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Artist's Profile
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| Thota Vaikuntham |
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T.Vaikuntham
is truly inspired by the women of Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. Born in Andhra Prudish and studied in College of Fine Arts & Architecture Hydria. He received the National Award in 1993. His works can be found in private collections and museums in ndia and abroad including Masanori Fukuoka & Genera Museum, Japan.
QUALIFICATION
· Diploma in Drawing and painting from the Government College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad (1970)
· Specialised in painting and print making under Prof. K.G. Subramanyam at the Faculty of Fine Arts. M.S. University, Baroda under A.P Lalit Kala Academy fellowship.
Selected Exhibitions
· 2008 Post Independence Masters, Aicon Gallery, New York
· 2008 Freedom 2008 : Sixty Years After Indian Independence, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
· 2008 Pravah, Art Pilgrim, New Delhi
· 2007 Serigraphs, Presented by Archer Graphic Studio at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
· 2007 The Workshop, India Fine Art, Mumbai
· 2007 Yes, I am He, organized by India Fine Art, India Fine Art, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo)
· 2007 Telangana: Inheritance of a Dream Lost, Art Alive, New Delhi (solo)
· 2007 17th Anniversary Show, Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
· 2007 Summer Show 2007, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
· 2006 CIMA Annual 2006, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
· 2006 Mukham, Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata (solo)
· 2006 Opening Show, India Fine Art, Mumbai
· 2006 6 Artists Show, 1 x 1 Gallery, Dubai
· 2006 Opening Show, Arts Pilgrim, London
· 2005 Evoking Rasa in Luminous Visions - Indian Art, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
· 2005 Telangana Men and Women, Arts India, California (solo)
· 2005 Naupu Telupu, India Fine Art, Mumbai (solo)
· 2005 Retrospective Show, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi, London (solo)
· 2005 Divine Inspiration, India Fine Art, Mumbai
· 2004 Confluence, Arts India, California
· 2004 Kuhu Art Gallery, London (solo)
· 2003 Larger Than Life – Vaikuntams Women, Arts India, New York and The Guild, Mumbai (solo)
· 2003 Portraits, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo)
· 2003 Faces, Art Alive, New Delhi
· 2003 Kuhu Art Gallery, London
· 2003 Hyderabad with Love, India Fine Art, Hyderabad, Mumbai
· 2002 Tradition and Change, Arts India, New York
· 2001 A Panorama of Indian Contemporary Art, Art Circle, The Guild
· 2001 Memories of Telangana, Sama, New Delhi (solo)
· 2000 Mother, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo)
· 2000 Dubai / Creative 2000
· 2000 Menaz Art Gallery
· 2000 Faces Design Art, Dubai
· 2000 Ignition, Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai
· 2000 Mask, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
· 1999 Sans Tache, Mumbai
· 1999 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
· 1999 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1999 Gallery 678, New York (solo)
· 1998 My Telangana Images, Mumbai (solo)
· 1998 Vision and Response, Renaissance, Bangalore (solo)
· 1998 Group Show in Singapore
· 1998 Threshold, Vishakapatnam
· 1998 Tempera, Art Today, New Delhi
· 1998 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1998 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
· 1997 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1995 - 1997 New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1994 - 1997 Crimson Gallery, Bangalore (solo)
· 1996 Surya Gallery, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1996 The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo)
· 1996 Chamatkara – Myth and Magic in Indian Art, Whitleys Art Gallery, London
· 1995 Art for CRY, Mumbai
· 1995 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1995 Gallerie 88, Kolkata
· 1995 Autumn Exhibition, All India Fine Art and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
· 1995 Surya Gallery, Hyderabad
· 1995 Woman, organized by The Gallery, Singapore, Hong Kong
· 1995 6th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1994 - 1995 I.T.C . Welcome Group, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1994 - 1995 Contemporary Miniatures, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA) Gallery, Kolkata
· 1994 - 1995 Art in Miniature Form, Renaissance, Bangalore
· 1994 Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi
· 1994 India Encounter II, Lee Arthur Studio, New York
· 1994 Surya Gallery, Hyderabad and Gallerie 88, Kolkata (solo)
· 1994 1st Anniversary Exhibition, Surya Gallery, Hyderabad
· 1993 Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery 88, Kolkata
· 1993 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
· 1993 Summer Show, The Gallery, Chennai
· 1993 Birla Academy of Art and Culture Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Mumbai
· 1993 Wide Angle, Sarla Art Centre, Bangalore
· 1992 Sansriti Art Gallery, Kolkata
· 1992 Summer Show, Hyderabad
· 1992 Help Age India, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
· 1992 Art Encounter, Kessel
· 1992 Gallerie 88, Bangalore
· 1992 Shraddha Saharpan, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
· 1992 Gallery Kufa, London (solo)
· 1992 Kessel, Chennai and Mumbai (solo)
· 1991 Gallery Espace, New Delhi (solo)
· 1991 Images of Rural India, Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad
· 1991 The Collectors Choice, Society for Promotion of Art, Hyderabad
· 1991 Gallery Espace, New Delhi
· 1991 7th Triennale, India
· 1990 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai (solo)
· 1990 Five Artists, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute and CCMB Science Institute, Hyderabad
· 1990 Sarla Art Gallery, Bangalore
· 1990 The Gallery, Chennai
· 1989 Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad
· 1988 - 1989 Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
· 1988 - 1989 Max Mueller Bhavan, Hyderabad and Grindlays Bank Gallery, Chennai (solo)
· 1988 - 1989 Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
· 1985 Show of Drawings, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1982 - 1983 Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1980 Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings on Mother Series, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1978 Exhibition of Ink and Wash drawings, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1978 Exhibition of Prints, Alliance Francaise, Bangalore (solo)
· 1975 - 1977 Ink Drawings, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1974 One-Man Show of Small Drawings, Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad (solo)
· 1972 - 1973 Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad (solo)
Honours and Awards
1993 National Award For Painting
1988-89 Biennale Award, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1988-89 National Award for Art Direction of Film Daasi
1985 Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
1982-83 Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
1979 Mahakoshal Kala Samithi, Madhya Pradesh
1979 Award from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1979 Award from Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore
1975-77 Second Award from Hyderabad Art Society, Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academy
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