BACKGROUND:

Born 1st June 1972. at Belkoni (CH) TQ: Aurad Dist: Bidar Karnataka Studied at the Ideal Fine Art Institute, Gulbarga.
Diploma in Drawing & painting. Art Master Diploma course. B.F.A, M.F.A, & (PhD)

AWARDS:

* Kannada Sahitya Sangh Best Painting Award
* Rajyotsava Award, Gulbarga university, Gulbarga. (Three times)
* State level painting contest on Aids, sponsored by Euplectella Medical Association, Davangere
* Merit Award, Avantika Art Exhibition new Delhi
* Shri Dhau Kshatri Award from Kuncha Brahma Dr. M.V. Minajagi 1st All India Art Exhibition. By Chitra Sangama Hubli
* Junior Fellowship Award from Ministry of Culture New Delhi
* Hyderabad Art Society Award – 2015
* PhD. Award (Doctorate)
* Karnataka State 46th Lalitakala Academy Award

SERVICE EXPERIENCE:

Asst Professor,The Art Integration Fine Art College Gulbarga Since 2003 to till now (17 years)

EXHIBITION:

* Group show Rashtriya kala Mela, Kolkata
* Bal Bhavan, Raichur (Karnataka)
* Group show Rashtriya kala Mela, Madras
* Group show Rashtriya kala Mela, Bangalore
* Group show Rashtriya kala Mela, Delhi
* Group show Kannada Bhavan, Gulbarga
* One man Show at Raichur. Sponsored by K.L.K.A. Bangalore.
* Group Show at Dharwad Financed by K.L.K.A. Bangalore.
* Two Men Show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
* Chitra Sante Org. By Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore
* Chitra Parise Art Fair Org. By Karnataka Lalita Kala Academy Bangalore
* Three Men Show at ICONART Indian Contemporary Art Gallery Hyderabad
* Journey of Moods Seven Artist Group Exhibition at Bhubaneshwar & Kochin
* One man Show at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Bangalore
* One Man Show at Nehru Centre Mumbai

PARTICIPATION:

* All India fine Arts Exhibition Chitrakala Parishat Bangalore.
* All India exhibition of Fine Art Rashtriya Lalita Kala Kendra Gallery, Bhubaneshwar ( Orissa).
* Karnataka Lalita kala Academy Annual Art Exhibition.
* Sadbhavana Art Exhibition Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore.
* Dasara Exhibition, Mysore.
* All India Art contest S.C.Z.C. center, Nagpur.
* Karnataka kala Mela, Bangalore.
* All India Drawing Exhibition at Ideal fine Art society, Gulbarga.
* Avantika All India Exhibition, Delhi
* All India Art Exhibition, Lokmanya tilak trust, Pune.
* Camel Art foundation Bangalore exhibition at Hyderabad.
* Bombay Art Society Mumbai
* Dr, M.V. Minajagi 1 St All India Art Exhibition Hubli
* All India Art Exhibition Kala Mitra Hyderabad
* Chitra sangama All India Art Exhibition Govt. Dharwad Art Gallery
* K.L.A. Bangalore in Association with Delhi Karnataka Sangha, inter- state Painting Exhibition by Artist of Karnataka. Venue At Delhi Karnataka sangha Art Gallery New Delhi.

ARTIST CAMP :

* Division Level Artist camp, Raichur
* State Level Artist Camp Kortkunda (Raichur).
* Karnataka kala Mela, Bangalore.
* Kavi, Kavya, Kunch Org. By Kannada sahitya Parishat Gulbarga
* Kavi, Kavya, Kunch Org. By Kannada & Culture Dept. Gulbarga
* State Level water colour Artist camp organized by K.L.K.A.
* Pattadakallu Navaraspur festival” K.L.K.A. & B.L.D.E. Association Youth Artist camp, Bijapur
* Artist camp org. by, Deccan Art Society Gulbarga
* Tingala chitra Tumkur org. by, K.L.A. Bangalore
* 50th year celebration of Indipendence day, Artist Camp org. by Kannda & Culture Dept.
* Animation camp, org. by WIZ TOONS the Animation Academy & Kannada & Cultural Dept. Bangalore.
* Artist Camp at Gulbarga By Kalaburagi kampu, Hyd. Karnataka Abhivradhi vibhaga, Sedam.
* national Level artist camp at Kannada Sangh Mumbai
* Alumni artist camp M.M.K College of Visual Art Gulbarga
* State Level Artist Camp Hampi Utsava, Org. By. Kannada And Culture Dept. Bangalore
* State Level Artist Camp, Bangalore Art Society Bangalore
* International Sculpture & Painting Symposium Varnabhoomi Gulbarga
* Artist Camp on The Eve of Dashamanotsava Of Chaitanymayee Art Gallery Glb.
* Gulbarga Division Level Artist Camp on The Eve of World Art Day Celebration Artist camp Yogesh College of Fine Art Bidar
* State Level Senior Artist Camp at Kuppalli Org. By. Information Dept. Bangalore
* Vaishakha Kala Shibira At Madikeri Org. By Kannada & Culture, Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy Bangalore
* Kanaka Kala Shibira Org. By Kanaka Adhyayana Peetha Bangalore
* State Level Artist Camp Org. By. Kannada Sahitya Sangha Bangalore
* State Level Artist Camp Hasan
* State Level Artist Camp Kalakshetra Bangalore

SERVED AS JUDGE :

* Gulbarga university collegiate youth Festival silver Jubilee year Gulbarga. Gulbarga university collegiate youth Festival, venue at umadevi bhawarlal Nahar Theosophical women’s college Hospet.
* Gulbarga university collegiate youth Festival, held at Laxmi Venkatesh Desai Degree College Raichur.
* Sinchana division level art competition held at Gulbarga.
* District science center Gulbarga. Art & Drama.

* Pratibhotsava Art Competition Org. By. K.E. Dept Gulbarga
* Inter School Spot Painting Competition Maharishi Vidya Mandir Gulbarga

COLLECTION :

* Gulbarga university Gulbarga.
* Karnataka Lalita kala Academy, Bangalore.
* E.M.S.A. Davangere
* Harvey Perlman University of Nebraska – Linesh. USA
* Dr. Vijay Hagargundagi Museum Gulbarga
* Kannada & Culture Dept. Kannada Bhavana Bangalore
* Hundred hands, Bangalore
* Shree Guru Vidya Peetha Gulbarga
* Chaitanyamayi Art Gallery Gulbarga
* Deccan Art Society Gulbarga
* Bangalore Art Society Bangalore
* The Ideal Fine Art Institute Gulbarga
* Nutana Lalita Kala Maha Vidyalaya Raichur
* Shree Guru Kala Mandir Raichur
* The Art Integration College of Fine Art Gulbarga
* Siddeshwara Kala Mandir, Bijapur
* ICONART Contemporary Art Gallery Hyderabad
* Yogesh College of Art Bidar
* Drishya Belaku Samsthe Gulbarga
* Basaveshwara Chitra Shale Basavakalyana
* Kanaka Adhyayana Peetha Bangalore
* District commissioner Office Madikeri
* Many collections (Both private & colleges of Fine Art)