Raajendran V

Namaste!! im V.Raajendran from southern part of india a beautiful town called Thanjavur(Tanjore), where it is rich in its culture, values and heritage. presently i live and work in Bangalore India. during my childhood i grew in an very inspiring environment my neighbors were mostly musicians, artists, theater persons and Classical & folk dancers. i use to see all dancers, hearing musics and watching paintings, i love admiring all this things. those days iam a frequent visitor to world Famous the Tanjore Big temple in my native tamil language we use to call Tanjai Periya Kovil, and different museums, monuments, fresco paintings, sculptures, paintings, bronze statue. those moments were very inspiring and still keeps me in awwww factor. after i finished school in Tanjore, i joined college of art and crafts Madras India 1962-68 during those six year Renowned eminent artist Prof. KCS panicker was my Mentor he is an remarkable man with such great personality and charisma. when ever he enter my class or i see his presence i could feel the positive vibe .we discuss lot about art. and my favorite artists were European Masters like Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne Braque, Van gogh and eminent indian painter Amirta Shergil. at that time i use...

Diploma in fine arts studied under Eminent Painter prof. K.C.S.Panicker at Govt College Of Arts and Crafts (1962-68) Madras(Chennai).

Merit Scholarships:
Madras state Lalit Kala Academy (1966-67, 1967-68)

All major exhibitions in India and abroad including National Lalit Kala
Academy of arts, New Delhi since 1966.

Shows:

“Three Young Indian Painters”
Sponsored by British Council,
Madras 1967.

• Two Man shows at Jahangir Gallery Bombay 1992.

• One man show at Regional Lalit
Kala Academy Chennai 2007.

• One man show sponsored by
YES BANK Chennai 2008.
• One Man Show Drawings( Pen & Ink) at ART HERITAGE GALLERY New Delhi, April 2011.

• Group Show at Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, November 2011.