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Manu Parekh

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Not to be confused withManu Munsi.

Manu Parekh
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
OccupationPainter
SpouseMadhvi Parekh
AwardsPadma Shri
Lalit Kala AkademiAward
Birla Academy of Art and Culture Award
All India Fine Arts and Crafts SocietyAward
Silver Plaque -President of India

Manu Parekhis an Indian painter, known for his several paintings on the city ofVaranasi.Reported to be influenced byRabindranath TagoreandRam Kinker Baij,Parekh is a recipient of the 1982Lalit Kala AkademiAward.[1]TheGovernment of Indiaawarded him the fourth highest civilian award of thePadma Shri,in 1991.[2]

Biography

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Parekh was born in 1939 in Ahmedabad, in the Indian state ofGujarat[1]and graduated in Arts from theSir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art,Mumbai in 1962[3]where he had the opportunity to train under Mukund Shroff.[4]Later he also had a short stint at theNational School of Drama.[5]Starting his career in the theatre, he worked as an actor and stage designer for one year and joinedWeavers' Service Centre,MumbaiofPupul Jayakaras art designer in 1963 where he stayed for two years. He shifted his base toKolkatain 1965 and, in 1974, moved toNew Delhi,joiningHandicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of Indiaas a Design Consultant. He left the corporation later to pursue his career as a freelance artist.[4]

Parekh has had several group exhibitions and theModern Paintingexhibition at theNational Gallery of Modern Artin 1982,Hirschhom Museexhibition at theSmithsonian Institution,Washington DC the same year and the travelling exhibition,Seven Artistsare some of the notable ones.[6]Apart from the solo shows at Bose Pacia Modern in New York and at ARKS Gallery in London,Small Drawingsat Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Mumbai in 1991,Ritual Oblationsat Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi in 1999,Portraits of Flower and Landscapes of Riverat Jehangir Art Gallery and Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2003,Banarasat Vadehra Art Gallery, in 2004 andBanaras – Eternity Watches Timeat Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007 were the notable among his solo exhibitions.[1]He has participated in two Triennales in India in 1975 and 1978 andHelpAge Indiahas utilised his works for mobilising funds by presenting them at auctions at Sotheby's, Bombay in 1989 and Andasprey (U.K.) in 1991.[7]

Parekh has served as the Exhibition Commissioner forMadhubani Paintingshow in Italy and Denmark andContemporary Indian Paintingat the Festival of India at Stockholm in 1987.[7]After the Birla Academy of Art and Culture award of 1971, he received theAll India Fine Arts and Crafts Society(AIFACS) award and the Silver Plaque of the President of India in 1972.[8]AIFACS award came his way once more in 1974 and in 1982, he received the National Art Award from theLalit Kala Akademi.[4]Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta honoured him again in 1991[8]and the Government of India included him in theRepublic Day Honourslist, the same year, for the civilian honour of thePadma Shri.[2]

Parekh is married to well known contemporary artistMadhvi.The couple has been living in New Delhi ever since1974.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Saffronart profile".Saffronart. 2015.Retrieved10 October2015.
  2. ^ab"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.
  3. ^abcd"Contemporary Indian Art profile".Contemporary Indian Art. 2015.Retrieved10 October2015.
  4. ^"Encapsulating Manu Parekh's life and art".he Arts Trust. 2015.Retrieved10 October2015.
  5. ^ab"Professional Artists".India Art. 2015.Retrieved10 October2015.
  6. ^ab"Indian Art Circle profile".Indian Art Circle. 2015.Retrieved10 October2015.
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