rural life of India. She finds it extremely interesting to capture moods and movements of her subjects and she goes far beyond what is usually evident. Her use of muted colors along with her use of typical Indian traditional colours in her palettes adds to the beauty of her paintings. She is one of the finest painters of traditional Indian Paintings. Her medium for her works is oil on canvas. Her works are also in many private collections in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A., and others.
 
Amitava Dhar

Graduated from government college of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. Amitava Dhar's paintings have always had images that have been broken into constituting parts and reassembled according to inner logic. He plays with formal multiplicity and visual dialectics. He has had Solo, duet and three personed shows in India from 1984-2001. Bhopal Bienale, 1996, Lalit Kala Akademy Naitonal Exposition, New Delhi, 1998 and International Triennale, New Delhi, 2001; Calcutta Metropolitan Festival of Arts, 1995, Millennium Festival of Art, Calcutta 2000. Participant in group shows and Indian Annuals in metropolitan centres in India and Tokyo, Japan

  A Q Arif (b. 1972)

A. Q Arif did his Diploma in Fine Arts Karachi School of Arts. His Teaching Experience: 2002 Iqra University Clifton Campus, Karachi; Teacher of Fine Arts 2000-2002 Becon House School, Karachi; Teacher of Fine Arts 1996-2000 Mashkoor School of Arts Karachi ; Teacher of Fine Arts 1998-1999 North City School of Art, Karachi; Teacher of Fine Art 1995-1998 B.V.S Parsy School Karachi. He has had many One Man Shows including 2003 - Chawkandi Art Gallery Karachi, 2002 - Zainani Art Gallery Karachi, 1998 - Solo Exhibition Hotel Sheraton Karachi. The group shows he has participated in include 2003 - 8th National Exhibitiom, Lahore; 2001 - Zainani Art Gallery Karachi

2000 - Millenium Shoq Ijaz Art Gallery, Lahore. Other Exhibitions include1999 - Group shows in the name of Urban voice\'s 99 to be held at Karachi\'s Sherton Hotel, Group Show of Water Colours Painting for Cobra Art Gallery, Lahore. 1998 - Solo Exhibition at Karachi Sheraton Hotel Group Show for Kalamkar. 1997 - Group show in Islamabad,PNCA (furniture showroom), Group show in Shakir Ali Museum Arts Council of Pakistan. 1996 - Group show for Sadqain Award 7th National Exhibition in Islamabad. 1995 - Group show for Quaid-e-Azam, Group show in water color painting.

Asit Kumar Patnaik

M.F.A. in painting (gold medalist) from B.H..U., Varanasi. National Cultural Scholarship 1991 to 1993 & Junior fellow ship 1995 to 1997 from M.H.R.D. Dept. of Culture, Govt of India. Asit Kumar Patnaik was awarded : Gold medal-National Youth Festival, Silver medal-East zone Youth Festival, Shantiniketan 1991, Annual Art Exhibition, W.A.A., Varanasi 1994 All Orissa Fine Art Exhibition, lalit Kala Academy 1995 All U.P. Fine Art Exhibition, lalit Kala Academy Lucknow 1997 Panth Ratan Dr. Inderjit Singh Award, B.O.P. Chandigarh 2000. He participates in Various Stata & National Level Art Exhibtions organised by lalit Kala Academy of Orissa, U.P. Rajasthan, Nagpur, Amritsar, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata: AIFACS including National Exhibition of Contemporary Art.

A semi realistic figurative painter, Patnaik has had a highly decorated and critically acclaimed career. He has been a National Scholarship awardee and MFA topper from BHU, subsequently held a Junior Fellowship from MHRD, Govt. of India and bagged numerous provincial and national awards. Best known for his “Relations” series that revolves around a semi-clad male and female figure captured in a series of complex , multiple and open ended postures, Patnaik has graced several solo and major group shows in India and abroad. He had two very successful shows in Singapore and Dubai earlier this year and been part of a select group of artistes invited by the President of India to participate in a special exhibition held at the Marble Hall in the Rashtrapati Bhawan as part of the Republic Day celebrations. Patnaik’s works could be found in several famous private and public collections in India, USA, UK, South Korea, UAE, Australia, Bangladesh South Africa and Switzerland, including that of the President of India.

Aditya Basak (b.1953)

Aditya Basak was born in Kolkata in 1953. He graduated from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata in 1977. This artist has held or participated in numerous exhibitions, including ones such as 'Edge of the Century', New Delhi (1999) and the Bharat Bhavan Biennale (1999). Basak is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the National Award for Painting presented by the Lalit Kala Akademi. He lives and works in Kolkata.

Aparna Swarup

Aparna Swarup believes that art is a form of “visual bliss”. Her palette is vibrant and her imagination unfettered by conventional limits. She derives inspiration from the ordinary beauty of everyday life, giving her works an honesty and transparency of expression.
Aparna started pursuing art seriously during her husband's stint in Addis Ababa, and learnt from several Ethiopian masters. In London she studied Life Drawing in Hampstead school of art, and Life Painting and Mixed Media Painting at the Central St. Martins , to further refine her technique.
Aparna has participated in group exhibitions by the ICCR and Germany’s Heinrich Boll Foundation, and has held solo exhibitions at the Alliance Francaise in Addis Ababa, the Addis Ababa Hilton, the Nehru Centre in London and British art gallery 'Artistic License'. Her works have also featured in the UK’s Affordable Art Fair. Most recently, she participated in an artist's camp in Agra celebrating 350 years of the Taj Mahal with celebrated Indian and Pakistani Artists.
Her works are in different galleries in Delhi and with private collectors and art investors in the US, UK, Ethiopia, Israel and several other countries.

