Draft:M.K. Sharma

Dr. M.K Sharma (Sumahendra) is... Born 10th July, 1943 at village Nayan ‐ Amarsar Dist. Jaipur (Rajasthan) INDIA

Education: Diploma in Painting and Sculptor, 1964 & 1967 respectively from Rajasthan School of Arts. Fresco Camp, Banasthali, 1968. M.A. Drawing & Painting, University of Rajasthan‐Gold Medal, 1970. Ph.D. on Ragamala Paintings of Rajasthan from University of Rajasthan, 1984. Research project‐ Painted Cenotaphs of Rajasthan (Dhundar area) for Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1991. Specialization: – Expert in technique of miniature paintings and restoration of old miniatures. Works in Marble, Terracotta, Cast Stone and Metal for sculptures.

Commissioned Works: Copied frescos of Mozamabad, Deogarh, Kota, Bundi, Udaipur, Amber, Bhaopura (Rajasthan) Datia and Orchha (M.P.) for Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Painted panel No. 45, Emperor Akbar with his Navratnas for Parliament House, New Delhi.

Others: · Five portraits of Jaipur rulers ‐Sawai Jai Singh and Sawai Pratap Singh displayed in the lobby of Rajputana Sheraton, Jaipur and others like Madho Singh, Jagat Singh and Ishwari Singh exhibited in its restaurant corridor. Six large size Ragamala paintings of 4’ x 6’ displayed in other parts of the hotel. · Prepared four frescos of 4’ x 6’ in tea‐lounge of Grand Kakatiya ITC Sheraton hotel at Hyderabad and life size portraits of Kakatiya dynasty. · A large size fresco at a private farm‐house in Bijwasan, New Delhi, size 8’ x 27’. · Three frescos at Grand Maratha, an ITC Sheraton Hotel at Mumbai and many art works in oils depicting portraits of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Maratha nobles. · Two frescos illustrating mugal rulers size 6’ x 10’ at Mughal Sheraton, Agra. 2 · An oil painting of 5’ x 11’ size depicting a night party scene of Company period displayed at Morya Sheraton, New Delhi at coffee shop.

Awards: Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, 1968. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1972. Rajasthan Jaycees TOYP, 1982. Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, 1984. Maharaja Sawai Jagat Singh Award, City Palace, Jaipur, 2003. Honored by North Zone Cultural Centre at Jaipur, 2004.

Publications: Paintings and articles published in leading magazines of the country e.g. Dharmayug, Saptahik Hindustan and abroad in Bilende Kunst, an art monthly of East Berlin, Animan a Swiss Magazine and Arts of Asia – Hong Kong. Edited Akrati Annual, 1980 and 1994 of Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi. Editor Kalavritt – a magazine of art. Guest editor. Books Jaipur Kala Aur Kalakar, RLKA, 1980. Ragamala Paintings of Rajasthan, 1987. Miniature Painting Technique, 1990. Rajasthani Ragamala Chitra Parampara, 1991. Splendid Style of Kishangarh Painting, 1995. Monograph ‐ Govardhan Lal Joshi, LKA, New Delhi, 1992. Hari Dutt Gupta, RLKA. 1992. Ranjeet Singh J. Chudawala, RLKA. 1998. Co. author of Love Portrayed in Paintings of Rajasthan. JKK series of portfolio 1, 2002. Published 49 issues of Kalavritt magazine.

Media: Radio Talk – Tulika ki Swara Sadhana; Srajan ki yatra; T.V. Interview with Padmarshi Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya; T.V. Documentary – Kishangarh Painting – national telecast; Jaipur Wall Paintings; T.V. Programs, Barahmasa and Ragamala; Interviewed artist Dwarka Prasad Sharma and Lt. General Dhar.

Catalogues: Damodrar Gaurja. Tradition in main stream, JKK, 2003. Graphics of Raj., 2004. One‐man Shows: – June 1996 Albert Hall, Jaipur, Sept. 1969. Chetena Art Gallery, Bombay Oct. 1969. Congress House, Ahmed Nagar (Maharastra). Feb. 1970. AIFACS, N.D. Dec. 1972. Exhibition on cross road, All India Revolutionary Youth Congress, Jaipur. Dec. 1974. RLKA Gallery, Jaipur. Jan. 1974 LKA Gallery, New Delhi. Aug. 1974. Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay. Dec. 1974. U.P. State Lalit Kala Gallery, Lucknow. Feb. 1975. Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. June 1975. RLKA Gallery, Jaipur. Dec. 1975. RLKA Gallery, Exhibition of Metal Sculptures, Jaipur. Dec. 1975.Ravindra Kaksha, Information Center, Lucknow. Dec. 1975. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. June 1976. RLKA Gallery, Jaipur. Sept. 1976. Jahangir Art Gallery, Chandigarh. Nov. 1978. Kala Mela, LKA New Delhi. Jan. 1978. Punjabi University Art Gallery, Chandigarh. May 1978. Kala Bhawan, Hyderabad. Oct. 1979. Regional Center LKA Gallery, Madras. Nov. 1979 LKA Gallery, New Delhi. Nov. 1979. Club 44, La Chaux‐ de‐fonds, (Switzerland). Dec. 1980. Akademic der Bilenden Kunst, Wien (Austria). Jan. 1981. Ecole National Superieur des Arts Decoratifs, Paris (France). May 1985. Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore. March 1987. Aakar Art Gallery, Chandigarh. March 1988. Kerela Liltha Kala Gallery, Cochin (Kerela).

