About The Artist
Murali Nagapuzha
Native of Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam district, Kerala .India
Self taught Artist
Educational Qualification
B.Sc (Zoology
Permanant address
Murali Nagapuzha
Indus avenue, ViyyurTrissur. Kerala state.India
. 680010 pin
Ph. 09446569743 /
Son of a traditional bell metal worker
Honours and Awards
1986 National fellowship from Ministry of Human Resourses. Govt. of India for research work.
Kalamezhuthu. Tradtional floral painting in Kerala.
1992 Kerala Lailitha Kala Acadamy Award.Highly commended certificate
1995 Kerala Lalithakala Academy Award.Highly commended certificate
1998 Raja Ravi Varma Birth Centenary Award. Kilimanoor
2010 Jackson pollck Krasner grant
2014.Senior fellowship from ministry of culture.New Delhi
GROUP Exhibitions.
Kerala Lalitha Kala Acadamy Annual shows 1985,86,87, 88,89,90,91, 92, 93, 2002,2003,2004
2003 AIFACS New Delhi. Contemporary Art Gallery Kochi.
1993 Kalama, Kenner, Sponsored by Karalla Lalita Kale Acadamy
1997 National Exhibition , National Lalitha Kala Acadamy Bangalore
2004 Apparao Galleries .Triveni Kala Sangam New Delhi
2004 Gallery East, New York
2005 Colors of Joy . Chitrasala Thrissur. Sponsored by Kerala Lailitha Kala Academy
2005 Kerala Lalitha Kala acadamy. Show in aid of Tsunami victims Kochi, Trivandrum
2005 Turning the wheel. Traditions unbound . Contemporarary to past Curated by Dr. .Alka Pande Visual Art Gallery, Habitat Centre New Delhi, Sponsored by United Nations.
2007 Triveda Fine Arts, Early to Contemporary, New Delhi .Oberoi hotel. Ball room
2007 Landscapes and city scapes, Galleria Newdelhi February
2007 National Gallery of Modern Art. Moscow. Contemporary Indian Art in 21st Century.25 Indian artists Curetted by David Baurriard London. Sponsored by Indian Embassy.
2008 Triveda fine art Ltd. Indian Art, Early to Contemporary. New Delhi . Sheraton Hotel. Ball room
2007 A selection of Indian Contemporary Art. The Art of Investment Ashvita Galleries Chennai ,and Coimbatore.
2008 Red Earth Monsoon Festival. New Delhi
2009 Cross Country. National Exhibition of Art, Travancore Art Gallery. New Delhi
2009 Seeing is Believing. India Consortium Project Gallerie New Delhi
2009 Beating heart of Kerala. Contemporary Art from gods own country Gallery Noble Saga. London
2009 Contemporary art for home. Lalith Asok Bangalore. Gallery Time and space
2009 David hall fort kochi Contemporary art of kerala.
2009 November . First Impressions .A celebration of contemporary south Asian art .Indian Embassy .Muscat..Art Select gallery .Dubai
2010 Verse on canvass.. Acadamy of Fine Arts Kolkota Cureted by Buddhadev Mandal
2010 MAY I to 8, South Asian Show Santamonica California
2010 August 27 to 29 Kollkotarthouse , Brush Lines, Aid for Disha foundation, Cureted by Urmila Mitra
2010 Between Imagination and Reality. Galleria Newdelhi oct 27
2012 Visual art gallery habitat centre new delhi. Feb 24
2012 Vinyasa gallery chennai Feb 21
2012 WWF.India and Religare ART initiative.New delhi.
2012 A tribute to Hebbar. Bangalore june 25
2013 Visual Fusion"by Gallerie Splash from 1 - 15th November 2013 at Hotel Galaxy Shopping & Spa, Sector - 15, Gurgaon
2014"The Art Show" by Gallerie Splash from 12th - 16th March t Open Palm Court Gallery, IHC, New Delhi
2014 "Living Walls" by Gallerie Splash from 25th May - 2nd June 2014
2015.Habitat centre .Newdelhi
2015 India International centre New delhi
Poster and collage exhibitions In all city centers of Kerala on various social issues
Solo Exhibitions
1991 Mahatma Gandhi Mandir Kannur Sponsored by Kerala Lalitha Kala Acadamy,
1995 Life scapes sponsored by Cube kannur
2002 Joy of colors Lalitha kala academy Contemporary art gallery. Kochi
2003 Chitrasala Thrissur sponsored by Lalitha kala acadamy.
2004 Yousef gallery, Mattanchery Kochi.
2004 Kerala lalitha kala acadamy Gallery Calicut .Colors of joy .Sponsored by Bank mens club
2005 Kasthuri Sreenivasan Trust Art Gallery .Coimbatore. Sponsored by KS trust
2006 Galleria Roman Rolland New Delhi .Of Elephants Spices and Everyday .Sponsors’ Alliance Francaise.New Delhi ,Embassy of Poland and State Government of Kerala, Cureted by Dr,Alka Pande
2007 Garden of Eden.Visions from Kerala Taj Gate Way Hotel .Bangalore. Celebration series. Cureted by Jayamony Ambara Sponsored by Taj Residency
2011 April muscat indian embassy.Sponsored by Indian embassy
2013 Visual art gallery. An almost lost world. March
2014 SNEHA POORVAM ONV KKU.Lalithakala gallery Trivandrum. Sponsored by kerala govt.
Collections.
Kapurthala house New Delhi.. Relience New Delhii,Premiere Fine Yarns Coimbatore, Galleria New Delhi, Embassy of Poland New Delhi..Indian Embassy Muscat. Alliance Francaise New Delhi, Triveda Gallery New Delhi. Mianaz Gallery New Delhi. Indian Embassy Beijing .Indian Embassy Doha.. Ambara gallery. Bangalore. Time and space. Bangalore. Sumukha Gallery Bangalore. Renaissance Gallerie. Bangalore. Ambara Gallery Bangalore. Indecomm Global Services. Bangalore.Greycell Tech Chandigarh, Gallery soul flower .Banghok .The Noble Sage Gallery. London...Art Select Dubai. Kolkotta art house , Neeleswar Hermitage. Kerala..DC. Books Kottayam, The studio. New Delhi, Imitiara Consultants Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi .State Bank of India Kannur, State Bank of India Thrissur.., and in many other private collections in India and abroad
Publications
CRY.Brought out its 2011 Calander,Cards and Diary
Paintings has been used as covers for Penguin,Harper and Collins, Dc Books
Calender and diary WWF.2013
Auctions
2011 CRY Charity Auction Southbye Newyork
2007. Contemoporary India..Oberoi New Delhi, Triveda
2008 Eearly to Contemporary.Sheraton New Delhi ,Triveda
2009 ContemporaryArt India .Lalit Asok Bangalore
2012.CRY Charity Auctio southbye .Newyork aj piere
Documentary
Kairaly TV broad casted 30 minutes programme on work and life