ABOUT ARTIST SUMANA NATH DE

Born 25th May, 1975. Pune, Maharashtra.

1998 – G.D.ART (Drawing and painting) Stood 1^st class 1^st with distinction in Maharashtra State and awarded Usha Deshmukh Gold Medal from Sir J. J. School of Art –Mumbai.

1995 -A. T. D.(Art Teachers Diploma)

Govt. of Maharashtra, Merit Scholarship (College) – 1995 & 1996

1999-2004- worked as Art teacher at The Army Public School.

*2018-2019- Dip A Ed (Diploma in Art Education)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS :

2000- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Sept.)

2000- Shyam Ahuja Showroom by K. K. Nag Foundation, Pune (Nov.)

2003- Garden of Eden, Pune-2002-03 (22^nd Dec.- 3^rd Mar.)

2006- Art 2 Day, Pune (Nov)

2006- Art Entrance, Mumbai (Dec)

2007- Ray Art Gallery (Pune)

2009- Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Sep)

2009- Art Entrance, Mumbai (Dec)

2010- Pritamlal Dua Art Gallery, Indore (Apr)

2010- Bharat Bhavan Art Gallery, Bhopal (May)

2015- India Art Festival, Mumbai (Nov)

GROUP SHOW :

2001- Inn Gallarie, Holiday Inn , Pune (Sept.)

2001- Malaka Spice, Pune (Sept.)

2002- Cyrsalis Gallery, Pune, (Mar.)

2002- Dr. Ambedkar Institution (Mar.)

2003- Sun and Sand (with a German artist), Pune (Mar.)

2003- Chemould Art Gallery, International Young Artist Group, Kolkata (Dec)

2004- Lalit Kala Art Gallery, International Young Artist Group, New Delhi (Mar)

2005- Sun and Sand (V7), Pune (Dec)

2006,14- Nehru Centre, Mumbai (Nov)

2007, 08- Taman Ismail Marzuki Gallery, Jakarta (Aug)

2007- Atelier Gallery - World Trade Centre, Mumbai (Sep)

2008- DD Neroy Gallery, Mumbai (Apr)

2008- Induvista Art Gallery, Mumbai (Oct)

2009- Point of View Art Gallery, Mumbai (Jun)

2011- Hotel Sayaji, Indore (Feb)

2011- Ruchika Art Gallery,Goa (Apr)

2011- Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet & Kala Academy, Bhopal (Apr)

2015- Womens Art Exhibition, Tilting Art Gallery (Mar).

2011,12,13,14 &15- Art and Heart gallery, Indore

2014,15- Sachin Nath Studio Art Gallery, Pune. (Apr)

2017- DD Neroy Gallery, Mumbai (Mar)

2017- Preetamlal Dua Gallery, Indore (Mar)

2017- Swaraj Bhawan, Bhopal (May)

2017-Gandhi Art gallery, New Delhi (May)

2017-Nehru Centre, Mumbai (Sept)

2018-Kanarkia Paris and Dolna The Movement Art exhibition. (Mar)

2019-Jaipur Summit, Mumbai (Oct)

2020-Online National Exhibition of Painting curated by Sathyapal(Nov and Dec)

AWARDS :

1998- Usha Deshmukh Gold Medal from Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai.

1999- Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya Chitrakalacharya N. E. Puram Centenary Award.

1998- Late G. D. Gondhalekar Prize.

1998- Late Asha Joshi Award.

1998- Late Shri B. G. Jagtap Prize.

1998- Shri Tarabai Paurani Prize.

1998- Camlin Cash Prize and Certificate of Excellence in Art.

1999- Maharashtra Directorate of Art Honor Certificate.

1994- First Prize in NatureCollege Exhibition (Foundation).

1995- A. T. D. Third Prize in PortraitCollege Competition.

1997- Camlin Cash Award for the Best Performance in Advanced Painting.

1998- Best Portrait Award by Nasik Kala Niketan.

1999- “Best of the Year – 1998” Chitrakalacharya, N. E. Puram Centenary Award.

1999- “Excellent work in Dip. A. Ed” Chitrakalacharya, N. E. Puram Centenary Award.

1999- Lalit Kala AcademyRegionalCenter Certificate, Chennai.

2000- First All India Lokmanya Tilak Art Exhibition Merit Certificate – V. V. Oak Smriti, Pune

2000- Third Prize by Atur Foundation’s State Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Pune.

2002- Bronze Medal – KalyankanPrayas “2^nd All India Art Contest & Exhibition Jharkhand.

2003- Best Teachers Award 4^th All India Teacher Exhibition-2003 by Kshitij, Gurgoan

2005- First Prize in 7^th Annual State Level Painting Competition organised by Chitari

Academy of Fine Arts, Pune.

2010- Late Krishna Tara Jashodhakumar Nath Award in 10^th Annual State Level Painting

Competition organized by Chitari Academy of Fine Arts, Pune

2016- Kshitij Prateek Award, Gurgaon Haryana.

2019- First Prize “Hues” Euro School, Airoli. Mumbai.

EXHIBITION IN WHICH PARTICIPATED :

1994, 97, 99 - Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya College Exhibition, Pune.

1995, 96, 97, 98, 99 - V. V. Oak Exhibition, Pune.

1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2005 - Chitari Academy of Fine Arts in Ganesh Festival, Pune.

1996, 98 - All India Art Contest and Exhibition of South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur.

1997, 98, 2000, 01 - First, Second and Sixth Women Art Exhibition by Gangadevi Memorial

Foundation, Pune.

1997, 98, 2000, 01 - Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.

