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Born
1948: at Partapur, Banswara, Rajasthan (India)

Studied & Office
M.A. in Painting from University of Udaipur in 1970
Ph.D. in Painting from Sukhadiya University, Udaipur in 1997
Head of Depatment in Painting-Rajsathan School of Art, Jaipur
Vice President, TAKHMAN-28 a group of experimental artist of Rajsathan
Chairmain, Jan Kala Sahitya Manch Sansthan, Jaipur-an NGO working in Visual Art Programs, Street Children and
Theater activities in Rajsthan
Member of Gen. Council and Executive Board, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Member Program Committee W.Z.C.C., Udaipur

Awards
Merit certificete by Govt.of Rajasthan on Republic day for the outstanding Contribution in the field of Fine Art 
Education, 1983
National Award on Painting by National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1981
All India Award by U.P. State Akademi on Painting, 1984
All India Award by Bihar Govt. on Painting, 1989
All India Award by R.L.K.A. Jaipur on Painting, 1991
State Awards on Paintings and Drawings by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur in the year 1969, 1972, 1975,1978,
1980, 1982 and 1984

One Man Shows
Govt. College Banswara, 1967
Information Center, Jaipur, 1971
Dept. Painting, M.B.College, Udaipur, 1971
AIFACS Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1972
Information Center, Udaipur, 1975
Sridharni Art Gallery, N.Delhi, 1975
Ravindra Manch Art Gallery, Jaipur, 1975 Ravindra Bhavan Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1978
Ravindra F3havan Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1980
Faculty of Fine Art, M.S. University Baroda, 1981
Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, 1982
Fine Art Deptt. Banasthali Vidyapith, 1982
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1982
Gallery Amrapali, New Delhi, 1985
Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1985
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1986
Gallery Akaar, Chandigarh, 1986
Ravindra Manch Art Gallery, Jaipur, 1986
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1988
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1989
Ravindra Manch Art Gallery, Jaipur, 1990
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1991
The Heritaqe Gallery, Chennai, 1991
Sridharni Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1992
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 1993
Ravindra Bhavan Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1996
Ravishankar Raval Art Gallery, Ahmedbad, 1996
Kala Mela LKA, Jaipur, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1997
Shahjahan Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1997
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 2000
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2000
Juneja Art Gallery, Jaipur, 2001
Gallery Espace, Avignon, France, 2002
Ravindra Bhavan Art Gallery, NewDelhi, 2005
Milaniom Art Gallery, Udaipur, 2005
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 2005
Participation
Represent India in IlIrd International Triennial India, 1975 org. by
LKA, New Delhi
7th International Contemporary Art Exhibition org. by AIFACS, New Delhi, 1975
Represent India in VIth International Triennial India 0rg. by LKA, New Delhi 1986
India Festival in Japan, 1988
Graphic Art in India since 1850, org by LKA, New Delhi, 1985 All India Prints Exhibition organized by Group-8 and College of Art Chandigarh in 1985 and 1988
Third International Prints Exhibition org. by AIFACS, New Delhi, 1988
2nd, 3rd and 4th Contemporary Art Biennial of India, organized b Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal in the year 1988,
1990 and 1995
International Independence Prints Exhibition, Kanagawa, Japan, 1989
International Prints Biennale Exhibition, Organized by Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal 1989,1991 and 1994
Group Exhibition of Indian artists at Maul Brorun, Germany, 1987
Group Exhibition of Indian Artists at Gaggenaw, Germany, 1987 Indo-Germany Painters Exhibition title ‘War & Peace’ in major cities in India and Germany, 1990-1991 International Mini Prints Exhibition Org. by UNEAC, Cuba, 1994
Drawings -94 Special Exhibition Org. by Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 1994
National Exhibition of Art Org. by National LKA, New Delhi since 1974 All India Exhibition Org. by AIFACS, New Delhi, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai,
U.P.State LKA, Lucknow, RLKA, Jaipur etc since 1971
State Exhibition of Art and many special Art shows Org. by RLKA; Jaipur in the state and all-important Art center
in India including Nepal since 1967 A Tribute to Van Gaugh, an Exhibition org. by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Annual Art Exhibitions Org. by Chittram Art Gallery, Tiruanantpuram
‘The Desert & Beyond’ an Exhibition Org.by British Council, New Delhi, 1999 ‘Major Trends in India’ Exhibition Org by LKA, New Delhi, on 50th Anniversary of Indian Independence, 1997 ‘Colour of Rajasthan’ Special Exhibition Org by, RLKA, & JKK at Jaipur, on 50th Anniversary of Indian
Independence, 1997
