Suresh K. Nair

Born Januery30, 1971 Full name :Suresh Kumar Nair Suresh. K.Nair (born1971 in Adakkaputhur, Vellinezhi Panchayath,Kerala) is an artist based in Banaras, Suresh k nair obtained his National Diploma in Mural Painting from Institute of Mural Painting Guruvayur, Kerala Under the Guidance of Mammiyur Krishnan Kuty Nair.And he inspired by the works of Rabiindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose,Benodbehari Mukherji and Ram kinker baij and joined in Department of painting, Viswabarati University, Santiniketan as a student.Suresh k nair has acquired a major presence in the Indian and International art scene over the last decade with several successful shows with regional and international galleries and museums. He also executed many Murals in India and Abroad. His earlier works are based on Kerala Murals both in terms of Technique and ideas. Suresh’s monumental Painting ‘Cosmic Butterfly” exhibited in Essl Museum,Vienna, Austria in 2010 also he exhibited his works in USA, Spain, Canada. He was Awarded Elizabath Green Shield Foundation Scholarship ( 1999) from Canada, Fulbright Fellowship ( 2006-07) from USA for and Educational Exchange Program at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia under Professor Nicholas Kripal and.... He also received State Award from Kerala Lalithkala Akademi, Ministry of Culture, Government of Kerala. He lives and teaching Art in Department of Painting, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. India Contents Early life and education Academic Honours Exhibitions, Solo/ Duo Group Exhibitions Camps and Workshops attended Selected bibliography Notes References External links

Early life and education

•1968 Born at Adakkaputhur,Vellinezhi Panchayath in Kerala,India. He initially studied painting in 1995 at the Institute of Mural Painting, Guruvayur.Kerala

•2000 Diploma in Painting Kalabhavan, Viswabarati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal.

•2002 Post Diploma in Mural, Kalabhavan, Viswabarati University, Santiniketan,West Bengal.

Academic Honors

2014 “ Sacred River Project” with Jennifer Macklem University of Ottawa, Canada

2005 State Award from Kerala Lalithakala Ac ademy, Govt. of Kerala

2004 Fulbright’ Professional fellowship in plastic Arts by the USEFI, IIE and CIES, USA

2002 Art Students Scholarship Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademy, Thrissur

1998 Artist Indra Dugar Award for Indian Style of Painting from Calcutta

1997 Elizabeth Green Shield Foundation Scholarship, Canada

1996 Merit scholarship Viswabharati University

1990 Onwards Students Stipend Guruvayur Devaswome till- 1994

Exhibitions (Solo / Duo)

2014 “ East West South North” with Jennifer Macklam, Lane Eleven Art Gallery, Varanasi

2014 “ Silence, Sounds and Shapes” SINI, Saranath, Up

2013 “ Imaging Sounds” Sponsored by Kerala Lalithkala Akademi, Trissur

2013 “ Singing Mind” Solo Show at Orthic Creative Center, Cochin, Kerala

2012 “Reverberation” Solo Show at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

2011 “Thought Forms” Solo Show at Queritica Art Gallery, Varanasi

2009 “Confluence” two men show with Prof: Kathryn Myer, Queritica Gallery, Varanasi

2008 “Varanasi” two men’s show with K.R.Vinayan. Faculty of Visual Arts Gallery. Varanasi

2007 “Wonder that was India.” at Tyler School of Art, Temple University Philadelphia USA

1993 Solo show-Sponsored by Indo French Cultural Centre, Trivendrum

1990 Solo Show at Urban Bank Auditorium Cherpulassery- Palakkad, Kerala

1988 Solo Show at Kerala Sanskrit Festival at Adakkaputhur High School, Palakkad

Group Exhibitions

2013 Alva Varnasiri International Art Exhibition, Mangalore

2013 Banaras Utsav, Raja Ghat, by Kalaprakash, Varanasi

2013 United Art Fair, Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi

2013 Kargil Vijay Divas Celebration Show, Banaras Club, Varanasi

2013 ACE International Exhibition Lane Eleven Art Gallery, Varanasi

2013 Munshi Premchand memorial show, Varanasi

2013 International Mural Show Part of Mural City at Kottayam Public Library, Kerala

2013 Preview Show, “ Medias Flourishes” United Art Fair, Lalith Kala Akademi, New Delhi

2013 “Anandajyothi” Teachers Annual show, Swathanthratha Bawan, Bhu, Varanasi

2012 “Blue Storm” Vishakha Museum, Vishakapatannam

2012 Group Show , Lalith Kala Akadem Gallery, Trivendrem

2012 “Sandipani” Banaras Club, Varanasi

2012 “Sampravaha” Jawahar kala kendra, Jaipur, Rajasthan

2012 “Kashi” Kerala Lalithkala Akademi at Faculty of Visual Arts Gallery, BHU

2012 “Varna Virasat” Dept: of Painting, Alvar’s college, Moodabidre, Mangalore

2012 “ Uttarayana” Teachers Show at Faculty of Visual Arts Gallery, BHU

2012 “Adbhutam- Rasa in Indian Art, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi

