Rajesh Kumar

Qualification:

Born:23 March,1976
1999BFA,withFirst Class(in Plastic Arts) ,Faculty of Visual Arts ,BHU, Varanasi 2001MFA,withFirstClass(in Plastic Arts).FacultyofVisualArts,BHU,Varanasi

SpecializationinStonecarving&MetalCasting UGC NET Qualified Dec- 2008

SixMonthTrainingCoursesinConservationofanArtObjectsfromNRLC,Lucknow

Scholarships:

1996-97MeritScholarship,BHU

1998-00NationalCulturalScholarship,MinistryofHRD.DeptofCulture,GovtofIndia 2001-02 UP State Scholarship by UP State Lalit Kala Academy ,Lko

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Award&Medals:

KingCharl‟sMemorial ArtExhibition „Technex98‟IIT,BHU 1998,99 Annual Art Exihibition,BHU

1998-99EastZoneYouthFestivalbyAIUNewDelhiatVisva-Bharati,Shantinikatan 1998-99 National Youth Festival by AIU New Delhi at Calicut, Govt of India

1999ClayModellingCamp.AllahabadMuseum,DeptofCulture,Govt.ofIndia 2000 „The Impact‟ Sketch Competition, BHU

2000„Avantika‟InternationalArtExihitibion ,NewDelhi

200022nd State ArtExhibition, UP StateLalit kala Academy,UP 20002ndAllIndiaArtPeopleDrawingExhibition,NewDelhi2000 14th All India Art Exhibition ,SCZCC,Nagpur.

2002AIFACSAward,StateLevelExhibition,UP

2011AIFACS Award,AllIndiafine ArtsamdCraftSociety, NewDelhi20172ndKashiNational ArtExhibition,orgbyIFA in collaboration with UP Lalit Kala Academy(08/04/2017)

2019NationalEducationLeadershipAwardbyOrbitservicePvtLtd.Kolkata(17/11/2019)

2021BhartiyaKalaSammanArtExcellenceAwardbyAjantaElloraInternationalArtGallery,Maharastra 2019“INDIRA GANDHI PRIYADARSHANI AWARD” for sculptureArt by IBC, New Delhi

2022BHARTIYAKALASANMANARTEXCELLENCEAWARDbyAjanta AlloraInternationalartGallery,Maharastra

SAMMAN

2016“YOUTHACHIEVERSAWARD-2016”forsculpturebyLucknowExpressionSociety (on the occasion ofLucknowLiterature Festival-2016)

2016PURVANCHALRATNAALANKARANbyUPpatrakarParishad,Varanasi(12/02/2017) 2019 SILVER MEDAL-SCULPTURE in 5th all India Online Art Competition,27 Art Point 2023 Got SAMMAN PATRA by District Magistrate,Araria on the Occasion of Bihar Diwas 2023 Got Samman Patra by Nagar Parishad, Araria,Bihar on occation of 15Aug,2023

OneManShows:

1998“NagarjunaGantavyakiore98”VinaPaniClub,Darbhanga

1998ExhibitionofSculpture,BHU,SponsoredbyLalitkalaAcademy ,UP.

2001ExhibitionofSculpture,BHU,SponsoredbyLalitkalaAcademy ,UP.

GroupShows:

1998”Sristi“VisualArts,BHU

1998”Criation98“ HotelTajGanges,Varanasi 1999 ‘Srijan99‟Kuber Complex ,Varanasi 1999„Saransh‟VisualArtsGallery,BHU

1999-2000GalerieGanga-Tat,Varanasi

2001AGroupShowofBronzeSculpture,UPStateLalitKalaAcademy,UP 2015 A Group show of sculpture org by Bihar Lalit kala Academy,Patna

2016AGroupExhibition”ANTAHDARSHAN”atLKARegionalCenter,LKO(03-09Nov,2016)

2016InvitedAGroupExhibition”KASHI DARSHAN”atIndiraGandhiPratisthan,LKO(18-20Nov,2016) ( by Lucknow Expression Society)

2017KashiDarshanArtExhibitionorgbySankatMochanFoudation,Varanasi(16-21April) 2021 International Art Exhibition by Ajanta Ellora International Art Gallery,Maharastra 2023InternationalArtExhibitionatMOKSHAMSHARNAMArtGallery,Rachi,Jharkhand

Participations:

KingCharl‟sMemorial artExhibition „Technex98‟IIT,BHU 1998,99,2000 Annual Art Exihibition,,BHU

1998ZonalYouthArtExhibitionOrgbyUPStateLalitKalaAcademy&BHU 1998 21st State ArtExhibition, UP StateLalit Kala Academy ,UP

1998-99EastZoneYouthFestivalbyAIUNewDelhiatVisva-Bharati,Shantinikatan 1998-99 National Youth Festival by AIU New Delhi at Calicut, Govt of India

1999ClayModellingCamp,AllahabadMuseum,DeptofCulture,Govt.ofIndia 2000 „The Impact‟ Sketch Competition, BHU

2000„Avantika‟InternationalArtExhibition ,New Delhi

200022ndStateArtExhibition,UPStateLalitKalaAcademy,UP 2000 2nd All India Art People Drawing Exhibition, New Delhi 200014th All India Art Exhibition ,SCZCC, Nagpur

