Born in Puttur, South Kanara, Karnataka
1973 Diploma in Painting & Drawing, Karnataka.
1981 Post Diploma in Graphics, Santiniketan

EXHIBITIONS
1979, 1980 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1979, 1980 Regional Center Exhibition, Chennai.
1983, 1984 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1983 2nd Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh.
1986 Karnataka Group Show, Kalayatra, Sista’s Gallery, Bangalore.
1986 Print Exhibition Festival of India, U.S.A.
1990 Pira / RSA Design Conference, London.
1992 Kaleidoscope Exhibition, Windsor Manor, Bangalore.
1992 Crimson Art Gallery, Bangalore.
1994 All India Exhibition in Aid of Earth Quake Victims, Bhopal
1997 Hebbar Festival, Bangalore.
1997 Renaissance Gallery, Bangalore.
1997 50 Years of Independence Exhibition.
2006 Art And The City At Venkatappa Art Gallery
2008 Furniture On Canvas
2009 )Artists Word At Chitrakala Parishath
2009 Big Dream Group Show, Crimson Art Gallery, Bangalore
2009 Indian Harvest –Group Show, Singapour –Crimson Art Resource.
Seven One Man Shows and 29 Group
Shows at Bangalore, Udupi, Calcutta, New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai in India,
Five Group Shows at Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Johannesburg and London between 1979 and 2000.

AWARDS

2011 "K. Venkatappa Award" from Karnataka State Government
2010 "Kaladhyan Award" Bangalore Art Foundation
2008 Kannada Rajyotsava Award Government Of Karnataka.
2007 Award for Suvarna Karnataka Stamp Design
2007 Cash Award for Suvarna Karnataka Logo
2007 Karnataka Kannada Writers and Publishers Sangha-Lifetime Achievement Award
2004 Bangalore Press Club Award, Bangalore.
2004 Nadoja Hadapad Award, Bangalore.
1999 Vishwakarma Vidya Vardhaka Sangha, Puttur.
1999 Bendre Smaraka Sangha, Bangalore.
1998 Karnataka State Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore.
1997 Panaje Vidya Vardhaka Sangha, Puttur.
1981 All India Graphics Exhibition, Chandigarh.
1979 Karnataka State Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore.
1972 International Book Fair, New Delhi.

ARTISTS’ CAMPS
1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1993
Karnataka Kalamela, Bangalore.
1985 Krishna Reddy’s Print Making Workshop, Bangalore.
1986 All India Artists’ Camp (SAARC), CKP Complex, Bangalore.
1988 Henry Moore Print Workshop, Bangalore.
1993 All India Artists’ Camp, L.V. Prasad Institute, CCMB, Hyderabad.
1994 INFO Graphics Workshop, Singapore.
1995 INFO Graphics Workshop, Bangkok.
1998 Davanagere College of Art Demonstration, Davanagere.
1999 Jain International Residential School, Bangalore.
2001 The Karnataka State Artists Camp, Artists Forum , Udupi
2003 Kitamuri Workshop, Bangalore. 2003 Workshop / Lecture Suchitra Film Society.
2003 Soujanya Masa (BMTC) (KSRTC)
2004 Workshop in Cava.
2004 International Art Camp, L.K.A (Delhi), Bangalore.
2004 Dr. Rorich Birth Centenary Workshop in Kannada Bhavana, State Lalit Kala Academy
2004 Tsunami Workshop at Chitrakala Parishath
2004 Tsunami Workshop at Sara Arakkal Gallery
2006 Spice Village Art Camp, Thekkady.
2006 Suvarna Karnataka Art Camp (at Dept of Kannada & Culture)
2006 Suvarna Karnataka Stamp Designing Camp
2007 Bellad Educat on and Agricultural trust, Dharwad-Art Camp
2006 Art And The City At Venkatappa Art Gallery.
2008 Art Camp at Koviloor.
2008 Heritage Department artcamp, sreerangapatnam.
2009 Artist at residence Regional Center, Chennai
2009 All India SeniorArtists Print Making workshop, CAVA Mysore.
2010 Ramsons Senior Artists Art –camp Mysore

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