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Born in Otur, Maharashtra in 1952. He completed his education at Abhinav Kala Vidyalaya, Pune in 1971. Since 1979, Awchat has held 8 major solo shows in one of which he exhibited 60 ink drawings and in another 200 pai...
Born in Otur, Maharashtra in 1952. He completed his education at Abhinav Kala Vidyalaya, Pune in 1971. Since 1979, Awchat has held 8 major solo shows in one of which he exhibited 60 ink drawings and in another 200 paintings. His figurative works have portrayed Farmers, Police, Warkaris, Curtains, Clowns and Parampara. He is currently working on an "Actor Series". In his 1994 show "Paper and People" he had exhibited bronzes. Like painting and sculpting, writing is also his passion. He has already published 4 books - "Madam" was his first venture, followed by "Dhurkat"(grey) and "Window", a collection of short stories. His 4th book was an autobiography of G.A. Kulkarni "Portrait of a Writer". He is currently working on 3 more books. "Studio", "A Collection of Essays" and "Dome" which recounts his experience whilst painting the Dome at Torrent Pharmaceuticals at Ahmedabad. Awchat's paintings are near realist portraits which are sensitively juxtaposed with bright patches of freely laid paint, often with Sanskrit calligraphy. Awchat lives and works in Mumbai.
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Born in Otur, Maharashtra in 1952. He completed his education at Abhinav Kala Vidyalaya, Pune in 1971. Since 1979, Awchat has held 8 major solo shows in one of which he exhibited 60 ink drawings and in another 200 paintings. His figurative works have portrayed Farmers, Police, Warkaris, Curtains, Clowns and Parampara. He is currently working on an "Actor Series". In his 1994 show "Paper and People" he had exhibited bronzes. Like painting and sculpting, writing is also his passion. He has already published 4 books - "Madam" was his first venture, followed by "Dhurkat"(grey) and "Window", a collection of short stories. His 4th book was an autobiography of G.A. Kulkarni "Portrait of a Writer". He is currently working on 3 more books. "Studio", "A Collection of Essays" and "Dome" which recounts his experience whilst painting the Dome at Torrent Pharmaceuticals at Ahmedabad. Awchat's paintings are near realist portraits which are sensitively juxtaposed with bright patches of freely laid paint, often with Sanskrit calligraphy. Awchat lives and works in Mumbai.