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Born in 1966 in Kerala, Varghese holds a National Diploma in Fine Arts from the RLV College of Fine Arts, Kochi. Varghese forayed into the art world by working at the Madhavan Nair Foundation India in Kochi, and then at the Cholamandalam Artists’ Village in Chennai. Varghese has also worked as an artist-in-residence at the Kanoria Art Centre in Ahmedabad, Apparao Galleries in New Delhi, and the Banff Centre for Arts in Canada. Varghese’s...
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Born in 1966 in Kerala, Varghese holds a National Diploma in Fine Arts from the RLV College of Fine Arts, Kochi. Varghese forayed into the art world by working at the Madhavan Nair Foundation India in Kochi, and then at the Cholamandalam Artists’ Village in Chennai. Varghese has also worked as an artist-in-residence at the Kanoria Art Centre in Ahmedabad, Apparao Galleries in New Delhi, and the Banff Centre for Arts in Canada. Varghese’s experience in the film industry and as a poster artist informs his approach to painting.
Varghese is known for his photorealist paintings which borrow from a multitude of sources. His technique is informed by photography, cinema and digital media, while the subject matter largely focuses on women and children against busy, colourful backdrops. In an interview with The Hindu in November 2017, Varghese said, “When I am painting a canvas, I am completely involved and that is what impresses me and keeps me coming back to it. From the moment I begin choosing the visuals, to creating the composition and then painting them from the referenced photograph on to the canvas, I am involved in literally ‘making’ the work. I introduce changes, both subtle and noticeable, to the figures and the composition, hence making it my own.”
Varghese has participated in both local shows in India, and in international shows in Canada, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Thailand, London, South Africa, Denmark, Italy and Bangladesh. In 1996, Varghese was named the ‘Artist of the Month’ by the Max Mueller Bhavan and Arnawaz Vasudev Trust in Chennai. He is the recipient of the Kerala State Award and the National Academy Award. His work is in private and public collections in India, including Apollo Hospital and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
The artist lives and works in Ghaziabad.
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Born
1966
Kerala
Education
National Diploma in Fine Arts, R.L.V. College of Fine Arts, Kerala
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'Refugees / Their Own Lands',...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'Refugees / Their Own Lands', Aicon Gallery, New York
2006 Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2000 The Other Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts, Canada
1999 Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi
1996 Artist of the month Max Muller Bhavan Chennai
1991-92 Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kochi
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Angkor Wat: An Indian Perspective', Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2010 'India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity', presented by Ati Art Gallery at Varya, New Delhi
2010 'Next...', Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
2009 'Far & Wide .... Everywhere You Look', Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Think Small', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Metamorphosis: Change and Continuity in Indian Contemporary Art', Artworks, Cincinnati in Partnership with PAC Gallery, Phyllis Weston-Annie Bolling Gallery and the Krohn Conservatory
2009 'Manthan', presented by Nitanjal Art Gallery at Galerie Romain Rolland, New Delhi
2009 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
2008-09 'Hot Shots', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2008 'Continnum', Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
2008 'Pravah', Art Pilgrim, New Delhi
2008 Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong, China
2008 Trident Hilton, Gurgaon
2008 Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2007 Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 'Reading Paint', Sunflower Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2007 'The Eye Within', Shrine Gallery, New Delhi
2007 'Emerging India', Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art London presented by Art Alive gallery and S.A. Fine arts London
2007 'Harvest', Arushi art, New Delhi
2007 India on Canvas, New Delhi
2007 'Round and Round', Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2007 'High on Art', Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2007 'Meandering Membranes', Empire and the Shrine, Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2007 'Similarities', Lans Downe Gallery, Mumbai
2007 Contemporary Art Show in Paris presented by Arushi Art, New Delhi
2006 Viart Gallery at Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2006 'New Paradigms III', Threshold Gallery, New Delhi
2006 'Real 2006', Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2006 'Compensation', Travancore Gallery, New Delhi
2006 Gallery Art Indus at Sridharani Gallery, New Delhi
2006 'Art for Prabhat', Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2006 Kushii a charity show and auction at British Ambassadors House, New Delhi
2006 Darbal Hall, Kochi
2006 'Infinit-us', Planet Gallery, Gurgaon
2006 'Satyagraha', Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi,
2006 Kizo Art Gallery, South Africa
2005 Viart Gallery, New Delhi
2005 'The Second Coming', Tao Gallery, Mumbai
2005 'Eternal Recurrence', Hotel Sangri la, New Delhi
2005 'Art for Prabhat', Palm Court Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Joint Exhibitions
2010 'Fables and History', with Maya Burman at Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
Participations
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
Honours and Awards
1998 National Award, National Academy of Arts, New Delhi
1997 Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
1996 Artist of the Month, Max Muller Bhavan, Chennai
1995 Kerala Lalith Kala Academy .
1994-95 Arnawaz Vasudev Trust, Chennai
1993 Madhavan Nair Foundation, Kochi
1998 National Award, National Academy of Arts, New Delhi
1997 Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
1996 Artist of the Month, Max Muller Bhavan, Chennai
1995 Kerala Lalith Kala Academy .
1994-95 Arnawaz Vasudev Trust, Chennai
1993 Madhavan Nair Foundation, Kochi
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Acrylic on canvas
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