| EDUCATION 
                           1965-70 Diploma in painting, College of Fine Arts 
                            and Architecture, Hyderabad.1971-72 Studied at Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja 
                            Sayajirao University, Baroda. (On a Lalit Kala Akademi 
                            Fellowship).  EXHIBITIONS 
                          1972, 85 Solo exhb., Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad.1983 Solo exhb., Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad.1989 Solo exhb., Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad.1989 Group exhb., Salarjung Museum Hyderabad.1989 Group exhb., Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad.1989, 91 Solo exhb., Grindlays Bank Gallery, Madras.1990, 92, 95, 97 Solo exhb., Cymroza Art Gallery, 
                            Bombay. 1990 Five Artists, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute & 
                            at CCMB, Hyderabad.1991 Solo exhb., Gallery Espace, New Delhi.1991 Images of Rural India, Max Mueller Bhavan, 
                            Hyderabad.1991 The Collectors Choice, Society for Promotion 
                            of Art, Hyderabad.1991 7th Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, New 
                            Delhi.1992 Solo exhb., The Gallery, Madras1992 Solo exhb., Gallery Kufa, London.1994, 96 Solo exhb., Surya Gallery, Hyderabad.1994 Solo exhb., Galerie 88, Calcutta.1995 Solo exhb., Crimson Gallery, Bangalore.1995 Solo exhb., AIFACS, New Delhi.1996, 98, 2003 Solo exhb., The Guild Art Gallery, 
                            Mumbai.1996 Chamatkar, organised by CIMA  COLLECTION 
                          Lailt Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Huyderabad.Masanori Fukuoka and Glenbarra Museum, Hemeji. Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad.Chester Herwitz and David collection, USA.Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.  AWARDS 
                          1973, 77, 82, 85 Award, Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad. 
                          1983 Award, State Lalit Kala Akademi, Hyderabad.1988 Bharat Bhavan Biennale Award, Bhopal.1993 National Award for painting, Lalit Kala Akademi, 
                            New Delhi.  STYLE  He is known for his acrylic and mixed media portraits 
                          of his native Telengana women. Of late, he has also 
                          introduced men into his works. TEACHING EXPERIENCE  1985 Lecturer, Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Hyderabad. back |