Monk

Black and white tones are very important for intensity and clarity, and they also create the atmosphere of play between shadows and light. The absence of color creates depth in the presence of shadows and light, showing that shadows and light in the painting are like mounds of mass, which gives the painting a sculptural look. It is like a musician's view. In a dream, we see a sequence of colored images. 

In some paintings, for some parts, color is used intentionally, so that it complements the black and white figure and at the same time moves the path of the gaze throughout the painting. In all these images, a moment is frozen and when this happens, the theme of black and white is justified. I am happy that through this exhibition I will take viewers on a journey through my past moments of shadow and light, which will also help them relate to their past.

BORN

April 16, 1981. Kolhapur

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

1998-1999 Foundation Diploma from Kalaniketan Mahavidyalaya, Kolhapur 

1999-2000 Art Teacher Diploma from Kalaniketan Mahavidyalaya, Kolhapur 

2003 Diploma in G.D. Art Painting and Drawing from Dalavi Art Institute, Kolhapur 

2004 Diploma in Art Education from Bharati Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai

2011 Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai

2011 Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai

2013 Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2013 JS ART Gallery, Mumbai

2014 Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhapur

2015 Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai

2016 Lalit Kala Akademi Rbindra Bhavan, New Delhi

2017 Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai

2017 Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2000 Rangoli Group Exhibition, Kolhapur

2003 Nehru Centre (Circle) Gallery, Mumbai

2007 Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhapur

2009 Goa Academy, Panaji

2011, 2013 Artiste Center Art Gallery, Mumbai

2011 Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai

2011, 2012 ICAC Art Gallery, Mumbai

2013 ART FESTIVAL OF INDIAN ARTS, Mumbai

2013, 2014 JS ART Gallery, Mumbai

2014, 2015, 2016 ICAC Art Gallery, Mumbai

2014 INDEX BKC Art Exhibition, Mumbai

2015 HUTHEESING Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad

2015 KURTI Art Gallery, Baroda

2015 J S Art, Dubai

2016 Art Festival of India, Mumbai India in Pune

2016 Habitat Art Gallery in Delhi

PARTICIPATIONS

2000, 2006, 2007, 2010 Camlin Art Foundation

2000, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Art of the State of Maharashtra

2005 at Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhapur

2006 Kolhapur 2006 at Goa Academy, Panaji

2006 Nagpur Indian Art Competition (S.C.Z.C.C.) 

2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Art Society of India, Bombay

2007 V. V. Oak in Pune

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Kolhapur Kala Mahotsav

2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 Bombay Art Society

2014 Fusion Exhibition, Bombay

HONORS AND AWARD

Bharati Kala Mahavidyalaya Annual Exhibition 2004

2006 Camlin Art Foundation

2011 Gulbarga Academy Awards

2012 ICAC Art Gallery