Artist      

Born

1958 - Kumaranallur, Palghat District, Kerala

Education

1999 Reader in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1988 Master of Arts, Royal College of Art, London.
1979-95 Diploma and Post Diploma, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006 ‘The Last Sanctuary’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1999 Nazar Gallery, Baroda
1994 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Gallery 7, Mumbai
1989 Gallery 7, Mumbai
SelectedGroup Exhibitions

2009 'Multitudes', Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore in collaboration with Zen Studio Gallery and Artflute.com
2008 'Through a Glass, Darkly: Reflections On The Self Portrait', The Guild, Mumbai
2008 'Baroda: A Tale of Two Cities', (Part II), Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara
2008 'Keep Drawing', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2007 'Beyond Credos: Painting in Baroda Today', Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2006 'Drawing Show an Act of Art II', Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Show in Aid of Fulbright Scholars, Bose Pacia Gallery, New York
2006 ‘Contemporary Indian Art ‘, organized by Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, University of the Arts, London
2006 ‘Evam Painting a New Theatre’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘Panchmadi Show’, Lanxess ABS Gallery, Baroda
2006 ‘Wise Man’s Drink’, Lemon Grass Hopper, Ahmedabad
2006 ‘Is My Love Like a Red Red Rose ?’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2006 ‘Noah’s Ark’, Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2005 ‘Temptations : Temperaments’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘The Chair Project’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2005 ‘Double Enders’, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Cochin
2004 ‘Anticipations’, organized by Fine Art Resource, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘Tribute to Bhupen Khakhar’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘Looking Back Looking Forward’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2004 ‘Transgress’, Priyasri Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘A Journey’, Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2003 ‘Painting from National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, Omani Society for Fine Art Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2002 ‘Work on Paper’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2000 ‘Embarkations’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2000 Group Show of Four Artists, Fine Art Company, Mumbai
2000 ‘Exile and Longing’, Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 ‘Combine Voices for the New Century’, vis-à-vis (India) Private Limited, New Delhi
2000 ‘Voices Against Violence’, Artists against Communalism, Faculty Fine Art Gallery, Baroda
2000 ‘Embarkations’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
2000 ‘Juxta Pose’, Couples show, Son et Lumiere, Mumbai
1999 ‘Icons of the Millennium’, Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 ‘Figures in Landscape’, Guild Gallery, Mumbai
1999 ‘Edge of the Century’, Art Today, New Delhi
1999 ‘Creative Process’, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
1999 ‘Legatee’, Fine Art Company, Mumbai
1999 Small format show, Art Today, New Delhi
1998 Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1997 Colors of Independence, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA) Gallery, Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) New Delhi
1997 Water Colors - Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1997 Major trends in Indian Art, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1996 Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 The New South, organized by Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London
1996 Group Show of Five Artists’, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, Bangalore
1996 ‘Colors of Independence’, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1995 Recent Trends in Contemporary Art, Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi
1994 Drawings '94, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1993 Still Life, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1993 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1990 ‘Indian Eclectics’, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
1989 Artists Alert, exhibition, for Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, New Delhi
1985 With Pushpamala N. and Atui Dodiya, Gallery 7, Mumbai
Participations

2006 ‘Annual Show’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1999 Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 Sixth Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal

Honours and Awards

2003 Fulbright Fellowship
1996 Honorable Mention, Sixth Bharat Bhavan Biennale
1995-96 Junior Fellowship, Government of India
1988 Burston Award and J. Andrew Lloyd Scholarship from Royal College of Art
1986-88 Inlaks Scholarship to study painting at The Royal College of Art, London