Prasad

Prasad comes from a small coastal hamlet in Maharashtra. Although Prasad has no formal training in art he was mentored by artist Uday Palnitkar for a year and a half. His work reflects a great eye for detail and his brush strokes show depth and  maturity.

Vishwanath M. Palnitkar

Vishwnath M. Palnitkar was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He graduated from the JJ School of Arts in 1949. He established Pratibha Advertising in 1953, which went on to become India's number 01 advertising agency in 1973, with offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Pune. A trendsetter in its times Pratibha Advertising handled the portfolios of some of the big names in Indian commerce including Bajaj, Camel, LIC, Finolex, Bank of Maharashtra & Kirloskar. Mr. V. M. Palnitkar also started an interior design firm 'Indecor' in Pune. An avid landscape painter, he also picked out everyday scenes (a bustling temple square in Pune or the fisherwomen of Koliwada, Mumabi) as the subjects for his paintings.  He was a guide and mentor to his family, staff and friends. He died in 1999 in Pune, Maharashtra. 

Vidya Nag

VIDYA NAG is a native Bangalorean. Her formal education was in engineering, but her passion was art. Since childhood, she taught herself the techniques of using different media to explore and express this passion. Her art called her strongly enough that she decided to quit her job at WIPRO.

The series, Recollections: Aesthetic Sanctity is her first public presentation. These resulted from multiple visits to several Hoysala temples in Karnataka. Emphasizing details and the interplay of light and shadow Vidya has created that which captivated her in those monuments to Hoysala ingenuity.

Having found the joy in her art, Vidya plans to explore newer avenues.

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