Movement in Indian Art - A TRIBUTE Special Exhibition Organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad,
Bangalore, 1997-1998 Exhibition of Contemporary Art to support mentally handicapped through PRAYAS - a NGO’s working for them, At AIFACS, New Delhi & JKK, Jaipur, 1998
‘A Harvest of Vision’ Exhibition. Org. by M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2000 Miniature format Exhibition Organized by Banglore Artist’s Group at Banglore, 1999 Annual Art Exhibitions and Group Shows Org.by Takhman 28 a Group of Experimental Artists of Rajasthan in Rajasthan and major cities in India since 1967 Rajasthan School of Art’s Faculty Members Art Exhibition in the Institution since 1994 ‘We-13’- Printmakers of Rajasthan a Group Exhibition at J.K.K., Jaipur, Ravishanker-Raval Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, College of Art, Chandigarh and Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, 2001
LOK RAAG’ an All India Art Exhibition org. by Art Pilgrim, New Delhi, 2002 IN POETIC REALMS’ an exhibition of four Abstract Painters of India, org. by Birla Akademi
of Art & Culture, Mumbai, 2003 ‘CORRESPONDING LATITUDES’ An Indo-Australian Painters Art Exhibition at JKK, Jaipur, Bekaner, 2003 SWARNAREKHA’ An exhibition of National Award winners by National Lalit Kala Aademi, at the time of Akademi’s Golden Jublee celebration 2005 at Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi ‘CORRESPONDING LATITUDES‘ An Indo-Australian Painters Art Exhibition at Kick Art Center, Quwensland, Australia, 2005 ‘Art for vision’ An special exhibition organized by Sankara Netralay, Channai at Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, 2004 Invitation Lecture, Demonstration & Slide show at Faculty of Fine Art, M.S.University, Baroda, College of Art Chandigarh, Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, U.K.
Faculty of Visual Art B.H.U. Varanasi
Faculty of Fine Art, University of Rajasthan Dept.. Of Fine Art Udaipur, Banasthali, Kota, Govt. College Banswara, Bundi, Nathdwara, Regional Center Lucknow etc.
Lecture & Slide Show on Contemporary Art of India and on my works at Muncipal Museum
Gyor, Hungary Lecture & Slide Show on Contemporary Art of India and on my works at ‘Theatre Du Bour Neuf’ Avignon, France Visit Abroad Visited Japan at the time of India Festival in 1988
Visited U.K. and France under the visiting program of British Council, India, 1991
Represent India in the International Art Symposium at Hungary, 2002
Invitation for participation in International Art Expositions, Conferences and Films-PARCOURS DE L’ ART AVIGNON, 2002 Painters Camp All India Painters Camp org. by National Lalit Kala Akademi at Udaipur, 1978
Regional Center, Chennai, 1984
Takhaman-28 at Udaipur, 1982, 85, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93
J&K. Akademi of Art & Languages at Srinagar, 1981
Rajasthan LKA. Jaipur at Mount Abu 1985, New Delhi, 1990
Panjim, Goa, 1997,Udaipur, 1998
R.T.D.C. and RLKA. Jaipur at Pushkar, 1984
RLKA & Hirnachal Kala Akademi at Simala, 1987, 1998
SAARC International Painters Camp at Simla Org. by Govt. of India, 1989
Indo German Painters Camp Org.by Maxmullar Bhavan, Kolkatta, 1990
All India Painters Camp Org. by Sangi group of Industries At Sanghi Nagar, A.P. 1993, 1994
ABC Akademi, Varanasi, 1994
International Multimedia Camp by L.K.A. New Delhi at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur 1994 Goa Kala Akademi, Panjim, 1995
International Multimedia Camp by L.K.A. N.Delhi at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur 2001 Represent India in XXXIII International Art Symposium at Gyor, Hungary, Org. by Municipal
Museum of Art, Gyor under the Cultural Exchange Program Govt. Of India, 2002 Mao College, Ajmer, 2003 International Art symposium at Kokrajar College of Fine Art, Kokrajar, Bodoland, Aasam, 2004 Printmakers Camp
Takhaman - 28, a group of Experimental Artists of Rajasthan at Jaipur, l98O, 1982, 1984, Udaipur, 1997-2000 RLKA at Jaipur, 1985 and at WZCC, Udaipur, 1990
Paul Lingerin an Eminent Printmaker of USA, Workshop organized by USIS, New Delhi, at Garhi Studio
New Delhi, 1985
ZCC Udaipur and Kala Akademi Goa at Panjim, 1987
harat Bhavan, Bhopal, 1991,1994
ithography workshop by WZCC, Udaipur, 1993 WZCC & Faculty of Fine Art, Baroda, 1994
Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur, 1994
Water less Lithography workshop at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal organized by USIS New Delhi with the collaboration of Tamarind Institution, USA, 1995
Regional Center, Lucknow, 2002 Publication
‘Bharatiya Chitrakala’ an Art Book Pub. By Students Book Co., Jaipur
‘Bhartiya Kala Ki Kahani’ an Art Book Pub. By Students Book Co., Jaipur
Monograph on Kalavid ‘Dwaraka Prasad Sharma’ Pub. By RLKA, Jaipur
Monograph on Kalavid ‘Jyotiswaroop’ Pub. By RLKA, Jaipur
Monograph on Kalavid ‘R.B.Gauttam’ Pub. By RLKA, Jaipur Editor
‘Colours of Rajasthan’ an Art Catalogue pub. By JKK & RLKA, Jaipur, 1997
‘ABHAR’ an Art Pub. By WZCC. Udaipur & RLKA, Jaipur, 1998
‘AKRATI’-Quarterly Art Magazine Pub. By RLKA, Jaipur, 1975 -1998
‘AKRATI’-Monthly Art Bulletin Pub. By RLKA, Jaipur, till March 1999
‘AKRATI’-Silver Jubilee Publication, by RLKA, Jaipur, 1987

