About Painter

Year of Birth: 1942

Location: Chennai, Tamilnadu

Style:  Contemporary, Figurative

link:   http://www.artworldindia.com/artists/view/30

EDUCATION & APPOINTMENTS

• Studied advanced Painting at the Government College of Arts & Crafts, Chennai, in 1960-66.
• Fresco painting camp at Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan1964.
• Advanced training in Intaglio Printmaking, Lithography & Ceramics at Ein Hod-Tel Aviv, Israel, IAPA-UNESCO Scholarship 1968.
• Participated in print making workshops organised by Prof. Paul Lingren at New Delhi, 1970 and later in 1980 at Chennai – Smithsonian Institute, USA
• Post-Graduate Studies in Printmaking under British Council Scholarship at Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK, 1977.
• Fellowship awarded by Department of Culture Govt. Of India, New Delhi 1979-81 and 1984-86 (Junior and Senior Fellowships)
• Served at National Exhibition Jury for Lalit KalaAkademi, New Delhi, 1981
• National Award for Graphic Art, Lalit KalaAkademi, New Delhi, 1982
• Served as Indian Commissioner for 6th Triannalle 1986
• Served as Principal at Government College of Art, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, 1995-1997
• Served as Principal at Government College of Art, Chennai, 1997-2001
• Appointed as Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2002 -2007
• Served as International Jury for Florence Biennale, Italy 2005/07/09/11/13/15

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Centenary Exhibition Hall Madras Museum, 1965
• Kitab Mahal, Mumbai, 1968
• Artist Centre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1968
• Sarala’s Art Centre Chennai, 1968/69/72/81/85/9/ 93, 2005/12/13/15
• Bank of Baroda, Suja Fiji Islands 1971
• Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1973
• British Council – London & Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1977
• Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1984/90/ 92/94/96, 2002/05/15
• Kritika Art Gallery, Bangalore, 1986
• British Council, Chennai, 1986
• Alliance Francaise Bangalore, 1988
• Zonal Cultural Centre, Rabindra Kala Kendra, Kolkota, 1989
• Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1991, 95
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, 2002
• Sara Arakkal, Art in Craft Show, ITC, Bangalore 2002
• Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, 2006
• Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry, 2006
• Taj Hotel, Chennai, 2010
• Retrospective Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2010
• Focus Art Gallery, Chennai, 2011
• Old & New, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2011
• Art Chennai, Sarala Art Centre, 2012
• Works on Paper, Hotel De L’Orient Pondicherry 2013
• Exhibition, ITC Grand Chola, Chennai 2013

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Group show at artists pavilion Tel Aviv, and Artists Association, Jerusalem Israel 1968
• ’25 Years of Indian Art’ Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1978
• 71 Prints from Garhi, New Delhi, LKA, 1972
• 3rd Triennale-India, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1975
• Pictorial Space, Curated by Geeta Kapur, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1978
• Indian Art Today, Max Muller Bhavan, Chennai, 1978
• Miniature format National exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1980
• 4 Indian Artists, British Council, Chennai 1981
• Exhibition of Drawings Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1981
• Bhaskaran and Adimoolam joint show at Art Heritage, New Delhi 1982
• Indian Print Making, Art Heritage, New Delhi, 1982
• “Over Here and Over There”, British Council, Chennai 1984
• Mostra de Culture Indiana Lisbon, Bonn 1985
• Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1985
• Graphic Art since 1850, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1985
• Exhibition of Prints in USA, part of Festival of India, 24 printmakers, SDSU 1985
• Print Making in India, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1985
• Group show with G.R Santosh, Shanti Dave, Shail Choyal, S. R. Bhushan at Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, 1986
• Paul Lingren memorial exhibition USIS, Chennai, 1989
• Artist Self Portraits, Village Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1989
• Graphics – Sakshi Art Gallery, Chennai, 1990
• XAL Praxis – Graphic Art, Cymroza, Mumbai, 1990
• Sarala Art Centre, Chennai 1990
• ‘Rimbaud’ – Indian Artist’ Show, Alliance Francaise, Chennai 1991
• Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad 1991
• Miniature Format Paintings Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Mumbai 1991
• Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women, Mumbai 1991
• Images of Rural India, Max Muller Bhavan, Hyderabad, 1991
• Rotary Club Exhibition, Chennai and Bangalore 1991,92
• Gallery 88 – Oberoi, Bangalore, 1992
• Birla Academy of Art and Culture Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Calcutta 1992
• Drawings, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, 1993
• Mini Print Show Gallery Espace New Delhi, 1996
• ‘The Indian Beasts’, The Gallery, Chennai, 1996
• Still Life Re-defined at Winsor Manor Bangalore, 2002
• Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Annual Show, Kolkata, 2004
• Mapping the South, Vinyasa, Chennai, 2006
• Take Two, Gallery Sumukha, Chennai, 2006
• 19 Eminent Artist, Planet Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2006
• Art Elements Gallery, New Delhi, 2008
• Deccan Hues, Suruchi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2008
• The Madras Canvas, Forum Art Gallery, Chennai, 2009
• ABS Silver Jubilee Show, British Council, Chennai, 2010
• Fusion, Forum Art gallery, Chennai, 2010
• “It is now paper”, Gallery Ensign, New Delhi, 2010
• Fusions Art Show, Focus Art Gallery, Chennai, 2010
• ‘Contemporary Printmaking In India’, presented by Priyasri Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2010
• ‘Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2010
• Contemporary Print Making in India, Priyasri Art Gallery, 2011
• Emami Chisel, Kolkata, 2011
• Waswo X Waswo Collection of Indian Prints, 2011
• Far Away Tree, Chennai, 2012
• Multiple Encounters, Print Show, New Delhi, 2012
• ‘Synergy’, 12th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2012
• Lasting Impressions, Print Show by Art Perspective, Lado Sarai, New Delhi, 2013
• Manifestations I & II, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi & Mumbai, 2003/04
• Nostalgia – 34 Masters, Crimson Art Gallery, Bangalore, 2014
• Focus Art Gallery, Chennai, 2014

