Bairu Raghuram

Bairu Raghuram was born and brought up in Hyderabad. One of the most refined and popular painters in India, he is also a freelancer and paints for magazines. His paintings are mostly centred on rural life in Telangana. The subjects of his paintings are rural, women, simple village stills and daily bucolic life.

BORN

1949 in Telangana

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts from Osmania University

Diploma in Drawing and Painting from I.F.A.I Gulbarga, Karnataka.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1999 Right Lines Art Gallery, Bangalore

1998 Atlier 2221 Gallery, New Delhi

1997 Alliance Francase Art Gallery, Hyderabad

1996 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

1993 Alliance Francase Art Gallery, Hyderabad

1991 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 Royal Opera Arcade, London

2013 JW Marriott central parks, New York

2013 75th year of Deccan Chronicle Exhibition at kalakriti, Hyderabad

2013 Gallery Space, Hyderabad

2012 FORD Art exhibition, Bangalore

2012 Rainbow Art Gallery, Dept. of Tourism and Culture Andhra Pradesh

2011 Gallery space, Hyderabad

2010 India Fine Arts, Mumbai

2010 Pink Zinger Arts Annual Show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2010 Birla Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

2010 Habitat Centre ,New Delhi

2010 Mantra art gallery, Ahmedabad

2010 Sanava, Pretoria, South Africa

2010 Icon art gallery, Hyderabad

2009 Birla Academy of Arts, Kolkata

2008 Birla Academy of Arts, Kolkata

2008 Kanvas Art gallery, Kolkata

2008 Ray Art Gallery, Pune

2008 Samanvai Art Gallery, Jaipur

2008 Hasta Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2008 Dubai community theatre and arts centre, Dubai

2007 Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara

2007 Kaleidoscope Art Gallery, Vadodara

2007 Gallery Navya, New Delhi

2007 The Habitat, New York

2007 Jammat Art Gallery, Mumbai

2007 FORHD Art Exhibition at Bangalore

2007 Art for Prabhat, Society for Child Development Exhibition at Habitat Centre New Delhi

2006 Stone Scene Gallery, New York

2006 Art elements Gallery, Hauz Khas, New Delhi

2006 Hyderabad Art Kaleidoscope, Hyderabad

2006 Pegasus Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2006 Chitramayee State Gallery of Fine Arts, Hyderabad

2005 Nehru Centre, London

2005 Honkong Visual Art Centre, Honkong

2004 Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore

2004 LVP Eye Institute, Hyderabad

2004 Nehru Centre and Cymroa Art Gallery, Mumbai

2003 FORHD Art Exhibition of painting, Bangalore

2002 Pegasus Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2002 Daira Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2002 Organized by Daira Art Gallery, Hyderabad Heritage Art Exhibition, At Birla Science Museum

2001 Pushkin Art Gallery, USA

2001 CUPA, Bangalore

2001 Daira Art Gallery, Hyderbad

2001 Right Lines Art Gallery Exhibition, Bangalore

2001 Art Today Gallery, New Delhi

2000 Art Today, New Delhi

2000 Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2000 Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai

2000 The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai

2000 Chitram Art Gallery, Cochin

2000 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

1999 Art Today, New Delhi

1999 CCMB, Hyderabad

1999 Minaz Art Galery, Hyderabad

1999 Chitram Art Gallery, Coachi

1999 Global Village Arts, San Jose, CA

1998 Minaz Art Gallery, Hyderabad

1998 Academi of Fine Arts, Calcutta

1998 The Guild Art Gallery, Cochin

1998 Art in Objects, Holiday in Kriahna, Hyderabad

1997 Birla Academy of Arts Calcutta

1997 ICCR Art Gallery, Hyderabad

1996 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

1996 Telugu University, Hyderabad

1996 Hyderabad Art Society

1993 Hyderabad Art Society Gallery

1993 NS Bendre Memorial Exhibition, Chandigarh

1978 The Ideal Fine Art Institute, Gulbarga

SELECTED JOINT EXHIBITIONS

1982 Miniature Biennale

1982 All India contemporary Art, Hyderabad

1981 AP Artist Exhibition, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi

1981 All India Fine Art Exhibition, Bharat Kala Parishad, Hyderabad

1981 All India Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society

PARTICIPATION

2000 AIFACS Exhibition State and National Level Exhibition at Hyderabad and New Delhi

1998 AIFACS Exhibition, New Delhi

1997 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1997 All India Art Exhibition, Lucknow State Lalit Kala Akademi

1997 Human Form of art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1996 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1996 Hyderabad Art Society

1996 Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow

1995 International Biennale of prints

1995 Bharat Bhavan Bhopal

1995 All India Drawing Exhibition, Gulbarga

1994 Rastriya Kala Mela, Kolkata

1994 Bharat Bhavan Exhibition Institute of Fine Arts, Bijapur

1994 Andhra Akademy of Arts, Vijayawada

1994 Akademy of Creative Arts, Vijayawada

1993 Prints Today, Karnataka

1993 Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore

1992 Regional Art Exhibition, Lalita Kala Akademi, Madras

1991 5th All India miniature format, Gulbarga

1991 AIFACS Exhibition, New Delhi

1991 International Biennale of prints Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

1991 Rastriya Kala Mela, New Delhi

1990 As an invitee in All India Drawing and Graphics Exhibition, Gulbarga

1990 Artist conference, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi

1989 All India Art Exhibition, Raipur

1989 AIFACS Exhibition, New Delhi

1988 All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society

1988 First Annual Exhibition of Telugu University, Hyderabad

1987 Regional Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Madras

1987 American video festival in India, by U.S.I.S, Madras

1987 State Art Exhibition, Siddipet

1985 National Exhibition of Art, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi

1985 Graphic Art in India, since 1850, the book published by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

1985 All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society

1985 All India Fine Arts Exhibition, Bharatkala Parishad at Visakhapatnam

1984 All India Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society

1984 AP Artists Exhibition, at Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta

1984 All India Contemporary Miniature Biennale AP council of artist, AP State Lalit Kala

HONORS AND AWARDS

2012 Kala Ratna Award, Government of Andhra Pradesh

2011 Senior Fellowship, Government of India, ministry of culture

2000 AIFACS New Delhi, State Art Exhibition and other Awards including highly commanded awards at All India and state Art Exhibitions

1997 National Akademy Award (Honorable Mention) New Delhi

1996 Gold Medal, All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad Art Society

1987 Best Award, State Art Exhibition, Siddipet

1986 Hyderabad Art Society