Manjunath H Lakshman

Manjunath Lakshman was born in 1980 in Tumkur, Karnataka.He completed his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting from Ravindra Kalanikethan of Fine Arts at Tumkur M. M. K. College of Visual Art, Gulbarga. He completed his Masters of Visual Arts in Painting from Bangalore University in Bangalore.He had several solo shows:In 2007 he had a solo show, ?Kruthi? at Chithra Kala Parishath, Bangalore. In 2008 he had a solo show at Canvas Art Gallery in New Delhi.He took part in several group shows:In 2001 he participated in a group show at M. M. K. College of Visual Art, Gulbarga. In 2003 he took part in a group exhibition at Mangalore. From 2003-2005 he participated in group exhibitions at Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore.In 2006 he took part in a group show, ?Art Hunger? at Nehru Art Centre, Mumbai; at Ananya Art Gallery, Pondicherry and at Chithra Kala Parishat, Bangalore. In 2006 he had an exhibition of his paintings at Bangalore University and Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore. In 2007 he participated in group exhibitions at Canvas Art Gallery, New Delhi and at Chithra Kala Parishath, Bangalore. From 2008-2010 he took part in multiple group shows in Bangalore. In 2010 he participated in group shows at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad; at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and at Kala Bhavan, Baroda and Ahmedabad.He received many awards:In 2003 he received the Best Graphic Award at Balky, Gulbarga and received a merit award from Manav Sanketh Academy at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. In 2004 he received the Best Graphic Award at Kala Mahothsava in M. M. K. College of Visual Art, Gulbarga. In 2006 he received a scholarship from Arnavaz Vasudev Charities. Manjunath lives and works in Bangalore.