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Akhilesh

1956:Born,August Indore

78:National Diploma in Fine Arts Indore

•Curated a show from the collection of Bharat Bhavan. 'Women in Painting' for Sahitya Parishad, Bhopal •Co-Curated show of five Indian Painters for Asian Art Center Maryland, U.S.A. •Set up a Museum of Police Band at P.H.Q. Bhopal •Invited to deliver a lecture on Indian Contemporary Art at Towson University, U.S.A. •Set up a Museum of Tribal, Folk and Contemporary Art of Malwa at Lal Baugh Palace, Indore •Member of Chamaliers Trinniale Committee France. •Founder Member of Black Group

•Resigned as a G.C. Member from Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi

•Curated a show for Central Zone for Tao Art Gallery Mumbai •Curated a show of Young Painters for Art Indus Gallery, New Delhi •Curated a show for Aakar Prakar Gallery Kolkata

•‘Ishara’ Artists from Bhopal Curated a show for Art Today Gallery, New Delhi

•Translated Mark Chagal's Autobiography in Hindi

•Travelled Japan with an Exhibition of Tribal Art for Festival of Indian in Japan. •Conducted a workshop of Design at Bhairavgarh Ujjain. •Organized an Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art at Moscow during Indian Cultural Days in Russia organized by H.R.D. Ministry, Govt. of India and Bharat Bhavan

•Travelled Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh to Collect Folk and Tribal Art. •Went to Paris on the invitation of Eminent Painter S.H. Raza. •Wrote biography of Eminent Painter M.F. Hussain

•Went to Austria on invitation for Artist-in-Residence. •Curated an exhibition of Abstract Art ‘Roop Adhyatma’ for Tao Art Gallery Mumbai, Palette Gallery New Delhi and Bodhi Art Gallery Singapore •Edited special issue of 'Kala Varta' on S.H. RAZA •Curated a show ‘Amurt’ for Aakar Prakar Gallery Kolkata

•Went to Sweden for Hindi translation of 'Dog Star' by Agneta Pleijel printed under title ‘Kukur Nakshatra’ from Vani Prakashan New Delhi •UN Released a poster from my painting for its Millennium Project

•Resigned from Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal •Curated a Show ‘Middle Edge’ for Icon Gallery San Francisco USA

Born in a Rajput family in August 1956 at Indore. His father was a Drawing teacher and first Gold medalist from Madhya Pradesh. In his house he had an atmosphere of painting and medicines since childhood.

He studied Fine Arts at Indore School of arts and held his first one man show at age of 20, with 104 feet long drawing,

since then he had 37 one man shows to his credit. He has participated in numerable group shows in India and abroad.

Chamalieres, France has nominated him as one of the committee member of Chamalieres Triennial Committee.

Translated Mark Chagal’s autobiography ‘La Vie’ in Hindi under the titled 'Aap beetee’ Wrote biography of Eminent Painter Maqbbol Fida Husain under title ‘Maqbool’.

A book of essays on Artists and Art ‘Achambhe ka Rona’and “Daraspothi’ A book of conversation with poet friend Piyush Daiya published under title ‘Akhilesh’ all published by Rajkamal Prakashan Newdelhi.

Went to France on the invitation of noted painter Syed Haider Raza.

His works are in collection of many institutions in India and abroad like – Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, National Gallery of Modern Arts, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Academy, HUDCO, New Delhi, Victoria and Albert Museum, London and in Mr. Mrs. Chester Herwitz collection U.S.A. Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, C.C.M.B. Hyderabad, Madhav Nair Foundation Kerla, Asian Art Centre, Maryland, U.S.A., MSIL Bangalore, Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Vardha. Peabody Museum, Boston. Gallery Muller and Plate, Munich. IPCL Baroda. L.V.Prasad Eye Institute Hyderabad. Vidhan Bhavan Bhopal. Princess of Iran. Mr.and Mrs. Mahendra Tak Washington. Embassy of Switzerland, Newdelhi. Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Bhopal. CMC Newdelhi.

Has received State Award, Bharat Bhavan Biennial Award, Senior Artists fellowship from Govt. of India, New Delhi and Raza Foundation Award. Has stopped in participating in any competitive exhibitions.

Resigned from Bharat Bhavan Bhopal.

Lives and work in Bhopal

Akhileshvar (talk) 10:18, 8 March 2012 (UTC)