Pradeep Puthoor

Kerala-based contemporary artist, Pradeep Puthoors art is dedicated to a fantastical world that is entirely his own. Strange creatures and imaginatively designed buildings and structures, colourful and playful, clutter his canvas. It was the high acclaim he received for his art that convinced the artist that his work had a value for others as well as himself. In 1992, at the age of 27, Puthoor received the Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi's first national award for a painting titled 'Air-Airy' (1992). A year later in 1993, the Human Resource Development Board for the Government of India gave him a Junior Research fellowship for painting. It was only then that he devoted himself to painting full time and gave up his day jobs. In 1997 he received the British Overseas League award for his work titled 'Mangled Mother' (1997)- now in the Singapore High Commissions collection in the UK. His art took a dramatic step forward after atrip to the UK where he was exposed to the work of the Old Masters and the thriving London art scene. In the following years his works received further critical praise and several awards including a fellowship from the prestigious Jackson Pollock Foundation in New York.



Few know that Puthoor used to be an illus...

Attained a BFA from the College of Fine Art (1988) in Thiruvananthapuram; Lecturer at the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram (1997-99)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

New works by Pradeep Puthoor, The Noble Sage, London (2010); Indian High Commission, Berlin and Potsdam, Germany (2007); Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi (2006); Indian Contemporary Art Representative, Florence Biennale, Italy (2005); Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2005); Trivandrum Art Museum, Thiruvananthapuram (2002)

Selected Group Exhibitions

The Beating Heart of Kerala, The Noble Sage Art Gallery, London (2009); Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi (2008); Art Pilgrim Gallery, New Delhi (2008);Galleria, New Delhi (2008); Bajaj Capital Art House, NewDelhi (2008); Epicentre Art Show, Gurgaon (2008); Art Maestros, New Delhi (2008); Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata (2008); Gallery Space, Hyderabad (2008); Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram (2008); Artmosaic Gallery, Singapore (2008); The Next Awakening, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2008); Art Room Gallery, New Delhi (2007); Unayan, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi (2007); Gallery Limited Edition, New Delhi & Kolkata (2007); Fidaart Gallery, Singapore (2007); Satrang, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi (2007); Galerie Sara Arakkal, Bangalore(2006); Neetanjali Art Gallery, New Delhi (2006); University of Texas, U.S.A (2004); AIFAC Annual Camp and Annual Painting show, New D...