PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Education

Work

Publications

Books

Readings

Solo Shows

Awards

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts from College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Work

Worked at Lalith Kala Akademi Studios at Madras and Calcutta during 1990 to 1992. Taught Art at Rani Birla High School, Calcutta, 1992

Former member of the Lalit Kala Akademi and Sahitya Akademi-2006

Former Member of Lalita Kala Akademi Kerala -2022-23-24-25

Publications

Published poetry in: Sahitya Akadami Journal, Indian Literature, The Poetry Chain, Haritham and other journals and magazines. 

Published poetry in: Mosaic by Unisun Publications, Bangalore-2008.

Published stories in: ‘Many rooms many Voices’ by Katha Lok. 

Stories in anthology- Shrinking Women and ‘The Curse of the Bird’ by Unisun Publications, Bangalore-2008. 

Story won the third place in the Unisun-British Council competition-2007

Story in South Asian Review-Creative Writing Issue-2008

Anthology Ink links- women short story writers, Bangalore- Bhelpuri-2009

Door in the Wall- 2013

Chicken soup for the Single Soul anthology-2011

North East and Southern Writers’ Meet- Sahitya Akademi, Kochi-2017

Heart Strings-Prose and poetry anthology edited by Sanjula Sharma- 2023

Books

Book of verse, “Nothing is Safe”- Writers Workshop, Calcutta

Naalkavalayile Kuttichathan- stories in Malayalam by Purna Publishers-2011

The Little book of Serendipity- 2013

Readings

Sahitya Akademi- Kochi and Bangalore 

Art Mantram Writer’s table-2023 

Spotlight with Sandhya Mendonca-2022 

Total environment group -2021’23

Speaker at the Mysore Literary fest -2024

Glass House Poetry festival BIC Bangalore-2024

Bengaluru Poetry festival- 2024

Art Mantram- India International Center- Delhi

Kerala International center, Writer’s table- TVM, Kanyakumari-2025

Solo Shows

2022    MKF Museum of Art Bangalore

2013    Art world, Chennai

2012    Sara Arakkal gallery, Bangalore

2010    Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2010    Chaitanya Art Gallery, Kochi

2009    Time and Space Gallery, Bangalore

2005    Chitra Kala Parishat, Bangalore

2005    Lalit Kala Akademi, Kochi

2003    Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2003    Art Heritage, New Delhi

2001    Art Heritage, New Delhi
2001    Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
1998    Easel Gallery, Madras
1998    Art Heritage, New Delhi
1996    Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995    Lalith Kala Academy, Cochin
1993    Lalith Kala Academy, New Delhi
1993    Chitram Art Gallery, Cochin
1992    Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
1991    Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta
1990    Grindlays Art Gallery, Madras

Group Shows, Curation and Art Workshops

2025    Presence of Absence in Man- Kochi and Delhi

2024    Deva YanamMahakavi G Cultural centre Kochi-

2024    Mahakavi G cultural centre Kochi- Bindhi Rajagopal

2024    Indian Art facebook group-R Gopakumar

2023    Beyond being Woman- Dakshinachitra Chennai

2023    Nanappa art gallery Kochi- Annual Show

2023    Espace Sorbonne 4 galerie Paris- Indian exposition

2023   ABC Biennale Kochi- Alice in Wonderland art workshop

2022    Palette People art gallery Mattancherry-Kochi

2022    K-Art- InKo centre Cltr Collaboration-Myriad Nuances

2021    Lokame Tharavadu- Kochi Biennale Foundation

2021    Conversations Home Coming LT Biennale Foundation

2020    ‘Out of the box’ Galerie de arts- video and cnversations

2018    A Stillness project-‘Love thy Labyrinth’ Munnar, Kerala

2017    Under the Rain tree- Women Art, literary festival B’lore

2017    Srishti Outpost @ Mill Hall Biennale, Kochi

2017    Students Workshop “Cell and I’ GPS Kochi, Biennale

2017    White walls gallery, Kochi- Interpreting Resonance

2016    Annual show- Sara Arakkal gallery, Bangalore

2016    Art houz – Small is Beautiful, Bangalore  

2015    Kerala Kala Peetom-Durbar Hall gallery Ernakulam

2015    Kerala Kala Peetom- Women artists- Ernakulam

2015    Gallery Beyond, Mumbai

2015    Poetry in Colours- Gallerie de arts- Bangalore

2015    Art Mantram- Bangalore

2014    3rd space lab Collective-Exploratory museum San Francisco

2014    Sara Arakkal Gallery, Bangalore

2015    Lalitha Kala Akademi gallery, kochi

2012    Annual Show, Sara Arakkal gallery, Bangalore

2011    All India art camp at kollam, Kerala by Kalarangam

2011    Eclectic Hues-Kalarang, Art mantram at ITC Windsor-B’lore

2011    Gallery Sara Arakkal- Annual show-Bangalore

2010    Chitra kala Parishat- Bangalore

2010    Lalit kala akademi gallery -Goa

2010    Kalpavriksha- Icon Art Gallery- Hyderabad    

2010    Power of line- Gallery Sara Arakkal, Bangalore

2009    Annual show- Gallery Sara Arakkal, Bangalore

2007    Women Artists at Durbar Hall art gallery, Cochin

2007    Annual show at Sara Arakkal gallery

2006    Mapping the South-Vinyasa art gallery at Chennai,      

        Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi

2006    Annual show at Sara Arakkal Gallery, Bangalore 

2004   The Feminine Eye- Sara Arakkal Gallery, Bangalore

2004    Lalith Kala Akademi, Calicut 

2003    Time & Space, Bangalore
2003    Sara Arakkal Gallery, Bangalore
2003    Windsor Manor Gallery, Bangalore
2002    Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore
2001    Cupa Art – Rightlines Gallery, Bangalore
2000    Eye of the South – Art in Crafts, Cymroza, Mumbai
2000    The Eternal Embrace – Art in Craft, Dubai
1999    Artists for Kargil – Rennaissance Gallery, Bangalore
1997    International Women’s Camp – Alliance Francaise
1997    Mareechika Art Gallery, Cochin
1997    Tribute to Mother Theresa-Gallery Sumukha, B’lore
1994    Exhibit A – Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore
1994    Kalagramam, Mahe
1993    Jamar Art Gallery, Cincinnati, USA

1991    Regional Art Exhibition, Madras
1991    Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore
1991    Annual Show – Birla Academy, Calcutta
1991    Regional Art Exhibition, Calcutta
1991    Graphic Workshop – Arts Acre, Calcutta
1990    Alliance Francaise, Calcutta
1990    CMC Gallery, Madras
1990    Biennale, Bhopal
1989    Max Muller Bhavan, Madras
1988    Regional Art Exhibition, Madras

1988    Kerala Kala Peetom, Cochin

Awards

Most Original Work – Introduction 1991, India International centre, Calcutta
Ministry of Human Resource Development Scholarship, 1990