Résumé
NATIONAL AWARDEE - 1986 | KALAVID - 2023 | FORMAL MEMBER OF GC, LALIT KALA AKADEMI, NEW DELHI
Mentors
- Late Shri Vedpal Sharma “Bannu” (Master Traditional Painter)
- Shri Jyotindra Jain (Former Director – National Craft Museum, Delhi)
Education & Trainings
- 1960s & 70s: Learnt Mural Painting from Grandfather and Father
- 1978: Diploma in Painting, Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur
- 1979: Diploma in Clay Modelling, Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur
- 1979–1981: Learnt Indian Miniature Painting under various Gurus
Exhibitions
- 1986–96: National Craft Museum, New Delhi
- 1988–99: Surajkund Crafts Mela, Surajkund, Haryana
- 1991: Galeries Lafayette, Paris
- 1992: 5th Garden Tourism Festival, Delhi Tourism Development Co., New Delhi
- 1993: Jubilee Crafts Mela-93, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
- 1993: International Arts & Crafts Festival, Jerusalem
- 1993: Richard Kimball Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
- 1994: Dubai Art Festival, Dubai
- 1994: Galerie 88, Kolkata
- 1994: Private Exhibition, Freer and Sackler Art Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
- 1994–95: Natural History Paintings from Rajasthan, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Wave Hill, New York
- 1995: 8th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1995: Exhibition organised by Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Bikaner
- 1995: World Trade Center, Mumbai
- 1996: Sufis, Saints & Sages, Bikaner House, Gallery Mansur, New Delhi
- 1997: Painters & Princes, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur & Gallery Mansur, New Delhi
- 1997: Squirrels’ Tails and Burnished Gold, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai & Gallery Mansur, New Delhi
- 1997: The Painters’ Workshop, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur & Gallery Mansur, New Delhi
- 2002: Gallery J.M. Vallat, Paris
- 2005: Tradition & Continuity, Galerie 88, Kolkata
- 2005: Solo Show, Gallery Horikawa, Kobe, Japan
- 2006: Solo Show, Alankritha Art Gallery, Hyderabad
- 2007: Line & Texture, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2007: Solo Show, Waves Art Gallery, Pune
- 2007: Miniatures, Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
- 2007: Yesterday Once More: Extending Traditional Techniques To Current Idioms, Apparao Galleries, Chennai
- 2007: Abstract Art Gallery, Bangalore
- 2008: From Influence To Confluence, Forty five Downstairs, Melbourne, Australia
- 2008: Rhythms of Brush and Pigment: Contemporary Miniatures, Ma Passion, Mumbai
- 2009: Harmony Art “A Tradition Revisited”, Mumbai
- 2009: Rhythms of Brush and Pigment: Contemporary Miniatures, Ma Passion, Mumbai
- 2011: Elementary Botanicals, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2011: Harvest 2011, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
- 2011: Rhythms of Brush and Pigment: Indian Miniatures, Ma Passion, Mumbai
- 2011: Hues of Tradition, Gallery Rasa, Bangalore
- 2012: Miniature Traditions: An Artistic Endeavour, Alankritha Art Gallery, Hyderabad
- 2012: Harvest 2012, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
- 2012: Expressions & Emotions, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
- 2012: India Art Festival 2012, Ma Passion – Mumbai, Mumbai
- 2013: Cultural Commune – Botanical Odyssey, Sudarshan Gallery, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2013: The Art of Bikaner, Indiart Gallery, Brussels
- 2013: The Art of Bikaner, Museum of Sacred Art, Radhadesh, Durbuy, Belgium
- 2013: Annual Art Exhibition, Roop Rang Kala Sansthan, Jaipur
- 2013: Cultural International Festival Of Miniature & Illumination, Tlemcen, Algeria
- 2013: India Art Festival 2013, Ma Passion – Mumbai, Mumbai
- 2014: Unknown Journey – Two Artists’ New Eye, New Exploration, Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi
- 2014: One Asia 2014 – Taipei, Cans Tea & Books House, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2014: India Art Festival 2014, Ma Passion – Mumbai, Mumbai
- 2015: Forms of Devotions – The spiritual in Indian Art, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium & Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhawan, New Delhi
- 2015: Forms of Devotions – The spiritual in Indian Art, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium & Festival of India in Thailand, Art & Culture Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
- 2015: Yoga Chakra: Tradition and Modernity, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Ravindra Bhawan, New Delhi
