Sanjay Lavakare

Sanjay Lavakare is a Bengaluru based artist who, after over 3 decades of corporate experience in IT, now focuses on what he is most passionate about viz. Painting.

Sanjay’s dalliance with painting began right during his school days wherein, under the guidance of some eminent art teachers, he gained valuable insights into the techniques and technicalities of painting as also a few prizes and certificates on the way.

During his college days, Sanjay was deeply impressed and inspired by the works of Mario Miranda – the famed Indian cartoonist and painter from Goa. He replicated many of Mario’s cartoons and landscapes in black & white, thus gaining valuable insights into depicting proportions, perspectives and personalities.
Much of this influence can be seen in some of Sanjay’s ink-acrylic works in the form of doodling and zentagles.

In the late 1980’s, as he began his professional career as an IT professional, a chance ‘encounter’ with the serene, starkly minimalistic yet vibrant works of Indian masters like B.Prabha , Amrita Shergill and Manjit Bawa in an art magazine, prompted him to graduate to the world of oil paintings. Thereafter he continued to balance his professional career and painting, which was more of a hobby and a...

Engineer (Electronics & Communications)

Karnataka Chitra Santhe ( Bangalore's Annual Street Fair) : 2023,2024,2025

Bangalore International Center : 2025

Bangalore Metro Rangoli Art Center : 2025

Aundh Art Gallery, Satara (India) : 2025