2011 “Cooling Summer” group show at perumal mansion, Pondichery

2011 “Black and White” Qeritica Gallery, Assi Ghat, Varanasi

2011 “Art Camp-1” by ICCR and Kalaprakash, Travancore Gallery, New Delhi

2011 “Adbhutam- Rasa in Indian Art, CIMA Gallery, Calcutta

2011 “Anandavanam” Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

2011 “Fellowship” group show by Fulbright Fellows at American Center, New Delhi

2011 “Four Statements” Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Gallery, Bangallore

2010 “India Awaken Under the Banyan Tree” Essl Museum, Vienna- Austria

2010 Re union and exhibition at Viswabharathi, Santhiniketan

2008 The New Lectures show at Faculty of Visual arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

2007 Sita Bhoomi Putri and other stories group show at Spain

2007 Four Artists show at Lane Eleven Gallery, Varanasi

2007 Sita Bhoomi Putri and other stories group show at Kashi Art Cafe, Cochin, Kerala

2007 Sita Bhoomi Putri and other stories groups show at chithrakala parishath Bangalore

2007 Annual Exhibition, by lalitha Kala Akkadami, Durbar hall Gallery, Cochin

2007 Sita Bhommi Putri and other Stories at Trivandrum Museum Gallery, Kerala

2007 “Cross Road” at Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala

2007 “3 Dimensions group Exhibition at Karnata Chithrakala Parishath, Bangalore

2007 “ Power of Ten” Barber Shop Gallery, Philadelphia USA

2007 “Wonder that was India.” exhibition from India at Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia USA

2005 Exhibition of Art by CGH Earth at Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy Art Gallery at Cochin

2005 Turning the wheel-Traditions unbound, organized by at Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi

2005 34th State Exhibition of Art by Kerala Lalitha Kala Akadami Art Gallery, Cochin

2005 Sunami Distress Relief Fund Exhibition by F FI at Sundaram Tagore Gallery at New York

2005 Sunami Distress Relief Fund Art Exhibition by the Kerala Lalithakala Academy, Kochi

2003 32nd State Exhibition of Art by Lalithakala Academy at Nalanda, Trivandrum

2002 35th Annual Exhibition, Birla Akademi of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata

2001 30th State Exhibition of Art by Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi Art Gallery, Kochi, Kerala

2000 Annual Exhibition, Nandan Gallery, Viswabharati University,2001 and 2002).

1999 India International Trade Fair-Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi

1999 Annual Exhibition Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan

1996 9th Rashtriya Kala Mela at Calcutta organized by Lalitha Kala Academy, Delhi

1995 “Ravi Varma Chithrolsavam”-Exhibition of Paintings, Trivandrum

1994 Annual Show Silpachithra College of Art, Pattambi, Kerala

1993 National Contemporary, Traditional, Folk Arts & Tribal Arts Exhibition, New Delhi

1992 Exhibition in connection with SAARC Festival, Trivandrum

1991 National Exhibition of Paintings, conducted by Kalidasa academy at Ujjaini, M.P

Camps & Workshops Attended

2013 Alva’s Vishwa Varnasiri-2013, International Art Camp, Moodabidre, Mangalore

2013 ACE- International Art Camp- Assighat Varanasi

2013 “Chithra Nagari” International Mural Camp, Kottayam City, Kerala

2012 “Kashi “National Artists’ Camp, BHU, Varanasi, Jointly Organized by Kerala Lalithkala Akadami

2012 “Kalasangham” State Artist Camp, Ghazipur

2011 “Varna Virasat” National Camp, Alvar’s college, Moodabidre, Mangalore

2011 “Kalasangham” Artist Camp, Ghazipur

2011 Artist’s Camp organized by ICCR and Kala Prakash, Varanasi

2010 National Workshop on Communication through Drama, Mascom, BHU

2010 “Kalasangham” Artist Camp, Ghazipur, UP

2010 Ananadavanam Monthly Camp in Varanasi,11 and 2012

2009 International Artists Camp, Vyasa Mahothsava, Qeritica Gallery, Varanasi

2009 National Workshop on Writing Research Proposal, Mascom, BHU

2009 Camlin Art Camp, Qeritica Gallery, Varanasi

2008 Annual Art Camp, Hotel Ganges View, Varanasi, 2009, 10,11,12

2008 Banaras Artist Retreat-Pollution and Ganga by INTACH, Varanasi

2005 “Vamshadhara Camp” Annual Camp on Mural in different City’s in Kerala,06,07,08,09,10,11,2012

2006 Seminar on Conservation of Art objects by the Conservation Laboratory, New Delhi at Trivandrum Museum

2005 “Workshop on saving Cultural Heritage” Jointly by INTACH at Hill palace Museum Trippunithra.