2001AIFACS,StateLevelExhibition, CollegeofArtandCrafts,Patna

2001RegionalArtExhibitionbyUPStateLalit Kala Academy,atABCArtGallery,VNS 2002Annual Exhibition2002,BirlaAcademy of Arts & Culture, Kolkata

2002AIFACS,StateLevelExhibition,LKA,UP

2008 28ndState ArtExhibition, UP StateLalit Kala Academy ,UP. 2009-1012thAllIndiaExhibition,UPStateLalitKalaAcademy,Lko. 2010-1129thStateArtExhibition,UP StateLalitKala Academy,UP. 2011All India fine Arts and Craft Society, New Delhi

2013InterExchangeArtExhibition,byUPStateLalitKalaAcademy,Lko 2013 86th All India fine Arts and Craft Society, New Delhi

201487thAllIndiafineArtsandCraftSociety,NewDelhi

2015RegionalArtExhibitionbyUPStateLalitKalaAcademy,atAhiwashiKalaDirgha,BHU.VNS(29June-4July) 2015 Art Exhibition , Uttar Pradesh Mahotsav,at Bharat Bhavan ,Bhopal (10-19July)

20151stStateArtExhibition,BiharLalitKalaAcademy,Patna

20172ndKashiNationalArtExhibition,OrgbyIFAincollaborationwithUPLalitKalaAcademy(4-8/04/2017)

Camps&Workshops:

1997AllIndiaArtistCamp,CollegeofArtandCrafts,Patna

1997Isreal-IndiaMinifestWorkshop,Varanasi 1998 International Camp,Visual Arts,BHU

1998TerracottaCamp,org.byTheFolkArtMuseum,Lucknow

2000Multi–MediaArtistCamp,OrgbyLalit KalaAcademy,UP2002 Sculpture Camp, Org. by UP Lalit Kala Academy ,UP 2002 Sculptors‟ Camp Org. by RLLK &Takhman-98 atUdaipur

2005SiteSpecificWorkshop2005,CollegeofArts&Crafts,PatnaUniversity,Patna

2005ShilpSrijanWorkshop2005,BiharLalitKalaAcademy,Patna2008StoneCarvingWorkshop,orgbyLalitKalaAcademy,UP. 2008 Multi –Media Workshop ,org byLalit Kala AcademyRegional Center , Lko.

2009AllIndiaMulti-MediaCamp.OrgbyWZCC&Takhman-98atShilpgram,Udaipur

2015AllIndiaArtCampatMorena,GwaliourorgbyPeoplesArt India

2015NationalcampatCollageofarts&CraftsPatnaorgbuHigherEduDeptt.GovtofBihar 2016 Regional Sculptors Camp at Jaisalmer, org by RLKK,Lko & WZCC,Udaipur

2021InternationalArtExhibitionbyAjantaElloraInternationalArtGallery,Maharastra

OrganizedProgramme:

2009“SammanaurKalaPradarshan”AtCandauliSponceredbySLKA.UP 2011 “Summer Vacational Visual Arts Training Camp”At Darbhanga

2011 “District level Painting Competition” Sponcered by SLKA.UP 2020EndlessJourneyVirchualArtExhibitionof!00ArtistinPandemicPeriod 2021 Homage to Heritage –AJANTA Virchual Art Exhibition of NINE Artist

Collections :

UP StateLalit Kala Academy ,UP . SCZCC, Nagpur , Nagarjuna Shodh Sansthan,DarbhangaD.S.D. Memorial Center,Gagipur,UP,Takhman-98,Udaipur , Awadh Kunj Park,Lucknow , College of Arts and Crafts ,Patna, Bihar Lalit Kala Academy,Patna, LucknowUniversty,Lko LalitKala Academy RegionalCenter ,Lko,WZCC,Udaipur,ProfB.S.Katt,Prof Namwar Singh & Others

Slide,Talk&Demonstration:2007AtApeejaycollageoffineArts,Jalandhar

2018AtCollageofArt&Craft,LucknowUniversity,UP.

2028ResourcepersoninSUMMERTrainingCampatMGKV.GangapurVaranasi

2020OrganisedbyApeejaycollageoffineArts,Jalandhar

2024 A Five Days Sculpture Workshop at DADA LAKHMI CHAND STATEUNIVERSITYofPERFORMING&VISUALARTs,ROHTAK

ArtTalkandLiveProgramAttendedbyAIRPrasarBharati

ArtClassesinVisualArtonSWYAMPRABHANationalEducationalChannel Many Short Story Published in Magazine written by me

AppointedasanExaminer:BanarasHinduUniversityVaranasi,2009-10&2012

AppointedasaJuryMember:byHindusthanPaperltdon27thnov16inInterSchoolPainting Competition.

RegionalLevelDancesCompetitionatKV.Araria(PatnaRegion)

AtPresent:WorkingasanArtTeacherinPMSHRIJNV.ArariaUnderNVS,MinistryofEducation

(Govt.ofIndia)

WorkingExperiences:

Bharat Kala Bhavan ,Varanasi (as a Modeler) AllahabadMuseum,Allahabad(asanInstructor)

CorrespondenceAdd:-

RAJESHKUMAR(Sculptor),

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