Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

199 BIOGRAPHIES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES G. RUKUMPUR IRANNA b . 1970, Sindgi, Bijapur, Karnataka Education 1992 B.F.A. Painting, College of Visual Art, Gulbarga 1994 M.F.A., Painting, College of Art, New Delhi 1996-7 National Scholarship, Department of Culture, Government of India 1999-2000 International Scholarship, Charles Wallace India Trust, British Council, London Teaching & Infrastructure-building Activities 1995-6 Garhi Research Grant, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1999-2000 Artist-in-Residence, Wimbledon School of Art, London Solo Exhibitions 1992 College of Visual Art, Gulbarga 1995 Edge Dynamics , Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi Edge Dynamics , Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 1998 Shadows of the Real , Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi Shadows of the Real , Gallery Espace, New Delhi 1999 In the Shadow of Buddha , Gallery Martini, Hong Kong 2000 Foyer Gallery, Wimbledon School of Art, London 2000 Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Cairo (Organised by the Indian Embassy in Cairo) 2000 Gallery Espace, New Delhi 2001 The Enigma of Departure , The British Council, Mumbai (21–31 August) The Enigma of Departure , The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai (1–18 September) 2003 Dream and Perplexity: Recent Paintings , Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, (17–23 November) Awards & Honours 1990 4th All India Exhibition S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur 1991-2 All India Exhibition, Mysore Dasara, Mysore 1991-2 College of Visual Art, 8th Anniversary Award, Gulbarga 1993 Delhi College of Art, New Delhi Bansi Parimu Memorial Committee, New Delhi In Search of Talent , M.F. Husain & Ram Kumar Selection Award, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 1996-7 International Scholarship, Ministry of H.R.D., Government of India 1997 All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, 50 Years of Art in Independent India 40th National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1999-2000 International Scholarship, Charles Wallace India Trust, British Council 2001 State Award, Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore 2002 K.K. Hebbar Foundation Award Select Collections Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal India Today, New Delhi Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi Osian’s – Connoisseurs of Art Archive Chester & Davida Herwitz Collection [U.S.A.] Private Collections in Mumbai, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Germany, Holland, Austria, Croatia. Select Bibliography Exhibition & Auction Exhibition The Guild. Diverse Talents – Four Artists. Bombay 1997. [Ex. 17 December–5 January] Masters’ Guild. Resonance (1988–1999) New Delhi 1999. (Ex. 21 September–5 October) The Guild. The Enigma of Departure . Mumbai 2001. [Ex. 1–18 September; The British Council 21–31 August; Text: Girish Shahane] The Guild. The Human Factor , Mumbai 2001. [Ex. October] The Guild . Engendering – Images of Women. Mumbai 2001. [Ex. April–May] Apparao Galleries. Finding The Centre At The Margins. Madras 2002. [Ex. 2–20 September] Bowrings. European & Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings . New Delhi 2002. (L244, L245) Osian’s/Tuli. Figurative Non-Figurative Narration . Mumbai 2003. (L104 & L114) Newspaper & Magazine Articles Nisha Jamwal. ‘Artmeter’ in The Indian Express 22 August 2001, Mumbai. ‘ Hope and Optimism Expressed on Canvas’ in Asian Age 5 September 2001, Mumbai. Ashrafi S. Bhagat. ‘Melange of Styles’ in The Hindu 9 September 2002, Chennai. Roobina Karode. ‘Under Siege: The Figure Under Scrutiny’ in Art India Vol.9 No.1 2004, Mumbai.