Krishen Khanna grew up in pre-partition Lahore, before moving to England, to study at the Imperial Service College on a scholarship. Thereafter he returned to India and became a part of the Progressive Artist Group (PAG) with whom he would hold his first exhibition in 1949. In 1962 was awarded the Rockefeller Fellowship and was Artist-in-Residence…
Born in 1975, Keshari Nandan Prasad, received the Bachelors and Masters in Fine Art (Pottery and Ceramics) from Benaras Hindu University. He has participated in several group and solo shows. He has received the 61st National Lalit Kala Akademy Award in 2020.
Born in Lahore in British India, Dhanraj Bhagat acquired a Diploma in sculpture from the city’s Mayo College of Art. Bhagat began working with clay before finding true inspiration in wood. His early wood sculptures bore liquid, stream-like forms of the sensual feminine, with smooth, elongated lines. Post partition, his started acquiring rough edges and un-smoothed…
Born in 1968, Chugali Sahoo, received a Masters in Fine Art from AICHI Prefectual University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan as well as College of Art, New Delhi. He has participated in several group shows and a solo show in Japan. He was awarded at the 63rd National Exhibition of Art 2023, Lalit Kala…
Bimal Kundu was born in Kolkata in 1954. He graduated from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in painting and sculpture and stood first class first in sculpture in 1981. He is inspired and influenced by semi-realistic cubism and has experimented with several mediums including leather, wood, bronze, stone, and fiberglass. He is a member…
The Baroda based artist, APURVA DESAI, studied painting at C. N. College of Fine Art, Ahmedabad and did Masters in Painting from M. S. University, Baroda. Apurva Desai He describes himself as ”an urban landscapist’. His series titled ‘A Shipyard Symphony’, based on his experience in the ship-breaking yards at Alang in Gujarat. He has…
Untold Stories Art Pilgrim is hosting solo shows of Vinod Sharma and Dipali Bhattacharya. Paintings Vinod SharmaSize: 36 x 36 inches Medium: Oil on canvas (Mindscape) Dipali BhattacharyaSize: 48 x 48 inches Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Vinod Sharma was born in 1952. He has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Delhi College of Arts. He also holds a master’s degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The artist mainly paints landscapes using subdued colors with thin oils. This technique helps him to create a calming effect on the…
