ANJOLIE ELA MENON
Anjolie earned a degree in English from Delhi University and studied art in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts from 1961-62. She has had over thirty solos and several group shows. In addition to paintings in private and corporate collections, her works have been acquired by major museums in India and abroad. She is also well known for he murals and has represented India at the Algiers Biennale and in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gallery ArtsIndia will be exhibiting a solo show of Anjolie's recent works in November of 2004.
G.R. SANTOSH
Born 1929, in Srinagar, Kashmir
Self-Taught Craftsman, Painting, Weaving, Papier-Mache (1947-53)
Government of India, Cultural Scholarship (1954-56)
M. S. University, Baroda, Student of N. S. Bendre (1954-56)
As Santosh explored his spiritualism, he thought that the end all of life is happiness and that happiness based on material concepts and physical pleasures was useless and ephemeral. Santosh preferred to follow the thought behind the composition. The artist further explains, "The Universal mind (Brahman) manifests itself by its own will and when transformed in an artist's mind becomes self-creative. The individual mind of an artist has the potential to transform the visual concept into the materialized creative expression: a work of art". Santosh generally uses a square and a trident to emphasize his tantric or Shaivite symbol. Whatever Santosh paints, he does not think and form images; it comes to him naturally as he breathes unconsciously. Eventually, Santosh combined the male and female in a pure image of the human form, leaving out the face, hands, and feet.
Select Posthumous Shows
2007 From the Vault, Highlights from the Herwitz and Gallery Collection, Aicon Gallery, New York
2007 Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Unrealistically, ArtsIndia, New York
2005 Contours of Modernity - An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Founder's Hall of SOKA
University of America in Aliso Viejo, CA
2005 Manifestations III : Hundred Artists from the Delhi Art Gallery Collection, Delhi Art Gallery, New
Delhi
Select Solo Shows
1994 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1991 Little Theatre Gallery, New Delhi
1989 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1985 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1982 Modern Indian Paintings, Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.,USA
Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Art, London
1979-80 Contemporary Indian Art, organized by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) at Japan
1978 Exhibition at South Korea
Triveni Kala Sangam organized by Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi
Select Group Exhibitions
1991 Little Theatre Gallery, New Delhi
1989 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1982 Modern Indian Paintings, Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.,USA
Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Art, London
1979-80 Contemporary Indian Art, organized by National gallery of Modern Art at Japan
1978 South Korea
Triveni Kala Sangam organized by Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi
1970 Exhibition, Bistidari, New Delhi
1969 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
1967 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1964 Revel Gallery, New York
1963,65 Gallery Mayer, New York, Kolkata, Kabul, Tel Aviv
1962,71 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
Awards and Scholarships
1991 Kala Ratna Award, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1985 Received Kalhana Award, The Kashmir Education and Science Society, New Delhi
1984 Artist of the Year, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for Besukh Ruh (his collection of poems)
1977 Awarded Padmashri, Government of India
1973 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1964 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1959 First Prize, Kalidasa Jayanti Exhibition
1957 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1955-56 Governor of Bombay's Prize
SUDHIR PATWARDHAN
Patwardhan , a practicing radiologist at Thane, near Mumbai, held his first solo exhibition of paintings at Art Heritage, New Delhi, in 1979. Since then he has held 10 solo exhibitions in Mumbai, Thane, NewDelhi and Calcutta. He has participated in many group exhibitions throughout India and his work has been selected for major exhibitions of contemporary Indian art, sent abroad, to London, New York, Paris and Geneva, among other cities. His paintings are in many public and private collections including The National of Modern Art, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi; Punjab University Museum, Chandigarh; Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal; Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kochi; Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan; and the Herwitz Family Collection, USA.
K LAXMA GOUD
Born 1940, Andhra Pradesh, India
Diploma, Government College of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad (1963)
Studied Mural Painting and Printmaking at M.S. University, Baroda (1963-65)
Lives and works in Hyderabad
Laxma Goud is recognized for his graceful, yet powerful line drawings, etchings and watercolors. The artist was born in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh in 1940 and earned a diploma in drawing and painting from the Government College of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad, in 1963. He then studied mural painting and printmaking at M.S. University, Baroda. By the late 1960s, Goud had developed a distinct style with finely chiseled, yet pliant lines and delicate washes of color that he used to depict man's interaction with nature.
According to Goud, 'there is eroticism in nature itself." Humor, earthiness and vitality emerge as Goud transforms the characters of his works - man into goat, goat into woman, and man and woman peer lustfully at each other. Goud also explores man's connection to his environment. From men, women, goats, huts to vegetation, Laxma's simple images reflect an idyllic reality that is slowly being threatened by urbanisation. The works recreate the rural landscape as if it is frozen in time. The color, innocence, simplicity, flora and fauna are indicative of the bucolic naivety.
