1967 Born 9th of December in Kumaranalloor, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
1987 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Government College of Art, Trivandrum, Kerala.
1987-90 “Regional Centre Studios”, Chennai.
1989-04 Lived and worked at Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai.
1995-06 Travelled toU.K.,Germany, Sweden, Holland, Scotland, Japan, Srilanka, Austria, Spain & France

Presently working at Lalit Kala Akademi Studios, Garhi Village, East of Kailash, New Delhi.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Alliance Francaise de Chennai.
2007 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.
2005 Selected works from 1985-2005 at Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala
2005 “A journey through Mother Roots...” at Alliance Francaise de Trivandrum.
2004 “Archetypes: A search through self” at Windspiel Galery, Vienna, Austria.
2004 “Archetypes: A search through self” at Alliance Francaise de Chennai.
2000 “Congreso International Sobre Asia”, Fundacion Segundo Y Santiago Montes, Valladolid, Spain.
2000 One month exhibition, Wort und Bild Gallery, Bochum, Germany
2000 October Gallery, London
2000 “Beyond the finale...” Alliance Francaise Gallery, Chennai.
1999 “Searching from self” Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexam, UK.
1998 Katsuyama City Centre, Japan.
1998 Werkstatt Wort und Bild, Bochum, Germany.
1998 Freud Art Cafe, Oxford, UK.
1997 “Three decades of search within” Die Galerie, Essen, Germany.
1996 “Beauty by Mistake”, The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai.
1996 “Beauty by Mistake”, Werkstatt WORT und BILD, Bochum, Germany.
1996 “Artist of the Month”, Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai.
1996 “Frauen und Wirklichkeit”, Kunstseminar Galerie, Metzingen, Germany.
1996 Saras Albano muller’s Gallery, Schwelm, Germany.
1995 “Frauen und Wirklichkeit”, Elsa Brandstrom Gymnasium, Oberhausen, Germany.
1995 Queen’s Hall Art Centre, Hexam, Northemberland, UK.
1995 Women and Reality”, Woodlands Gallery, Cochin, Kerala.
1995 Alliance Francaise de Chennai, organized by Sarala’s Art Centre and Alliance Francaise.
1987 College of Arts Gallery, Trivandrum. Sponsored by Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala.

GROUP SHOWS
2007 Women artists show at Regional Center, Chennai.
2006 Women artists show at Dakshinachithra, Chennai.
2006 ENTRUSTED’ An exhibition of 25 Charles Wallace India Trust arts scholars, British Council, New Delhi
2005 100th Birthday Celebration of Pablo Neruda(Poet) at Wort Und Bild, Germany
2005 ‘Double Enders’ Travelling show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai - Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi - Durbar Hall, Cochin.
2005 ‘Women@rt’ at Forum Art Gallery, Chennai.
2004 ‘Contemplations’ an exhibition of paintings by eminent women artists, Habiart Foundation, New Delhi.
2004 ‘Contemplations’ an exhibition of paintings by eminent women artists, Gallerie Sara Arackal, Bangalore.
2003 ‘Viswakarma’ Publiekscentrum Voor Beeldende Kunst Enschede, Netherland.
2002 ‘Viswakarma’ Kulturforum Rheine, Germany.
2002 State Exhibition of Kerala, Lalit Kala Akademi, Cochin.
2002 Women artists from India, Art World, Chennai.
2001 44th National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2001 “Silence and Violence” black and white Drawing and Painting show, Two women artists, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai.
2000 Dreams, questions and struggles, three women artists, October Gallery, London.
2000 Woodcut Prints Exhibition at Wort und Bild, Bohum, Germany.
2000 Three artists - at Lalit Kala Academy, Regional Centre Galleries, Chennai.
1999 Four artists - at Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.
1999 Three women artists - at Art World, Chennai.
1999 Group Show of Madras artists, Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.
1998 “Begegnungen” - with H.D. Golzenleuchter (German Artist print-maker & Poet), Germany.
1998 “Alchemy show”, The Apparao Gallery, Chennai.
1998 “Nomad Project, International exhibition, Durbar Hall, Cochin, Kerala.
1998 “Nudes” The Apparao Gallery, Chennai.
1998 “Nomad Project shows” Austria cultural centre, London, Contemporary art gallery, Sweden and Katsuyama city centre, Japan.
1997 Seven contemporary women artists from different countries. Alliance Francaise De Chennai.
1998 “Southern Stars” exhibition organised by The Art World, Chennai.
1997 Human Form and Art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1997 Gallery 47, London, UK.
1996 “Faces and Figures”, Quay Side Gallery, U.K.
1996 12th Cleveland International Drawing Biennial, U.K.
1996 “Chennai: an Emotion. 1996”, Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art
1995 “Contemporary Miniatures”, Easel Gallery, Chennai
1995 “Women Painters Show”, Kottayam, Kerala
1995 “Second Annual Exhibition”, Chithram Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala
1995 “23rd State Exhibition”, Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala.
1993-94 “Research Awardees” Travelling Exhibition, L.K.A, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Calcutta, Chennai.
1993 “Two women artists”, Sarala’s Art Centre, Chennai.
1993 “Two women artists”, Chithram Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala.
1990-93 National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi.
1989-92 Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
1987,90,92 Regional Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
1984 Women Painters Show, Trichur (first exhibition).

