S H Raza (1922 - 2016)

Sayed Haider Raza was born in 1922 in Madhya Pradesh and studied painting at the Nagpur School of Art and the Sir J.J.School of Art. After receiving a French government scholarship in 1950 he left for Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris. Raza was awarded the Prix de la Critique in Paris in 1956. In 1962 he served as a visiting lecturer at the University of California in Berkeley, USA. Raza was one of the founders of the Progressive Artists’ Group, along with K.H. Ara and F.N. Souza. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, including the Sao Paulo Biennale in 1958, the Biennale de Menton, in France in 1966, 1968 and in 1978, and Contemporary Indian Painting, at the Royal Academy in London, in 1982.

In December 1978 the Madhya Pradesh Government invited him to his native state for homage and an exhibition of his work in Bhopal. He was elected Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1983. In 1997 Raza was awarded the Madhya Pradesh Government’s prestigious Kalidas Samman.

He was conferred the Padma Shree Award by the President of India in 1981, the Padma Bhushan in 2007 and Padma Vibhushan in 2013.

Nagji Patel (1937)

He is MA (Fine Arts) in Sculpture from M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. Gallery Espace, New Delhi.  

He had many shows both in India and abroad namely a One-man show, Pundole Art Gallery, Bombay 2010, One-man show, LTG Art Gallery, New Delhi 1996, Contemporary Asian Art Festival, Japan 1995, Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea 1988,  Festival of India, Tokyo, Japan 1988, International Festival of Art, Baghdad 1986, Festival of India, London 1982,  Contemporary Asian Festival, Japan 1979. 

He received National award both in 1961 and 1971.  He also received Gaurav Puraskar, LKA, Gujarat in 1997. He has monumental sculptors at Arandjelovac, Yugoslavia, Corporate Office, IPCL, Vadodara, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seoul, Korea, Sculpture Park, Aji-Mure Town, Japan.

P.R Daroz

In the course of his forty- year involvement with clay, the ceramics of P.R Daroz have reflected in India, the transition from domestic vessel to sculpture and architectural installation. Born at Hyderabad in 1944, Daroz completed the first leg of his education with a Diploma in Applied arts and Design (1967), as well as a further training in sculpture (1967-68), both from the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad. He then went on to pursue a further specialization in ceramics under Jyotsna Bhatt in the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Baroda (1970-72).

Daroz’s name has come to be synonymous with architectural large scale ceramic installations in India. 
A potter known for his bold and innovative techniques, Daroz has worked in a variety of registers. If he has produced utility-driven tableware, he has also created animal figures in the pursuit of sheer delight and experimented with abstract forms. His ceramic images address and dramatize the dilemma of form over function, and he utilizes the sheer materiality of clay along with his ease of skill and technique, to create works of complete virtuosity.

Rajendar Tiku (1953)

Five years' course in Sculpture from the Institute of Music & Fine Arts, Srinagar (1978)Bachelor's Degree in Law from Kashmir University (1976), Bachelor's Degree in Science from Kashmir University (1974). Have been practicing and teaching sculpture since 1979 at the Institute of Fine Arts, Jammu & Srinagar, Kashmir, India. 

He had many solo and group exhibitions, Connections - an exhibition of latest works in metal, drawings & projection 2011, Metaphors in Matter-Gallery Espace, New Delhi 2008, 'Sculpted Images' Gallery Espace at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 2003, Art Heritage, New Delhi (2003). Group exhibitions include, Participated in The Art Summit, New Delhi – Gallery Espace, 2013 , Exhibition in connection with 150 years celebrations of Swami Vivekananda , 2013, AGAPE – An exhibition of contemporary sculpture organized by Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai 2011, Vigraha, An exhibition of contemporary sculpture organized by Sirishti Gallery, Hyderabad, 2011., India Art Summit, New Delhi, 2009. 

He received the awards of Received Gottlieb Foundation (New York) Individual Grant for advanced work in Sculpture in 2015 and he was conferred upon the Padma Shri by Hon’ble President of India (2013).

K S Radhakrishnan (1956)

Studied pre-degree course at St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry, Kottayam 1971-73

Studied degree course at NSS College, Changanacherry. Joined Kala Bhavan Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India 1973-74, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) from Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal , 1979. Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) from Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, 1981. 

He had many solo exhibitions as 2006, 'Freehold' at Museum Gallery, Mumbai, 'Freehold' at Artalive Gallery, New Delhi. 2005, 'The Ramp' at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, 'Unbearable Lightness of being' at India International Centre, New Delhi, 2004, 'The Ramp' at Sridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi, 'The Ramp' at Bayer ABS Limited Gallery, Vadodara, 2000, 'Musui Maiya' sponsored by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi. 

He participated in projects and was awarded. 2007. 'Darpan' an exhibition sponsored by Nvya Gallery, New Delhi, 2002, Installed sculptures at TMI Campus, France.

Dhruva Mistry

Born in Kanjari, 1957. 1974-81 MA Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts and MA the Royal College of Art, London in 1981-83 (British Council Scholarship). 1984-85 Artist in Residence at Kettle’s Yard Gallery and Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK. Represented Britain at the Third Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition, Japan. Represented India at the Asian Artist Today- Fukuoka Annual VII in 1994 apart from important group shows since 1979 including Indian Triennale in New Delhi, Festival of India in London, the Peter Moore’s Project 7 in Liverpool and Dublin and New York and the Hayward Annual in London in 1985. Elected Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, 1991 and Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in London in 1993. In 1997 returned to resume work in Vadodara. May 1999 appointed Professor, HoD of Sculpture and Dean, Fine Arts, the M.S.Uni. of Baroda and quit in Oct 2002. Awarded Honorary CBE by the Queen Elizabeth in 2001 and Award of Excellence by Gujarat Gaurav Samiti in 2006. Honorary Doctor of the Uni. of Birmingham in 2007 and Triveni Award, Vadodara 2014. Dhruva has held over 30 Solo exhibitions in India and abroad. Mistry’s work is held in 50 public collections in UK, Japan and India including Tate Modern, V&A, British Museum, British and Arts Council, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan and Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi and Roopankar Museum, Bhopal. Lives and works in Vadodara. 

P S Ladi

 Born in 1955, Shillong, Pritpal Singh Ladi studied sculpture with distinction at the MS University Baroda, 1981. He received a national LKA award, 1981, Gujarat LKA award, 1978, 1988 & the Inaugural Bendre Husail Award, 1989, also scholarships including a Government one to the Ecole Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1981-82. He taught sculptures at the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad and NIFT, New Delhi.

Meera Mukherjee (1923 - 1998)

Graduated from Indian Society of Oriental Art School, Kolkata, College of Art, New Delhi. 

Deeply influenced by the Ghorua/Dhokra sculptors of Bastar in Madhya Pradesh, Mukherjee perfected a technique in bronze that was completely her own. Similarly, she evolved an iconography that was unique. Opposing pulls of mass and movement, strength and vulnerability give an intense character to her figures enhanced by the textural play created by the use of decorative elements on the surface. Many of Mukherjee’s works show the use of Bengali calligraphy on the surface. Manifestations of playfulness and whimsy often add another dimension to her work. 

Meera Mukherjee has widely shown in India and in Belgium, Japan & Germany. In 2012 her show was hosted by the Buchheim Museum in Germany along with the Ministry of External Affairs, India. 

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