Varsha Athor was born in Mumbai on 4th April 1985. She graduated majoring in sculpture from the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai. She prefers to work with metal nuts (mild steel nuts) because of their shape and the impact they create when welded together. She is also fascinated by the human form, and communication through…
T. Vaikuntam was born in Andhra Pradesh in 1942. He completed a Diploma in Painting at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad in 1970, followed by another Painting and Printmaking degree from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 1972. It was only, however, later that he developed his own distinct style under the guidance…
Vipul Kumar is a Jaipur-based sculptor. Trained at Benaras Hindu University, Kumar began with geometrical, rigid forms that found a new visual vocabulary in the ceramic medium. Maintaining the rigidity of his stone sculptures, his has used the delicacy and richness of clay and porcelain materials to enhance his artistic practice—an experimentation that has preoccupied him…
Tutu Patnaik breathes life into stone that can only be called magnificent. A random rock may just be another piece to many but not Tutu Patnaik. Having completed his Bachelors of Fine Art from Banaras University, Patnaik did his Masters from Delhi College of Art. He has been a part of large symposiums in many countries…
Born in Madhubani in Bihar, Sachindra Nath Jha studied at the College of Arts at Patna. His works are based on the river Ganga and all that happens around the river, that includes the flowers, pujas and ceremonies. He loves to use vibrant colours like green, blue, violet and red. Though he started off as a…
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 1978, in Jharkhand, Rajesh Ram studied at the Patna School of Art in 2002, and in 2007. He participated in an Art Appreciation Course at the National Museum in New Delhi. An award winner at the 17th All India Art Contest, Nagpur, the artist has held several solo exhibitions across India. The artist lives…
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.