- 2015: Forms of Devotions – The spiritual in Indian Art, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium & China Shanghai International Arts Festival, China Art Museum, Shanghai
- 2015: India Art Festival 2015, Ma Passion – Mumbai, Mumbai
- 2016: A Way To Grace, Apparao Galleries, Chennai
- 2016: Art Stage - 2016, Serindia Gallery - Bangkok, Singapore
- 2016: 29th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art, SCZCC, Nagpur
- 2016: A Way To Grace, The Lodhi & Apparao Galleries, New Delhi
- 2016: Mahaveer Swami – A Painter From Bikaner, Serindia Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2016: Forms of Devotions – Arte Y Espiritualidad En La India De Hoy, Valladolid, Spain
- 2016: Mahaveer Swami – A Painter From Bikaner, Serindia Gallery Annex, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2017: Mewar Ramayana & Mahaveer Swami’s Miniature Painting, India By The Bay, Bonhams Gallery, Hong-Kong
- 2017: Mystic Art of Mahaveer Swami, Mohari Wellness, Oakland, California
- 2017: Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC – Festival Of Buddhist Heritage, Teamwork Arts & Ojas Art, IGNCA, New Delhi
- 2018: Benevolent Gaze – Buddhist Imprints In Art, Ojas Art, New Delhi
- 2018: Spring Exhibition, La Lanta Fine Art & Serindia Blue, New York
- 2018: Rajasthan 147, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2018: The Art Of Bikaner: The Retrospective Collection Of Mahaveer Swami, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2018: Luminously Between Eternities: The Contemporary Miniature as Evolution, Gallery Ark, Vadodara
- 2018: India Craft Week, Art Tree, Craft Village & GMR, New Delhi
- 2019: Wings & Plume, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai
- 2020: Krishna: The Infinite, Aura Art, L&P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad
- 2020: Art for Artists’, Dhora International Artist Society, Bikaner
- 2020: 1st International Tribal & Folk Art Exhibition, Purvasha Folk & Tribal Art Museum, Odi Art Centre, Odisha
- 2021: Samarabh, Dhora International Artist Society, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2021: Sono Rajasthan: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tourism Department & Art and Culture Department and Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy & Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2021: Reetiyon se Kalakritiyon ka Safar - The linage of Indigenous Art on canvas, National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, New Delhi and Odi Art Centre, Odisha, National Crafts Museum, New Delhi
- 2021: Echoes from the Sand, Art Tree, Bikaner House, New Delhi
- 2021: Braj Sanskriti Edition, Jaipur Art Summit and Vrindavan Research Institute, Vrindavan, U.P.
- 2022: Proust and Nature, Château du Touvet, Isère, France
- 2023: Botanical Illustrated, The Biv, New Delhi
- 2023: Narasimha & the Avatars: The Incarnations of God, MOSA, Radhadesh, Durbuy, Belgium
- 2023: Illustrated Gardens, Musée Des Beaux-Arts, Bernay, France
- 2023: Pride of Rajasthan, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Bikaner House, New Delhi
- 2023: Indiyart, Rooftop, Bikaner House, New Delhi
- 2024: Maryada Purushottam Ram, Aura Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2024: Mythic Miniatures, Inherited Arts Forum, New Delhi
- 2024: Nila Connect Marketplace, Nila House, Jaipur
- 2024: Tazkira, Jaipur Art Summit and WelcomArt Gallery, ITC Rajputana, Jaipur
- 2024: Chitrakavyam Ramayanam, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
- 2024: Pink Fest 2024, Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur
- 2024: Blooming Thar - A visual journey of Rajasthan, JCCA, Jaipur
- 2024: Chitrakavyam Ramayanam, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
- 2024: Samanvay, Memeraki, BIC, Bengaluru
- 2024: Samanvay, Memeraki, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2024: Origin of Art, Jaipur Art Summit / Strokearts / Tista Art Gallery, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore
- 2024: Naayaab, Craft Maestros, Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi
- 2024: Naayaab, Craft Maestros, Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
- 2024: Naayaab, Craft Maestros, Taj Krishna, Hyderabad
- 2024: Musawwari: Miniatures Today, Ojas Art, New Delhi
- 2024: An Alternative Contemporary: A celebration of contemporary miniature art, Sunaparanta Goa Centre For The Arts, Goa
- 2025: Mystic Paths: Living Traditions of Indian Art, MOSA, Museo de Antropología, Madrid, Spain
Awards
- 1986: Master Craftsman Award by President of India, New Delhi
- 1989: Kalamani Award by Chief Minister of Haryana, Surajkund, Haryana
- 1992: Sanskriti Award by President of India, New Delhi
