He is an Indian printmaker, painter, and draughtsman.  His works are present in various mediums i.e. glass painting, sculpture, pastel, gouache, and etching.  He is known for his eroticism in a rural context. Goud was born in Nizampur, Medak district in Hyderabad. He was one of the seven siblings in […]

He was an artist, storyteller, author, and illustrator. He started painting without any formal training and his first public showing was in 1949. In 1954, he exhibited a solo show.  There are more the 50 solo shows by Badri Narayan and his artworks are in several collections such as the […]

He was regarded as one of India’s most important abstract painters. Born in 1924, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He completed his art diploma at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1948. In 1950, he was invited to join the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group. He actively participated in the group’s activities as […]

Nandalal  Bose was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art. He was the key figure of contextual modernism.  He was the pupil of Abanindranath Bose.  He was known for the ‘Indian Style’ of painting. In 1922, he became the principal of Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan. His most prominent paintings are […]

Subrahmanyan was born in 1924, Kuthuparamba in Kerala, India. He was involved in the freedom struggle and was known for following Gandhian ideology. He was later banned from joining the government colleges and was imprisoned during British Rule. As an artist, his turning point came into the existence when he […]

Gujral was an Indian artist, painter, writer, and muralist. Born in Jhelum in Punjab in British Raj, he had hearing impairment till age 62. Because of his hearing problem, many schools refused admission to him. One day he saw a bird sitting on a tree’s branch and he draw that. […]

Born in 1935 in Maharashtra, Vithal started showing his skill in paintings and sketching at the early age of five, he started Lord Ganesha and other Hindu deities sketching on the slate.  Coming from these backgrounds his works contain ancient Indian art, philosophy, and Hindu mythology. He studied in the […]

Born in Lothal, Gujarat, Shah is a prominent sculptor of India.  Shah is an art graduate from Sir J.J. School of Art. He also studied painting at M.S. University in Baroda.  To understand and learn European modernism he spent two years in Paris under S.W. Hayter and Krishna Reddy. Shah […]

Sohan Qadri was an artist who invokes meditative tranquility through the vibrant motifs in his paintings.  He is known for creating ink and dye on the papers to evoke the rich colors of his birthplace, India. He almost always ignores the conventional paint mediums.  He was introduced to yogic practices […]

Laxman Shreshtha is known for his abstract works that are sensuous and meditative in nature. The color shifting and composition are smooth.  His works assemble both chaos and peace in a rhythmic way. His paintings are composed of various, blue, brown, red, orange, and yellow colors.  His works capture the […]