Articles on Art & Art Education

Articles published in some Art Exhibitions Catalogues org. by RLKA,
British Council, We-13 etc.
Articles Published on Art, Artists and Art Activities in Art Journals, Magazines and in the leading Newspapers in India since 1972 Convener
Appointed for many Art activities including National and International Art Camps, Seminar and workshops
organized by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur
National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
British Council, New Delhi
Takhaman-28, Udaipur
Dharm Sajjan Trust, Jaipur
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Jan Kala Sahitya Manch Sansatha, Jaipur
Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur As an Expert in Selection Boards
For the post of Secretary National Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
For the post of Secretary Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur
For various technical posts in Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, LKA Delhi,
and LKA Jaipur etc Collection
Works are in the permanent Collection:
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi • National Lilit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Prime Minster’s Residence New Delhi Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
United State Information Center, New Delhi College of Art, New Delhi
Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur State Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur
Jaipur Development Authority, Jaipur Rupankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
Kala Akademi, Goa College of Art, Goa Faculty of Fine art, M.S. University, Baroda
Sahu Jain, New Delhi Vikas Minar, New Delhi Rajasthan Housing Board, Jaipur
Officers Training School, Jaipur Irrigation Dept., Jaipur
Secretariat, Govt. of Rajasthan, Jaipur West Zone Culture Center, Udaipur
Dairy Development Co., Jaipur Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer
Mahendra & Mahendra HUDCO, New Delhi Dabar India, New Delhi
J.K. Industries, New Delhi The Great Eastern Shipping Co., Mumbai
Hotel Sea Rock, Mumbai Tajmahal Hotel, Mumbai Grindlays Bank, Mumbai Zenith India, Mumbai
U.P.State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Maxmuller Bhavan, Colcatta Gallery Chitrakoot, Colcatta
Sanghi group of Industries, Sanghi Nagar, Hydrabad
Municipal Museum Gyor, Hungary Kumar Birla’s Collection, Mumbai And Paintings, Kavads, Prints and Drawings are in many public and private collections in India and Abroad.
   
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