Monsoon Canvas- Artist Biography

Yusuf Arakkal (1945)

Education

• 1980 Specialization in Graphic Print Making, The National Academy Community Studios, Garhi, New Delhi
• 1973 Diploma in Painting, Chitrakala Parishat College of Art, Bangalore

  Exhibitions
  Selected Solo Exhibitions
  

• 2008 ‘The Street’, presented by Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi and Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata at Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
• 2007 ‘The Age of Innocence’, presented by S. A. Fine Arts, London and Galerie Sara Arakkal, Bangalore at La Galleria, London
• 2007 ‘The Street’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi and Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto
• 2007 ‘In a Figurative Identity’, Easel Art Gallery, Singapore
• 2007 Easel Art Gallery, Singapore
• 2004 Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2002 The Nehru Centre, London
• 2001 At the Emirate Towers, Dubai, UAE
• 2001 Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
• 2000 ART INC., New Delhi
• 2000 Art Indus, New Delhi
• 1999 ABC Gallery, Banaras
• 1998 The Discerning Eye Gallery, H.K. Museum of Art, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
• 1998 A Gallery, New York
• 1998 Gallery Tokeidai, Saporo, Japan
• 1998 Gallery Shes Asahikawa, Japan
• 1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1997 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1996 Air Gallery, London
• 1996 Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York
• 1996 Rashtriya Lalit kala Kendra, Bhubaneshwar
• 1994 Art Forum Gallery, Singapore
• 1994 Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal
• 1993 Gallerie Taormina Del Arte-Le Havre, France
• 1992 Relays De Monts-Siux, Limousin, France
• 1992 Genesis Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1990,91,92 Mumbai
• 1990 Art Heritage, New Delhi
• 1989 Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
• 1986 Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi
• 1985 Ahmedabad
• 1984 Indore
• 1980 New Delhi
• 1980 Jabalpur
• 1980 Gwalior
• 1978 Bhopal
• 1978 Gwalior
• 1976 Bhopal
• 1976 Gwalior
  Selected Group Exhibitions
  
• 2009 'Think Small', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
• 2009 'Indian Harvest', presented by Crimson- The Art Resouce, Bangalore at SG Private Banking, Singapore
• 2009 'The Root of Everything', Gallery Mementos, Bangalore
• 2008 'Stellar Configuration', presented by Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2008 'Tales, Reflection and Constructs', Galerie 88, Kolkata
• 2006 ‘Tatva’, The Elements, organized by Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi and S. A. Fine Arts, London at Victoria and Albert Museum, London
• 2004 Habiart Gallery, New Delhi
• 2003 Gallery Art and Rugs, Gurgaon, Uttar Pradesh
• 2003 ‘An Expression of Art’, Gallery Vyakt, New Delhi
• 2001 ‘Contemporary Indian Painting’, Kleinsassen, Fulda, Germany
• 2001 ‘Exhibition of Young Indian Contemporary Artists’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
• 2001 Art for Concern, Mumbai
• 2001 Best of Indian Art, A Show of Indian Artists, Singapore
• 2000 Contemporary Woman, Modern Indian Artist, Visual Art Center, Hong Kong.
• 2000 UDHR Exhibition, United Nations in Geneva (U.N.O.G)
• 2000 ‘The Eternal Embrace- a Tribute to Universal Motherhood’, Dubai
• 2000 ‘Combine Voices for the Century’, Art Inc., New Delhi
• 2000 ‘Graphic Expressions’, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2000 ‘Black and White’, Art Today, New Delhi
• 2000 ‘The Millennium Mask’, Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi
• 1999 Inaugural Show, Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1998 Bayer - RPG show, Munich, Germany
• 1998 ‘Spirit and Soul’, The Rotunda Exchange Square, Hong Kong
• 1998 Surya Gallery 6th Anniversary Exhibition, Hyderabad
• 1998 Art Folio Inaugural Show, Chandigarh
• 1997 ‘Tribute to Mother Teresa’, Art Indus, New Delhi
• 1997 ‘Major Trends in Indian Art’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1997 ‘Gift for India’, Sahmat, New Delhi
• 1996 ‘Women in Indian Art’, The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
• 1996 ‘Indian Contemporary Art Show’, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan
• 1996 ‘Exposition’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1996 ‘Art From The Land of Heart’, Art Indus, New Delhi
• 1996 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1995 ‘Heads and Faces’, An Exhibition by Gallery Maya, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
• 1995 ‘Moving Away from Traditions’, The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai
• 1995 ‘Defiant Ones’, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1994 ‘Indian Contemporary Art Show’, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong
• 1994 ‘Indian Printmaking Show’, Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery Victoria, British Columbia
• 1994 The Arts Trust Collection, Mumbai
• 1994 Artist from Madhya Pradesh, Chennai
• 1994 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1994 ‘Tattooed Spaces’, New Delhi
• 1994 La’ou ‘Finit’ Labsence, Bhopal
• 1994 ‘Drawing-94’, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
• 1993 Nine Indian Artists Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Gallery, New York
• 1993 ‘Trends and Images’, Seema Gallery, Kolkata
• 1993 Souvenir d’en France, New Delhi
• 1992 ‘Young Contemporary Artists from SAARC Countries’
• 1992 ‘International Show Comart’, Korea
• 1992 ‘Imprints On Our Time’, Mumbai
• 1990 Xal PRAXIS Foundation Print Exhibition, Mumbai
• 1989 ‘Indian Eclectics’, New Delhi
• 1989 ‘Artists Alert’, New Delhi
• 1988 ‘Seventeen Indian Painters’, Mumbai
• 1987 ‘Uplabdhi’, 28 Artists of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
• 1987 ‘Fine Arts from Madhya Pradesh’, New Delhi
• 1986 Inaugural Exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
• 1985 ‘Some Aspects of Indian Art’, New Delhi
• 1982 Inaugural Show, Bharat Bhanvan, Bhopal
• 1971 Indian Artists, Belorussia and Moscow
  Participations
  
