Born :

Experience :

Education :

• 1975 : Attended a class in Mural Design - Post Diploma
• 1975 : Attended courses in sculpture and clay modelling at Sir. J. J. School of Arts
• 1975 : Attended "Fresco-a way of painting walls" course at Banasthali Vidyapeeth Rajasthan
• 1973 : Obtained diploma in fine art from Sir. J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai with first class

Exhibition and Participation :

• 1995 : Exhibition of sculptures and ceramics – theme 'THE GREAT CIRCUS'
• 1995 : Exhibition of sculptures and ceramics – theme 'BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE' at Jehangir Art Gallery
• 1990 : First show under the banner of Ishalgad at Designscape Gallerie, Linking Road, Bandra, Mumbai
• 1985 : Exhibition of Sculpture in Ceramics and at Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune
• 1984 : Created a 72 sq.mtr [750sq.ft] figurative terracotta mural depicting Indian Agricultural Scene for the Fourth National Agricultural Fair at Nagpur – Architect Shakti Parmar
• 1984 : Show with Ajit of ceramics and pottery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1980 : Participated in Group Show of Paintings at Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
• 1979 : Participated in Group Show of Painting at Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai; Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
• 1979 : Participated in Group Show of Paintings at Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi
• Cera Arts, a design studio was established by Ajit at Bussa Industries, Lower Parel, Mumbai

Awards :

• 1976 : Won the Bombay Art Society Award for paintings
• 1975 : Won the Bronze Medal in the Painting Category at the Maharshtra State Art Exhibition
• 1975 : Won a Silver Medal at the Annual Exhibition

Other :

• 2006 : Mural installed at Bungalow of Mr. Dhote at Lonavala - Architect Srikant Lele
• 2003 : Mural at the Entrance Lobby of Bhaktawar Building at Nariamn Point, Mumbai
• 2004 : Mural for façade wall of Indian Scientific Glass, Surat
• 1993 : Executed a relief design for a 300 sq.ft. swimming pool flooring, Architect Nitin Killawala
• 1997 : Mural for the frontage façade for Dharam Villa, Gamadia Road, Mumbai - Architect TalatiPanthaky & Associates
• 1995 : One Sculpture selected amongst 37 as exhibit from the 337 entries from all over the world at the International Ceramic Festival at Mino, Japan
• 1995 : Installed three murals at Hotel Ramada, Goa in size 7'x 5, Architect Prakash Mankar
• 1991 : Executed a mural 45 sqmtr [450+sft] for Muscat Municipality near Seeb International Airport within a period of two months
• 1987 : Created a 9ft x 7ft mural for the house of Mr. Praful Shah at Surat on a self standing wall which worked as a divider
• 1985 : Executed a mural for ECC – the Construction Division of L&T at Police Headquarter, Baghdad, Iraq
• 1976 : Worked on the project of Mural for the Central Hall for Citi Bank, Mumbai, Architect Patel Batliwala