- 1995: First Prize for Excellence in Display & Workmanship by Society Club, Mumbai
- 1995: Padam-Shri Isamudeen Ustad Award by MLA of Bikaner, Bikaner
- 1997: Kalashree Award by Chief Minister of Haryana, Surajkund, Haryana
- 1999: Smt. Janki Devi Somani Award, Marudhara Shodh Sansthan, Kolkata
- 2002: Rajiv Ratna Award, Bikaner
- 2013: Jury Award by Cultural International Festival Of Miniature & Illumination, Tlemcen, Algeria
- 2015: Karandhar Award by Rajasthan Patrika, Bikaner
- 2019: Rajasthan Sewa Gaurav Samman, Prof. Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi Smriti Sansthan, Jaipur
- 2023: Kalavid, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur
Workshops & Camps
In India
- 1996: National Workshop on “Modern Technics and Creative Arts”, Dungar College, Bikaner
- 1999: 13th Surajkund Artists Camp, Surajkund, Haryana
- 2000: Golden Jubilee of Rajasthan Foundation, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2003: All India Senior Artists’ Camp, AIFACS, Bikaner
- 2009: National Traditional and Folk Artists’ Camp, Neerja Modi International School, Jaipur
- 2013: 1st Jaipur Art Festival, Jaipur
- 2013: State Artists Camp, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Mount Abu
- 2014: Faag Mahotsav, State Artists Camp, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2014: 2nd Jaipur Art Festival, Jaipur
- 2017: Rang Malhaar - 8th Edition, Bikaner
- 2017: ASEAN – India Artists’ Camp, Ministry Of External Affairs & Seher, Udaipur
- 2018: Rang Malhaar - 9th Edition, Bikaner
- 2019: Rang Malhaar - 10th Edition, Bikaner
- 2019: Gandhi Utsav, Rajasthan Tourism & Seher, Jaipur
- 2020: Ekant Mein Srijan - Art from Home, Rajasthan Govt., Jaipur
- 2020: Rang Malhaar - 11th Edition, Bikaner
- 2021: Art Workshop, Uttarayan Foundations & Museum of Arts, Vadodara
- 2021: Rang Malhaar - 12th Edition, Bikaner
- 2021: An Art Camp to celebrate India at 75, WZCC, Udaipur
- 2023: Kala Darshnam Kala Parv - 14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotasav, Lalit Kala Akademi & WZCC, Udaipur, Bikaner
- 2024: Rang Malhaar - 15th Edition, Bikaner
- 2025: Shades of Desert, Dhora International Art Society, Bikaner
- 2025: Rangreet Kala Mahotsav, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
International
- 2018: International Art Camp – Bali, Indonesia
Demonstrations & Training Programs
In India
- 1986–96: National Craft Museum, New Delhi
- 1987: Department of Painting, Punjab University, Chandigarh
- 1988–89: Surajkund Crafts Mela, Surajkund, Haryana
- 1989: Kala Bhawan, Vishva Bharati, Santiniketan
- 1990: SAARC Festival, New Delhi
- 1991: Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Vanasthali
- 1991: Gwalior Trade Fair, Gwalior
- 1999: Marudhara Shodh Sansthan, Kolkata
- 2010-11: Gurushishya Parampara – 1st Batch in Bikaner by Development Commissioner (H), Ministry of Textiles, India
- 2014: Korean Cultural Centre, New Delhi
- 2014: Gurushishya Parampara – 2nd Batch in Bikaner by Development Commissioner (H), Ministry of Textiles, India
- 2015: Kahaani Festival, Jayshree Periwal International School, Jaipur
- 2018: Botanical Art Workshop, Botanical Survey of India, Shillong
- 2019–25: Online Miniature Painting Classes, Bikaner
- 2021: Miniature Painting, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
- 2021: Summer Workshop: Miniature Painting from Bikaner, IICD, Jaipur
- 2021: 3 Days Miniature Painting Workshop, National Museum Institute, Delhi
- 2021–24: Bikaner Painting Workshop (Online), Memeraki
- 2024: Natural Pigment Colour Making & Paper Preparation Workshop, National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
International
- 1991: Gallery Lafayette, Paris
- 1993: Israel Arts Festival, Jerusalem
- 1993: Egypt Museum, Cairo
- 1993: Dubai Art Festival, Dubai
- 1994: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
- 1995: Freer and Sackler Art Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- 2002: Gallery J.M. Vallat, Paris
- 2005: National Institute for Zorig Chusum, Thimpu, Bhutan
- 2013: Cultural International Festival Of Miniature & Illumination, Tlemcen, Algeria
- 2014: One Asia 2014 – Taipei, Taiwan
- 2015: Forms of Devotions – The spiritual in Indian Art, Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium & China Shanghai International Arts Festival, China Art Museum, Shanghai
- 2017: India By The Bay – 3rd Edition, Asia Society, Hong Kong
- 2017: Sacred Painting of India, Prasada, Occidental, California
- 2017: Sacred Art of India, Mohari Wellness & One Earth Sacred Arts, Oakland, California
- 2017: From Inspiration to Aspiration, North California Society of Botanical Artists, Los Altos Hills, California
