Naresh Soni

Naresh Soni Director of Devgeet Art. Based in my studio in Maninagar, Ahmedabad, India, my artistic journey is rooted in a rich lineage of creative excellence. Trained under the mentorship of my father, Babulal J. Soni, an internationally acclaimed artist, I absorbed foundational techniques and creative philosophies from an early age. I expanded this foundation with formal education at the Sheth C.N. College of Fine Arts and was honoured with the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy Award in 1991.For over thirty years, my career has bridged the sacred and the public. I have executed realistic devotional narratives across temples in India, the UK, the USA, Nairobi, and South Africa, alongside major public installations like the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Beyond the canvas, I extend this structural devotion as Director of Devgeet Art and founder of Fiberglass Shikhar, engineering traditional temple architecture globally. My artworks are held in esteemed collections worldwide, including those of the Honorable Presidents of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and K.R. Narayanan, and the Lord Mayor of Leicester. At the heart of my current studio practice is a single, core philosophy: capturing a "Moment in Moveme...

Diploma in Painting, Sheth CN College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad, 1991

1994-1995-1997 Contemporary art gallery Ahmedabad.
1995: Jalaram Prarthna Mandal, Leicester, U.K.
1996–98: Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
1996-97–98 Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
1999: Herish Museum, Preston, U.K.
2003: Blocky Theater, Liverpool, U.K.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1997 Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
1996 Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad
1999–2017 Annual Exhibitions, Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, Ahmedabad.

COLLECTIONS
Presidential Collection of India: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Presidential Collection of India: K.R. Narayanan
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, India
Lord Mayor of Leicester, Michael Johnson, U.K.
Office of M.P. Keith Vaz, Leicester, U.K.
Office of M.P. Arvind Trivedi, Gujarat, India
Golden Era Group Collection, Mogwase, South Africa
Reliance Resins Industries Collection, Ahmedabad, India
Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj, Mangarh, India
Shree Swaminarayan Art Gallery, Bolton, U.K.
Sanatan Mandir, Nairobi, Kenya
Jalaram Prarthana Mandal, Leicester, U.K.
Muktajivan Swamibapa Smruti Mandir, Ahmedabad, India
Shree Swaminarayan Temples: London U.K., Nairobi Kenya, Secaucus N.J. USA
Gujarat Hindu Society, Preston, U.K.
Hindu Cultural Organisation, Liverpool, U.K.
Hindu Temple, ...