Buwa Shete, born in 1960
in Maharashtra, India, is one of the shining new stars
on the Indian contemporary art scene. He graduated in
Applied Arts from Abhinav Kala, Pune, in 1983. After
graduating, he worked with advertising agencies as a
creative director and illustrator for several years,
while painting simultaneously. His first recognition
came when he won an award at the National Exhibition
of Young Painters in Calcutta, organized by M. F. Hussain.
His paintings for a calendar on "Philosophy by
Various Saints" won the London Advertising Award
in 1997. Buwa's paintings are in the collections of
Theramax, Swastik Batteries, IKEA, ICIL, as well as
in private collections in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and New
York.
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