Ashutosh Apte

Beautiful forms of Letters are the real sole for my work of art . I sow the seed of any Letter (alphabet) then pour some colors until the letter plant flourishes on my canvas, it blossoms and fruitful with letters . Which also provides me plenty of seeds to sow another plant of art .Beautiful forms of Letters are the real sole for my work of art . I sow the seed of any Letter (alphabet) then pour some colors until the letter plant flourishes on my canvas, it blossoms and fruitful with letters . Which also provides me plenty of seeds to sow another plant of art .Beautiful forms of Letters are the real sole for my work of art . I sow the seed of any Letter (alphabet) then pour some colors until the letter plant flourishes on my canvas, it blossoms and fruitful with letters . Which also provides me plenty of seeds to sow another plant of art . Ashutosh Apte Born - January 18, 1962 EDUCATION 1994 - Dip. in Art Education, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai 1991 - Master of Fine Arts, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai 1985 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Painting), Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai 1981 - Art teachers diploma, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE 2009 - Nehru Centre 2009 - 'Toranam', Mavelikara, Kerala 2008 - I Have Thousand Hands to Shake Hand, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2007 - Letters on one thousand paper boats, Installation, 'Voyage', Ratnagiri District 2007 - Nagpur School of Art, Nagpur 2005 - Lalit KAla Akademi, Lucknow 2004 - 'Akshar', With 1500 students of Mahadevi Birla School, Ravindra Sarowar Football Stadium, Kolkata 2004 - Birla Art Gallery, Kolkata 2003 - 'A Metamorphosis from Rural to Urban', Procession with Donkeys, Partapur, Rajasthan 2002 - 'Resonances and Reverberations', NGMA, Mumbai 2001 - Site Specific Installation, NGMA, Mumbai 2001 - 'Utpatti', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai 1997 - 'Natya Shastra', Chandivili Studio, Mumbai 1994 - 'Homeless' NCPA, Mumbai 1993 - 'Castling', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1991 - 'To the temple', Kalamela, Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai SOLO SHOW 2008 - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai JOINT SHOWS 2004 - 'Magic Moments, Artists' Centre, Mumbai 2000 - 'Untitled', Jehangir Art Gallery,Mumbai 1998 - 'Land Ahoy', Son-et-lumiere, Mumbai GROUP SHOWS 2009 - Group show Nehru Centre Art gallery, Mumbai 2007 - 'Contemporary Indian Painting', Exhibition organised by Garvaid Centre', Edinburgh 2007 - Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata 2001 - 'Aksharankan', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai 1995 - 'Art Teachers' Confession' Nehru Centre, Mumbai 1993 - 'Space and Time', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai CAMPS 2009 - Conceptual Art Camp, organised by Lalit Kala Academy, at Mavelikara, Kerala. 2006 - Organised by Gallery Sanskriti, at Maihar - Madhyapradesh 2006 - Artist Camp, organised by Kalavishkar, Mumbai 2004 - National Instllation camp orgnised by Lalit Kala Academi at Lukhnow 2004 - Camp At Nagothane, organised by National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai 2000 - Painting Camp orgnised by artists' center at Sawarde, Konkan 2001 - Printmakers camp at Jaipur TEACHING 2008 -2009- Visiting Lecturer for Aesthetics at Rachana Sansad Fine Art Faculty 1991 - Visiting lecturer for History of Art at Indian Art Institute, Mumbai 1992-93 - Principal at Roby D' Silva Visual Art College, Vasai 1994-95 - Lecturer for Teachers Training at Sahyadhri School of Art, Konkan region 1995 - Visiting Lecturer for Aesthetics at Dalvi's Art Institute, Kolhapur Also conducted several workshops and was invited to give lectures at various art institutes such as Karandikar School of Art - Dombivali, Thane School of Art - Thane, Kala Mandir - Kolhapur, Rajasthan University-Post Graduation courses - Jaipur, Son-et-Lumiere Art Gallery - Mumbai, Rachana Sansad - Mumbai. CONCEIVED AND ORGANISED 2005 - 'Virjan', Workshop on the process of Creativity, Kalapushpa, Sangli 2001 - Interactive Workshop, Son-et-lumiere, Mumbai 1993 - Seminar on Art Education, Nehru Centre, Mumbai 1995 - 'TRIMIT', Workshop on Sculpture, Sahyadhri School of Art, Sawarde 1984-93 - 'Zang group' - An Art Students Movement towards Experimental Theatre DESIGN 2008 - 2009 - Set And Lights for CHANAKYA hindi play 2001 - Asia's first Sexual Health and Information Art Gallery near Red-light area, Mumbai, sponsored by World Health Organisation 1989 - Constume Design for the Pilot Episode of the popular Hindi serial, 'Chanakya' Designed few prestigious catalogues Designed Set and Lights for Theatre WRITINGS 1999 - Wrote series of 63 articles on letters (Akshar) 1993-99 - Wrote weekly column on art in the leading Marathi newspaper, 'Samna' Wrote articles in selected periodicals eg. Chinha, Bombay Art Soceity's Art Journal, Anvayarth Wrote and Directed several of one-act plays and four full length plays