Artist
Manish Chavda
Jamnagar · Jamnagar, Gujarat
Archer
Biography
Born in 1978, Manish Chavda completed his Diploma in Painting with Distinction from Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad, in 2002, followed by an Art Teacher’s Diploma in 2003. In the same year, he was awarded the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi Award and the Shree Manekaba Silver Medal from Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad. He also received the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship in 2002 and, in 2004, won the 112th All India Annual Art Exhibition Award by the Bombay Art Society, Mumbai. Chavda has given demonstrations in portrait and creative painting at Shishu Vihar, Bhavnagar, and has actively contributed to various exhibitions across India. His group shows include Contemporary Art Gallery, Ravishankar Raval Art Gallery, Ahmedabad (2000); Herwitz Art Gallery, 16th All India Art Contest Exhibition, Nagpur (2002); Art Horizon Gujarat, Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai (2002); 6th Western Region Art Exhibition (Camlin Art Foundation), Gallery Space, Hyderabad (2002); 111th All India Annual Art Exhibition, The Bombay Art Society, Mumbai (2003); and the Tsunami Relief Exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai (2005). He has also participated in Joie De Vivre: For Save the Children in India and Mumbai Mobile Crèches at Gallery Beyond, Mumbai (2008); Maharashtra Golden Jubilee Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai (2009); and Forum Art Gallery, Chennai (2012). Chavda’s paintings often explore the expressive potential of form and color, merging realism with intuitive emotional depth to create contemplative visual experiences. He lives and works in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
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