Laxman Pai

Laxman Pai
Born (1926-01-21) 21 January 1926
Madgaon, Goa, India
Occupation Painter
Known for Contemporary paintings
Awards Padma Shri
Nehru Award
Goa State Award
National Award
Lalit Kala Akademi Award
Mayo Medal
Website laxmanpai.com/default.asp

Laxman Pai is an Indian artist and painter.[1] He is a former principal of the Goa College of Art, a post he held from 1977 to 1987.[2] Pai is a recipient of several awards[3] including the civilian honour of Padma Shri, awarded by the Government of India.[4]

Biography

Pai was born in Madgaon, Goa on 21 January 1926.[5][6] He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai from 1943 to 1947, and was awarded the Mayo Medal in 1947.[5][7] He moved to Paris in 1951, then a major art centre, where he pursued his art in the company of the Indian artists Sadanand Bakre, Syed Haider Raza, Francis Newton Souza and Akbar Padamsee.[7] After further training at the École des Beaux-Arts, he stayed in Paris for ten years during which he held ten solo exhibitions in the city.[7] His work was exhibited widely, including exhibitions in London, Munich, Hanover, Stuttgart, New York, Bremen, San Francisco, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa and São Paulo.[2] He participated in the Biennale de Paris (1961), the Tokyo Biennale (1963) and the São Paulo Biennale (1963).[5] In 2006 he had a retrospective exhibition in Paris.[5]

Returning to India, he took up the post of the principal of the Goa College of Art in 1977 and served the institution until 1987.[2] His paintings are on display at Ben and Abby Grey Foundation, New York Public Library, Berlin Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Paris, Madras Museum, Nagpur Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and Punjab University Museum.[2]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Christies profile". Christies The Art People. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jay Salian profile". Jay Salian. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Saffron Art profile". Saffron Art. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blouartinfo profile". Blouartinfo. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Biography Laxman Pai". Ask Art. 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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