Arpana Caur (b.1954)

Arpana Caur was born in New Delhi. Her major group and solo include the Algiers Biennale (1987), the Glenbarra Art Museum Exhibition of 1987, the exhibitions at the Lalit Kala Akademi (1979, 1993), the Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm, the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi (1986) and with Saffronart (2001). Her works are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Singapore Museum of Modern Art, the Kunstruseum Dusseldorf, the Bradford Museum, in the U.K., the Hiroshima Museum of Modern Art, and the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan. Caur lives and works in New Delhi.
 

Atul Dodiya (b. 1959)

Born in Mumbai, Atul Dodiya received his Diploma in Fine Arts from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1982. He was presented with the Sanskriti Award from the New Delhi-based Sanskriti Foundation, in 1995. In 1991-92, he received the French Government Scholarship and in 1999, Italy's Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship. Some of his prominent exhibitions have been India Contemporary Art', at the World Trade Center, in Amsterdam, in 1989, at the Gallery Apunto, Amsterdam, in 1993. 'Indian Contemporary Paintings' in London, 1995 and 'Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory', at the Japan Foundation Asia Center in Akasaka, 2001. Dodiya lives and works in Mumbai.

Anjolie Ela Menon (b.1940)

Born in West Bengal, Anjolie Ela Menon received her art education at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai and later at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris. Her works were exhibited in the Algiers and the Sao Paolo Biennales and the III Triennale in New Delhi and in shows in London and Washington D.C as well as with Saffronart, Los Angeles (2001). She has been an invitee of the British Council, the U.S. Department of Culture and the French Ministry of Culture. A retrospective of her works was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai in 2002. She lives and works in New Delhi.

A. Ramachandran (b.1935)

Born in Kerala, A. Ramachandran studied at Santiniketan after taking his Master's degree in Malayalam Literature. He has participated in numerous exhibitions including ones at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1977), the Royal Academy of Arts, London (1982), and the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1982). His works have been represented at the Biennales of Tokyo, Menton, Sao Paolo and Havana. He received the Noma Concours Award in 1978 and 1980, for the children's book he wrote and illustrated. Ramachandran lives and works in New Delhi.

Arpita Singh (b.1937)

Born in erstwhile Bengal, Arpita Singh trained at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic. Since her first solo exhibition in 1972 her works have been exhibited in many shows including the III and IV Triennales, New Delhi (1975 & 1982 respectively), the Royal Academy, London (1982), the Indo-Greek Cultural Exhibition, Greece (1984), the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1986), the 'Festival of India', France (1986), the II Havana Biennale, Cuba (1987), and the Algiers Biennale (1987). Her works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. Arpita Singh lives and works in New Delhi.

Akbar Padamsee (b. 1928)

Akbar Padamsee was born in Mumbai, and studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, before going to Paris and then on to New York in 1965 on a Fellowship from the J.D. Rockefeller Foundation. He was invited to be an artist-in-residence at the Stout State University, Wisconsin, and held an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal. In 1969, he received the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship and participated in several of the International Triennales in India and the Biennales of Sao Paolo, Brazil, Tokyo and Venice. His works were recently exhibited at the Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai. Padamsee lives and works in Mumbai.

B.B.Singh (b.1965)

Bharat Bhushan Singh was born in Bihar. He has done his M.F.A. Painting from B.H.U., Varanasi. He has received several awards like Annual Art exhibition 1995, Faculty of Visual Art, B.H.U. Varanasi; Sketch Competition of 1998 Faculty of Visual Arts, B.H.U., Varanasi; Charles a King Fine Arts Exhibition Painting (Traditional) I.T., B.H.U., Varanasi; Kashi Yatra -1989 Sketch Competition, I.T., B.H.U., Varanasi.

The Artist participated in many exhibitions – Charles A King Fine arts Exhibition Painting ( Traditional ), I.T., B.H.U., Varanasi; Nimisha Kala Manch, B.H.U., Varanasi 1987 Poster Exhibition; Annual Art exhibition, 1992 & 1993 Faculty of Visual Arts, B.H.U., Varanasi; All U.P. Art Exhibition, Lucknow, 1997; 63 All India Exhibition of Art , 1997, Amritsar; 25th All Orissa Art Exibition, 1997; 77th & 78th Annual All India Art Exhibition, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi -2005 & 2006.

Mr. B.B.Singh also performed in some solo shows – Hari Fertilizer, Sahupuri, Varanasi, February. 1986; Purva Sanskrit Kendra, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, 2006.

B.B.Singh is an artist greatly influenced and enamored by the splendor of ancient cities. He seems greatly influenced with Beneras. Works have a well fitting combination of realism and abstractionism; B.B.Singh seems to have well mastered the art of light and shadow. A certain canvas almost brings alive lit houses at dusk. The artist makes a genuine effort to find harmony in a some times chaotic city life. He was recently awarded by the All India Fine Arts & crafts Society, New Delhi -2007. The award was presented by eminent artist Satish Gujral.

Bikash Bhattacharjee (b.1940)

Bikash Bhattacharjee received his education in art in the city of his birth, Kolkata, from the Government College of Arts and Crafts. His first one-man show was held in Kolkata in 1965, and he has, since, participated in many group exhibitions both in India and abroad. His shows include the IV Triennale in Paris, in 1969, an exhibition at the Royal Academy, London (1982), the Grey Art Gallery, New York, in 1985, and the International Triennales in New Delhi (1968, 1971, 1975 & 1982). His works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and the Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. Bhattacharjee was conferred the National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1971 and 1972 and received the Padma Shree from the Government of India in 1988. The artist lives in Kolkata.