- 2017: Open Studio – ASBA’s 23rd Annual Meeting & Conference, San Mateo, California
Conferences & Talks
- 2017: India By The Bay – Asia Society, Hong Kong
- 2017: ASBA 23rd Annual Conference, San Mateo, California
- 2020: A Journey with Miniature Paintings of Rajasthan, JKK, Jaipur
- 2024: Sheher, Prakriti, Devi: Artist Talks Online, Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai
Publications
- The Garden of Life by Naveen Patnayak, Published by Aquarian Publishing
- Natural history paintings from Rajasthan by James J. White and Autumn M. Farole, Published by Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation
- 8 International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration by James J. White, Autumn M. Farole and Sharon M. Tomasic, Published by Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation
- The Indian Healing Touch by Export and Import Bank of India, Published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
- Aesthetic Vedanta by Swami B.V. Tripurari, Published by Mandala Publishing
- Beauty, Power and Grace (award winner) by Krishna Dharma, Published by Mandala Publishing
- Joy of Self by Swami B.V. Tripurari, Published by Mandala Publishing
- Sages of Ancient India by Swami B.B. Tirthi, Published by Mandala Publishing
- The Bhagavad Gita: The Feeling and Philosophy by Swami B.V. Tripurari, Published by Mandala Publishing
- From Influence to Confluence, Vol 10 No.1, 2007, International Gallerie (Tenth Anniversary Issue)
- Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga, Text by Janice Gates, Illustrated by Linda Sparrow, Published by Mandala Publishing
- Forms of Devotion: The Spiritual in Indian Art, by Sushma K Bahl, Published by Niyogi Books
- The Art of Bikaner, Text by Sushma K Bahl in association with MOSA, Published by Niyogi Books
- An Interview by Jyoti Naoki Eri, Tea Magazine, Published by CANS
- The Artful Life Of R. Vijay, by Annapurna Garimella & preface by Kavita Singh, Published by Serindia Contemporary
- Sacred Preface, by Swami B.V. Tripurari, Published by Darshan Press
- Little Frames, Large Lives January 2018 Issue, by Ambica Gulati, Published by Art & Deal Magazine
- Traditional Indian Jewellery: The Golden Smile of India & Beautiful People by Bernadette Van Gelder, Published by ACC Art
- Working with Specimens by Donna Miskend, September 2018 Issue, Published by The Botanical Artist: Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists
- A Market for Fakes: Miniature Painting in Rajasthan, 1960-2000, March-June 2018 Issue, by Varunika Saraf, Art: Faked, Stolen, Censored, Published by Marg Magazine
- The Weight of a Petal: Ars Botanica, December 2018 - March 2019 Issue, edited by Sita Reddy, Published by Marg Magazine
- Ayurveda Baby Massage, Author & Publisher - Nazuna Yeo
- Calendra 2021 for DS Group, Publisher - Brijbasi Art Press Ltd.
- Indian Art Traditions in Transition: Year’s Diary 2021, Published by Marg Magazine
- Mantras, Audio CD Cover by Reno Daniaud, France
- Ganesh: Removing the Obstacles by James H. Bae, Published by Mandala Publishing
- Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History by Martyn Rix, Published by Roli Books
- The Chronicles of Hanuman written by Subha Vilas, Published by Om Books
- The Indian Cat: Stories, Paintings, Poetry, and Proverbs by B N Goswamy, Aleph Book Company
- Alchemy: Contemporary Indian Painting and Miniature Traditions by Geeti Sen, Mapin Publishing
- Circle of Friends Swami B.V. Tripurari, Published by Darshan Press
Collections
In India
- Gallery Mansur, New Delhi
- Gallery 88, Kolkata
- Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata
- Modi Group
- Bajaj Group
- Tata Group
- Birla Group
- Poddar Group
- Seagrams Group
- Arora Group
- Somani Group
- Ambani Group
- Ma Passion Art and Heritage Corp. Ltd., Mumbai
- Neerja Modi International School, Jaipur
- Jaipur Art Festival, Jaipur
- One Asia Project, Auroville, Pondicherry
- Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner
- Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
International
- Rain-Beau Art Gallery, Jerusalem
- World Erotic Museum, Berlin
- Hunt Institute Museum, Pittsburgh
- Harbor Square Gallery, Camden, Maine
- Sackler Art Gallery, New York
- Gallery J. M. Vallat, Paris
- Wave Hill Café Art Gallery, New York
- Indiart Gallery, Belgium
- Van Gelder Jewellery, Amsterdam
Permanent Collections
- Museum Of Sacred Art, Belgium
- Cultural International Festival Of Miniature & Illumination, Tlemcen, Algeria
- Van Gelder Jewellery, Amsterdam
- One Asia Project, Auroville, Pondicherry
- Ma Passion Art and Heritage Corp. Ltd., Mumbai
- Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru