V K RAJAN
V K RAJAN
Born 1956 (Anandapuram, Irinjalakuda) Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Education 1973-74 Undergone informal study in Traditional Architecture (Wood) of Kerala College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram. 1975-80 Studied Sculpture under Kanayi Kunhiraman. 1983-85 Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda- Studied Creative Sculpture Under Eminent Sculptor Raghav Kaneria.
Professional Career Faculty of Sculpture: 1987-88 Govt.College of Fine Arts, at Thrissur. 1988-89 College of Fine Arts at Thiruvananthapuram. 1989-90 Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts at Mavelikkara.
Solo Shows 1988 One Man Show of Sculpture at New Delhi (Art Heritage Gallery). 2008 One Man Show of Granite Sculpture at Kochi (Bombay Art Gallery).
Participated in many group shows in India and Abroad.
International Symposiums 1990-1991 International Symposium Subash Bose Park at Kochi, Kerala, India. 1991 International Symposium Olive Park Shodoshima, at Kagawa, Japan. 1992-International Symposium Uppin’s Art Enclave Gulbarga, at Karnataka, India (Star Sculpture). 1993-International Symposium Stellar Park, at Yashiro, Japan. 1996- Indo-Japanese Sculpture Symposium at Jawaharlal Balabhavan at Thrissur, Kerala. 1997-Seventh Stone Sculpture’s gathering Symposium at Hilukawa, GIFU Praf Japan. 2001-2002 International Symposium (Vishwa Kalasangamam) at Changampuzha Park, Edappally at Kochi, Kerala, India. 2005 International Symposium ITM Universe Campus, at Gwalior, M.P, India. 2005 International Symposium ITM Universe Campus, at Gwalior, M.P, India.
Camps 2005-Woodcarving camp at Thunchan Parambu, at Malappuram, Kerala, India. 2006 National Sculptor's camp (Stone Craving) at Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. 2006-National Sculptor's camp (Marble Craving) at Kalagramam, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2007- Regional Art Festival camp (Bronze Casting) at Regional centre, Chennai, India. 2007- National Sculptor's camp (Marble Carving) at Kalagram-Udayapur, Rajasthan, India. 2010- National Wood Carving Camp at Thrissur, Academy Headquarters, Kerala, India. 2012- National Sculptor's camp (granite), Palakkad, Kerala, India. 2012- National Sculptor's camp (granite), Shilpa Nagaram, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 2013- National Sculptor's camp (granite), Fort Kochi, Kerala, India. 2013-17 Conversion of Characters of Khasakkinte Ithihasam by O V Vijayan on granite, Thasrak, Palakkad. 2016-17-Granite Architecture 25 metre long and 4 metre width, Palvelicham, Kuruva, Wayanad. 2017-18 Sculptors’ Camp (Granite), Kadathi, Muvattupuzha, Kochi.
Special Mention 2011 Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy Fellowship. 2002-2004 Member, Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy. 2018 Resource Person of Students’ Camp (Granite), Myladi, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. 2019 Sculpture Project of Public School, Kuzhalmannam, Palakkad, Kerala.
Awards 1976- Won Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy Award for Sculpture. 1980- Won Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy Scholarship for Study in Sculpture.
Email: vkrajan56@gmail.com.
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