Apart from Goud's great narrative ability, the artist's remarkable skill and sophistication in handling his medium (pencil or brush) are evident. A master draughtsman, Goud is a versatile printmaker and painter and has worked in a variety of mediums: etching, gouache, pastel and grass paintings. Incisiveness, hatched lines and a keen eye for detail have been his trademark forte. He was a favored artist by the Herwitzes and was the most represented artist in their collection.
Select Solo Exhibitions
2009 Laxma Goud: Solo Exhibition, Aicon Gallery, London
2007 Laxma Goud 40 years: A Retrospective, Aicon Gallery, New York
2006 Sculptures, Bronze and Terra-cottas, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2003 Aicon Gallery, New York
2001-02 Grey Art Gallery, New York
Select Group Exhibitions
2008 Summer collection, works by modern and contemporary south Asian artists,
Aicon Gallery, London
2007 From the Vault, Aicon Gallery, London and New York
2006 Back to the Future, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1986 Indian Art Tomorrow, Philips Collection, Washington D.C.
1977 São Paulo Biennale, Brazil
G R IRANNA
Born 1970, Sindgi, Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Artist-in-Residence, Wimbledon School of Art, London (1999-2000)
Master of Fine Art (Painting), College of Art, New Delhi (1994)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Visual Art, Gulbarga, Karnataka (1992)
The artist lives and works in New Dehli, India.
Select Solo Exhibitions
2008 Birth of Blindness, Aicon Gallery, London and New York.
2007 The Dancer on the Horse, Berkeley Square Gallery, London
Recent Works by GR Iranna, Berkley Square Gallery, London
2006 King of Clay, Aicon Gallery, New York and California
Disorder and Early Sufferings, Gallery Muller & Plate, Munich
2005 Early Works, Gallery Muller and Plate, Munich
Threads of Humanism, Bodhi Art, New Delhi, Singapore
2003 The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Dream and Perplexity, Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore
2001 The Enigma of Departure, British Council and The Guild Art Gallery,Mumbai
2000 Foyer Gallery, Wimbledon School of Art, London
Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Maulana Azad Center for Indian Culture, Cairo, Eqypt
1999 In the Shadow of Buddha, Gallery Martini, Hong Kong
1998 Shadow of the Real, Shridharani Art Gallery and Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1995 Edge Dynamics, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 College of Visual Art, Gulbarga
Select Group Exhibitions
2009 Threshold: Forging Narratives in South Asian Contemporary Art, Aicon Gallery, New York
2008 Keep Drawing, Gallery Espace, New York
MiArt 2008, Fiera Milano International Spa, Milan represented by The Guild, Mumbai
2007 Asian Contemporary Art Fair, represented by Aicon Gallery, New York
Keep Drawing, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
India 20, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
High on Art, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Telling It Like It Is: The Indian Story, The Gallery in Cork Street, London
2006 Confluence, Aicon Gallery, New York
The Human Figure, Gallery Threshold, New Dehli
Contemporary Istanbul Fair, Istanbul
2005 We Are Like This Only, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Paths of Progression, Bodhi Art/Saffronart, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, New York
Arad Biennale, Romania
2004 Untitled, Gallery Espace, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Peter Muller Gallery, Munich, Germany
Gallery 27, Oslo, Norway
2002 Words and Images, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
Jehangir Art Gallery Golden Jubilee Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001-02 Palette, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2001 Apparao Galleries, Chennai
The Human Factor, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Kaleidoscope, ISU International Art Gallery, Singapore
Engendering – Images of Women, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 Black & White, Art Today, New Delhi
1999 Icons of the Millennium, Gallery Lakeeren, Mumbai
The Creative Process, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Edge of the Century, New Delhi
1998 Vedanta Art Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A
Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
1997 Four Artists, Diverse Talents, Guild Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 Schoo's Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
1994 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi
1992 Award Winners Exhibition SCZCC, Nagpur-Bangalore-Indore-Hyderabad-Pune
1990 Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore
Awards and Scholarships
2008 APB Signature Jury Award, Singapore
2004 Harmony Show Artist of the Year, Harmony foundation, Mumbai
2002 K K Hebbar Foundation Award
2001 State Award, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore
1999-2000 International Scholarship from Charles Wallace India Trust, British Council
1997 40th National Academy Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
AIFACS Award, New Delhi, 50 years of Art in Independent India
1996-1997 National Scholarship from Ministry of H.R.D., Government of India
1995-1996 Garhi Research Grant from Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
1993 In Search of Talent, M.F. Hussain & Ram Kumar Selection Award, Vadhera Art Gallery, New
Delhi
Bansi Parmimu Memorial Committee, Dhomi Mall Art Gallery, New Delhi
Delhi College of Art, New Delhi
1991-92 College of Visual Art, Gulbarga
All India Exhibition Mysore Dasara, Mysore
1990 4th All India Exhibition SCZCC, Nagpore
Collections
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal
Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
Singapore Art Museum
Private collections in Mumbai, Delhi, Hong Kong, Germany, Holland, Austria, Croatia and Herwitz Collection, U.S.A.; United Kingdom; Singapore.
