Former Principal, Chandigarh's First Government College
#362, AOT Complex, Sector 48-A, Chandigarh – 160 047
Phone: 0172-3564809 | Mobile: 98142-43098
Art works not for sale

BORN

Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) – December 1946

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional
First Class First, Five-Year Diploma (with distinction) in Applied Art,
College of Art, Chandigarh – 1968

Academic
Master’s Degree in English Literature,
Panjab University – 1980

EXHIBITIONS

Since 1966, held 37 exhibitions (11 solo and 26 joint) across Bombay, New Delhi, Amritsar, and Chandigarh. Notable shows include:

• “Pocket Show” (1989): Miniature drawings on the rear of used visiting cards

• “TV-isation of Man” and “Animalisation of Man”: Exclusive shows highlighting social issues

• Experimental Drawing Show (1991): Drawings on photographs of Vijay Ozo

• Computer Drawing Exhibition (1997): First-ever computer drawings displayed at PU Museum, Chandigarh

• Bamyan Buddha Protest Show (2001): Protest drawings against the demolition of Buddha statues by the Taliban; displayed in the Show-Window of English Book Shop, Sector 17, Chandigarh

• Environmental Art Project (1987): Painted mud huts as a solo initiative in Chandigarh

• Scrap-Sculpture (2003): Executed at Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh

• “PROTEST” Poster-Poem Workshop: Coordinated a workshop-cum-exhibition at Sector 17 Plaza, Chandigarh, condemning Punjab terrorism

• Empty Canvas Protest (2014): Displayed a blank canvas at a Chandigarh Literary Festival against the stifling of free expression

PARTICIPATION

Actively participated in numerous state, national, and international exhibitions, artist camps, seminars, and workshops.

AWARDS

• Punjab State Lalit Kala Akademi Award – 1983

DESIGN WORK

• Designed and executed several stage sets, sculptures, murals, billboards, brochures, book and magazine covers, and cartoon characters.

COLLECTIONS

Artworks held in the collections of:

• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

• Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

• Government Art Museums (Chennai & Chandigarh)

• Delhi Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Lucknow

• AIFACS, New Delhi

• Museums of Fine Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh & Punjabi University, Patiala

• State Lalit Kala Akademis of Punjab and Chandigarh

• National Gallery of Portraits, Chandigarh

• North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala

• Culture Departments of Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh

• Alliance Française, Chandigarh

• CITCO, Chandigarh

• Punjab SUGARFED, Chandigarh

• Chandigarh Press Club

• JCT, Phagwara

• Numerous private collections in India and abroad

PUBLICATIONS & WRITING

• Authored hundreds of articles, book and art reviews in major journals and newspapers, including:
  The Illustrated Weekly of India, India Today, The Week, The Hindu, The Economic Times, The Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, The Statesman, The Times of India, and The Tribune

• Art Reviewer for The Hindu (Delhi edition) from 1988 to 2003

• Convened Chandigarh’s first exhibition of works by Satish Gujral – 1994

• Co-edited the art journal SOLIDS for several years