SANTOSH KUMAR VERMA
SANTOSH KUMAR VERMA
Born: 1956, Varanasi
Education: B.F.A., M.F.A., Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
AWARDS
• National Akademi Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2001)
• Bharat Bhavan Biennale Award, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal (1992)
• AIFACS Award, Millennium Show (2001), Annual Exhibition (2000), All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi
• Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi (1994)
• U.P. State Award, All India Exhibition (2001), Annual Exhibition (1995), U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow
• First Northern Region Camlin Award, Camlin Art Foundation, New Delhi (2001)
• All India Exhibition of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar (1999 & 1993)
• All India Exhibition, Ambala (1995)
FELLOWSHIP
Senior Fellow, Department of Culture, Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Government of India (2002-04)
SOLO SHOWS
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2017)
• Shrishti Art Gallery, Hydrabad (2012)
• Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (2008)
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2005)
• Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (2004)
• Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda (2003)
• Yugveena Art Gallery, Bareily (2002)
• Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai (1998)
• A.B.C. Art Gallery, Varanasi (1998)
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (1998)
• Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (1996)
• Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (1994)
GROUPS SHOWS
• “India France Group Show" Alliance Francaise, Delhi (2020)
• “Poetry on Canvas" Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (2020)
• “Nostalgia” IGIA, Gallerie Nvya, Delhi (2019)
• “Eclectic Expressions : Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi (2019)
• “The Spirit of Indian Art” IGIA, Gallerie Nvya, Delhi (2015)
• "RENDERING DUALITY:, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2014)
• "RESONANCE:, Dhoomimal City Gallery, New Delhi (2012)
• ‘FELICITATION OF Mr. KESHAV MALIK (Padma Shri Eminent Art Critic & Poet)’an exhibition of 8 Delhi Artists, AIFACS Delhi (2011).
• "PRATIBIMB: Reflection of Indian Art. at Visual Art Gallery, Habitat Center, Dhoomimal City Gallery, New Delhi (2011)
• ‘PORTRATIT OF AN ARTIST’, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2011)
• ‘TOGETHER’, a group exhibition of Paintings, Drawings,Scluptures and Prints, at Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi (2011)
• "Maestros XIV", Dhoomimal City Gallery, New Delhi (2010)
• Drawing: The Essence II, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi (2009)
• INDIA-KOREA 2008 ‘Art as Bridge between World’ Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2008)
• ‘Contemporary Art in Benaras’ curated by me, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2008)
• ‘Souls in Surfaces’ a group show of contemporary art, EPICENTER Gurgaon, Dhoomimal’s City Gallery, New Delhi (2008)
• Celebrating Contemporary Indian Art 70 Year, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi (2007)
• Shiksha 2007, a group exhibition of paintings by indian contemporary artist [Delhi Friends Round Table 146] , New Delhi (2007)
• Celebrating India-II(Banglore) and Celebrating India-III(Kolkata) [Curated bu Suneet Chopra] an art Exhibition to commemorate 150 years of India’s Freedom struggle. New Delhi (2007)
• Sepoy of Art, at Lokayata Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi (2007)
• The colours of Spring, Academy of Fine arts, organised by Mind’s Eye, Kolkata (2007)
• Poorvai, a group show at Rabindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai (2007)
• 4 person show, at Daffodils, A Hotel Grand Hyatt, New Delhi (2005)
• ‘Swarnrekha’, Exhibition of National & Triennale Awardees, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2004)
• ‘Kite: A Celebration of Freedom’ at Habitat Center, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2003)
• ‘Faces Behind the Canvas’ , Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda (2003)
• ‘Notes of Spring’, Kalanjali, New Delhi (2003)
• ‘Half a Foot Square’, Exhibition of 50 Indian Contemporary Artists, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2002)
• ‘An Ensemble of Small Format Works’ , Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2000)
• ‘Contemporary Artists of Uttar Pradesh’, UP State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow (2000)
• ‘Three Persons Show’ , Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (2000)
• ‘The Millennium Masks’, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi (2000)
• ‘Cyclone Orissa’,Orissa Relief Fund , Chronicle Society of India, New Delhi (1999)
• ‘Inter State Exchange Exhibition of Art’, Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi & UP State Lalit Kala Akademi (1999-2000), Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi & UP State Lalit Kala Akademi (2003-04
• ‘Art Ache’, An Art Exhibition and Auction for Tsunami, New Delhi (2005)
• ‘Confluence 2005’, at Habitat Foundation, Habitat Gallery (2005)
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS
• KOREA-INDIA Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition (2019), (Museum of Changwon National University Hyunwook Cho Art Gallery, Seoul Korea)
• KOREA-INDIA Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition (2014), (Indian Culture Center, Korea)
• SNIAF 2013, Seongnam International Art Eair,Korea, (20013).
