Shiv Kumar Soni

BORN
1992 Bidasar, Churu, Rajasthan

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
2013 BFA Painting Colleges Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Childhood at Kalaneri Art Gallery, Jaipur
2017 Kala Spandan Art Fair, Nehru Centre, Mumbai

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2012 53rd Lalit Kala Academy State Art Exhibition, Jaipur
2012, 2013 15th & 16th Art Fair, Jaipur
2015 6th Agneepath National Art Exhibition, New Delhi
2016 Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2016 Elegance of Art at ICA Gallery, Jaipur
2016 4th Jaipur Art Summit Exhibition at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur
2017 Digital India at Greenmark Art Gallery, New Delhi
2017 Art Fusion at Banyan Art Gallery, Ludhiana
2017 The Impulsion at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2017 Imprints at Museum Art Gallery, Chandigarh
2017 Art Fiesta Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2018 Mahadhyam Art Gallery Story Walls, Taj West End, Bangalore.

PARTICIPATIONS
2007 District Level Painting Competition, Churu, Rajasthan
2010, 2011 Student Art Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy, Ravindra Manch, Jaipur
2012 Art Fair and Painting Competition at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur
2012 Face Painting Competition, Jaipur
2012 Poster Painting Competition on Road Safety Carnival, Jaipur
2012 17th International Art Festival, Ujjain MP
2012, 2013 Kalavrat National Art Competition, Ujjain MP
2013 Crayons Art Festival, Tonk
2015 6th Agneepath National Art Exhibition, New Delhi
2016 4th Jaipur Art Summit at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur
2017 Kala Spandan Art Fair by Indian Art Promoter, Mumbai

HONORS AND AWARD
District Level Competition 2007, Churu, Rajasthan
Poster Painting Competition 2011, Jaipur
Art Fair Venue Painting Competition 2012, Ravindra Manch, Jaipur
Kalavart National Art Competition 2012, Ujjain, M.P.
Crayons Art Festival 2013, Tonk
Agneepath 6th National Art Exhibition 2015, New Delhi.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

I was born in 1992 in Bidar, Churu Rajasthan, and moved to Jaipur in 2007 to pursue a fine art education and try to make my way in the art scene. After passing 12th grade, I got admitted to a fine art school, the 'Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur.

There I worked on sketches, drawings, etc. and was calm while learning, and visited most of the exhibitions at Jawahar Kala Kendra. During my studies, I used to participate in art competitions and exhibitions. In my third year of BFA, I did a group exhibition of paintings with other artists from the college. That time was really fun for me. I received a lot of inspiring comments and feedback from artists and visitors and learned more about art and its presentations.

I did my first solo exhibition 'The Childhood' in 2015. I received a lot of feedback and great responses from the visitors. In my work, as a technique, I like to work in all mediums, but watercolor is my favorite. I usually paint with acrylic color in watercolor style.

In my paintings, I want to show the things I have seen and observed in childhood. I enjoyed a lot with beautiful things like kites, birds, balloons, toys, trays, and hats and playing in rainy weather, imagining myself above the clouds, flying with kites, and many beautiful things that everyone felt or imagined in their childhood. I usually present all these things in my paintings. The essence of childhood has not left my heart yet. These beautiful things I sometimes paint with a baby I called "PUPPY". I imagined and painted it in my creative style.

I also like to paint landscapes in watercolor. I always try to do it as well as possible. I make a lot of mistakes, but I learn something from them. So I do things that make me feel good and I also hope the same for others.

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