2005 “Earth” Mural Painting Camp by CGH. Earth at the Bronton Boatyard, Fort Cochi

2004 Dravidiya Camp, by South zone Cultural Center at Lalithakala Academy, at Thrissur

2004 Nirakkootam Camp A.S. Smaraka Kalavedi at Karalmanna by Kerala Lalithakala Academy

2004 Major Kalams of Kerala Calicut University, SZCC-Tanjavur at Calicut

2004 National Workshop on folklore by Folklore Akademy at Chirakkal Kovilakam, Kannur

2003 “Fulbright” mentoring workshop by the USIEF at Chennai

2003 Nirakkootam Camp at Kunchan Nambiar Smarakam, Killikurissimangalam, Ottapalam

2002 Mural Camp conducted by Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademy at Nalanda, Trivandrum

2002 Painting Camp by Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. Kerala

2001 All India Inter-University Art students workshop at Kalabhavan, Santinikethan

2000 Workshop on metal enamelling by Amal Ghosh at Mural studio, Santiniketan

1999 Students workshop in Art organized by Kalabhavan, Santinikethan

1999 47th Fresco Training Camp, conducted by Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan

1993 Mural Painting Camp at Institute of Mural Painting, Guruvayur

1992 Mural Painting Methods & Techniques, demonstration conducted in the first SAARC Festival at Trivandrum

1991 Mural Camp, conducted by South Zone Cultural Centre, Guruvayur

1990 Mural Camp, Dept: of Tourism (Govt. of Kerala) at Veli, Trivandrum.

Commissioned Murals & Other Projects

2014 Little Flower School, Nagwa, Varanasi

2014 Monumental Mural on Partition, Wagah Border, India Pakistan Boder

2013 Jasbir S. Sabharwal’s Residence, Varanasi

2013 Chitranagari, Part of International Mural Camp, Collectorate Office, Kotayam, Kerala

2012 Lolarkundu Temple, Tulasi Ghat, Varanasi

2012 Tasmai Gallery, Pondichery, Tamilnadu

2011 Hotel Haifa, Assi Gahat Varanasi

2010 Hotel Ganges View, Assighat, Varanasi. Natural Color on the Wall

2009 Nirman School Nagwa, Varanasi

2008 Cement Relief Mural executed at Lane Eleven Gallery,Varanasi, U P

2007 Painting done for Poster design for UNESCO Amity and WHO, at AIHBPO, Trivandrum

2007 A Terracotta Mural executed at Tyler school of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

2007 Cement Relief Mural on “Dhasavathara Story’s” at Bhadra Kaliyamman Kovil near Tirupur

2007 Mural executed on the wall at Brihati company, Jumerah Beach Road Dubai, UAE

2006 Mural Done on Kumaranashan’s Poem “Veena Poov” at National Institute of Research , Kerala

2006 Mural Executed on The Travancore History at Trivandrum Museum, Kerala.

2004 Murals Executed on Medicinal Plants at Kalari Kovilakam palace (Cgh Hotel), Kollengode, Kerala

2004 Mural Painting executed at Dr. Rajendran’s house Nadeppillil pharmacy,Kalady, Kerala

2003 Cement relief mural done at Rubbermark Kadavanthra, Cochin, Kerala

2003 Project on the ‘Yoga’ Posters at Kalari Kavilakam palace (Cgh Hotel). Kollenguode. Kerala

2002 Mural project on the Practice wall at kalabhavan, Viswabharati Campus, Santhinikethan

2001 Mural executed based on the wall of Kalabhavan Boy’s Hostel, Santhiniketan

2001 Assisted Artist Nandadulal Mukherjee and Dilip Mithra mural at Rabindra Bhavan, Santhnikatan

2000 Mural done on the wall of Naik’s House, Buwaneswar Development Authority, Orissa

2000 Portrait Mural Based on at Kajal Kanthi Nath’s House, Santhiniketan

1999 Mural executed at Subarnakanthi Roy’s house, Hind Motors, Kolkatha

1998 Mural done at Dhanalakshmi Jewellery near Dum Dum Ariport, Calcutta

1997 Mural Executed at Mr. Thushar Ghosh’s house at Bolpur, Santhinikethan

1995 Executed a Mural Painting at Akash and Company, Numkambakkam Madras – Tamilnadu

1994 Krishan Kutty Nair for Executed at Mahalingapuram Ayyappa temple, Madras

1993 Assisted Mammiyoor Krishan Kutty Nair, Trivendrem Museum – Kerala

1993 Project work made 600 Drawings on Kathakali Kerala for Artist and Dancer Brigith Reveli,France

1992 Assisted Mammiyoor Krishan Kutty Nair at MNF Art Gallery, Edappilly, Cochin, Kerala

1991 Assisted Mammiyoor Krishan Kutty Nair at Kollam Nair’s Hospital, Kerala

1990 Made 84 portraits for the people of Valluvanadu region, Palakked, Kerala till 1995

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