Bose Krishnamachari (b.1962)

Bose Krishnamachari was born in Kerala and studied at Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. He has held solo exhibitions at the British Council Division. Mumbai and at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai. He has also participated in several group shows including 'Drawings: Group Show' at the Gallery Chemould, Mumbai (1990), and 'Romor City', Tokyo (2001). He was a recipient of the award of the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi, and was first runner up for the Bose Pacia Prize for Modern Art, New York, 2001. He lives and works in Mumbai.
 

Badri Narayan (b. 1929)

Born in Hyderbad, Badri Narayan is a self-taught artist. His works have been featured in the 'Asian Artists Today'. Fukuoka Art Museum. 'Art Now in India', an exhibition that traveled to England and Belgium, in 1966, and West Germany in 1982. He has also represented India in the Paris Biennale (1961) and the Biennale of Prints, Tokyo (1966-67). He won the National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1965. His works were recently exhibited at the Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai. He lives and works in Mumbai.

Baiju Parthan (b.1956)

Born in Kerala, Baiju Parthan, studied Painting at the Goa College of Art, and received a post-graduate Diploma in Comparative Mythology, University of Mumbai. He has held several successful solo shows in Mumbai, Delhi and Goa. Parthan has participated in major group exhibitions such as 'Four Visions' at The Gallery. Hong Kong, 'Chamatkara: Indian Contemporary Art' at Whiteley's Gallery, London, and the IX Asian Biennale in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He participated in Saffronart's month long artist work-live program in Los Angeles, in September 2001 along with artist F.N. Souza. Parthan lives and works in Mumbai.
 

B. Prabha (1933-2001)

B. Prabha was born in Nagpur in Maharashtra. She studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. In 1956, she had her first exhibition together with her husband B. Vithal. She won the first prize in the Bombay State Art Exhibition of 1958. Prabha has held approximately 50 exhibitions in India and internationally. She died in September 2001.
 

B.Vithal (1934-1992)

Born in Maharashtra, B. Vithal studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. It was here that he met his wife and fellow artist, B. Prabha. They were married in 1956 and exhibited their works jointly on numerous occasions. B. Vithal is known for his sculptures, in addition to his paintings. He died in 1992.

Chandra Bhattacharjee (b.1961)

Born in West Bengal Chandra Bhattacharjee graduated from the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship. He has shown in several solo shows since 1994 in Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. Some the group shows he has participated in are Art Heritage, New Delhi (1992), Salar Jung Museum, organised by NGMA, Hyderabad (1999), Chitrakoot Gallery. Kolkata (2000), Art World, Hong Kong (2001), Singapore Art Fair, Singapore with Apparao Galleries (2002). Bhattacharjee was also awarded the gold medal from Rabindra Bharati University in 1986. The artist currently lives and works in Kolkata.

Chintan Upadhyay

Chintan Upadhyay was born in Rajasthan. He did his B.F.A. (Painting) and M.F.A. (Painting) from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda. He has held many solo shows including one at Brisbane, Australia. Painter Chintan Upadyay resists viewing his work in evolutionary terms, preferring to regard the creation of each work as an independent event proceeding according to its idiosyncratic requirements. This philosophy equally describes his own approach to art, which is that of a quick-change artist. After four or five paintings he usually switches to a new style. He works and lives in Mumbai

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Chittrovanu Mazumdar (b.1956)

Chittrovanu Mazumdar graduated from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata in 1981. Since then he has held solo exhibitions at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. He has participated in group shows such as the "Salon d'Automne" at the Grand Palais, Paris and the Birla Academy Annual Exhibitions, Kolkata. His works can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, the Seagull foundation, Kolkata and in many private collections in India and internationally. Chittrovanu Mazumdar lives and works in Kolkata.

Dipali Bhattacharya (b.1952)

Deepali Bhattacharya graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata in 1974 and is currently an Assistant Professor at the college. Deepali won a national scholarship from 1976 to 1978. She has exhibited at several shows in India, including the Jehangir Art Gallery (1996). She has also exhibited in international shows such as the Gallery Künst in Kotten, Scholingen and Berlin (1995); La Galerie, Dhaka (1995); Stuttgart, Germany (1996) and London, New York, San Francisco in 1988. Bhattacharya works in many mediums but finds that she enjoys the flexibility provided by mixed media. Her subjects are rooted in the life around, people, the environment and the life of Kolkata. Her visual idiom is highly stylized. Deepali Bhattacharya lives and works in Kolkata, India.

Dharmendra Rathore (b. 1965)

Dharmendra Rathore was born in Salari, Rajasthan . He completed his Diploma in Painting from the Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur in 1990 with a First Class. In 1993, he obtained his MFA from the Delhi College of Art, New Delhi. From then on it has been a journey for Rathore in the art world. Rathore has participated in several exhibitions both in India and abroad. His works have travelled to Denmark, Hong Kong, Singapore , South Korea and Mauritius and have been featured in exhibitions like-"Harmony Show", "Save the Children" and "The Joy of Life" He has also participated in the First Biennale of Contemporary Art held in Arad, Romania in May, 2005. He has also won various scholarships from AIFACS, Rajasthan Biennial, State Lalit Kala Akademy and a fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource Development in appreciation of his works. Rathore commitment to art is also visible in his experience as an art restorer for over a decade.
Dharmendra Rathore's works are in collection of Glenbarra Art Museum Japan, Wolgon Universit6y of Australia, Ambassador of Denmark, Ambassador of Singapore, Mauritius, German Embassy, New Delhi, Sahitya kala Parishad, College of Art, National Lalit Kala Akademi, DLF, Taj Hotel, Maurya Sheraton Hotel, Himachal Futuristic, Hero Cycles, Daewoo, Apollo Tyres, Samsung, Punj Group, Birla Group, Jindal Group, Oasis Communications, U.P.S.C, State Bank Of India, Jawahar Kala Kendra, J.D.A, State Kala Akademi, Jaipur and with many other eminent personalities in India, U.K, U.S.A, South Korea, Germany and Japan. He had had many solo shows at many art galleries in Delhi and Mumbai.
 
