M Raja
Education:
Madras College of Arts & Crafts (Evening Art Club-1979).
Experience:
Past 35 years in painting and Sculpture.
Participation:
2024 “DIVINE” Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
2022 “The Indian Art Festival” Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.
2021 “PARIKRAM” working Artist Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
2008 Regional Kala Mela, Govt. Museum, Chennai.
2006 Pallavaa artist village, 31st annual exhibition Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
2004 Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore.
1983-2003 Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
2001 Art Festival, Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
1985-98 Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
1997 50 years of Art in independence, India, AIFACS Exhibition (state level Chennai).
Sponsorted
2019 Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai. (One-Man Show)
2018 Masters of the south, Art spice Gallery, New Delhi.
2008 Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad. (One-Man Show)
2007 Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery Chennai.
2007 Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery at Chitrakala Parishath Bangalore.
2006 Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery at Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2005 Gallery ‘G’ Bangalore. (One-Man Show)
2002- 2003 Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.
2000 Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai. (One-Man Show)
2015 Dakshina Chitra, Chennai (One-Man Show)
Group Show:
2022 Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
2020 Focus Art gallery, Chennai.
2018 International Kala Mela, New Delhi.
2016 Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
2015 Venkatappa art gallery, Bangalore.
2015 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.
2013 Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art Gallery, Coimbatore.
2013 Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
2013 G Gallery, Bangalore.
2012 Cholamandal Artist Village in Labernum & Indigo Gallery, Chennai.
2012 Thana Puyal Relief fund -vigidan at Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai.
2011 TACIA 36th Annual Exibition Lalit Kala Academy Chennai.
2011 Art & Soul gallery (Namma Chennai show),
2011 L'AMITIE' SOCIETE' Trust (Home for old age) at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
2011 'Human Canvas' in Art & Soul Gallery, Chennai.
2010 Lalit Kala Academy new Delhi.
2007 Chinmyananda Hall, New Delhi.
2007 Shanthivanam Art Foundation Trust and Pallava Artist Village, at Lalit Kala Academy.
2006 Gallery Sri Parvati, Chennai
2005 Group Show by Pallava Artists Village, Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.
2005 Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2005 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore.
2003-04 Art for Concern, Chennai.
2004 Lakshana Art Gallery, Chennai.
2003 Lakshana Art Gallery, Bangalore.
2003 TACIA, Bagandarva Art Gallery, Pune.
2003 Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art Gallery, Coimbatore.
1997 National Kala Mela, Lalit Kala academy, New Delhi.
1999-03 Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai.
1996 Rashtria Kala Mela, Lalit Kala academy, Calcutta.
1995 Rashtria Kala Mela, Lalit Kala academy, Bangalore.
Abroad:
2005 Modern Myth: Changing images in Indian Art; Austin, Texas, USA.
2005 Art Festival Show in Dubai.
Camp:
2023 Dakshinachitra, Chennai.
2022 National Multimedia Camp, Nation academy of arts, Lalit kala akademic, Chennai.
2009 IlangaiThamizhar Relief Fund, Chennai.
2007 Shanthivanam Art Foundation Trust at Pallava Artist Village, Padappai.
2003 Tamil Nadu Arts & Crafts Imp. Assn. Palgandarva Art Gallery, Pune.
2000 Gujarat Relief Funds, Padappai, Chennai.
1997-02 Pallava Artists Village, Padappai, Chennai (for Kargil War Funds)
Award:
2021 Thirukkural Painting” International Institute of Tamil studies, Tamil Nadu Government, Chennai.
2017 “Chennai City Award” Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai.
2016 “South Zone Chennai City Award” Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai.
2014 Tamil Nadu State award Senior Category, Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu, Chennai.
2012 TACIA 37th Annual Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy 'kumaran Silks Award'.
2012 1st all India art & sculpture competition, Thenali, Andhra.
2011 TACIA 36th Annual Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy ‘kumaran Silks Award'.
2010 Coimbatore Vizha - Best Artist Award.
