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J. NELSON KENNEDY

Born : 1963, Tamilnadu

 

Qualification

Graduate in Painting – 1987
Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai.

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Awards

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1993 – State Academy of Art, Chennai

1992 – Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore

1993 – Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad

1996 – National Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi

Scholarship

1992 - 93 Research Grant - Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi,

2000 - Junior Fellowship Award H.R.D. Department of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi

 

Exhibition Participated

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National Exhibition Lalit Kala  Academy-New Delhi,

Tamilnadu State Academy, Chennai

Regional Art Exhibition-LKA, Chennai

All India Art Exhibition, Hyderabad,

All India Art Exhibition- Manipur,

Chitra Kala Parishad- Bangalore

All India Art Exhibition- Calcutta.

Summer Art Festival, New York

 

Solo & Group Show

1993 -    Heritage Art Gallery, Chennai

1994 -    Windsor Manor, Bangalore

1995 -    Art “O” Assamblage, Chennai

1996 -    Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

1996 -    Madras An Emotion,
     A Major Gruop Exhibition by Values Art Foundation, Chennai,

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1997 -    Group Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademy, Chennai,

1998 -    Group Exhibtion at Chennai

1999 -    Group Exhibtion at Chennai

2000 -    Group Exhibtion at Chennai

2001 -    Group Exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2001 -    Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2002 -    Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai

2003 -    Lakshna Art Gallery, Bangalore

2004 -    Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai

2005 -    Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai
2005 - Chitrakala Prashad, Bangalore
2005 - State Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2007 -    Group Exhibition
     at Jehangir Art Gallery,  Mumbai

2007 -    Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai

2008 -    Group Show, Delhi

2009 -    Nehru Art Centre, Mumbai

2009 -    Cholamandalam Artist Village, Chennai

2009 -    Ray O Art Gallery, Chennai

2010 – Lakshana Art Gallery, Chennai

2010 – Arodhan Arty Gallery, Pondicherry

2010 – Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai

2011 – Arodhan Art Gallery, Pondicherry

2011 – Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi

2011 – Nehru Center, Mumbai

2011 – Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai

2011 – Triveni art Academy, New Delhi

2012 – Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai

2013 – Jahingir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2014 – Lakshana Art Gallery, Chennai

2014 – Art Houz, Chennai

2014 – Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai.

2016 - Lakshmi Art Gallery, Chennai.

2018 – Kala Mela, New Delhi

2018 – Lakshna Art Gallary, Chennai

2018 – Kasthuri Srinivasa Art Gallary, Coimbatore

 

Camp

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1994 - Lalit Kala Academy Painting Camp at Gadag

1996 - Lalit Kala Academy Painting Camp at Chennai

1997 - Tamilnadu State Academy, Chennai

1998 - Painting Camp at Pondicherry

2008 – Lalit Kala Academy Camp, Raipur

2016 - Tamilnadu Tamail Valarchithurain, Chennai

2016 - Painting Camp at SIGA, Chennai

Important Collections

Government Museum-Chennai

Lalit Kala Academy-Delhi

Lalit Kala Academy-Chennai

Chennai International Airport

Citi Bank-Chennai

Titan-Tutucorin

Karoor Vaisya Bank-Chennai

PORR&SONS-Chennai & Madurai

Sindoori Hotel-Chennai

MRF-Chennai

Axles India Pvt. Ltd-Chennai

Lakshmi General Finance-Chennai

Valluvar Kottam-Chennai

Indian Oil Corporation, Chennai

Film Chamber-Chennai

First Leasing Finance

Club Mahindra

Reliance, Mumbai

Rany and Company, Mumbai

and many private collection in India & Abroad.