Area of Practice

Visual Artist, Art Historian, Critic, Curator

Education

B.F.A in Painting, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore University, Bangalore

M.F.A in Art History, Vishwabharati University, Shantiniketan, Kolkata

Partial M.A in Curating Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art, London

Work Experience

• Taught for 13 years in the Department of Art History, College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
• Taught for 11 years as artist and art historian in the Department of Architecture, Bangalore Institute of Technology (B.I.T), KIMS, Bangalore
• Worked as Associate Editor at Mac Millan Publishers, Museum Road, Bangalore
• Over 20 years of contributions for Art Journalism and weekly art reviews to Indian Express, Times of India, Prajavani, Varapatrike
• Over 20 years as Guest Editor and contributor to “Art & Deal” monthly magazine, New Delhi

Interest Areas

Graphic Novels, Modern and Contemporary Indian Art History, Cultural Industries - Travelogue, Art Writing, Art Journalism, Public Art and Cinema

Current practice at Srishti

Visual Arts, Visual Culture, Art History, Visual Communication, Projects, Interim, Interlude, General Studies, Mentoring Capstone Projects (CAP-related subjects)

Creative Practice and Outreach

Art Publications, publishing Graphic Novels, Editing & Translations between English & Kannada. 

Co-ordinating and Curating Art related events like exhibitions, workshops, art appreciation programs.

Recent Units Facilitated

Art That Tells a Story

Home, Away and Representation