Doug Patterson

Originally Doug trained in London at the Royal College of Art, graduating with a Master of Arts Degree. Subsequently, he studied Architecture at the Architectural Association and graduated in 1974. He formed his own design practice and spent the next 25 years designing on a wide variety of projects, ranging from motion picture (film) sets to a private 18-suite cruise ship. Also he has carried out numerous architectural commissions in Russia, the U.S.A., Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Greece and England. The culmination was a 30-acre Mogul estate and palace on a private island in the West Indies where his practice researched, designed, project-managed and built the complete vision over a ten-year period.
In tandem with his design career, he worked as an artist and illustrator on location throughout the world. During the past two years Doug has been developing a collection illustrating the christrian orthodox monasteries of Mount Athos in Greece and the Saint Catherine's monastry in the Sinai, Egypt. He has spent a total of 6 months on location. In November and December 2003, he visited Assam and the Kingdom of Bhutan - the land of the thunder dragon, and now intends to extend his monastery collection to include the Budhist monastries and the Dzongs of Bhutan.
 
Farukh Shahab

Farukh Shahab is from Pakistan. Few of his selected exhibitions include : 2005 Unicorn Art Gallery, Karachi Solo Exhibition; 2005-Art for Noble Cause, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore; 2005-Art for Amnesty, Fund Raising for Amnesty International; Indus Gallery, Karachi; 2004-The Existence Ejaz Art Gallery Lahore; 2004 -8 Artist Exhibition The Image Gallery, Karachi ;2003- Exhibition of Indian, Pakistani Painters. Awards: 1990 - Gold Medal, Sindh Artist Exhibition, Karachi; 1995 Award Quaid-e-Azam Portrait Exhibition. Activities: 1999 -Curator Millennium Show Arts Council of Pakistan; 1998 -Organize Street Exhibition Independence Day of Pakistan; 1992 – 1993 Working for Montague Art Gallery, N.Y., N.Y., U.S.A.

Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002)

Born in Goa, F.N. Souza studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai and was a founder member of the Progressive Artists Group, Mumbai. In 1949, he left India to live in London and has exhibited internationally and in India. His works can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Tate Gallery, London, and the National Gallery, Melbourne. In September 2001, he participated in a month long artist work live program sponsored by Saffronart in Los Angeles. F.N. Souza died in Mumbai on March 28, 2002.

 

GOGI SAROJ PAL (b. 1945)

Gogi Saroj Pal was born in Neoli, Uttar Pradesh in 1945. After having studied at the College of Art, Vanasthali, Rajasthan for two years she obtained a diploma in painting from the College of Art in Lucknow in 1967. She was also a vocational student for postgraduate study in painting at the College of Art, New Delhi. From 1969, Gogi has been regularly participated in various workshops and camps. She works in several media including oil, gouache, ceramics, weaving, graphics and installations. Her favourite subject is the status of women in society and various stages of her exploitation. She has participated in many exhibitions including 5th Triennial, New Delhi, 1982; Lucknow. NGMA, 1986; International Biennial of Plastic Arts at Algiers in 1987; Contemporary Art from India, Aberstwith Arts Centre, UK, 1993; Contemporary Indian Art, Yokohama, Japan, 1993; 8th Triennial, New Delhi, 1994; Middlesborough, UK, 1995; Cleveland Drawing Biennial, 1996; FIA, Amsterdam, 2000; Lalit Kala Akademi, Garhi studios, New Delhi, 2001; Jamaat Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2002. She works and lives in New Delhi.
 
Gopi Gajwani (b. 1959)

Born in Sindh, Gopi Gajwani graduated in Art from the Delhi school of Art in 1959. He has held 20 one-man shows of his drawings and paintings and has participated in a number of exhibitions in India and abroad. His works are a part of prestigious collections in India and abroad.

Ghulam Rasul

Ghulam Rasul has held the positions of Director General of Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad; Joint Director General of Pakistan Council of the Arts, Islamabad and Director Visual Arts, Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad. Has taught art & art history at Northern Illinois University, Punjab University and Lawrence College Ghora Gali
M.A. in printmaking and M.F.A Painting from Northern Illinois University , Dekalb, U.S.A and M.A. in Fine Arts from Punjab University, Lahore he has worked in Atelier 17, Paris with S.W. Hayter. He has had many solo shows and has participated in major international exhibitions all over the globe.
His Work is on display at National Art Gallery in Amman, Smithsonian institute Washington D.C., Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bradford Museum, N.I.U Board of Regents in Springfield USA, National Lahore Museum, Peshawar Museum, National Art Gallery in Islamabad, Agriculture University of Faisalabad, Prime Minister house, Pakistan Embassies and private collections in almost all countries beside Pakistan.
He has been awarded President's Award for Pride of Performance, 1986 and has won first prize in graphics in National Exhibition, 1973.

G.R. Iranna (b.1970)

G.R. Iranna took his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the College of Visual Art, Gulbarga (in Karnataka), in 1992. In 1994 took a Master's Degree (in Painting) from the College of Art, New Delhi. In 1999-2000 he was the artist-in-residence at the Wimbledon School of Art, London. He has participated in exhibitions at the Gallery Espace, New Delhi (2000), the Maulana Azad Center for Indian Culture, in Cairo (2000), the Gallery Martini, Hong Kong (1999), the Shridharani Art Gallery and Delhi Art Gallery, both in New Delhi (1998), and the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Iranna lives and works in New Delhi.
 

Gopal Sanyal (b.1933)

Born in 1933, he received a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Government College of Art & Craft; Kolkata in 1956-57. He has had several exhibitions of his works in India and Internationally. He was awarded the National Scholarship in painting thrice between 1950-60, by the Government of India. He is a founder member 'Calcutta Painter's'. Calcutta. He has received an award from All India Fine Arts & Craft Society, New Delhi.

Ganesh Pyne (b.1937)

Born in Kolkata, Ganesh Pyne studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, there. He was invited to participate in the Indian International Triennale, New Delhi (1968-71), the Paris Bienniale, Paris, 1970, the 'Exhibition in Aid of the Menuhin School of Music', at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1970, the International Festival of Art. Cagnes-sur-Mer (1975), the Hirschhom Museum. Washington D.C. (1982), the 'Festival of India', at the Royal Academy of Arts in London (1982), Germany, (1982 and again in 1986), 'Trends and Images', Whiteleys Art Gallery, London, in 1996, and the Traveling Exhibition of Indian Paintings, organized by the Glenbarra Art Museum, Himeji, Japan (that traveled to New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai, in 1997). Ganesh Pyne lives and works in Kolkata.
 

G.R. Santosh (1929-1997)

G.R. Santosh was born in Srinagar, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. He has had solo shows in leading galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Mumbai and New Delhi. He has participated in the Sao Paulo Biennale (1969-71), the Indian Art Exhibition in Eastern Europe (1956), the 1st Triennale in India (1968). and 'Contemporary Indian Painting', in Washington (1973). The Government of India honored him with the
Padma Shree in 1997.

Ganesh Haloi (b.1936)

Ganesh Haloi was born in erstwhile Bengal (now Bangladesh) and moved to Kolkata in 1950 following the partition of India. In 1956, he graduated from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, and went on to work there as a teacher. He has had numerous exhibitions in Kolkata (starting in 1962) besides the ones in Melbourne in 1991, and at the Bose Pacia Modern, New York, in 1995. He received the Gold Medal from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1963-64, and 1970. In 1970, he was conferred the Rabindra Bharati Award, Kolkata, and in 1991, was the recipient of the Shiromani Puraskar, conferred by the Government of India. Ganesh Haloi lives and works in Kolkata.
   
 
Harvinder Singh

Born Agra; Self taught artist, Participated in Mostly Group Shows in Delhi.

Jatin Das (b.1941)

Jatin Das was born in Orissa and studied painting at the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. He has had several exhibitions and has participated in numerous shows in India and internationally including the Paris Biennale (1971) and the Venice Biennale (1978). In 1991, the Lalit Kala Akademi held a retrospective of his works. He is also the recipient of several awards including an award at the IV Bharat Bhavan Biennale. He lives and works in New Delhi.
  

Jayasri Burman

The imagery in Jayasri Burman's work has a dream-like and lyrical quality with a unique sensitivity which, although inspired by the Indian folk element, retains a quality of refreshing candour and reflective honesty, that is as original as it is endearing. She manages very successfully to weave the decorative and design element of the folk idiom into the intricate patterns of her canvas, without losing the natural charm and naivete of her work, which is uniquely her own.
Her concern for women is also evident in her work. Without calling herself feminist, she confesses her desire to see her women content in partaking in the bounties of life. Free, and at one with Nature, her woman is sometimes a coronated ceremonial bird, and at others, a mother Goddess or a creature of the woods.
Jayasri's closeness to Nature is also reflected her in works. She can reinterpret the lush green environs, the hybridized imagery of a woman who is more bird-like in her grace and form, the stagnant pools that bring out the flamed colours of "Basant" (spring), in her paintings. Jayasri's latest oeuvre reveals an unconscious suspended energy that can find its parallel in the environs of Santiniketan, where she studied. If she expressed a tranquil sanguine feel in the images she reflected two years ago, this time her vehicle of expression is the dance of colour.
It is not wrong to presume that Jayasri has gained a grace in her works, one that comes from the evolution of her maturity and her own contentment with life as it is. What she has gained then is born out of the opportunity to respond to the varied aspects of Indian culture- this then is a new world of Nature that has inspired the artist to cast her eye upon the paint.
One can also find here, the selection of certain key colours - red, blue or the radiant saffron - provides as a starting point and guide for content, colour and structure. The works are a commitment to an art that is derived from the experience of the landscape - it is more than a matter of seeing things afresh - it is the perception that is aware of the transience and mutability of landscape. She establishes an intimate space, like a secret garden, and invites the viewer to partake of it. Once you step into Jayasri's fictional world, you can look around and respond immediately to the unorthodox canons of beauty and partake of the choreography of Nature  

 

Jogen Chowdhury (b.1939)

Jogen Chowdhury was born in Bengal and studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. He won a scholarship from the French Government to study at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux Arts, Paris. His works have been exhibited in several shows including the I, III, IV Triennales at New Delhi (in 1972, 1975 & 1978 respectively), the Sao Paolo Biennale of 1979, the exhibitions at the Fukuoka Museum, Japan, in 1980, the Royal Academy, London (1982). the Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C. (1982), the II Havana Biennale (1986), and 'Festival of India', in Geneva (1989) and with Saffronart & the Pundole art gallery, New York (2002). His works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Glenbarra Museum, Japan. Jogen Chowdhury lives and works in Santiniketan, on the outskirts of Kolkata.

Jitish Kallat (b.1973)

Born in Mumbai, Jitish Kallat received his Bachelor's Degree in Painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1996. His first solo show titled 'P.T.O', was in 1997, at the Gallery Chemould in Mumbai. He has shown in Chennai, New Delhi and at the Bose Pacia Modern, New York. He has also participated in group shows such as the 'Jehangir Nicholson Collection', National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai (1998), the 1st Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (1999), VII Havana Biennale (2000) and 'Century City'. Tate Modern, London (2001). He was a nominee for the Sotheby's Prize for Contemporary Indian Art in the year 2000. The artist lives and works in Mumbai. 

 

Jehangir Sabavala (b.1922)

Jehangir Sabavala was born in Mumbai. After receiving his Diploma from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1944, he joined the Heatherley School of Fine Art, London where he studied, between 1945 and 1947. He was also a student at the Academic Andre Lhote, Paris (1948-51), the Academic Julian (1953-54), and the Academic de la Grande Chaumiere (1957). He participated in the Salon National Independent in Paris, (1950), the Venice Biennale (1954), the Commonwealth Arts Festival in London (1965), 'Contemporary Art from India', Washington (1975), 'Asian Artists Today', at the Fukuoka Art Museum, Tokyo (1979), and 'Modem Indian Painting'. Hirschhorn Museum, Washington, 1982. He also had a solo show at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (2002). Jehangir Sabavala lives and works in Mumbai.
  

 

Jagdish Swaminathan (1928-1994)

Swaminathan was born in Simla in 1929. He studied at the Delhi Polytechnic and at the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw. Swaminathan founded the "Group 1890" in August 1962. This group put up their only show in 1963. He has had 31 solo shows and participated in numerous national and international exhibitions. He served as a member of the International Jury at the Sao Paolo Biennale and was also a trustee at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In 1981, he set up the art museum "Roopanker" at the Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal. He served as the director of the Institute till 1990. Jagdish Swaminathan passed away in 1994.
 

Jamini Roy (1887-1972)

Born in Bengal, Jamini Roy received his training at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata (1903-09). His works have been exhibited at several venues including the Burlington Gallery, London (1946), and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi (in an exhibition titled 'Centenary Exposition of Contemporary Art'). His woks are in the collections of the Indian Museum, Kolkata, the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, besides being in several other renowned private and public collections. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, a prestigious civilian award, in 1955.
  

Kalpana Choudhry

“Art is spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions.” That is how Kalpana defines her love for art. Kalpana used to be a lecturer of English literature, she is also a freelance journalist, but her passion always remained painting. Kalpana is an accomplished artist and has been in this line of work for the past ten years having done solo and international group shows. Kalpana studied art at the Lebanese University of Fine Arts. Later, she had the wonderful opportunity of studying under the leading artist of Brunei, Mr Marsidi bin Omar, who imparted to her some of the finest techniques in oil painting. Kalpana’s style is a blend of expressionism and realism, her medium is oils on canvas. In her work, she often emphasise the themes of imagination versus reality and her native land versus the universe. She is not a conformist and her works depict nature and figures. Her recent passion is painting forests to which the awesome rainforests of Brunei offered her immense inspiration. Her works have won appreciation and applause. Kalpana also specialises in Tanjore paintings
  

Kavita Chhabra

K.M. Adimoolam received a Diploma in Advanced Painting and Design from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai. From 1963 to 1985, he shown in several solo and group exhibitions and at the National Gallery of Art, New Delhi, Kala Yatra, Bangalore (1986 & 1989), the 19th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil (1987). Adimoolam has also received several awards and accolades including: the Regional Lalit Kala Akademi's Annual Award. Chennai (1963, 1964, 1965, 1978), with the National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1979), as well as the Awards from the Bombay Art Society, the Hyderabad Art Society and the Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata. The artist lives and works in Chennai.
 

K.M. Adimoolam (b. 1938)

K.M. Adimoolam received a Diploma in Advanced Painting and Design from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai. From 1963 to 1985, he shown in several solo and group exhibitions and at the National Gallery of Art, New Delhi, Kala Yatra, Bangalore (1986 & 1989), the 19th Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil (1987). Adimoolam has also received several awards and accolades including: the Regional Lalit Kala Akademi's Annual Award. Chennai (1963, 1964, 1965, 1978), with the National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1979), as well as the Awards from the Bombay Art Society, the Hyderabad Art Society and the Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata. The artist lives and works in Chennai.
  

 

Krishen Khanna (b.1925)

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.
  

 

K.G. Subramanyan (b.1924)

K.G. Subramanyan was born in Kerala and studied at the Kala Bhavan. Santiniketan. He was also a student at the Slade School of Art, London. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. He participated in the Biennales of Tokyo (1964) and Sao Paolo (1969 & 1971). His works are in the collections of the Musee de l'Art, France, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. The Government of India awarded Subramanyan the Shiromani Kala Puraskar in 1994. He lives and works in Santiniketan.
  

 

Krishna Howalji Ara (1914-1985)

K.H. Ara was born in Andhra Pradesh and was, for the most part, a self-taught artist. He held his first solo show in 1942 in Mumbai. In 1944, he received the Governor's Award for Painting and shortly thereafter in 1948. he joined the Progressive Artists Group in Mumbai. He went on to win the Bombay Art Society's Gold Medal in 1952. He had a solo exhibition at the Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai (1963). His work has also been shown in the galleries in Japan, Russia, West Germany, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria. Some of the Ara's significant works reside with the Cowasji Jehangir Family and the Rudi von Leyden Family collections.
  

Kusum Shukla

Kusum Shukla is a Delhi based artist. Her solo exhibitions include Galeire Elysee Miromesnil, Paris-1995; Mustings Hus, Copenhagen-1989, Hotel Ramad Renaissance, Doha; Hotel Doha Sheratol-1991; Republican Gallery of Arts, Minsk -1993; National Museum of Fine Arts, Minsk-1995; Espace Sophonisbe, Tunis-1997; Arpana Fine Arts, New Delhi-1998; Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai-1999; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-2000; Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi-2001; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi-2002; India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-2003. Group Exhibitions include exhibitions at Art Junction, New Delhi; Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi; Art Today, New Delhi; Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi; Gallery Alternatives, Gurgaon; AIFAS Annual Exhibition, New Delhi-2000; Indian Oil Corporation XIII Annual Exhibition, Mumbai-2001; Annual Exhibition at Dhoomimal Gallery-2003; Gallery Art Freedom at Lalit Kala Akademi-2003. Her Collections are across the world including private collections in US, Canada, France, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Qatar, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago and India.

K Murlidharan

If one denies his roots, he misses a lot of values in his works of art although the quest for sources of inspiration and its vitality is not confined to the artist’s own background. But for me, the subject of mythology has been evergreen in my memory and it has formed a constant source of inspiration of my creative work. I try to form a fusion of mythological interpretation and reduce them to simple and straight forms so that I can visualize, and more importantly make sure that I have no pretensions of propagating any religious message through these visuals. I see the ancient myths and attempt to portray their meanings, I derive, their impact on me, without inhibitions.

Ladi

Ladi was born in Prague, a beautiful city of historical and cultural heritage. Since the age of three, she has lived and studied in many Asian countries – India, Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar. The cultures, traditions and artworks of these countries have profoundly influenced her work as an emerging multi-cultural artist. For fifteen years, she has been under the guidance of art guru Om Prakash (Professor O.P. Sharma) who is the former principal of the College of Art, New Delhi from 1981-1992. The influences on her affected by her unique and diverse background are deep and profound. She will carry her unique artistic skills with her to the UK where she will be continuing her creative artistic development.
 

Laxma Goud (b.1940)

Born in Andhra Pradesh, Laxma Goud studied at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad and at the M.S. University, Baroda. Since his first solo show in 1965 in Hyderabad, Goud has exhibited widely, both within and outside India, including at the Ansdell Gallery, London (1973), in Hamburg, Germany (1975 & 1976), at the Sao Paolo Biennale. Brazil (1977), the Royal Academy, London (1982), the Grey Art Gallery, New York (1985) and at the 'Festival of India' in Geneva (1987) and with Saffronart & the Pundole art gallery, New York (2001 & 2002). Goud's works are in many collections including those of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad and the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan. The artist lives and works in Hyderabad.
  

 

Lalu Prasad Shaw (b.1937)

Born in Bengal, Lalu Prasad Shaw studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. Shaw has exhibited extensively in India and abroad since 1956, and his works have been a part of shows such as the II British Biennale, London (1970), the VII Paris Biennale (1971), the Norwegian Print Biennales, (1974 & 1978), the World Biennale of Graphic Art, London (1980), the II Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh (1984), and the Whiteley's Art Gallery Exhibition (1996). His works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and the Birla Academy of Fine Art and Culture, Kolkata. The artist lives and works in Kolkata.
  

 

Laxman Shreshtha (b.1939)

Born in Nepal, Shreshtha trained at the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai, the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris (on a French Government scholarship), the Academic de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, the Atelier 17 under Professor Hayter and the Central School of Art and Craft, London. Apart from numerous exhibitions in India, he has also shown in Kathmandu, Nepal, (1964, 1967, 1969), at the Maison des Beaux Arts, Paris (1966), the I Triennale of New Delhi (1968), the Lalit Kala Akademi (1972), in Raleigh, USA (1979), and in Germany (1980) and with Saffronart & the Pundole art gallery, New York (2002). Shreshtha lives and works in Mumbai.
  

  Loreto Enriquez

Loreto Enriquez completed her bachelors course in plastic art from the University of Chile in 1989. Her individual exhibitions were held in the Museum of Contemporary Art in 1966, Museum of Santiago in 1999, and in the exhibition hall of Catholic University of North Antofagasta in 2001.

Madhvi Parekh (b. 1942)

Born in Sanjaya, a village in Gujarat, Madhvi Parekh is a self-trained artist and reflects her rural influences in her stylized folk art. Married to Manu Parekh, an artist from J.J.School of Art, Madhvi gained much of her exposure to art and inspiration for her paintings, from him. Her subjects have a freshness and spontaneity to them; and although her themes always revolve around images that affect her; her compositions are flexible, and all her paintings have a strong sense of design. She has been exhibiting her work since 1972, all over the world and has more close to a hundred solo and group shows to her credit. Her work has been seen internationally in exhibitions held in other countries and cities abroad more prominent amongst which, are the exhibitions held in London (at Camden Art Center followed by a tour of other cities in the U.K), Amsterdam (a show of three women- painters), New York, Australia (at James Harvey Gallery, Balmain) and Kuwait. Madhvi has also participated in several workshops and her work has been exhibited in Hong Kong and in Christie’s Auction-Shows. Her works are held in important collections both public and private in India and abroad including the National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi both in New Delhi, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, Air India , Mumbai and Rade Museum, Hamburg, Germany. Much has been written about her work in publications including exhibition catalogues and books on Indian art and artists brought out by institutions like, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C and Balai Pustak, Jakarta. Geeta Kapur and Gulam Mohammed Sheikh have also referred to her work in their writings on contemporary women artists of India. A documentary film DWITYA was made in 1992 on Madhvi and Manu Parekh sponsored by External Affairs Ministry of India. Madhvi lives with her family in Delhi and works from her studio at home.
  

 

Manisha Parekh

A New Delhi based artist, Manisha Parekh has studied painting at the M.S. University, Baroda, as well as at the Royal College of Art in London. Having well known painters -Manu and Madhavi Parekh - for parents, she grew up with paints and brush around her. She has emerged as one of the significant young Indian artists, whether it's for her skillfully executed graphics of articles of daily use, or her more ambitious works in the area of conceptual, site-specific installations. The main thrust of Manisha's style has always been that of clear, scientific structure. Parekh has always shown a marked preference for black and white, which allows her to concentrate on form over color. She has a continuing fascination with vessels, and breathes life into inanimate objects, which themselves take on connotations of the human body. In her series 'Hairy Letters', she has used rice paper, glue drawings and gouaches, exploring textures rather than tones. Her earlier rugged brushwork has gradually evolved into loose strokes, and the handling of figures in her work in now done "to relax muscular as well as pictorial tension," as she says.
Parekh has exhibited extensively in India, London and Germany. She also taught at Baroda and then joined the Kanoria Centre for Arts in Ahmedabad. In 1990, she was awarded a fellowship by the Kanoria centre and also won the Inlaks Foundation Scholarship for a postgraduate course at the Royal College of Arts, London. Manish Parekh lives and works in New Delhi.
 


Manjit Bawa (b. 1941)

Born in Punjab. Manjit Bawa studied at the College of Art, New Delhi, and then at the London School of Printing. During his stay abroad, from 1967 to 1971, he held a solo exhibition in London and then in Spain. Since then, apart from exhibiting at venues all over the country, Bawa has also participated in several major international exhibitions including ones at the Royal Academy, London (1982) the Hirschhom Museum, Washington D.C. (1982) the Grey Art Gallery, New York (1985), and in Geneva (1987). His works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and the Punjab University. Manjit Bawa lives and works in New Delhi.
  

 

Mansoor Aye

A painter who is famous for his "moon faced girls" series. His paintings narrate the artist's love for the female form and its natural curves. His work is an amalgam of abstraction and expressionism. His vibrant play with colors and gestures has invariably resulted in the artist producing something vivacious and creative. Mansoor Aye is based in Pakistan

Manu Parekh

Manu Parekh was born in Ahmedabad in 1939 in Gujarat. He honed his skills in painting and drawing under Mukund Shroff. After procuring his diploma in drawing and painting from Sir J.J School of Art, Bombay, in 1962, Manu started as a stage actor in Bombay and designed stage-sets in Ahmedabad. He joined the Weavers’ Service Centre, Bombay, in 1963 as Art Designer and then moved to the Handicraft and Handloom Export Corporation of India as a Design Consultant, New Delhi. Since then Manu has been working and living in New Delhi. After quitting the Export Corporation he has been working as a freelance artist. His paintings have always had a concern for man’s social being. Manu participated in the Third and Fourth Triennale-India (1975, 1978), and between 1975 and 1994 he attended eight artists’ camps in India and abroad. From 1967 to 1999 he has had several solo shows and 30 group shows, national and international. He won President of India’s Silver Plaque and cash award for best painting of the year from the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi 1972, Birla Academy’s cash award (1971), another award from the AIFACS, New Delhi (1974), National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1982), and Padma Shri from the Government of India (1991).
  

Maqbool Fida Husain (b.1915)

M.F. Husain was born in Maharashtra and went on to become a self taught artist. He was invited to be a part of the Progressive Artists Group by F.N. Souza, in 1947 which was a turning point in his career. He was a special invitee, along with Pablo Picasso, to the Sao Paolo Bienniale of 1971. He has participated in numerous shows including ones at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (1982), the Tate Gallery, London (1985), the Grey Art Gallery, New York (1986) and with Saffronart & the Pundole art gallery, Los Angeles (2001) & New York (2001 & 2002). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shree, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan. Husain divides his time between Mumbai and New Delhi.
  

 

MashKoor Raza

Mashkoor Raza is an established signature in Figurative Abstract, Non-representational Abstract and Calligraphy. Creating transparency with parts of basic forms of square, circles and triangles on his canvases, and abstract images of women and horse, he shows versatility of handling his subject, paints, and composition. Shapes of triangles, squares and rectangle emerge softly and silently in their assigned areas. He defines the space not through linear demarcation but through variation, creating shades in the given color scheme. His achievement of translucency creates a kind of delicacy and highlights poetic qualities. Mashkoor Raza is based in Pakistan.

Meena Deora (b 1960)

Her oil paintings are evocative of the indestructibility of Time as a fourth and un-apprehended dimension. Acrobatic male figures, reminiscent of mythical heroes in their perfection of line and movement, completing the unending cyclic journey of Life ad Death in an intangible medium that of time,a mesh, a tunnel of movement unable to control their direction. Meena's work has undergone an interesting evolution from the more abstract and patterened to the figurative.Meena has had several group shows.Her exhibitions include 'KALEIDOSCOPE' an exhibition of the contemporary Indian art by ISU in Singapore, '100 years of Sanyal' an exhibition by Anjoli Ela Menon at Mati Ghar in Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts, New Delhi. Her works can be seen in the collections of Harsh Goenka, the ambassador of Mexico, Delhi and various collections in India and Abroad.
  

Nupur Kundu (b.1975)

Born in 1975, New Delhi. The artistic aspect of life struck her natural instinct by way of her obsession with painting and dancing in the formative years of her childhood. The cultural environment of Springdales School in Delhi nurtured her talent further. She joined the College of Art, New Delhi in 1993 for her BFA degree in painting. The aesthetic environment of the college helped her realize her dream on a professional level. She also kept her dancing instinct alive by completing her Sangeet Bhaskar in Indian classical dance (Kathak), and has several dance performances to her credit.
Nupur has participated in several exhibitions both in India and abroad. Apart from exhibiting in India, her works have traveled to Dubai, Singapore, USA and Mauritius. A solo art