Education:

• 1993 – G.D. Art (Drawing/Painting) L.S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai.
• 1994 – Art Teacher Diploma, Karandikar Kala Academy, Dombivali, Thane.

Awards & Achievements:

• 1991-92- 2nd Prize for Sketching Study Tour, L.S. Raheja School of Art, Mumbai.
• 1993-94 -2nd Award for Annual Academic Work, Karandikar Kala Academy, Dombivali, Thane.
• 1995 –96 Government of Maharashtra State Art Award.
• 1997 –98, 1998 – 99 Junior Fellowship of Cultural Department, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
• 1999 –2000 Government of Maharashtra State Art Award.
• 2020- Mellow Art Award 2020-Special Prize, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2021- Painternet.com Award, The Bombay Art Society’s 129th Online All India Annual Art Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions:

• 2001 – Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2007- Veh Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2014- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.

Group Show & Exhibitions:

• 1990 -1995 – Art Plaza, Mumbai.
• 1992 – Artist Centre, Mumbai.
• 1993 – Monsoon Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 1995 – Mahalsa Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 1997 – 50th years of Independence, N.G.M.A., Mumbai.
• 1997 – Indian Oil, Mumbai.
• 1997, 98, 99, 2000 – ‘Art Access’ Birla Century Art, Gallery, Mumbai.
• 1998 – 41st National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1999 – ‘Ganesha’ Organized by Chauraha International, Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai & Herwitz Art Gallery, Ahmadabad.
• 2000 – Centenary Year Celebration of Western Railway, All India painting & poster contest show, N.G.M.A., Mumbai.
• 2001 – Artist Centre, Mumbai.
• 2001 – Hotel Leela, Mumbai.
• 2001 – 44th National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmadabad.
• 2002 – 7th Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
• 2003 – Young Faces in contemporary India Art, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata.
• 2003 – Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2010 – Gallery Sri Parvati, Chennai.
• 2012 – Artist Centre, Mumbai.
• 2012-13– 54th National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Agartala, Tripura.
• 2014- “Divergent Horizon” Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Center, Chennai collection Exhibition.
• 2016- Shridharni Art Gallery, New Delhi.
• 2017- Indian Oil, Museum, Mumbai.
• 2017- Bombay Art Society, Bandra, Organized by Artvista Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2018- Artband Annual Exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2019- D D Neroy Gallery, Mumbai.
• 2020- Rainbow Art Foundation-Online Group Exhibition.
• 2020- ICAC Art Gallery- Online Group Exhibition.
• 2020- Aakriti Art Foundation- International Online Art Exhibition.
• 2020- Art Spectra 20- International Online Art Exhibition.
• 2020- Rainbow Art World “Myriad Hues 100” International Online Art Workshop and Exhibition.
• 2021- Art Black Box Online National Art Exhibition curated by Sharad Tarde, Pune.
• 2021- Ananta- Dwitiya, Online Group Show by Car Street Studios, Sydney.
• 2021- Ekta, Online Group Exhibition by Gallery Pradarshak, Mumbai.

Selected Participations:

• 1990 – ‘Artifice’ Exhibition, Pune.
• 1991, 1992 – All India Contest SCZCC, Nagpur.
• 1992 – All India ‘IFACS’ Art Exhibition, New Delhi.
• 1992 – Citi Art Utsav, Mumbai.
• 1993 – Late V.V. Oak Smruit Painting Contest, Pune.
• 1991, 92, 93,99,2002, 2021– Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.
• 1993 – ‘Art Forum’ Seminar organized by Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
• 1996 – U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy, 8th All India Exhibition of Art, Lucknow.
• 2007- National Art Festival at Kohima- Nagaland organized by National Lalit Kala Academy.
• 2010 – Painter’s Camp, Regional Art Festival at Moodbidri – Mangalore organized by Regional Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai. And Alva Education Foundation, Moodbidri.
• 2010-11– Maharashtra Golden Jubilee Year Art Festival Exhibition, Pune- organized by Sahyadri Lalit Kala Pratishthan.
• 2017- Regional Art Festival at Chennai, organized by Regional Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.

Workshops:

• 1995-96 – Conducted Art Workshop for Vikram Ispat staff and Children’s organized by Vikram Ispat School, Revdanda, Allibagu, Raigad.
• 1996, 1999 – Conducted Art Workshop for Students of Children’s Aid Society, Mumbai.
• 1999, 2001 – Conducted Art Workshop for Children Organized by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Mumbai.

Collections:

• Cello Thermoware, Mumbai.
• Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited, Mumbai.
• U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow.
• Contemporary Indian Artists Museum, Paris.
• John N. Catlett (C.E.O.), Digiwave Infrastructure & Services (P) Limited, India.
• National Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
• Regional Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
• Alva Education Foundation, Moodbidri.
• Devrukh Art Museum, Devrukh, Ratnagiri.
• Martin Kriegner, Country CEO, Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd.
• Many other private collections in India & Abroad.

Member:

• Life Member, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.
• Life Member, Artist Center, Mumbai.
• Life Member, Art Band, Mumbai.