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.