Viswanadhan at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
Une Histoire Partagée
A Shared Story
a 28 artists' work exhibition
18, rue de l'Hôtel de Ville - 75004 Paris - Salles E. M. Sandoz et M. David-Weill.
Opening on September 10th, from 6pm to 8:30pm
(will last until October 3th).
Velu Viswanadhan was born in 1940 in Gudiyatharn, Tamilnadu.
He did his Diploma in Fine Arts from the Government College of Arts
and Crafts, Chennai, in 1963.
Between 1963-65, he received Government of India Research Cultural
Scholarship in Painting and Government of India Ministry of Education
Research Fellowship for Miniature Painting in 1989-91.
He has participated in various national and international exhibitions.
He has also attended a few artist camps in India like Artists Painting
Camp organized by Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore (1977), All India
Artists Painting camp in Yercaud organised by Tamilnadu State Lalit Kala Akademi, Figurative
Painting camp based on Folk Dances Madras and Artists camp since 1973 onwards at Mumbai,
Chennai, Bangalore , Kolkata and New Delhi.
He has been a recipient of the Tamilnadu State Lalit Kala Akademi award (1963,'64 and '94),
Mysore State Lalit Kala Akademi award (1965), Hyderabad Art Society award (1960,'62 and '63),
Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath award (1965,'70) and Andhra Academy of Arts award (1969),
State Wild Life Exhibition award (1965), Guest keen Williams, Kolkata (1964) and Indian
Christian Art Association, Mumbai (1982,'84 and '85).
His work can be found in several prominent international and national collections.
He lives and works in France.
See also Viswa in NY...
