V Nagdas

1982 National Diploma in Painting, College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, Kerala

1984 Post Diploma in Graphic Arts, Vishva Bharati University, Santiniketan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Kaleidoscope Art Gallery, Baroda, Gujarat

2006 Ravindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi

1986 Art Heritage gallery, New Delhi

1986 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

1986 Cymroza Art Gallery, Bombay

1985 State Lalit Kala Akademy Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala

1984 Nandan Art Gallery, Kala Bhawan, Santiniketan, West Bengal

1982 Museum Auditorium, Trivandrum, Kerala.



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 “Timeless Embrace” Prints and Paintings, Gallery Art Eterne, New Delhi

2011 "Untitled", Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi

2010 “Colors of Liberation” by Colors Corridor Art Gallery, New Delhi

2010 “Vignette” Painting Exhibition, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi

2010 “51 Contemporary Artists of India”, Commonwealth Games, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi

2010 “Sunrise in the East”, Central Lalit Kala Akademy Regional Centre, Bhubaneshwar

2010 "Colors of Rejoice", India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

2010 “Defining Colors”, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi

2010 "Colors of Infinity", Travancore Art Gallery, by Colors Corridor, New Delhi

2009 "Chiaroscuro", Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

2007 "Nostalgia", Lokayata Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi

2007 "Empreinte" Print Exhibition at Suruchi Art Gallery, New Delhi

2007 East Zone Culture Centre Art Gallery by RAD & EZCC, Kolkata

2006 Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2006 “Canvas” Paintings Exhibition at Lokayata Mulk Raj Centre, New Delhi

2005 Painting Exhibition at Lokayata Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi

2004 Samukha Art Gallery, Bangalore

2004 Painting Exhibition at Samokal Art Gallery, Kolkata

2004 50th year, Lalit Kala Academy Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi

2004 Nehru Art Gallery, Bhilai, Chattisgarh

2003 Gallery Pegasus, Hyderabad

2002 Painting Exhibition, Nehru Art Gallery, Bhilai

2000 Cymroza Art Gallery with British Council at Bombay, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi

1996, 93 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay

1995 Govt. Fine Arts College, Trivandrum, Kerala




PARTICIPATIONS

2009 14th Biennale Internationale de la Gravure et des Nouvelles Images de Sarcelles, Canada

2008 “Current Impressions" Indian Printmakers, Frank Museum of Art, Westerville, USA

2007 Indo Dubai Cultural Art Exhibition, Dubai

2006 Print Exhibition at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka in Mauritius

2006 International Print Biennial, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

2005 Contemporary Exhibition of Prints by HBSC Bank in London

2004 Indo-U.S. Print Exhibition at New York, New Delhi, Chandigarh & Jaipur

1996 International Print Biennial, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

1992 ‘City Utsav’, an Art exhibition of Mumbai

1991 International Print Biennial, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

1990 3rd International Asian European Art Biennial at Ankara, Turkey

1990 Art Biennial, International Art Exhibition by Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

1989 International Print Biennial by Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

1986 Contemporary Printmaking in India, festival of India, USA

1983 ‘Graphics 82’, An All India Exhibition of Prints at Chandigarh

1982 ‘Group8’, All India Prints Exhibition at New Delhi

1980 Vayalar Memorial Art Exhibition at Calicut, Kerala

2009 “Guru Sandipani Rashtriya Kala Acharya Samman” by Kalavart Nyas, Ujjain

2009 “Best Teacher” by Hero Honda Group, Shikshak Mitra Yojana, Khairagarh, Chhatisgarh

2006 Special Grand prize, International Print Biennial Award Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

2006 Grand Award, 78th Annual Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi

2006 Artist of the year, Lokayata Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi

2005 High Commendation Award for Print by SCZCC, Nagpur

2004 Kala Kausthub Samman, by Kalavart Nyas, Ujjain

2001 Certificate of Honour at 5th National Art Festival, Kalavart Nyas, Ujjain

2000 National Academy Award, 42nd National Art Exhibition, Central Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi

1999 National Award, Rendezvous, Punjab Lalit Kala Akademy, Chandigarh

1997 National Award for Print, 68th All India Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi

1996 International Award for Print, Art Biennial, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal

1996 67thNational Award for Print, AIFACS, New Delhi

1996 National Award for Print, 10th All India Art Contest, SCZCC, Nagpur

1995 National Award, 1st Biennial Print Exhibition, Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneshwar

1990 to 1992 Senior Fellowship of the Ministry of Human Resource, Deptt. of Culture, New Delhi

1990 62nd National Award for Painting, AIFACS, Delhi

1990 National Award for Painting, Lord Rama Lord Krishna Prabhupada, Institute of Culture, Agra

1988 to 1989 Lalit Kala Akademy Research Fellowship by Central Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi

1987 National Award for Painting, Mahakoshal Chitrakala Parishad, Raipur, Chattisgarh

1987 17th State Art Exhibition award for Print of Kerala State Lalit Kala Akademy, Trichur

1987 National Award of “Group 8”, India Print Exhibition, New Delhi

1987 12th National Award for Print, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore

1987 National Award for Print, South Centre Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur

1987 Nehru Centenary Art Award for Painting by SAIL, Bhilai, Chattisgarh

1984 to 1986 National Scholarship by Ministry of Human Resource, Deptt. of Culture, New Delhi

1983 National Award by “Graphics82”, Chandigarh

1982 to 1984 Merit Scholarships by Vishva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal

1982 National Award by “Group8”, New Delhi

1978 to 1982 Kumara Pillai Scholarship at Govt. College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, Kerala

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