Manu Parekh
Manu Parekh | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Madhvi Parekh |
Awards | Padma Shri Lalit Kala Akademi Award Birla Academy of Art and Culture Award All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award Silver Plaque - President of India |
Manu Parekh is an Indian painter, known for his several paintings on the city of
Biography
Parekh was born in 1939 in Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of
Parekh has had several group exhibitions and the Modern Painting exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in 1982, Hirschhom Muse exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC the same year and the travelling exhibition, Seven Artists are some of the notable ones.[6] Apart from the solo shows at Bose Pacia Modern in New York and at ARKS Gallery in London, Small Drawings at Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Mumbai in 1991, Ritual Oblations at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi in 1999, Portraits of Flower and Landscapes of River at Jehangir Art Gallery and Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2003, Banaras at Vadehra Art Gallery, in 2004 and Banaras – Eternity Watches Time at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007 were the notable among his solo exhibitions.[1] He has participated in two Triennales in India in 1975 and 1978 and HelpAge India has utilised his works for mobilising funds by presenting them at auctions at Sotheby's, Bombay in 1989 and Andasprey (U.K.) in 1991.[7]
Parekh has served as the Exhibition Commissioner for
Parekh is married to well known contemporary artist Madhvi. The couple has been living in New Delhi ever since1974.[4]
See also
- Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art
- All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society
References
- ^ a b c "Saffronart profile". Saffronart. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Tao Art Gallery profile". Tao Art Gallery. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Contemporary Indian Art profile". Contemporary Indian Art. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Encapsulating Manu Parekh's life and art". he Arts Trust. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Archer Art Gallery profile". Archer Art Gallery. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Professional Artists". India Art. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Indian Art Circle profile". Indian Art Circle. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
External links
- "Manu Parekh and Madhvi Parekh". Audio Visual Presentation - YouTube video. Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.