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A. Ramachandran

     


1935         Born in Attingal, Kerela

EDUCATION
 

1975        Study Tour of Japan on Japan Foundation Grant

1962 -65  Ph. D. 'Mural Painting of Kerala', Visva Bharati

1957-61   Diploma in Fine Arts and Crafts ,Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan

1954 -57  M.A.(Malayalam Literature), Kerala University
 

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PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2009        Bahurupi, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

2008        Presented by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2008        Recent Works, Grosvenor Vadehra, London

2007-08   Face to Face, Art Practice of A Ramachandran, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai and New York

2006        The Universe in the Lotus Pond, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi; Birla Academy of Art  

                and Culture, Kolkata

2005        Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

2005        Illustrations of ‘Gaudi’s Ocean’, exhibited at Nami Island, South Korea

2002        Exhibition of Watercolors, organized by Fine Arts Resource, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2002        Yayati, Art Heritage, New Delhi

2001        Imagined Territory, paintings, drawings and sculpture, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

1998        Icons of the Raw Earth, Part-I, an Exhibition of Bronze Sculptures and Drawings at  

                Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi;

1998        Icons of the Raw Earth, Part-II, an Exhibition of Bronze Sculptures and Drawings at Art   

                Today, New Delhi

1998        Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi

1997        The Lotus Pond at Obeshwar, organized by Kala Yatra, Sista’s Art Gallery, Bangalore

1996        Paintings and Watercolors, Arks Gallery, London

1994       Reality in Search of Myth, organized by Kala Yatra, Bangalore at Kolkata, Chennai,  

                Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi

1991        Urvashi Pururavas and the Lotus Pond, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi

1991        Paintings and Watercolors, Kala Yatra, Bangalore

1986        Completed the large mural of 60’ x 8’ and a group of 13 Bronze Sculptures commissioned  

                by E Alkazi, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi

1984        Water Bodies ‘,Lalit Kala Studios’, Garhi

1981        Puppet Theatre, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi

1979 21   Portfolios of Etchings, sponsored by SHAOOR, Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai

1978        Retrospective, organized by Kumar Gallery, Hansalaya, New Delhi

1977,75,70,68,67,66 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi


RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
 

2004        Retrospective, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

2003        National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

1983        Retrospective, organized by Kumar Gallery at Art Heritage, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 

2011        The Path of the Lotus: Indian Art, Grosvenor Gallery, London

2011        Natural Bodies, Subverted Canons, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

2010        Freedom to March: Rediscovering Gandhi through Dandi, presented by Ojas Art at Lalit

                Kala Akademi, New Delhi

2010        10 x 10, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi

2010        Paper Trails, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

2010        The Living Insignia, Gallery Ensign, New Delhi

2010        Black and White, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai

2009        Progressive to Altermodern: 62 Years of Indian Modern Art, Grosvenor Gallery, London

2009        Kalpana: Figurative Art in India, presented by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations

                (ICCR) at Aicon Gallery, London; The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

2008        Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi

2007        High on Art, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

2006-07   Indian Art Part II: Inventing / Inverting Traditions, Grosvenor Vadehra, London

2006        Naked Line, Drawings by 12 Artists in New Delhi and Mumbai, organized by Delhi Art  Gallery, New Delhi

2005        Spirit Set Free Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi

2003        Celebration of Color, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery and The Times of India, Mumbai and New Delhi

2003        Pictorial Transformations, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

2000       Celebration of Human Image, organized by Thinking Eye, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

2000        Point Counterpoint, Gallery Espace, New Delhi

1997       Colors of Independence, organized by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA),

                National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi and Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata

1997        Major Trends of Indian Art : 50th Anniversary of Indian Independence, organized by Lalit

                Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1997        Contemporary Indian Art : Rediscovering the Roots, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi at Lima, Peru

1997        Indian Contemporary Art : Post Independence, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery,

                National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

1996        Contemporary Indian Painters, organized by Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and New Delhi

1996        Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art, organized by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA),Kolkata at

                Whitleys Art Gallery, London

1995        Inaugural Exhibition, Art Today, New Delhi

1995        Indian Contemporary Painting, Christie’s Exhibition / Auction

1994        Drawing 94, organized by Gallery Espace, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi

1994        Review 1930-1993 from NGMA Collection, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi

1993        Wounds, organized by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata at Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata

1991        Artists for Helpage, auction organized by Helpage and Asprey’s, UK at Mumbai

1991        Masters, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

1990        Art Mosaic, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata

1989        Nature, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1989        Art for Cry, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata

1989        Artist Alert, Exhibition / Auction for Sahmat

1986        Contemporary Indian Painting, Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany

1985        India in Print, Tropen Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands

1982        Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy of Arts, England

1982        India, Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England

1982        Modern Indian Painting, Washington

1982        Indische Kunst Heute, Federal republic of Germany

1982        Inaugural Exhibition, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

1982        Indian Painting Today, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Asian Art, Bangladesh

1977        Pictorial Space, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1973        Contemporary Indian Painting, 25th Anniversary of Indian Independence, Washington, Los Angeles, Toronto

1972        Art Now, Kunika Chemould Gallery, New Delhi

1972        Drawings, Kunika Chemould Gallery, New Delhi

1970        Contemporary Indian Painting, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Kyoto Municipal Museum, Japan

1970        Indian Painters and Sculptures 1970, Kunika Chemould Gallery, New Delhi

1969        Contemporary Indian Painting, Australia

1969        Indian Painters 69, Max Muller Bhavan and Birla Academy, Kolkata

1966        Kumar Gallery, New Delhi

1966        Ten Indian Painters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New Jersey State Museum, USA

1963        All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi


PARTICIPATIONS
 

2012        Art for Humanity, Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai

2011        Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore

2011        Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi

2011        Time Unfolded, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi

2011        Celebrations 2011, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi

2010        Art Celebrates 2010: Sports and the City, represented by Vadehra Art Gallery at Lalit Kala

                Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games

2010        Roots, 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai at The Park, Chennai

2010        Celebration 2010, Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi

2007-08   From Everyday To The Imagined: Modern Indian Art, Singapore Art Museum,

                Singapore and at Museum of Art, Seoul National University, Seoul

1992        Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata

1987        Festival of India, Coups de Coeur, Geneva

1986        Havana Biennale, Cuba

1980        Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Paintings in Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi,

                Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

1979        Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Sculptures of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

1979        Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

1978        Triennale India Restrospike, Federal Republic of Germany

1976        25th Pugwash Conference, Chennai

1975        Annual Exhibition of Society of Contemporary Art, Kolkata

1974        Menton Biennale, France

1972        25 Years of Indian Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1971        Contemporary Indian Painting, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador in Brazil and Venezuela

1971        Triennale-II, India and National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi

1968        Triennale-I, India

1967        Tokyo Biennale, Japan

1968        Triennale-I, India

 

HONOURS AND AWARDS 
 

2005        Padma Bhushan, Government of India

2003        Raja Ravi Verma Puraskar, Government of Kerala

2001        Manaviyam Award, Manaviyam Cultural Mission, Government of Kerala

2000        Gagan – Abani Puraskar, Viswa Bharati University

1991        Parishad Sanman, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi

1980        Noma Award for Children’s Picture Book Illustration

1978        Noma Award for Children’s Picture Book Illustration from Japan

1973,69   National Award for Painting, New Delhi

 

 

     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
 
 

 
 
 

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