About a Indian contemporary Artist Raj More Raj More live and work in Mumbai. Born 20th February,1972, Akola, Maharashtra, India. Graduate from “Sir J. J School of Art’’ Mumbai 1999 & he has dedicated his life to art and doing Painting in field of visual Art..He won the National Award for 54 th National Exhibition of Art organized by lalit kala Academy at New Delhi 2012.He is a Winner of 2010 Asia Art Award & Excellence prize. present by EM Art Gallery & a collaborative venture with Korean Govt.Seoul,Korea . He win Hussian-Bendre award by Bombay art society,Mumbai. Dr. Manisha Patil curated show 'Rethinking the Regional' , a collaborative venture of Shlok( Lokmat group) and NGMA at National Moderen Art Gallery Mumbai2015. Palette art gallery curated by Rohit Gandhi ,New Delhi 2014.Peter Nagy invites for solo show in his curated show at United Arts Fair edition 2nd,New Delhi 2013. ‘’Art 507’’ show Curated by Mia Jung at Lotte gallery,Seoul.Korea 2012.His work at Busan International Art fair & ASYAAF International Art Fair Curated by Dain Oh present by Gallery LVS,Seoul.Korea 2012. United Arts Fair Curated by Johny ML at New Delhi 2012.Johny ML curated SOFA at India Art Festival Fair,Mumbai 2011. He has done solo shows -‘’Metropective MH01’’ at Exhibition Hall,Faculty of Fine Arts,Vadodara curated by Vijay Patel 2012. ’’Urban Acrylics’’ curated by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi at Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi 2012.Monica Jain curated two show ‘’Soul Stories’’ & ‘’Seeing without words’’ in New Delhi 2012-2013.’’B 4 Mumbai’’ at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2011. International Curator Michal Matej curated a show at Fine Art Gallery,Bratislava.Slovak Republic,EU-2010.‘’Lifeline786 Mumbai’ BMB Art Gallery Mumbai 2008. Salaam Mumbai at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2006. ‘’Pachola’’ at Roof Top Oberoi Gallery present by ING
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About a Indian contemporary Artist Raj More
Raj More live and work in Mumbai. Born 20th February,1972, Akola, Maharashtra, India.
Graduate from “Sir J. J School of Art’’ Mumbai 1999 & he has dedicated his life to art and
doing Painting in field of visual Art..He won the National Award for 54th National Exhibition
of Art organized by lalit kala Academy at New Delhi 2012.He is a Winner of 2010 Asia
Art Award & Excellence prize. present by EM Art Gallery & a collaborative venture with
Korean Govt.Seoul,Korea . He win Hussian-Bendre award by Bombay art society,Mumbai.
Dr. Manisha Patil curated show 'Rethinking the Regional' , a collaborative venture of Shlok(
Lokmat group) and NGMA at National Moderen Art Gallery Mumbai2015. Palette art gallery
curated by Rohit Gandhi ,New Delhi 2014.Peter Nagy invites for solo show in his curated show
at United Arts Fair edition 2nd,New Delhi 2013. ‘’Art 507’’ show Curated by Mia Jung at Lotte
gallery,Seoul.Korea 2012.His work at Busan International Art fair & ASYAAF International Art
Fair Curated by Dain Oh present by Gallery LVS,Seoul.Korea 2012. United Arts Fair Curated by
Johny ML at New Delhi 2012.Johny ML curated SOFA at India Art Festival Fair,Mumbai 2011.
He has done solo shows -‘’Metropective MH01’’ at Exhibition Hall,Faculty of Fine
Arts,Vadodara curated by Vijay Patel 2012. ’’Urban Acrylics’’ curated by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi at
Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi 2012.Monica Jain curated two show ‘’Soul Stories’’ & ‘’Seeing
without words’’ in New Delhi 2012-2013.’’B 4 Mumbai’’ at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011. International Curator Michal Matej curated a show at Fine Art Gallery,Bratislava.Slovak
Republic,EU-2010.‘’Lifeline786 Mumbai’ BMB Art Gallery Mumbai 2008. Salaam Mumbai at
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2006. ‘’Pachola’’ at Roof Top Oberoi Gallery present by ING
Barings Bank. Mumbai 1999. He has done same group show in short-- ‘’DIVERGENT
HORIZONS’’ Suresh Jayaram curated contemporary Indian art from Regional Centre at Lalit
kala Akademi,Chennai 2014.Hari Somakantam curated a group show at Art Stream
Gallery,Singapore 2014..Confluence- BMB Art Gallery Mumbai 2011. '' Dimensions in time &
space’ curated by Mr.Ebrahim Alkazi at Art Herittage Gallery,New Delhi 2010.‘’Bombay Boys
‘’ Gallery Beyond at Indian Habited Centre, New Delhi 2002. Since 1994, Raj More has held
several solo & group shows and participated in some of the major exhibitions across the globe.
