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| Anwar Husain |
Anwar has worked on several themes till date which include a series on Indian Classical Musicians which is done with his own special rendering of overlapping colours, creating a variety of tonality and movement through lines and textures. A series on Old Havelis (Mansions that were once an abode of the royals and wealthy), a series on life and times in a city, paintings of school children and their childhood....Anwar's Goa series created a degree of permanence, portraying the feel and flow of life with all its colourful nuances and experiences. Anwar's portrayal of a village courtyard depicting a Ganesha mandir in the background, is still one of his most popular paintings. In his paintings on Mumbai series, each work is bearing a stamp of sensitive treatment of the subject and his inner feelings coming out gently on the canvas.... Anwar was born in 1975 in a small village called Budgao, near Sangli, surrounded by the nearby princely states of Miraj and Aundh. His favourite mediums are Oil & Acrylic on Canvas and Watercolour on Paper. Anwar's palette of colours brings a breath of freshness to all his paintings. |
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Chitra Vaidya |
Hailing from the illustrious Wakankar family, Chitra aims to carry forward the rich legacy of her grandfathers one of whom (Shri. Vishnu S. Wakankar) is best known for his widely acclaimed work relating to discovery and research on the cave art at Bhimbetka; whereas the other one (Lipikar Shri. L. S. Wakankar) was known for his pioneering work in Calligraphy.
Chitra completed her graduate and postgraduate studies from Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai and has nine solo and fifteen group exhibitions at leading galleries to her credit. The range of themes in her exhibitions reflect her active mind and keen spirit of exploration. It is her conviction that realm of painting should go far beyond creating a visual document and should in fact reflect the character of the subject. It is this belief and approach to painting that make Chitra stand out. |
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Vijay Kulkarni |
Vijay Kulkarni has dedicated his life to the painting of the world famous Ajanta frescoes. It is his life’s mission to create for posterity a permanent record of these frescoes which face an uncertain future inspite of the best efforts of conservationists. In his words - "Ajanta frescoes have so many subjects, so much content, that it makes me glad to think that I shall be fully occupied over this lifetime. It makes me sad to think that one lifetime is not going to be enough for me to create the complete record that I would like to do." |
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Anuj Malhotra |
Throughout my corporate life (of over 12 years), I used to have a strange sense of "dullness", in spite of having very "bright" annual appraisals every year. One fine day I broke the mould of a stereotype and plunged back into painting. Then onwards, every day in my life has turned in to a pot of golden moments. I sneak out as many moments as possible, to smell fresh paint, and use them too! This is the only moment when I see with my eyes shut. |
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Jitendra Sule |
Completed diploma in Interior Designing and Furniture in the year 1986. His furniture design received good recognition consecutively for two years at the Annual Exhibition of Sir J. J. School of Arts. Worked in Interior Designing, Space Planning for past 22 years, specialising in residential Interior Design. Simultaneously continued painting in various mediums. |
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| Exhibition News |

Exhibition of recent paintings by Shashi Bane
Shashi Bane presents in this show his impressions of life in Konkan region on the west coast of India. He has painted in bright and cheerful colours the daily life and chores of the fishing community. He also presents his trademark watercolour seascapes in this show. |

Music Makers
Exhibition of paintings by Milon Mukherjee at Mumbai
Milon Mukherjee presents his well known series inspired by Music. Although he has been painting on this theme for several years now, he continues to reinvent & reinterpret music makers again & again. |

Indian Master's Retrospective
Exhibition of Paintings by Late Shri. G. N. Jadhav
Born at Kolhapur, G. N. Jadhav was influenced by teachers and stalwarts such as Ganpatrao Wadangekar, Gopalrao Deuskar and Baburao Painter. The range and subjects of his works were wide and included sketches, watercolors and oil paintings done for book covers, magazine covers, portraits as well as paintings that he did on his own. |
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| Art to Schools |
Art India Foundation through its project "Art to Schools" will arrange interaction of artists with children in a format which will consist of a demonstration of the art form as well as a dialogue with the students. The artists will be drawn from visual as well as performing arts. The objective of this project is to ensure a high level of awareness and exposure to various art forms among children and thereby stimulate creative thinking and build an urge to go beyond the obvious and start thinking out of the box. |
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