Vishalandra Dakur

Hyper Realistic painter of India

Education

1, State Board of Art and Technical Education in Drawing and Painting, Hyderabad

2. Graduate Degree in Bachelor of Engineering (mech) from Osmania University, Hyderabad

Solo and Grouph shows

1. 2009 12 th Annual International Exhibition, 2009, of International Soceity

Acrylic Painters (ISAP),California, USA, (Aug to Sept,, 2009)

2. 2009 APW Art Gallery, World of Imagination Vol 2 New York,

3. 2009 Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, group show

4. 2009 Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay Art Society annual competition

5. 2008, Sezal Encasa Art Gallery, Mumbai

6. 2008, Chitramayee, State art gallery, Hyd

7. 2006, auditorium, collector office, Adilabad,

8. 2004, I.C.C.R. Gallery Hyd

AWARDS

1. Garlanded and Blessed by President of India Sri Radhakrishnan, in the year 1961 at the age of 11 years, for Child Art

2. 2009, Honorable mention in Finalist category from ART Renewal Organization,

New York (ARC SALON International Competition, 2008/2009)

3 Signature member International Society of Acrylic Painters, ISAP, CA, USA

4. 2009, National Award in Landscape in 117 the All India Annual Art Exhibition (2009) from Bombay Art Society.

5 Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth,U.K.

6 Madam Jaqueline Kennedy,

8 Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Cosmonaut

9 Madam Indhira Gandhi,

10 Sri S Radha Krishnan,President of India

11 Sri Zakir Hussain,President of India

12 His Excellency Nizam Nawab

13 Sri N. Suresh Reddy, Hon’ble Speaker, A.P. State Assembly,

12 Riyathi Award and Scholorship for child arts,1962

13 Swami Vivekananda Educational Trust Award for talent ,Vidyanagar,hyd

14 A.P. Engineers Cultural Assn award for special talents

15 Kalanjali District cultural Assn, Award for best painting, Khammam, AP.

16 Society for Promotion of Arts. (S.P.A), Hyderabad, Best in Show Award ,1^st and 2^nd prize

PUBLICATIONS

1. T.V5 Live Show Interview
2. Gemini TV
3. MAA TV
4. E TV.
5. CTV
6. Catalogue of 117^th All India ART Exhibition 2009(Bombay Art Soceity)
7. D N aNews, Mumbai
8. Afternoon News ,Mumbai
9. Bombay Times News.
10. EENADU Daily
11. Andhra Jyothi Daily
12. Deccan Chronicle Daily,
13. Deccan Herald, Bengalore,
14. Andhra Bhoomi Daily
15. Lokmath Daily,
16. Sunday Free Press,
17. The Sunday Express,
18. Swatantra Vartha

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Hyderabad area , Vishal dreamed of attending the J.N.T.U. College, Hyderabad, but ,instead pursued an Engineering Degree (B.E.Mechanical) at the Osmania University to satisfy his parents insistence on a more practical path to earning a living .

Vishal is Born Artist. Drawing was his passion and he practiced daily.

Vishal’s early paintings were studies in Realism .Later he concentrated on painting style of impasto combining Indian painting strokes and Western colors. Vishal refined his paintings to capture the energy and movement in the topic of his personal history and lifes rich memories. One outstanding aspect of Vishal’s art is his unique ability to communicate dynamic movement. In order to have lines and strokes contain aesthetic meaning, first he'll use abstract strokes with vivid rhythms to describe the most complicated human feeling and body language. In the details, the lines and planes are very modern looking, with a realistic feeling. Vishal’s ability to capture the essence of his subject matter while allowing the viewer to participate is sublime

He received in 2009, National Award in the117th All India Annual Art Exhibition, conducted by The Bombay Art Society at Jahangir Art Gallery.

In the years 2008 and in 2009 , he received Finalist Awards twice from ARC Salon International, New Jersey, USA..

In the year 2009 , he is selected to Signature Membership in ISAP(International Society of Acrylic Painters), CA ,USA.