K K Makali

Born in 1961 at Korthi, (Bagalkot district) Karnataka state.
He has completed art master diploma in govt. School of art ,Dharwad

Published book ‘rangoli’ & ‘padavuntu edeyalli’ (collection of poems), visited resource person at karnataka janapada & yakshagana academy-bangalore, i.i.p. bangalore, s.r.c. Mysore, kendra sahitya academy-new Delhi, Karnataka sahitya academy, kannada sahitya parishath, kannada pustaka pradhikara-bangalore & various art schools of Karnataka.
Designed more than10,000 cover pages for different books published by reputed publications & more than 100 stage backdrop’s with artistic touch.
He won many awards including honorary award (2016)by Karnataka lalithakala academy, kaladhyan by Bangalore art foundation, rainbow art society’s best artist award, mysore dasara, t.p. kailasam award, award of d.r. bendre geleyara balaga dharwad, more than ten solo & group shows in various places of karnataka. His paintings selected in repute exhibitions including karnataka lalithakala academy’s art contest, s.c.z.c.c. nagpur, participated many camps including Karnataka kala mela,
Landscape camp at madikeri, traditional artist camp kondajji,
Samskara bharati’s national level camp, karavali utsava,
Kitturu utsava, water colour camp at surpur, igrms Mysore, klka bangalore,chitrakala mantap raichur.
Served as jury Mysore dassera art contest, g.u.g. (rajyotsava kala prashasthi), ex member Karnataka lalithakala academy, banga.