Sumukha Gallery - Artist Information

ARTIST PERSONAL

Rajan Krishnan

Born in Kerala in 1967. He completed his B.A. economics from calicut University, Kerala,1989, his BFA Paintings from Govt. College of Fine arts, Thiruvanthapuram,1994 and MFA Painting from Faculty of fine Arts, M.S. unviersity, Baroda 1996. Krishnan has had a Solo show at Kashi Art Gallery. Kochi, "Little Black Drawings",2004. He has participated in many group shows during the years 1997 - 2005,such as "Gift for India", by SAHMAT,Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi,1997; Miniature Format Show, Gallery Sans Tache, Mumbai 1998; Annual Show, Kerala Lalitakala Akademi, Durbar Hall art center, Kochi 2001; Cross Currents, daira Centre for Art & Culture, Hyderabad, 2002; Tree Festival,Kashi art cafe, Fort Kochi,2002; RegionalCentre,Chennai, 2003; Double Enders, Curated by Bose Krishnamachari, at JhangirArt Gallery & Museum Gallery, Mumbai, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Durbar Hall art centre, Kochi 2005. He Has also participated in many art camps and workshops, Some of them being VISHWA KALA Sangamam, ny Kerala Kalapeetom, Changampuzha cultural forum, and Stone Foundation at Changampuzha Park,Edappally, Kochi,2001; The Oberoi Art Camp by the Oberoi Group and Gallery Beyond, for the years 2003 and 2004. Krishnan has been awarded the Kerala Lalithakal Akademi award 2001. He lives and works in Kochi, Kerala, India.

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