Sukesan Kanka

Sukesan Kanka (born on 24 Feb. 1981) graduated from the Govt College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Kerala in Sculpture. Besides participating in a number of group shows both in India and abroad, he has been part of various residences and won many awards. One can comprehend his journey in art by going through the details mentioned below: Kerala Lalithkala Akademi state-level art exhibitions - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 Annual Art Show, College of Fine Art Gallery, Thrissur, Kerala - 2001, 2003 Group shows organized by DTPC Malapuram - 2002, 2003 ‘Art Equalated’ group show at Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, 2007 ‘Eye within group show’ for young artists at Kolkata – 2008 Harmony art show 2008, organized by the Reliance Ambani Group ‘Southern Contemporaries’ show at Mumbai Indusvista Art Gallery, 2008 Contemporary Sculptors Show, Reminisces of Rodin, organized by Kerala Lalithkala Akademi, 2008 “First Impressions,” Group Show,Art Select, Dubai Hayatt Residency, 2009 Border lines, Art Home, Baroda, Group Show curated by Johny ML at Shreedharani Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2010 Art exhibition, Shilpatharu, Pondicherry, 2011 ‘Freedom to March: Rediscovering Gandhi through Dandi’ art exhibition organized and curated by Johny ML and Anubhav Nath, Ojas Art Gallery, Lalithkala Akademi, New Delhi, November 2010 and 2012 A4 Arple, Group Show, Gallery Ragini, New Delhi, 2011 Mumbai Art Festival, 2011 Art Bangaluru Art festival, Group Show,Art Ville Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka, 2011 Art Ville, Young Artists’ Group Show, Bangalore, 2011 ARTBULL art auction conducted by Art Consult, 2012 Art exhibition at Hilton Hotel -Nehru Place, Karbi Art, New Delhi, 2012 ACEthettu Group Show, Madhav Menon Foundation, Kochi, Kerala, 2012 United Art Fair (UAF), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 2012 “Interstices”, Collateral Show by Kochi-Muzris Biennale at Hallegua Hall, Cochin, Kerala, 2012 ‘Small is Big,’ Art Exhibition, Artestate Kochi, 2014 ‘Impression of lines,’ Art Konsult – 2015 ‘Line of Control,’ Birla Art Academy, Kolkata – 2016 National exhibition of Lalithkala Akademi, New Delhi, 2016 Mindrive Solo art exhibition presented by the Kerala Lalithkala Akademi. ‘Time and Space’ – A drawing show curated by Lina Vincent in Bangalore Kutch Art Camp organized by Art Home at Baroda and curated by Johny ML, 2010 Dandi Art Camp organized by Ojas Art Gallery at Silvassa in 2010 Sandharbh Art Camp at Dadar Haveli, Luhari, 2010 Zero Kilometer Art Residency Pardi, Gujarat, 2010 Kerala Lalithkala Akademi State Award, 2010 Shilpapaddiam Biennale Award, 2007 Kerala Lalithkala Academy Scholarship, 2003 Department of Culture Art Scholarship for Young Artists in India 2005-2007 Junior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, India 2011-13 Solo art Exhibition “ MinDrive” presented by the Lalit kala Akademi Kerala 2018