Hemant Rao
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Hemant Rao is a self-taught Indian abstract artist, whose paintings have been featured at international art fairs.
Rao was born in 1984 at Raghogarh, Madhya Pradesh and worked at Bhopal's Bharat Bhavan multi-arts complex during his formative years.[1]
He has received 60th National Academy Award from Lalit Kala Akademi, India's national academy of fine arts, in 2019.[2] Rao is also a recipient of Junior Fellowship (2011-12) of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Despite coming from a humble, rural background, his modern abstract work with soft pastels is free from any regional inclinations, as noted by Rita Dutta of The Telegraph[3]. Rao's paintings have been canvassed at numerous exhibits including Busan International Art Fair in 2011, Seoul Art Festival in 2011, Art Revolution Taipei in 2019, Bangkok Triennale International Print & Drawing Exhibition in 2014, India Art Fair in 2020,[4] among other solo or group shows.[5][6] [7] The artist currently lives and works in Bhopal.
References
- ^ Raghuvanshi, Alka (2013-08-26). "Battling rain-induced inertia to see luminescent art". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Free Press Journal Free Press - Bhopal Edition epaper dated Tue, 2 Apr 19". epaper.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Datta, Rita (2009-06-20). "FLUID AND FLEETING SUBSTANCE". The Telegraph.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pioneer, The. "City artist Hemant Rao all set to woo art lovers at India Art Fair". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "Bhopal: Hemant's artworks find place in Intl Art Exhibition". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "THROUGH THE MIND'S EYE". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ India, Press Trust of (2013-09-06). "My imagination runs wild, says artist Hemant Rao". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-04-03.