ARTIST CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

• Prof. Paul Lingren workshop for Print Making USIS, New Delhi, 1970
• All India Print Making work shop at Garhi Studios LKA, New Delhi, 1978
• Jammu & Kashmir Akademi for Art Culture and Languages, Srinagar, J.K. 1979
• Kerala State Akademi Workshop, 1979
• Tamil Nadu State Akademi, Ooty, 1979
• Kerala Lalitkala Akademi, 1980
• Bharat Bhavan Workshop for Prints, Bhopal, 1983
• Print Making Workshop, Urja Art Gallery, M S University, Baroda, 1983
• Mysore State Lalit kala Akademi, 1983
• Painting Camp, Tamil University, Tanjore, 1984
• Sanghi Polyester Sanghi Nagar AP, Hyderabad, 1985
• CCMB Camp at Hyderabad, 1986
• Taj Art World Artist Camp at Hotel Taj Coramandal, Chennai, 1997
• SAARC Artist Camp, KCP, Bangalore 1999
• Cidade de Goa Art Camp, Goa, 2002
• Shristi Art Camp, Calicut, 2005
• Bhorukha, Art Camp, Jaipur, 2007
• Uttaranchal art Camp, Art in Craft, 2008
• Neerja Modi Art Camp, Jaipur, 2008
• Rakesh Aggarwal Print Camp at Baroda, 2009
• Kinner Trust Art Camp at Mumbai 2010
• Art Camp at Muscat, Oman 2010
• Print Making Camp at Chandigarh College of Art, 2011
• Patna Art Camp, Nalanda, 2013
• Jammu University Art Camp, Jammu Patnitop, 2013
• Jaipur Art Summit Camp, Jaipur, 2013
• National Art Camp at Patna, 2014
• Konark Art Camp at Konark, Orissa, 2014
• London & Scotland art camp, UK, by Ravindra Mardia, 2014
• Kerala Lalitkala Art Camp, Calicut, 2014
• Kinner Art Camp at Madh Islands, Mumbai, 2014
• “Art Beyond Borders” India-Bangladesh Art Camp, Lucknow, 2014
• Nalanda Art Camp 2014
• Art Camp at Jairangam Theatre Festval, Jaipur, 2015
• “Art in Industry” Tata Steels, Jamshedpur, 2015
• State Bank of India – Art Camp, Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 2015

WORKS IN COLLECTION

• State Lalitkala Akademi, Chennai
• Bennet Pithavadian – Architects, Chennai
• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
• Lalitkala Akademi, New Delhi
• Orissa State Akademi, New Delhi
• Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art & Culture, Srinagar
• British Council, London
• Dugit Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
• Library of Congress, USA
• Kansas State University, USA
• Air India, Mumbai
• Kinner Art Foundation, Mumbai
• Bhorukha Trust, Jaipur
• Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• Art Heritage, New Delhi
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi
• Art World – Sarala Art Centre, Chennai
• Focus Art Gallery, Chennai
• Monsoon Art Gallery, Chennai
• Far Away Tree, Chennai
• Noble Sage Art Gallery, London
• College of Art, Chandigarh
• College of Art, Mumbai
• Punjab Museum, Mumbai
• Shristi Art Gallery, Mumbai
• Neerja Modi School, Jaipur
• JKS Nicolson Art Collection, Mumbai
• Osians, Mumbai

STUDY WORKSHOP & LECTURE TRENDS

• Ceramic mural design for first National Citi Bank, Chennai, 1967
• Israel 1968
• Greece & France 1969
• Designed a ceramic mural for Bank of Baroda in Suva, Fiji Islands 1971
• Visited Netherlands, 1977
• Visited for a workshop at UCLA, L.A. USA, 2006
• Lecture Tours
• United Kingdom, 2006
• Korea, 2006
• Vietnam, 2003
• University of Texas, USA 2006

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Southern Axis – A Selection of Contemporary Art of Southern India, edited by Meena Dadha, Mukti, 2005; R.B. Bhaskaran: A Selection of Works 1965-1992, by Mini Krishnan, Exhibition Catalogue; Essays by Dr. Ashrafi Bhagat, Essays by Abhijeet Gondkar

BORN IN 1942, CHENNAI