CAMPS, WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES
2006 All India women artists camp at Dakshinachithra,Chennai.
2006 All India painters Camp in connection with Roerich Centenay Celebration organized by Directorate of Kannada and Culture, Bangalore
2003 Artist Residency at Faculty of Fine arts, Salamanca University, Spain
2000 The International artists camp. “The Village” Habarana, George Keyt Foundation, Srilanka invited through ICCR
2000 Wood cut workshop with German artist, Golzenleuchter, at Wort und Bild, Bochum, Germany
1999 National painters camp at Moonnar, organised by Kerala State Lalit Kala Academy
1999 Painters camp at Venkatappa, Bangalore
1998 “Painting camp” organised by Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, at Chennai
1998 “Nomads Project” International workshop at Kerala rtandalam, Trichur, Kerala
1998 “Painting camp” Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
1998 “Nomads Project” International workshop at Katsuyama beautiful mountains, Japan
1997 Ninth Trinnale International camp, organised by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
1997 Kerala state camp organised by State Academy at Kila, Trichur
1996 Print-making Workshop under Prof. H.D. Golzenleuchter, Bochum, Germany
1996 One month Studio Residency at the Kunstseminar Metzingen, Germany
1996 Three months Studio Residency at Queen’s Hall Art Centre, U.K.
1994 “Women Painters Camp, organized by Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala
1992 “Ceramic Sculpture Camp”, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai
1985 “Painting Camp” at Trivandrum (Kerala) with Prof. N.S. Bendre
1983 Sculptors Camp” (Stone Carving) with Prof. Hiroshi Mikami from Japan

AWARDS AND GRANTS
2008 14 Leading Women Artist of India Felicitated by National Legal Service Authority of India New Delhi (on March 8th International Womens Day)
2006-07 French Scholarship for Artist Residency in Citedes arts Paris
2002 Member of Kerala LKA
2003 Travel grant from Salamanca University, Spain
1999 Travel grant from Queens Hall Arts Centre - UK
1999 Travel grant from Nomad Project (European union) for England and Japan
1997 50th Golden Jubilee of Independence of India exhibition, Senior Award, Organised by Tamil Nadu state Academy (Tamil Nadu Ovia, Nun Kalai Kuzu, Chennai).
1996 Grand Prize, 12th Cleveland International Drawing Biennial, U.K.
1995 “Charles Wallace Award” through British Council, U.K.
1994 “Kerala State Award” for Painting.
1993-95 Scholarship from Shantidevi Mansinghka Trust (Chamber of Commerce, Calcutta).
1992-93 Research Grant for Painting, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1992 Lions Club Award.

ORGANISATIONAL WORKS....
2008 Directed an Art camp for Tribal students at Vyloppilly Samskrity Bhavan, Trivandrum, Kerala.
2002 Conducted a camp at Kottayam district, Organised by Kerala State Lalit Kala Akademi, Trichur.
2002 Conducted an art camp for tribal children,Attapadi, Palghat, Kerala, Organised by AHADS.
2000 Directed painting workshop for children at Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai.
1998 “Nomads Project” International workshop at Kerala Kala Mandalam, Trichur, Kerala.
1997 7 contemporary women artists from different countries at Alliance Francaise de Chennai, through networking of artists while travelling.
1996 Woodcut prints of H.D. Golzenleuchter (German Artist print-maker & Poet), at Easel Art Gallery, Chennai.
1995-05 Conducted many art therapy workshops for women and children.(for mentally ill kids).

PUBLICATIONS
Designed cover for literary books.
Illustrated fiction published in India Today.
Illustrated Malayalam, Tamil, German poems.

COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Alliance Francaise de Chennai.
Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
Malayala Kala Gramam Mahi, Kerala.
and many private collections in India and abroad.

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