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Abir Patwardhan studied Sculpture at Faculty of Fine Arts, M S University, Baroda (MFA, 2001), and was an exchange student at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Caen, France (March-July 1998). He has had solo exhibitions in Bangalore and Pune, and participated in numerous group shows and camps in India and abroad. He was invited for a 3-month residency programme in Den Hague, and has trained in pottery and ceramics under P R Daroz, New Delhi (2005), Volker Bauer, Berlin (2002), Nirmala Patwardhan, Pune (during vacations, 1995-2001). His project for a half-size sculpture of Ahilyabai Holkar was short-listed by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for installation in Parliament, New Delhi (2003). Abir has a deep interest in the performing arts, especially theatre and films, and has worked professionally on several projects as art director and set designer. He is also committed to the conservation of traditional crafts heritage and its modern applications and has also worked on several projects that promoted this.
Abir Patwardhan divides his time between Pune, India and Melbourne, Australia.
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