• 2005 5th Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Italy
• 2005 Biennale Internazionale Dell' Arte Contemporanea
• 2005 Inaugural Show, Arad International Biennale, Romania.
• 2003 4th Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Italy
• 2003 4th Egyptian International Print Triennial
• 2003,1998 Asia Print Adventure, Japan
• 2001 Cairo International Biennale
• 2000 Participation in Artists International Direct Support, International AIDS Portfolio Project, Canada
• 2000 Participation in the UDHR International AIDS Portfolio in South Africa
• 1999 ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’, International Print Portfolio Exhibition, Durban, South Africa.
• 1998 International Print Triennial, Kangawa, Japan
• 1997 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 1996 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 1995 Bangladesh Biennale, Dhaka
• 1992 Seventh Triennial, New Delhi
• 1987 Ninth International Biennale de Sao Paulo, Brazil
• 1986 Sixth International Triennale, New Delhi, India
• 1986 Bharat Bhavan Biennial, Bhopal
• 1986 Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1986 Sixth Biennale de beaux Art, Beaumont, France
• 1985 Thirty Contemporary Indian Artists, Havana, Cuba
• 1985 Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA
• 1985 Second Asian Art Show, Fukoka, Japan
• 1985 Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
  

  Honours and Awards
  

• 2005 Lorenso-De-Medici Gold medal at 5th Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Italy.
• 2005 Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award - The highest award given by the Government of Karnataka for art.
• 2005 Arad City Award, Arad International Biennale, Romania.
• 2003 Lorenso-De-Medici the magnificent, silver medal for his painting at the 4th Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Italy
• 2001 Shikhar Sanman, Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh
• 2000 QINGDAO Inter National Print Biennial of China
• 1999 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
• 1997,81,80 Madhya Pradesh State Award
• 1997 All India’s Kalidas Award, Ujjain
• 1994 Raza Award, Bhopal
• 1989-92 Government of India Fellowship, HRD Ministry, New Delhi
• 1989 ‘Indian Eclectics’, Exhibition, New Delhi
• 1987 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1986 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal
• 1986 Karnataka Lalit kala Academy Honor
• 1986 Special Award - Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1983 The National Award
• 1979,81 The Karnataka Lalit kala Academy Award
• 1980 International Asian European Biennial, Turkey

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