• Ajit Deswandikar

    Ajit Deswandikar was born in Mumbai in the year 1973.

    Ajit has created lifestyles like new age chronicles in his paintings. In his work metropolitan appear as new age reality. This metropolitan ubiquitous though that result in expressive process illustrate in his paintings. Instead of generating narrative brief, his paintings project inner expression and state of mind with medium he chooses. With acrylic and oil paint, he applies transparent flow of acrylic color to overlap opaque oil paint which supports the subject to expressive spontaneity. The use of material like steel engraving line and reflection of viewer makes subject more curios and sensitive, it creates new added dimensions in space.

  • Education

    • 1994 - B.F.A. from J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai
    • 1996 - M.F.A. from J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai

  • Exibitions

    • 1997 - Art Plaza Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 1997 - Son-Et Lumiere Art Gallery
    • 1998 - Design Centre Art Gallery, Thane
    • 1999 - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2001 - Nehru Center Art Gallery
    • 2002 - Oberoi Art Gallery
    • 2003 - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2005 - Inside Outside
    • 2007 - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2008 - Singapore Art Fair
    • 2009 - Artist Center Art Gallery, Mumbai
    • 2011 – Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai

    Honours and Awards

    • 1994 - Prize for best portrait in annual exhibition Sir J.J. School of art
    • 1995 - Lord Mayo award for portrait in annual exhibition Sir J.J. School of art 
    • 1995 - For portrait in 9th all India art contest held by south zone, Nagpur
    • 1996 - Certificate award for painting in 10th all India art contest south cultural center, Nagpur
    • 1998 - Award in Bombay art society certificate award
    • 1999 - Art society of India -best entry award
    • 2001- Award in Camlin Art competition

    Ajit Deswandikar lives and works in Mumbai.