Monsoon Canvas- Artist Biography

Cheenu Pillai

Cheenu Pillai is a self taught artist. Though he started painting at a very early age of 4, he didn't consider art as a career option till his mid thirties. In fact rather than attending an art school,he went to Management School and earned his MBA.

After a fruitful career as an investment Banker and a Software consultant, he decided to get back to his passion of art. In 2003, He quit his regular job at an Software company and started pursuing art with a vigorous fervour. There has been no looking back since then

Exhibitions

• 2003 - Group show organized by Apparao Galleries as part of 'The other festival'
• 2007 - Solo exhibition at Tangerine ,Chennai arranged by A.V.Ilango's Art Space
• 2007 - Solo show at SriParvati Art Gallery, Chennai
• 2009 - Group show at Apparao Galleries, Chennai