ALPHONSO ARUL DASS

Alphonso Arul Dass

Date of Birth :1939

Education

• 1962-Graduated from Govt.College & Arts & Crafts, Madras India
• 1963-Awarded National Scholarship to undergo specialized study in painting under ministry of education and culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• 1995-Recipient of cultural doctorate in Art education from world university, Arizone, U.S.A

Awards

• 1968- Recepient of international cultural centre award, New Delhi.
• 1969- Kalidasa Exhibition Gold Medal in Bhopal. M.P. State Lalit Kala Academy Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• 1968- Recepient of National Academy Award, New Delhi.

Position Held

• 992-97 -Principal, Government College of Arts and crafts, Madras South India-Department of Art and Culture (Aft. University of Madras), Tamil Nadu.

Membership

• Doctoral Member, World University AZ, USA. Ex-Executive Member, Asian Christian Art Association, Yogjakarta. International Society for Education through Art, USA.

Participation

• 1965-Participated in Commonwelth Art Festival in London.
• 1984-Contemporary Indian painting Exhibition in Cuba and Mexico
• 1984-South Zone Cultural cnetre Exhibition in Madras.
• 1986-Asian Art Bienanial in Dhaka, Bangaladesh.
• 1989-Paul Lingren Memorial Exhibition, USIS Madras.
• 1989-Nehru Centenary Exhibition, New Delhi.
• 1989-The Bombay Art Society Centenary Exhibition in Bombay.
• 1991-All India Drawing Exhibition in Chandigarth.
• 1991-Seventh Trinnale International Exhibition in New Delhi.
• 1992-Third Bienanial of visual Arts in Seychells.
• 1994-Nine Malaysian and Indian Artists Exibitions held in Singapore.
• 2000-Participated in Cherry Creek Art Festival Denver, USA.
• 1998-Participated in group show organized by Joshua fine Art Gallery Kualaumpur.
• 2001-Participated Spiritual art Exhibition in Indonesia.
• 2002-Participated veteran art exhibition IFACS New Delhi
• 2003-Participated in Korean Christian art association Exhibition in Seoul, as a special invitee.

One Man Show Held In India

• 1977-Taj Coromendal gallery sponsored by Aliance Francaise, Madras.
• 1977-Alliance Francaise Gallery, Bangalore.
• 1978-Taj Art Gallery, Bombay
• 1981-Sarala Art Centre, Madras
• 1981-Venkatappa Art Gallery, Government Museum, Bangalore.
• 1983-Conemporary Art gallery Ahmedabad.
• 1985- Krithika Art Gallery, Bangalore
• 1989-Adayar Park Hotel Art Gallery, Madras.
• 1989-Raftig Ar Gallery, Madras.
• 1990-Gems Gallery, Madras.
• 1990-Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
• 1991-KCP Art Complex- Art Gallery Bangalore
• 1992-Kasturai Sreenivasan Trust Gallery, Coimbatore.
• 1996-Saga Art Gqallery, Madras
• 2000-Vinyasa Art Gallery, Madras
• 2001-DBS Gallery, Madras
• 2001- Lakshana Art Gallery Bangalore.

One Man Shows Held Abroad

• 1979-BF Larsen Gallery Brigham Young Unversity, USA.
• 1979-De-schakel Leisen Hagur Holland.
• 1980-Burgezzal Zwijndrecht Holland.
• 1982-Rosa Speer Laren, Holland.
• 1982-De Bonkelaars Sliendrecht and De Rietgore, Museum of Modern Art Papendrecht, Holland.
• 1983-Doshisha University Kyoto, Japan.
• 1983-International YMCA Gallery Osaka, Japan.
• 1985-Treasure Room Gallery New York during the festival of India programme, USA.
• 1985-Treasure Room Gallery New York during the festival of India programme, USA.
• 1986-BF Larsen Gallery BYU, USA and Ricks College, Idaho USA.
• 1998-One man show was sponsored by Denver Sister Cities. International at Driscol Centre, University of Denver Co. USA.
• 1998-Brimhall, Brigham Young University, USA.
• 2003-Dispalay of 20 drawings at Sangnam Institute, Yonsai University, Seoul, Korea.
• 2005-Kwun Chung Centre Hong Kong.
• 2005-Centre Point Hotel, Bangkok.

Collection

• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
• National Academy of Art (Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi).
• National Museum Art Gallery, Government Museum, Chennai.
• Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore.
• Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Art Gallery and State Lalit Kala Academy Bangalore.
• Kasturi Srinivasan Trust, Coimbatore.
• National Museum, Singapore.
• Asian Christian Art Association, Jogjakarta, Indonaesia.
• Kansai Seminar house Kyoto, Japan.
• Theological Seminary, Osijec, Croatia.

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