Born: 26.01.1950,Tamilnadu
Education:
Diploma in Painting from the Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Kumbakonam -1974
Post Diploma in Painting from the Govt. College of Arts & Crafts,Madras-1978
Exhibitions:
1979 & 80 – Orissa State Lalitkala Akademi,Bubaneswar
1980 – Academi of Fine Arts,Culcutta.
1985 - National Exhibition of Art, Calcutta.
1985 & 86 – D.C.H. Art Designer’s Show at,Mumbai,Culcutta,Chennai,New Delhi
1992 - National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi
1995 - National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, New Delhi
1995 - Invited for 7th Asian Art Biennial, Bangaladesh
1979 & 1986 - Interstate Exchange Exhibition, Bombay, NewDelhi
1982 & 1992 - Tamil Nadu State Lalit Kala Akademy Exhibition
1990 - Rashtriya Kalamela, New Delhi
1991 - Rashtriya Kalamela, Madras
1995 - Rastriya Kalamela, Bangalore
1992 - Akash, DCH Show, New Delhi.
1996 - Madras Emotion at Values Art Gallery
1997 - The End of Silence, New Delhi. AIFACS State Level Exhibition at Regional Centre, Chennai
1995 – 2000 – State Lalitkala Akademi,Tamilnadu
2004 – Modern Myth,Kala Fine Art,USA
2005 – Indian Art,Exhibition in Accre,Ghana,LKA,Newdelhi
2006 – “Maping the South” at New Delhi,Mumbai,Bangalore,Chennai organized by Vinyasa Premier Art gallery
Group Shows
1983 – “Padippu” Lalit Kala Academy, Madras
1984 - Group Five Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore
1985 - Poster Art Show all over Kerala.
1991 - Pallava Artist Village Show at Madras
1992 - Pallava Artist Village Show at Kancheepuram
1984-'96 - Tamil Nadu Arts and Crafts Improvement Association,Chennai
1992 & 1993 - Writers and Painters Association, Salem
1993 - Against Communel Violence at Mahe
1994 - Refuges Welfare Conference at Trichy
1995 - Three men show at Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1996 – Madras on emotion a Major group exhibition by Values Art Foundation
1997 – Joint Show, Jahangiri Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 – Art for the Century at L.K.A,Chennai
2000 – Two man show (Pudhidhu),L.K.A,Chennai
2000 – Solo Show,Little India Gallery,Chennai
2001 – Homage to Sculptor S.Dhanapal,L.K.A,Chennai
2001 – Exhibition at Edinburgh, EH9 Ist
2001 – “Piercing Visions” Nokia Art 2001,Singapore
2001 – Indian Contemporary Art,Yoga School,Austin,USA
2001 – Two man Show,Vinyasa Art Gallery,Chennai
2002 – Vikatan Vanna Kalanjiyam,L.K.A,Chennai
Artist Camps
1985 - Poster Camp at Cannanore
1988 - Tamil Nadu State Lalit Kala Akademy Camp at Hogenakal
1991 - Tamil Nadu Arts and Crafts Improvement Association, Padappai
1993 - Pallava Artists Camp at Mahabalipuram, South Zone Cultural Centre Camp at kavaratti Lakshadeep
2003 – Artmakala Art Camp,Pondocherry
Organisations
Founder Member of Pallava Artist Village, Padappai
Contemporary Painters and Writers Association, Salem
Tamilnadu Arts and Crafts Improvement Association, Padappai
Honours
1995 - National Award, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi
1992 - State Award Tamil Nadu Lalit Kala Akademy, Madras
1992 - Regional Award,Lalitkala Akademi, Madras
1996 – Invited for the Asian Biennial at Bangaladesh
1997 - AIFACS Award, Chennai
2000-2002 – Senior Fellowship Award,Human Resources,Dept.of Culture,New Delhi
Collections
Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi
Tamil Nadu State Lalit Kala Akademy, Chennai
Orissa State Lalit Kala Akademy, Bhubaneshwar
South Zone Cultural Centre, Tanjore
Tamil University, Tanjore.
Institute of Kongu Studies, Salem
Tamil Nadu Government Museum, Salem
Kandawamy Kander College Museum, Vellore
Lakshadeep Administration, Kavaratti.
Art World gallery,Chennai
Genisis Art Foundation,Chennai
Vinyasa Art Gallery,Chennai
Values Art Foundation,Chennai
Focus Art Gallery,Chennai
Jehangir Art Galley,Mumbai
Little India Art Gallery,Chennai
Vikatan Publication Ltd.,Chennai
Southside Gallery,Edinburgh EH9 Ist
Mr.Justin Marx,Austin,USA
Mr.Rudi Verburgh,Netherlands,Europe
Baskar’s Art Gallery,Singapore
Served:
1996 : One Of the purchase committee member in the National Exhibition of Art,L.K.A,Newdelhi
1997 : One Of the purchase committee member other thenNationalExhibition,Newdelhi
2000-2002 : Attended Art workshop with more then 15,000 children from different age group in all over Tamilnadu Organized by “Chutty Vikatan”
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