About The Artist

V.HARIRAAM BORN ----------------- 1948 Alwaye, INDIA EDUCATION ------------------- 1974 Academic Degree in economics, University of Mysore, Mysore 1975-80 DFA [painting], Kalamandir School of Art, Bangalore 1988-90 Specialised in printmaking at Regional Centre, Lalit Kala Akademi Graphic Studios, Chennai 2008 Specialised in printmaking [non-toxic material] at, New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS ---------------------------------------------------------- 2011 Art & Luxury, Show & Charity Auction, UB City, Bangalore 2011 New Grounds Print Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico, at Art Fair, New York, USA, 2011 Serigraphs from India - New Grounds Print Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2011 ’7 Indian Artists, Gallery Art & Soul, Chennai 2010 New Grounds Print Workshop Artists, Albuquerque, NM-2008’ at, Art World, Sarala’s Art Centre, Chennai 2005 Contemporary Indian Art, Prakrit Arts, Chennai, at Hong Kong Visual Arts Trust, Hong Kong 2005 Turning the Wheel: Tradition Unbound, Curated Show, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi & Gallery Time & Space, Bangalore 2005 Palette Passion, Apparao Gallery, New Delhi 2003 International Small Engraving Salon, Carbunari, Romania 2003 The Sacred & The Secular, Gallery Time & Space, Bangalore 2002 Drawn Memories & Painted Shadows, Vimonisha Art Gallery, Chennai 2001 International Biennial, Part of International Festival of Graphic Arts, National Museum of Arts, Cluj, Napoca 2000 Gems 2000, Multiple Sclerosis Society of India, Park Sheraton, Chennai 2000 Art Access, Brila Academy of Art & Culture, Mumbai 2000 Monsoon in the Millennium, Gallery Sans Tache for contemporary art, Mumbai 1999 Graphic Expressions, a projection of Indian Contemporary Printmaking, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai 1998 The Southern Stars, Art World, Sarala’s Art Centre, Chennai 1998 Human Form & Art, a cross-section of figurative art since 50 years of Indian Independence, Curated show, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1996 Chennai Four, Gallery Art Today [India Today], New Delhi 1996 Diverse Perceptions, Surya Art Gallery, Hyderabad 1996 Contemporary Indian Artists’, Chitram Art Gallery, Cochin 1996 Three Decades, Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Cholamandal Artists’ Gallery, Chennai 1996 Miniature Format, Gallery Sans Tache for Contemporary Art, Mumbai 1996 The End of Silence, Mirage Art Gallery, New Delhi 1993 Shraddha Samarpan, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1992 State Annuals, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur 1992 Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath, Bangalore 1992 L’AUTRE VOYAGE, Une Rencontre voie de Telecopie entre Artists’ Indiens et Francais, Alliance Francaise de Madras & France 1991-93 Southern Trends, Regional Centre, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai 1990 16th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa, Japan 1990 Onze Mini-print Internacionale, Cadaques, Spain 1983-94 National Exhibition of Art, Lalitkala Akademi, New Delhi 1982 Centenary Show, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Federation of British Artists’, London 1982 13th the South Eastern & International Federation of Art Societies, Guildhall Art Gallery, London 1980 Samyojitha, Graphic Art Show, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore 1979-83 State Annuals, Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore AWARDS ------------------ 1977 State Award: The Directorate of Archaeology & Museums in Karnataka, Bangalore 1991 Certificate of Merit: 5th International Biennial Print Exhibit [ROC], Taipei Fine Arts Museum,Taiwan 1995 State Award, ‘Tamilnadu Ovia Nunkalai Khuzu’, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai 2003 International Triennial [Ioan Slavici], Arad, Romania ONE-PERSON SHOWS ---------------------------- 2009 Enigmatic Equations, Gallery Time & Space, Bangalore 2006 Untitled, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai 1999 Spaces, Upper Gallery, National Museum, Monuments & Art, Galleries, Gaborone, Botswana 1998 Human form in astral space, The Easel Art Gallery, Chennai 1994 Gallery Katayun, Calcutta 1982 Brad Shaw Room, The Mall Galleries Administration, Federation of British Artists, London 1981 Metempsychosis, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore 1979 Transmigration, Max Muller Bhavan, Bangalore 1978 An inspiration from the book, ‘Transformation of Nature in Art’, by Anand Coomaraswamy, AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi 1976 An inspiration from the book, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore 1975 Nature: an abstract expression, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore ARTISTS CAMPS -------------------- 2013 Iris Art Galleria painters camp, Chennai 2010 Painters’ camp, Lalit kala Akademi [Regional Centre], Chennai, in collaboration with Pace Foundation & Global Education Multiversity, Pune 1996 Graphic printmaking camp, Lalit Kala Akademi,Regional Centre Print Studios, Chennai 1992 International tapestry weaving camp’, Max Muller Bhavan in collaboration with TASARA Centre for weaving, Beypore, Calicut 1977 South Indian Artist’s Camp, Karnataka Chithrakala Parishad, Bangalore COLLECTIONS --------------------- National Gallery of Modern Art [NGMA], New Delhi National Museum & Monuments, Gaborone, Botswana, Central Africa The Directorate of Archaeology & Museums in Karnataka Government Museum & Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan National Museum of Arts, Cluj, Napoca Museum of Arad, Romania Stad Museum of Graphic Art, Brunico, Italy Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Japan Valluvar Kottam, Government of Tamilnadu National Akademi of Art, New Delhi Regional Centre, Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University, North Carolina Tapong Visual Arts Trust, Gaborone, Botswana Cluj County ‘Octavian Goga’ Library, Cluj, Napoca Windsor & Newton, Harrow on the Hill, London Taj Mahal, Taj, Mumbai State Bank of India, Mumbai Ranbaxy Laboratories Sterling Holiday Resorts, India Hindustan Aeronautics, Bangalore Bharath Electronics, Bangalore Nettur Technical Training Foundation, Bangalore Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore Deepam Silks International, Bangalore State Bank of Mysore, Bangalore Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore Falcon Tyres, Bangalore IBM, Bangalore, Biocon, Bangalore Ca Technology Centre, Hyderabad South India Carbonic Gas Industries, Chennai W.S Industries, Porur, Chennai Sudson Housing Development, Chennai Body Focus, Non surgical aesthetic clinic, Chennai Coromandal Software, Chennai Vetri Software, Chennai Ashley House, Ashok Leyland, Chennai Quality inn Aruna, Chennai Taj Residency, Calicut, Taj Malabar, Wellingdon Island, Cochin Taj Garden Retreat, Varkala Taj Garden Retreat, Madurai Taj Garden Retreat, Kumarakom Taj Garden Retreat, Thekkady Taj Residency, Vishakapatinam Pace Foundation & Global Education Multiversity, Pune Contact me at: Email: hariraam14@gmail.com Mob : 9840165978