Madan Lal

MadanLal effuses his canvases with a selection of iridescent colours of India from forest greens to Rajasthani pinks and the ever blues of sky and mood. Amidst MadanLal’s carefully crafted imagery, we see the paraphernalia of modernity. We notice symbolic arrows and alphabetic texts. We espy the manufactured fusing with nature, and perkily prominent elements of haunting home domesticity. SOLO EXHIBITION 2013 Exhibition of paintings at Shridharni gallery Triveni kala sangam New Delhi 2013 Exhibition of paintings and drawings at Art Indus Gallery New Delhi 2013 Exhibition of paintings at Jehangir art gallery mumbai 2013 Exhibition of paintings & drawings at Art Folio Chandigarh 2011 Exhibition of Paintings at Shridharni Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi 2008 Exhibition of Painting Jahangir Art Gallery, Chandigarh 2007 Exhibition of Drawing & Paintings at Art Indus, New Delhi 2006 Exhibition of Painting at Art Folio, Chandigarh 2005 Exhibition of Paintings at Art Folio, Chandigarh 2005 Exhibition of Paintings at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi 2004 Exhibition of Paintings at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi 2004 Exhibition of Paintings at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi 2001 Exhibition of Drawings at Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh 1999 Exhibition of Paintings at Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan New Delhi 1998 Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings at Museum of Fine Arts,panjab Uni. Chd 1996 Exhibition of Paintings at Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh 1995 Exhibition of Drawings at Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh GROUP EXHIBITION 2014 Triveni Exhibition of paintings by Gallery The Art Place Gurgano (HR) 2013 Asian art gallery Chelmsford , ma 01824 USA 2012 United art fair New Delhi 2011 Group show Curetted by Art File art promoter & services at Govt. Museum Art Gallery Chandigarh. 2011 Group “UNTITLED”show at Punjab Lalit Kala Academy Art Gallery, Chandigarh. 2011 Group “UNTITLED” show at Ravindra Bhawan, Lalit Kala Academy Art Gallery, New Delhi. 2010 Exhibition of paintings & Drawings at Chandigarh & Ludhiana By City Bank Chandigarh. 2010 Exhibition of Untitled Paintings Punjab Lalit Kala, Chandigarh 2009 Exhibition of Painting at Stokholm, Sweden 2008 Exhibition of Painting Habitit Centre, New Delhi 2008 Exhibition of paintings at Nehru Centre London 2007 Exhibition of Paintings at Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi 2007 Exhibition by Nvya Art gallery, New Delhi 2006 Exhibition of Paintings by Art Indus at Habitat Center New Delhi 2006 Exhibition by Indian Art form at Habitat Center, New Delhi 2005 Polka Vision by Polka Art Gallery, New Delhi 2005 Harmony show Mumbai 2000 Exhibition of Paintings at Nehru Center, Worli Mumbai 1997 Exhibition of Paintings at AIFACS, New Delhi 1997 Exhibition of Paintings at Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh 1997 Exhibition of Paintings at Punjab Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Chandigarh 1995 Exhibition of Paintings at Fine Art Deptt., Punjab University, Chandigarh AWARDS & Honour 2001 Gold medal All India Exhibition by Avantika, New Delhi 2000 All India Millennium Drawings by PLKA & Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi 2000 AIFACS Millennium Exhibition Chandigarh. Secretary Punjab lalit kala academi 1999-2003 Secretary Chandigarh lalit kala Akademi 2003-2006 Vice Chairman Chandigarh lalit kala akademi-since 2012 PARTICIPATION 2013 55 national Exhibition by lalit kala akademi New Delhi 2010 52nd National Exhibition, by Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi 2005 Camlin Art Foundation, New Delhi 2004 Annual Art Exhibition, PLKA, Chandigarh 2003 Exhibition of art our Roots are our wings by Indian Artist network at Jakarta Indonesia 2002 45th National Exhibition, by Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi 2001 44th National Exhibition, by Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi 2001 Contemporary Indian Painting “Tradition to Modernity at Kleinessen Art gallery Fulda” Germany Participation at state Level & National Level since 1995 Camp 2013 national artist camp at Kargil by J& K akademi Jammu 2011 Artist camp at Goa by puna art foundation 2010 Artist camp at Bheem Tall by Rai Foundation New Delhi 2009 International Artist Camp at Hega Park , Stokholm Sweden 2009 National Artist Camp at Rajore Jammu 2009 National Artist camp by Central Lalit Kala Academy at Gantaok 2008 Artist Camp by Advance Study ,Vice Roy loge Shimla 2007 Artist Camp at Mysore by Art Indus & ITDC 2007 National Artist camp by Artistic Creation at Broag (HP) 2007 Artist Camp by Art Mall at Dehradoon 2006 National Artist camp by Art Mall at Broag (HP) 2005 Artist camp by AIFACS, New Delhi 2005 National Camp by Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 2004 Artist Camp by Amrit Kala Kumbh at Amritsar 2003 Painting Workshop by PLKA at APJ College, Jalandhar 2003 Painting Workshop by Govt. College, Mohali 2002 Artist workshop at Chandigarh Press Club 2002 Artist Workshop by CLKA & Distt Administration Panchkula 2002 Painting Workshop at Chandigarh Carnival 2002 Drawing Workshop by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy 2001 Painting Workshop at BCS, Shimla 2001 Artist Camp at Jalandhar by PLKA 2001 Young Artist camp by AIFACS, New Delhi 1999 Artist Camp by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy 1999 Painting Workshop by Art & Film Society, Chandigarh 1999 Homage to Kargil Hero's Artist Workshop by Punjab Lalit Kala Academy COLLECTIONS Govt. Museum & Art Gallery, Chandigarh Museum of Fine Art, Punjab University, Chandigarh Fine Art Deptt., Kurukshetra ITDC, Rai Foundation Aura Art Foundation AIFACS, New Delhi Indian Academy of Fine Art, Amritsar Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy Punjab Lalit Kala Academy Bank of Punjab Gallery 54, Paris, Art Folio, Chandigarh, The Art Mall New Delhi Artistic Creation New Delhi, Art Indus New Delhi, Nvya New Delhi. Advance Study, Private Collection in India & abroad MadanLal brings to us questioning visages of pursed lipped women and quizzing, staring eyed, regal parrots. He effuses his canvases with a selection of iridescent colours of India from forest greens to Rajasthani pinks and the ever blues of sky and mood. Amidst MadanLal’s carefully crafted imagery, we see the paraphernalia of modernity. We notice symbolic arrows and alphabetic texts. We espy the manufactured fusing with nature, and perkily prominent elements of haunting home domesticity. For our delight, there is a broad spectrum of kaleidoscope meaning in these essentially evocative paintings. MadanLal encourages our eyes to note images of Brahma’s bull, and...