Unholy Collusion, Acrylic on Canvas, 84 x 144 inches

Date of Birth : 2April 1980, Karikere, Chitradurga 

Qualification :
B.F.A (Painting) Karnataka University – 2004
Post Diploma (printmaking) from Kala-Bhavan,  Visva-Bharati University

Participation :
All India Mysore Dasara Exhibitions -1999, 2000, 2002
South region Camlin Art Foundation at Bangalore - 2002
LokamanyaThilak Art Exhibition, Pune -2002-2003
69^th  Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana,Tumkur-2002
South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur - 2002, 2005, 2008
35^thand  39^th Karnataka Lalita Kala   Academy Exhibition.  -2006
41^st  Annual exhibition,  Birla academy of art & culture Kolkata. - 2008
51^stNational Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi at Panaji Goa – 2009
54^thNational Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi at Agartala, Tripura 2012

Solo Exhibitions :
“Rediscovering Roadies” Paintings and drawings   Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2011

Group Exhibitions :
Exhibition of Painting, Vijay Kala MandirGadag (Karnataka)-2004
Exhibition of prints, Kyoto Saga University, Japan-2006
Bikshan Photography Exhibition Nandangallery,Santiniketan -2007
Ravi Jain annual show, Dhomimal art gallery, New Delhi-2008
Obtuse-Acute, Exhibition of Paintings at Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2009
Exhibition of Paintings ,Burland galleries Londan. U K- 2009
A/P Artist print, Exhibition of Print at Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2009 
“Paper Match” Exhibition of Drawings Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2010
“AQ@Priyasri II - The Big Baroda Show” Exhibition hall Fine art Faculty, Baroda-2010
“Contemporary printmaking in India” Jahangir art gallery, Mumbai – 2010
‘Visual Alphabet’ Exhibition of Drawings Gandhara art gallery, Kolkata -2010
A/4, coming together, Exhibition of mix media paper works, Kanoria Center for Arts, Ahmadabad, 2011
The Big picture II, The leela places grand ball room and Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore – 2011
The Big Baroda Show” Exhibition hall Fine art Faculty, and Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2011
Raagakala art gallery A group Exhibition of 41 contemporary Artist, Ahmadabad in  Gufa -2012
Impress it – The Litho Show, Priyasri art gallery, Mumbai-2013
“Bhandni” A group Exhibition, i-arts Canada- 2013
17 The Curatorial team of 2014, Dept of Art History and Aesthetice faculty of fine arts, M S University
Exhibition hall Fine art Faculty, Baroda.-2014
Simisha art studio Vadodara presents, Painting Exhibition at science center Surat – 2015
Ginipi art presents,   Swadeshi a unique Exhibition, L&P Hutheesing visual art center Ahmedabad -2015
“Space” exhibition of art at Nazar Art gallery Baroda - 2016
DIVERSITY contemporary painting exhibition at Sachee art gallery Nagpur – 2016
“Scape and Scope” Tao Art Gallery’s 16 Anniversary show Jehangir art gallery Mumbai and Tao art gallery Mumbai – 2016
“SHIFTING REALIIES” Anant art gallery NEW DELHI 2017
Apparao galleries and Anant art “When the caged bird sings” exhibition of painting and drawings  at The Lodhi Hotels, New delhi – 2018
Rukshaan art “The baroda march 2018” Coomaraswamy hall Mumbai – 2018
Vis-à-Vis  the art therapy, painting, printmaking and sculpture during Kochi-Muziris Biennale-2018
“In the green pastures and urban streets-part ll” exhibition of art works gallery Art Piligrim Live
Gurugram Haryana - 2019
“anicca” exhibition of art works studio 23N72E satellite Ahmedabad - 2019   

Camps :
“Bangalore Division Kala Mela” Karnataka Lalith Kala Academy, Shivamoga-2002
“SAMHITA” National level seminar cum workshop in college of art, NEW DELHI-2008
A/P, Edition’s Studio, National level Printmaking workshop, Tumkur (Karnataka) 2011
Young artist Painting workshop “Symbiosis Technologies”   Visakhapatnam – 2011
Artist Painting workshop Art Symposium–2012, I T M Universe VADODARA, Gujarat– 2012
IIAdrika Artists Camp at Aditya Farm, VADODARA - 2013
National level “Lithography Workshop” at ‘Uttarayan Art Centre’ Jaspur, VADODARA- 2013
SurinderChadha Memorial NATIONAL LITHOGRAPHY CAMP,Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center GARHI NEW DELHI – 2013
ART MEET- 2014 Artist Painting workshop I T M University GWALIOR - 2014
CMR National artists camp 2014, CMR Institute of technology, BANGALORE-2014
State level Cement sculpture camp, Karnataka Shilpakala Akademi and Kannada University HAMPI - 2016
Karnataka lalita kala Akademi Painting camp at  Chikkanayakana halli  tumakuru – 2016
Wall painting (mural) Karnataka lalita kala Akademi at Gubbi  Karnataka - 2018

Awards & Scholarship :
Awarded “junior fellowship” by Ministry of Culture, New Delhi for the year 2011-2012
54^th National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi.2012
National Lalit Kala Academy Research Work Scholarship (Garhi) - 2008-09
Arunawaz Vasudeave Scholarship, 2007 and 2008
22nd South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur-2008
Visva – Bharati, merit Scholarship - 2007-2008.
4^th South Region Camlin Art Foundation - 2002
All India Art Exhibition, Mysore – 2002