1998, 99 - 56^th Annual Art Exhibition, Nasik

1997, 98, 99 - Art Society of India, Mumbai.

1998, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 – Atur Foundation State Art Exhibition, Pune.

1998- Late Mrs. S. Deshmukh and Late Haribhau Mole Memory, Lathur.

1999- Fourth Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Japan.

1999- Monsoon Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.

1999- ‘Best of the Year’ Exhibition of Rank Holder of 1998, organized by Lalit Kala Academy, Regional Center, Chennai

2000,01- First All India Lokmanya Tilak Art Exhibition (V. V. Oak Smriti Exhibition) Pune.

2000,02- Western Region Art Competition Camlin Art Foundation, Mumbai.

2001,02,03,05,06, 07, 08- Society of Indian Marine Artist Painting Exhibition, Pune.

2001,2005- “Chatak “– Nehru Center, Mumbai.

2001,02- Taj Blue Diamond Show, Pune

2002- Lalit Kala Academy “New Delhi.

2002,03,04- Society of Indian Marine Artist Painting Exhibition, Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai.

2003,04- 3^rd&4^th All India Teacher Exhibition by Kshitij, Gurgoan.

2004,05, 06, 07, 08- Nag Foundation’s Art Festival at Empress Garden, Pune

DEMONSTRATIONS :

5^th August, 1998: Life Portrait organized by National Defence Academy

(N. D. A., Khadakwasla), Portrait. Pune

2^nd September, 1998: Composition based on Ganesh Pune Festival

in the 10^th Ganesh Exhibition by Chitari Academy of Fine Arts, Pune

28 March, 2001: All India Lokmanya Tilak Art Exhibition (V.V.Oak), Pune

28^th April, 2015: Sachin Nath Kala Academy, Portrait demonstration, Pune.

18^th Nov, 2015: Pawar Public School, Mumbai

CAMP (WORKSHOP):

1996 ,97- Mood Indigo, I. I. T. Campus, Powai (Mumbai)

1998- Pune Review, “Work on Canvas”, Pune

1999- Lalit Kala Academy, Regional Center, Chennai – “Work on Paper”

Centered in Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune

2001- Tri-Ghuna (Dusshera Festival) National Defence Academy

2001,02,03,04- Society of Indian Marine Artists (Pune)

2016- Hamari Station Hamari Shaan Project by state Government painted a wall at Bhandup, Mumbai.

2020- Bablapur Art Gallery art competition and Art camp (Oct)

BOOK COVER:

16^th Feb-15^th March, 1999- Indian Review of Books has taken “We Six” for Book cover

in Vol. 8. No. 5.Courtesy Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai

PREVIEWS AND ARTICLES:

Doordarshan, Cable and Zee TV. – Profiled my “Woman” solo exhibition of painting at JehangirArtGallery, 5^th Sept. 2000.

Articles appeared in Femina, national and regional language newspapers.

Paintings can also be seen in the websites given below.

“Generation Next”, Feb &Mar 2001 & Ghyan Probodhini’s “Chatra Probodhan”- Diwali’s special 1998, has published a biographical profile as a young achiever in their magazine.

Interview on BTW “By the Way” Magazine in a special edition on Women, 12 March 2007.

Bhaskar TV, Bhopal – Profiled my “AKS” solo exhibition of painting at “Bharat Bhavan - Roopankar Art Gallery”, May. 2010.

FORMER SECRETARY:

SOCIETY OF INDIAN MARINE ARTISTS (Pune)

COLLECTIONS:

Mr. Sujit Roy – Dubai

Mr. Shaun Slavin, - Holland

Ms. Iris Van Dorssen -Holland

Mr. Anil Dhar, Martial Equipment and Trading Co. – Dubai

Mr. Prakash Kriplani – Hong Kong

Ahmednagar College – Ahmednagar

St. Mira’s English Medium School – Pune

The Army Public School – Pune

Dr. Deepak Das – Kolkata

Lt. Col. Jeetendra Dixit – Mathura

Col. Lalit Rai, VrC (Veteran) - Pune

Mr. Ramchandani – New Delhi

Mr. Rajesh Khandelwal – Pune

Mr. Shailesh Shinde – Pune

Mr. Panchanan Das – Pune

Mr. Tapan Sharma – Kolkata

Mr. Tobias Kuwlath – Nagpur

Mr. Kotak (United Liner Agency) – Mumbai

Mrs. Surabhi Nag, Pune

Mr. Jiten K. Goradia – Mumbai

Mrs. Anita Tankha – Mumbai

Mrs. Shashi Jindal – Pune

Dr. Prem Nanda –Pune

Mr. Manu Tandon, Managing Director, Schenectady-Beck India Ltd-,Pune.

Mr. Vinod Momaya, Chartered Accountant, V. R. Momaya & Co. – Mumbai

Mr. Nayan Momaya – Mumbai

Ms. Chaya Momaya – Mumbai

Mr. Sanjay Maroo – Mumbai

Mr. Leslie D’Souza, CMD, Prepearl Training, Mumbai

Mr. Oscar D’Souza – Mumbai

Ms. Un Ju Choi – South Korea

Mr. B. Rajesh Nair – CEO, Entertainment World Developers Limited, Indore

Mr. Prem Kalani – CMD, Kalani Group, Indore

Mr. Ranjit Arora – Bhopal.

Mr.Ananth Venkatesan, Mumbai.

Pawar Public School, Bhandup.

Overseas Bank, Bhandup branch- Mumbai.

Dr. Shalini Ananth – Founder of Aroghya Pregnancy.- Mumbai

Mrs. Indu Rao – Mumbai.

Mr. Neil George- Mumbai.