Artists Directory >Bhagwan Shankar Chavan

"Bhagwan has an astute sense of colours and his own way of laying them. While painting his speed and dexterity, his sensibility, blend in his compositions to give a touch of class; the harmony of colours and depth is achieved by the placement of transparent or opaque overtones while controlling the intensity with viscous colours, dealt in swift, sweeping lines, spots and streaks."

An alumni of Sir JJ School of Arts, the artist has settled down in Madras. Solo fExhibitions and Group  Shows in India and in Paris, France have culminated in the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and the Biennale at Bharath Bhavan, Bhopal. Recipient of scholarship from his alma mater, Junior Fellowship from the Government of India, Research Grant from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi were followed by International exposure-French Government Scholarship and British Council Visitorship. He got the third prize in the 20th and 22nd Maharashtra State Art student category, National award 1982 and the Bharat Bhavan Biennale award 1990. His major participations were in National Exhibition of Art, '16 Indian Artists in Paris' by Gallery de signe, Paris. His paintings are with the NGMA and LKA, New Delhi and many other important collections. R.V.Ramani documented the artist and his work in a short feature film titled "Through the Window".

Style:

Bird-like strokes across canvas and paper - two mediums that he works with. The feeling of flight takes one into the realm of the sea gull.

Paritcipation (Major Exhibitions)

'MONSOON' show Jehangir Art Gallery
National Exhibition of Art, Central L.K.A. New Delhi
"16, Indian Artists in Paris" presented by Gallery du cygne, Paris.

Awards/Honours

Awarded 3rd Prize in 20th and 22nd Maharastra State Art Student Category
Awarded National Academy Award for 25th National Exhibition of art, New Delhi-1982.
Bharat Bhavan Biennial of Contemporary Art, Bhopal - 1990
Served on the Abstract panel along with Lakshman Shreshta and Muligobhai in the conference of 50 years of Indian Art, Institutions, Issues and Conversations, from (14-17) 1997 at National Centre for performing Arts, Mohile Parkh centre for visual Art (MPCVA), Mumbai.

Address: Studio and Residence: 27, 4/2 Cholomandal Artists Village, Injambakkam, Madras - 600 041.  Tel: 449 14 23