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Biography |
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1970 |
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Born Sindgi, Bijapur, Karnataka |
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1992 |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Visual Art, Gulbarga |
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1994 |
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Master of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Art, New Delhi |
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1999 - 2000 |
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Artist-in-Residence, Wimbledon School of Art, London |
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Honours and Awards |
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2004 Harmony Show, Artist of the Year Award, Mumbai |
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2003 Residency, George Keyt Foundation, Dambola, Sri Lanka |
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2002 KK Hebbar Foundation Award |
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2001 State Award, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore |
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1999-2000 International Scholarship, Charles Wallace India Trust, British Council |
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1997 Residency, 9th Triennale India 1997 International Artists’ Camp, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi |
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1997 40th National Academy Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi |
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1997 ’50 Years of Art in Independent India’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award, New Delhi |
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1996-97 National Scholarship, Ministry of HRD, Government of India |
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1995-96 Garhi Research Grant, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi |
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1993 Residency, International Painting and Sculpture Symposium, Gulbarga |
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1993 ‘In Search of Talent’, MF Hussain and Ram Kumar Selection Award, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi |
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1993 Bansi Parmimu Memorial Committee, New Delhi |
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1993 Delhi College of Art, New Delhi |
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1991-92 College of Visual Art, Gulbarga |
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1991-92 All India Exhibition Mysore, Dasara, Mysore |
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1990 4th All India Exhibition, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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‘Keep Drawing’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi |
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2008 |
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‘Birth of Blindness’, The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi and Aicon Gallery, London and New York (solo) |
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2008 |
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‘MiArt 2008’, Fiera Milano International Spa, Milan represented by The Guild, Mumbai |
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2007 |
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Asian Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Aicon Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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‘Recent Works by GR Iranna’, Berkley Square Gallery, London (solo) |
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2007 |
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‘Keep Drawing’, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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2007 |
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‘India 20’, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi |
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2007 |
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‘High on Art’, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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2007 |
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‘Telling It Like It Is: The Indian Story’, The Gallery in Cork Street, London |
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2006 |
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‘The Human Figure’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi |
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2006 |
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‘King of Clay’, Gallery ArtsIndia, New York and California (solo) |
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2006 |
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‘Contemporary Istanbul Fair’, Istanbul |
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2005 |
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Arad Bienalle, Romania |
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2005 |
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‘Early Works’, Gallery Muller and Plate, Munich (solo) |
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2005 |
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‘Threads of Humanism’, Bodhi Art, New Delhi, Singapore (solo) |
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2005 |
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‘We Are Like This Only’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi |
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2005 |
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‘Paths of Progression’, Bodhi Art and Saffronart, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, New York |
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1998 - 2005 |
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‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai |
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2004 |
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‘Untitled’, Gallery Espace, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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2004 |
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Peter Muller Gallery, Munich, Germany |
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2004 |
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Gallery 27, Oslo, Norway |
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2003 |
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‘Dream and Perplexity’, presented by The Guild at Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore (solo) |
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2002 |
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‘Words and Images’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai |
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2002 |
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‘Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings’, Auction-cum-Exhibition, Bowring’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Mumbai |
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2002 |
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Jehangir Art Gallery Golden Jubilee Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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2002 |
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‘European and Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings’, Auction-cum-Exhibition, Bowring’s Fine Art Auctioneers, New Delhi |
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2001 - 2002 |
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‘Palette’, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
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2001 |
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‘The Enigma of Departure’, British Council and Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo) |
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2001 |
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Apparao Galleries, Chennai |
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2001 |
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‘The Human Factor’, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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2001 |
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‘Kaleidoscope’, ISU International Art Gallery, Singapore |
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2001 |
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‘Engendering – Images of Women’, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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2000 |
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‘Black and White’, Art Today, New Delhi |
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2000 |
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Gallery Espace, New Delhi (solo) |
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2000 |
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Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Cairo, organized by The Indian Embassy in Cairo (solo) |
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2000 |
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Foyer Gallery, Wimbledon School of Art, London (solo) |
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1999 |
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‘In The Shadow of Buddha’, Gallery Martini, Hong Kong (solo) |
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1999 |
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‘The Creative Process’, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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1999 |
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‘Icons of The Millennium’, Gallery Lakeeren, Mumbai |
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1999 |
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‘Edge of the Century’, New Delhi |
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1998 |
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Vedanta Art Gallery, Chicago, USA |
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1998 |
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Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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1998 |
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‘Shadow of the Real’, Shridharani Art Gallery and Gallery Espace, New Delhi (solo) |
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1998 |
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Gallery Espace, New Delhi |
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1997 |
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‘Four Artists, Diverse Talents’, Guild Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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1995 |
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Schoo’s Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland |
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1995 |
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‘Edge Dynamics’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo) |
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1994 |
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Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi |
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1994 |
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Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai |
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1992 |
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Award Winner’s Exhibition South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) Nagpur, Bangalore, Indore, Hyderabad, Pune |
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1992 |
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College of Visual Art, Gulbarga (solo) |
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1990 |
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Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore |
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