SATISH GUJRAL

BEGINNINGS

Born in Jhelum, Pakistan. Lives and works in New Delhi.

EDUCATION

• 1939-44 Studied at Mayo School of Arts, Lahore.
• 1944-47 Diploma in Fine Arts, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
• 1952-54 Palacio Nationale de Belles Artes, Mexico.
• Student of D.A. Sequeiros in mural techniques, Mexico.

EXHIBITIONS

• 1952 Solo exhb., organised by Delhi Silpi Chakra, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi.
• 1953 Solo exhb. in Mexico City.
• 1955 Solo exhb. in New York.
• 1956 Solo exhb. in London, Bombay and New Delhi.
• 1956 Despair, National Exhb., Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1957 The Condemned, National Exhb., Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1960 Group exhb. with six artists: M.F. Hussain, Mohan Samant, V.S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, K.S. Kulkarni, Krishen Khanna.
• 1961 Solo exhb., New York.
• 1961 Solo exhb., Asoka Gallery, Calcutta.
• 1961 Travelling exhb., Cairo, Mexico, Rome, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Montreal, Hawaii and Tokyo.
• 1964 Solo exhb. in New Delhi.
• 1964 Solo exhb., Forum Gallery, New York.
• 1966 Solo exhb., Paper Collages, New Delhi.
• 1967 Solo exhb., Paper Collages, Bombay.
• 1968 Paper Collages, New York, Finland, Sweden, Madrid, USSR, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
• 1969 Solo exhb., Metal Sculptures, New Delhi.
• 1970 Solo exhb. of Murals,

COLLECTION

• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
• Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• Art Heritage, New Delhi.

AWARDS

• 1944 Burmah Shell Scholarship.
• 1952 Mexican Scholarship.
• 1956, 57 National Award for painting, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1974 National Award for sculpture, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1977 Punjab Govt. State Honour.
• 1983 Delhi Government State Honour.
• 1984 Belgiums, Order of the Crown, for Architecture.
• 1989 Delhi Citizen Council Honour, New Delhi.
• Received Mexicos Da Vinci Award for lifetime achievement.
• 1996 Honorary Doctorate Vishakapatnam University.
• 1998 Padma Vibhushan, Govt. of India.
• 2000 Honorary Doctorate, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.
  

  

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