• HWA MUN.Art Festival,Korea, (20013).
• KOREA-INDIA Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition (Korea), (2007), (2013,2015 Korean Culture Center, Delhi ), 2012 organised by Academy of Visual Media India
• Group Exhibition in Colombo(Sri Lanka), organised by Lalit Kala Akademi (2006)
• Group Exhibition in Syria(Iraq), organised by Lalit Kala Akademi (2006)
CAMPS
• National Camp at Garhi, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi .
• Sahitya Kala Parishad Camp In Panchkula.
• “Artist’s Workshop of Young Contemporary Painter” India Habitat Center, Asia Pacific Conference on breastfeeding. Delhi (2003).
• The Ashok Art Camp, Hotel Ashok, (2006).
• AIFACS Camp (2007).
• Mysterious...Artist Camp, Pune (2008).
• Nostalgia, Artist Camp Tour Coastal Karnatak (2009).
• AIFACS Camp (2010).
INTERNATIONAL CAMPS
• Camp in Sri Lanka (2008).
• Neerja Modi International Art Camp, Jaipur, (2010).
• Camp in China (2012).
PARTICIPATIONS
• National Exhibition, Bangalore (2001), Jaipur (2000), Bangalore (1997) , New Delhi (1996): Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• Fourth Bharat Bhavan Biennale of Contemporary Indian Art: Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal (1992)
• Millennium Show (2000-01), Fifty Years of Art in Independent India (1997-98), Annual Exhibition (1996,1995,1993) : AIFACS, New Delhi
• Annual Art Exhibition: Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi (2002, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992)
• All India Exhibition of Art: Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar (1999, 1998, 1994, 1993, 1992)
• 26th All India Annual Exhibition: Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata (1993)
• Biennial All India Exhibition of Art (1998), All India Exhibition of Art: Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur (1996, 1995, 1994, 1993)
• All India Exhibition (2001), Annual Exhibitions (1996, 1995, 1994, 1979): UP State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow
• Camlin Northern Region Exhibition: Camlin Art Foundation, New Delhi (2002, 2001)
ACADEMIC INVITATIONS
Visiting Lecturer – Amity University, Noida
Examiner – Faculty of Visual Arts, BHU, Varanasi
Judge – All India Exhibition, Himachal State Museum, Shimla
Judge – All India Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi; Museum of Fine Arts, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal; UP State Lalit Kala Akademi, Himachal State Museum Shimla. Tagore Art Society, Seoul ,KOREA; Sampada(Museum of Folk Heritage), Gujrat; Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi; Bharat Petroleum, NOIDA and various other private collections in India, Germany, U.K., U.S.A., Spain, Canada, Holland, Singapore, Dubai, Switzerland, Japan and Nepal.
(Santosh Kumar Verma)
Residence
1902, Tower-4,
Panchsheel Wellington, sec.-1, Crossing Republic,
Ghaziabad-201016, U.P India.
Phone: M: 0-9891398249
E-Mail – santoshverma1956@hotmail.com
Studio
2205, Tower-4,
Panchsheel Wellington, sec.-1, Crossing Republic,
Ghaziabad-201016, U.P India.