Five years Diploma in Applied Art from Govt. College of Art, Chd.
Received merit Scholarship throughout the duration of this course.
Former HOD Design Faculty, GCCIW, Chd
Participation:
In all the Annual Exhibitions of PLKA, Chandigarh.
All Exhibitions of CLKA, Chandigarh.
All shows of Drawings and Paintings of SOLIDS, A Chandigarh based artists group.
Punjab art Festivals and Regionla Art Exhibitions comprising Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and J&K.
All India Exhibition of original Drawings- 82,83,87,88,89,90, 91,92,95,96.
All India Exhibitions of Drawings, Paintings and Graphics- 95, 96 organized by Himachal Akademi of Languages and Culture, Shimla. Honoured by Department of Cultural Affairs and Languages, H.P. Shimla.
Drawings by Eleven Artists Gallerie Akaar, Chandigarh- 87.
Works by Three Artists Gallerie Form Function. Showing Prem Singh, Raj Lucknow, Bangalore, N.Delhi, Calcutta by Regional Centres of Central Lalit Kala Akademi, N.Delhi.
Works by Two Artists Galleria, Alliance Franciase, Chandigarh.
Chandigarh Festival organized by NZCC 1986.
Workshop on Festival of Gardens, Chandigarh Carnival.
National Drawings workshop by Solids and Ist Biennial of Drawings by Solids.
Centenary Celebrations of Mohindra College, patiala.
DAV College Chandigarh “A Yugalbandhi” and women’s day show by YWCA, Chandigarh.
Traveling Exhibitions of PLKA. NZCC.
All India Exhibition of drawings by TIAZ and The Creator, J&K .
All Thematic Exhibitions on Seasons by Govt. Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.
Art Today, Ludhiana and numerous other Exhibitions all over India.
50 Years of Art in Independent India by AIFACS 1997 and by Avnantika New Delhi 97 Cartoon shows BY NBT AND Shankars, New Delhi, Hindustan Times.
Workshops and Camps
PLKA Artist Camp, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Shimla (H.P.) Barnala (Pb.) at P.G.I., Artists Camp, Chd. 93.
Artists workshop at Chandigarh Press Club, Chandigarh 93
All India Artists Camp organized by Himachal Pradesh Akadami of Languages and Culture Affairs in Collaboration with Central Lalik Kala Akadami, N.Delhi and PLKA, Chandigarh, 96.
Nirantar Workshop by PLKA, Chandigarh 96 as an Inaugural Artist.
Ceramics workshop by CLKA, Chandigarh 96.
Murals Workshop organized by CLKA 96.
Artists camp organized by Haryana Deptt. of Cultural Affairs 82, 85.
Mahatma Gandhi Centenary Worskhop by CLKA.
Artists Workshop organized by Avantika, New Delhi 97.
Artist and writers workshop organized by Regional Resource Centre P.U. Chandigarh sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource and Adult Education.
Zonal Nasa 97 at Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, Sketching workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala. Exhibition of Paintings on Mahatma Gandhi, CLKA, Chandigarh.
Exhibition on Father of the Nation Haryana Cultural Affairs, Chd.
Painting Workshop at Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar and Artist’s Workshop at All India Akademi of Fine Arts Amritsar.
Cartoons and Caricatures workshop at Press Club, Chandigarh 2005.
All India Artist Camp at AIFACS, New Delhi and Bikaner Kala Kumb, Rajasthan.
Workshop on Janam Sakhis at MOFA, Punjabi University, Patiala.
Workshop on Patiala Heritage, Punjabi University, Patiala and Scores of other important exhibitions.
Works in Collections:
In many Govt. Museums and Art Galleries,
University Museum of P.U.Chandigarh,Punjabi University, Patiala
Private collections in India, U.K., U.S.A., Japan. France, Switzerland, Fiji Islands, Mauritius, Germany and Malaysia.
Paintings in collection of many resorts, Hotels and corporate offices.
Awards:
AIFACS’s Cash Award.
50 years of Art in Independent India. Punjab Lalit Kala Akadami, State award, Annual Exhibition.
Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akadami, Chandigarh, Annual Exhibition Award.
All India Exhibition of Drawings organized by TIAS, Medal and Hon. Mention.
Best Designer Award by N.C.C. Directorate, New Delhi.
National Book trust award in cartooning an illustration.
Shankars Award in cartooning contest.
Cash award Hero and Avon Cycle cartoon contest.
Cash Award Environment society of India in Poster Competition.
Cash Award Haryana Dept. of Cultural affairs, Poster on Prohibition and dozens of other awards and prizes, has done lka-large mural and paintings, illustrations and cartoons, contributes to many National and Regional papers and magazines.
Two National Awards in Children’s Literatures by NCERT and UNESCO, 1999.