Group Shows: Annual Art Exhibitions, RLKA, 1968. Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings from Rajasthan, New Delhi, RLKA, 1968. Contemporary Art of Rajasthan, Bombay, RLKA, 1970. Kalavritt, Jaipur, 1970. 13 th Annual Art Exhibition, RLKA, 1971. Art Exhibition, Autumn Festival, Mount Abu. Exhibition of KALA YOGA, Ajmer, 1970. 25 years of Art in Rajasthan, Udaipur and Jaipur, 1971.

Annual Art Exhibition, RLKA, Jaipur, 1971. National Exhibition of Art, LKA, New Delhi, 1972. Exhibition of Hobby Workshop, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 1972. 25 years of Indian Art, LKA, New Delhi, 1972. Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Indian Independence, East Berlin, Germany, 1973. Rajasthan Chitrakala Shikshak Sangh, Jaipur, 1974. Traveling exhibition No. 4, LKA, New Delhi, 1974. Exhibition of Sculptors forum of India, Bombay, 1976. FAG Salon of Photography, Jaipur, 1976. Exhibition of Sculptures, Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur, 1976. Exhibition of Sculptors Forum of India, New Delhi, 1976. Schooart, Exhibition of Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur, 1976. Exhibition of Sculptors Forum of India, Guntur, (A.P.). Contemporary Paintings in Miniature format, Silver Jubilee Exhibition, LKA, New Delhi, 1980. 16 th Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1980. 17 th Asia Modern Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1981. 25 th Annual Art Exhibition, RLKA, Jaipur, 1984. First Biennial, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, 1986. Sixth Triennial India, LKA New Delhi, 1986. National Exhibition of Art, LKA, Madras, 1988 (Invited guest Artist). National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi 1990‐92‐93‐94. All India Exhibition, RLKA, 1994. Third Northern Regional Exhibition, Shimla, 1991. Kala Kumbh, Panchamrit, New Delhi, 1991. Downtrodden and We, LKA, New Delhi, 1991. National Kalidas Exhibition, Ujjain, 1995.Contemporary Art of Rajasthan ‐ Chandigarh and Patiala 2002. Tradition in main stream Allahabad and Jaipur 2003, Sanskriti Darpan, group exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi 2003. Lectures & Demonetisations: – Club 44, la Chaux‐de‐Fonds, Switzerland, 1980. Ecole Nationale Superieure d’arts Visual, Geneve, Switzerland, 1980. La Salle de Pation, Geneve, Switzerland, 1980. Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France, 1981. Academic dur Bidender Kunst in Wien, Austria, 1981.Research Paper‐ Portraits of Rajasthan, seminar, National Museum, New Delhi, Sept. 03. School of Art & Gallery Visits: – La Chaux‐de‐Fonds, Geneve, Nauchatal, Bern, Basal etc. (Switzerland), Paris (France), London (England), Rome, Florance and Venice (Italy), Wien (Austria) Amsterdam (Holland), Belgium and Luxumburg. Works in Collections: – Paintings and Sculpture in various public and private collections in India and abroad in UK, USA, France, Canada, Switzerland and Australia. Monumental Sculptures: – Ravindra Nath Tagore – 9’ high, Cast‐Stone, Ravindra Manch, Jaipur. Nyaya Devi – 9’ high, Cast‐Stone, Session Court Jaipur. Swami Vivakanand – 6’ high, Cast‐Stone, Nayan (Amarsar) Jaipur. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru – 6’ high, Cast‐Stone, Amarsar, Jaipur. Durgadas 4 Rathore ‐ 6’ high. Bust, Bikaner, 1990. Ravindra Nath Tagore – 6’ high, Plaster of Paris, Doordarshan Kendra, Jaipur 1991. Participation in Camps: – Painters Camp, LKA, New Delhi, Udaipur, 1978. Painters Camp, Jaislemer, RLKA, 1985. Painters Camp, Shimla, RLKA, 1987. Chandigarh Festival, 1987. Sculptor Camp, Kalavritt, Jaipur, 1984 to 94. Painters Camp, Buhbneshwar (Orissa) 1992. Painters Camp, Kurukshetra (NCZCC) 1992. Graphic and Ceramic Camp, Luknow, 1991. International Fresco Camp, Orchha (M.P.) 1991. Painters Camp, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 1992. Painters Camp, Patnitop (J&K). 1993. Painters and Sculptors Camp, Pushkar, 1993, RLKA, (Convener). Painters Camp, Gurgaon (Haryana) (NCZCC) 1994. Member : – Founder Chairman, Kalavritt, a creative artist forum, Jaipur since 1970. General Council, LKA, New Delhi, 1971. General Council, RLKA, 1980‐82. Jury Member State Crafts Awards Since, 1990. General Council, elected in nine eminent artist constituencies, LKA, New Delhi, 1983. Publication Committee, LKA, New Delhi, 1983. General Council Elected from groups, LKA, New Delhi, 1988. Publication Committee, LKA, New Delhi, 1988. Jury Member National Exhibition of Art, Madras, 1988. Jury member U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi, Jury member Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, 2005. General Council, RLKA, elected as eminent artist, 1995. Member, Advisory board Doordarshan, Jaipur 2003. Museum committee of Rajasthan, 2004. Worked as : – Superintendent, Hobby Workshop, University of Rajasthan from 1970 to 1972, Lecturer, Sculpture & Modeling, Rajasthan School of Arts, 1972 onwards Secretary, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi from November, 1977 to April, 1980 Principal, Rajasthan School of Arts, Jaipur. Retired from service on 31 st July 01, presently working as Director Visual Art, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. Visiting Professor, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab.