• Sunil Padwal

    Sunil Padwal was born in Mumbai in the year 1968.

    Bold, simple, immaculate - are a few adjectives that would describe Sunil and his work. They catch your eye even if you are just passing by, and this glimpse takes you into a journey of thought and reflection. Every time you view Sunil's paintings they reveal a new facet, pushing you into a new realm of thought. He incorporates the human figure in his paintings in the same vein - building it in and out of the surface. Initially, these figures were mere spectators in the composition of the artwork, but now they appear to be active participants, asserting their presence and subtly revealing the mystery behind their form.

  • Education

    • 1989 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Applied Art), Sir J.J.Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai

  • Exibitions

    Selected Solo Exhibitions

    • 2011-12 'Soliloquies : Notes from the Drawing Book', Gallery BMB, Mumbai
    • 2008 'Myopia', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2007 'Numb', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
    • 2000 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1997 Jehngir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1994 'Face to Face', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

    Selected Group Exhibitions

    • 2011 'At Walden Pond', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
    • 2011 'Paper Tongues', Exhibit 320, New Delhi
    • 2010-11 'Public Enemy Number 1', Exhibit 320, New Delhi
    • 2010 'Love to Live', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
    • 2010 'A. SYCO', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
    • 2010 'The Way We Are', Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata
    • 2010 'Figures in Sculptures and Paintings', Jamaat Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2009 'Beyond the Form', Bajaj Capital Art House; Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2009 'New Fables: Contemporary Voices', Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
    • 2009 'Deep In Black', Galerie Muller and Plate, Munich
    • 2008 'Faces', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2008 'X at the rate of Jehangir', presented by Art Musings at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2008 'Postvisual World', Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2008 'Different Strokes', Tulika Arts Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2007 'Embodied', Art and Soul, Mumbai
    • 2007 'Understanding Oneness in Diversity', Kitab Mahal, Mumbai
    • 2000 'Artistree- A Tribute to the Female Figurative Form', Gallery Pagasus, New Delhi
    • 2000 'A Sorrowful Mystery-Jesus Christ', National Gallery Of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
    • 2000 'Indian Contemporary', Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
    • 1999 'Flashback,Flashforward', a RPG Art Show at Jehangir Art GAllery, Mumbai
    • 1999 'Art with Heart', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
    • 1998 'Art for CRY', Y.B. Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1997 'A page from my Diary', Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1997 Galerie Martini, Hong-kong
    • 1997 'Fifty Years of Freedom of Expression', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1997 'Fifty Years of Freedom', Natonal GAllery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
    • 1996 Three Visions, Hong-Kong
    • 1996 The Arts Trust Collection, Y.B.Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1996 'A Tribute to Mother Teressa', Jehangir Art GAllery, Mumbai,Kolkata
    • 1995 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

    Participations

    • 2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
    • 2012 'Synergy 2012', 12th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2010 'Master’s Corner', organized by Indian Contemporary Art Journal at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; India International Art Fair, New Delhi
    • 2010 'Contemporary Printmaking In India', presented by Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2010 'Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2009 'The Miniature Format Show', Sans Tache Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1996-2000 'Harmony Show', Nehru Centre, Mumbai

    Honours and Awards

    • 1990 Communication Artist's Guild(CAG) Award*
    • 1998 Emerging Artist of the Year, The Harmony Show III, Nehru Centre, Mumbai

    Sunil Padwal lives and works in Mumbai.