Born
1917
Died
1988
Education
Diploma – Sculpture, Mayo College of Art, Lahore.
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2018 'Dhanraj Bhagat: Journey...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2018 'Dhanraj Bhagat: Journey from the Physical to the Spiritual', 100th Birth Anniversary Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2015 'Abby Grey and Indian Modernism: Selections from the NYU Art Collection', Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1978 Retrospective Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1972 Government Museum, Chandigarh
1967 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1960 Studio South Extension, New Delhi
1961 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1958 Delhi Shilpi Chakra, New Delhi
1950,52,54 Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
Participations
1968,71,74 I, II and III Triennale, New Delhi
1954,57 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1954 All India Sculpture Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1948,51 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
1948 All India Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1949 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1947 Inter-Asian Art Exhbition
1937,39,45 Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
Honours and Awards
1977 Padma Shri, Government of India
1969 State Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi
1961 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1948 Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1948, 1949 Bombay Art Society Award
1947, 1949 First Prize, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
1937, 1945 First Prize, Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
1977 Padma Shri, Government of India
1969 State Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi
1961 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1948 Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1948, 1949 Bombay Art Society Award
1947, 1949 First Prize, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
1937, 1945 First Prize, Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
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