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Manav Gupta
Manav gupta is an internationally acclaimed multifaceted painter, poet, performance artist, and environment film maker.

Renowned painter, poet, performance artist and environment filmmaker Manav Gupta has complemented colour and light to focus on environment issues. His films on climate change have been credited to deploy high echelons of artistic brilliance put to good use for public consciousness. Listed by Financial Times as one of the ten leading contemporary Indian artists whose works would fetch good returns, his works have been auctioned and sold by Christies, Bonham’s etc. As the world’s powers-that-be convene in Copenhagen, Gupta pays tribute to the cause with his painting Copenhagen Wall of Hope.

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Listed by Financial times as one of the ten contemporary artists of India whose works would fetch good returns, his works have been auctioned and sold successively at Christie’s ,Bonham’s, etc even as his handling of light and colour have received rave reviews from critics, media and art lovers alike.

His works are in the Permanent collection of the Parliament, the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Birla Academy museum, Chitrakala Parishad museum, and the Royal Household, Oman, and DRDO museum besides several private and permanent collections. He has been invited on the Expert Committee of Republic day celebrations, and has the distinction of being invited by former President of India Dr Kalam for a book of poetry and paintings, by Ministry of Environment, Govt of India for one minute films for television, by Times of India and Amity for leadership award paintings to Mr Kumarmangalam Birla and Mr Kamath, Hitachi for paintings as plasma tv screensavers, Jindal flag foundation to name but a few.

Awarded the Sanatan puraskar by the former French ambassador, Manav has pioneered this rare performance art concept where he paints live with the likes of Dr L.Subramanium, Shubha Mudgal.Anoop Jalota Rahul sharma, and others.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS Birla Academy of Art & Culture (1996) Invited by the Taj Bengal, Kolkata (1997), The Taj Palace, Delhi (1999), H R D Ministry, Dep. of Culture (2000), The Roosevelt House, U.S. Ambassador’s residence (2001), The Leela Palace, Bangalore (2002), HSBC (2002), The Park Hotel, Delhi, for the artist’s exposition on environment consciousness (2003), Victoria Jones, London, (2004) Private showings, Sydney,New Delhi (2004), The Rashtrapati Bhawan, (President’s House), India, (2005) Lalit Kala Academi,New Delhi (2005) , Victoria Jones, London, Facet Books, New York (2006), Omani Fine Art’s Society, Muscat,Oman (2007) Private Showing London, Finnish Embassy (2007), Commissioned projects Europe, Middle East, India (2008) ICCR(Indian Council for Cultural Relations) inaugural show of Indian artist at the Newly refurbished  Gallery,New Delhi, for the artist’s curtain raiser on Climate Change -a trilogy(2009) besides numerous curated / gallery group shows.

SPECIAL COMMISSIONED PUBLIC PROJECTS IN INDIVIDAUAL CAPACITY

Ministry of Environment, Govt of India for one minute films on environment with his paintings and poetry

Penguin India, for LIFE TREE, a book of paintings by the artist and poetry by former President of India, Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam published by Penguin, (Project Period: 2002-2005)

Times of India and Amity Foundation for two specially conceived works on Leadership to leading industrialist Mr. Kumarmangalam Birla and ICICI’s C.E.O. Mr. Kamath now in their permanent collection.

Jindal Flag Foundation for a special work with the Indian Flag as inspiration for the Independence struggle. besides numerous private commissions by individual collectors including complete residential interiors for Australian collector.

Limited Edition Copyright purchase of works curated by Hitachi,Singapore for premium plasma screens

WORKS SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTIONS by Christie’s (2006), Bonham’s (2007), Bonham’s (2008), Besides on the spot lives auctions across the globe of works created in each of the live jugalbandis (2003-2008)

OTHER AWARDS & DISTINCTIONSListed by FINANCIAL TIMES as one of the ten young Indian artists whose works would fetch good returns. Youngest members nominated by GOVT OF INDIA on the EXPERT COMMITTEE for the NATIONAL REPUBLIC DAY celebrations. Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar awarded by French Ambassador to India, Rotary Award for most creative young artist, Honoured by WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi besides other honours, accolades and distinguished recognitions.

PERMANENT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AT INSTITUTIONS/SELECT GALLERIES/MUSEUMSIndian Parliament, The President of India, Rashtrapati Bhawan Chitrakala Parishad, Permanent Gallery, Bangalore, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Permanent Gallery, Kolkata, Permanent Collection, DRDO Museum, Jindal Flag Foundation, Royal Household Permanent Gallery Collection, Oman, Indian Embassies, besides numerous private collections in India and abroad LEADING CORPORATE COLLECTIONS/ASSOCIATIONS IN ARTIST’S INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS Bausch & Lomb, DuPont, Airtel, ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, HPCL, Dabur, Reckitt Benckiser,Maruti Udyog Ltd, I.T.C,,Amity Business Group, Reebok, Gujrat Ambuja, Eveready, Electrolux,ICI, Bharat Petroleum, HITACHI, H.D.F.C., BOC, HDFC Bank, Allahabad Bank,The Taj Group of Hotels, The Kenilworth Group, The Park, HHI, Pepsi, Kribhco, Peerless Group, Crompton Greeves, Nicco Group, Philips, Vardhman Group etc

PARTICIPATION IN SELECT CURATED/GROUP EXHIBITIONS India Art Summit(New Delhi),Art Expo(Mumbai),Asia House, London, Victoria Jones, London, Facet Books, New York, Rashtrapati Bhawan,New Delhi, British High Commission, Lalit Kala Akademi, British High Commissioner’s Residence, Bulgarian Embassy, Finnish Embassy, Italian Embassy, Bajaj Art Capital Art Advisory Services, Continuum, Habitat world inaugural show, World Wildlife Fund of India, International Tolerance Day Initiative by United Nations, Chitrakala Parishad,Bangalore, Leela Palace, Bangalore, Studio for contemporary Art, Montage Arts/Raro, Uruswati Gallery, Art Camp: Eminent Artists, VHAI & IHC: Delhi Artists for Gujarat, Uruswati Art Gallery ,Spring Show, Art Today, Uruswati Art Gallery, Annual Show, Art Today, Black & White Show, Art Indus/Lalit Kala Academy: Leading watercolorists, VHAI-Their story: Indian artists interpretations, Arushi Arts, India Habitat Centre: Art &Cinema, Art Junction, Inter Continental Hotel, New Delhi. Kala Melas, Birla Academy of Art &Culture, Kolkata, Academy of Fine ARTS, Annual Exhibitions, and many more, numerous group exhibitions at national and International levels by Galleries, organizations, Institutions, Cultural Bodies, Corporate entities etc