1968: Born in Kerala

Bio-data

QUALIFICATION : 

B.F.A. (Painting) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai

M.F.A. (Painting) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai  

AWARDS :

1996 - Highly Commended (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Art 

1997 - Cumi Dallas Award Arts Society of India, Mumbai

2000 - S.B. Palshikar Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts

2001 - Late Dinanath Mangeshkar Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai

2002 - Camlin Award (Annual Exhibition) Sir J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai  

SCHOLARSHIPS :

February 2001 to February 2003 - Scholarship for Young Artist, Human Resource development, Department of Culture, Govt. of India

2003-2004-Inlaks fine arts award     

WORKSHOPS AND CAMPS :

2001 - Workshop of Painters at Sawarde Maharashtra, Organised by Artist Centre, Mumbai

May - June 2001 - Film Appreciation Course Film Television & Institute of India (FTII) National film archive India        (NFAI) Law College Road, Pune  

2003 - “Studio The Guild”, The Guild art gallery, Mumbai.  

2005 - Khoj International artist workshop, Mumbai.  
 

SOLO SHOW:

2006 : “Walls- in- between” venue Kitab Mahal ,The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai.  

2008: “membranes and margins”gallery em, Seoul, Korea.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS :

2000 - ‘Stepping Out’ Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

         - Monsoon Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai  

2001 - Relief Fund for the earthquake Victims, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai

         - Workshop Exhibition, Artists Centre, Mumbai

2002 -‘Shakti’ Hacienda Art Gallery, Mumbai

         - ‘True but probably Unreal, Unreal but probably True’ Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai 

         -‘Heat’ Curated by Mrinal Kulkarni and Johny ML, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

         - ‘Words and Images’ curated by Girish Shahane and The Guild art Gallery, Mumbai at the National gallery
            of art, Mumbai.  

2003 – ‘Studio Guild’, The Guild art gallery, Mumbai.

         –‘Highlights’, Sakshi gallery, Mumbai  

2004 - ‘Bombay *17’, curated by Bose Krishnamchari, Bombay art gallery, Mumbai and Kashi art gallery, Cochin.

         -‘Generation’, Saffron art and The Guild art gallery, Mumbai.  

2005 -‘Anticipation’ galerie mirchandani+steinruecke, Jehangir art gallery, Museum Gallery, Mumbai

        -‘Change of address’, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai    

2006 -’paper flute’, The Espace gallery, Delhi

       - Three person show at the V I Art gallery, Delhi.

        - Annual show, Shrishti art gallery, Hyderabad

       -‘myrrh’ curated by Anupa Mehta and Geetu Hinduja, the Tao art gallery, Mumbai. 

2007- ‘Kala ghoda festival’, The Guild art gallery, Mumbai.

        - ‘III/III – ‘Here and Now: Young Voices from India’, Grosvenor Vadehra, London

        - Art concerns, online gallery

        - Anniversary show, galerie mirchandani+steinruecke,Mumbai

        - ‘soft spoken’ curated by Bose Krishnamachari , The Bombay art gallery, Mumbai.

        - ‘reading paint’ Gallery soulflower, Bangkok.

        - ‘some blind alleys’ Anant art gallery, New Delhi.

        - ‘Mumbai metronomes’, Art and Soul Gallery, Mumbai.  

        -‘here there now ‘, curated by Brian Curtin, Gallery Soulflower, Bangkok.  

        -Istanbul art fair, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai

        -‘urban similes’, curated by shubhalaxmi, project 88, Mumbai

        -“Membranes and Margins II”, Singapore art fair, the guild art gallery, Mumbai.

2008- ‘The sakshi show’, sakshi art gallery, Mumbai. 
          -The Dubai art fair, the vadhera art gallery, Delhi.