His works were also featured in international auctions. He get same national, international
Award & same Scholarship for his works.
The Urban city has kept him alive with its fascinating sights & sounds. He chooses urban metros
cities as the ultimate destination for his work & loves to explore cities which are very well
reflected in his work. He believes, “ Every Urban City in the world has a soul of its own and it
talks to you”, that’s why he always expresses this as the language of his work.His motivation
behind his work the involvement and its circumstances, elements like Gods,superheros, vehicles,
animals and beauties. He takes Bollywood beauties as the subject in his work as a multifaceted
part of life.He talks about a God on Hanuman and his new age contemporary super heroe's .Yes,
he agrees that he capture violence,religious, Bollywood,superhero’s as these are a part of an
urban space.He can’t deny all these things and so it appears in his work. Furthermore, humor is
the medium of thought in his work.
RAJ MORE
Lives and works in Mumbai
Born 20th February, 1972, Akola, Maharashtra, India.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Graduate from Sir. J. J. School of Art Mumbai, Mumbai University 1999.
Govt. Diploma in Art Education, Pune, Pune University 1994.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP & SCHOLARSHIPS
2012 Win the 54th National Academy Award organized by Lalit kala Akademi ( National
Academy of Art) New Delhi.
2010 Winner of 2010 Asia Art Award & Excellence prize present by EM Art Gallery & a
collaborative venture with Korean Govt,Seoul, Korea
2008 Winner of Hussian-Bendre awards by Bombay art society,Mumbai
2001 Awards of Scholarship for the Young Artist of the year, Ministry of Tourism & Culture,
Department of Culture, Govt. Of India.
1999 Prize for Best water color, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.
1996 State Art Award by Maharashtra Government.
AUCTIONS
2014 Tara Trust Art auction 2014-Goa
2014 Palette 2014-raise funds for non-profit organizations supported by EdelGive
Foundation,Mumbai
2013 ‘’Hospital on Wheels’’ Fundraiser Auction of Contemporary Art present by The Rotary
Club of Mumbai
.
2013 EdelGive Foundation Art Auction proceeds by Palette 2013 Curated by Anupa Mehta
2012 Fundraising Exhibition for Unicef India’’The World of Hope, Between Extremes’’
Curated by Mia Jung at Lotte gallery,Seoul.Korea.
2011 ''Face Forward'' Fundraising Auction Sponsor by Audis Husar Fine Art.Los Angles.CA
90067
2010 Art for Dignity Auction 2010 Presented by Samabhavana Society, Auctions conducted by
Angira Arya & coordinated by Turmeric Earth. Mumbai
2007 Auction conducted for PLAN USTSAV presented by Ramola Bachchan and Surina
Narula, Mumbai and New Delhi
2004 40 Artist gives Christ an Indian hue at St. Francis Xavier in Goa Auctions conducted by
German curator – Rudolf Sancharnet & Goan Art Gallery, Goa
2001 Save the Children, Presented by Art of Heart’s Sake, Auctions conducted by Bowering
London at New Delhi and Mumbai. Organized by Gallery Beyond Gallery
SOLO SHOWS
2013 Peter Nagy curated a solo show at United Arts Fair edition 2nd,New Delhi 2013
2012 ’’Urban Acrylics’’ curated by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi at Art Heritage Gallery, Triveni koala
Sangam, New Delhi-1
2011-12 ‘’MH 01 –Travelling show in 3 citie Mumbai,Ahemedabad,Vadodara( jehangir Art
gallery-Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery,Vadodara- Amdavad N Gufa Gallery, Ahmedabad.)
2010 Top-Mangement–Holding.eu and international Curator Michal Matej present a solo show
at Fine Art Gallery,Bratislava,Slovak Republic.EU
2010 ‘’C 4 Delhi’’curated by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi at Art Heritage Gallery, Triveni koala
Sangam, New Delhi-1
2008 ‘’Lifeline786 ‘’BMB Art Gallery( Gallery Articullate) ,fort ,Mumbai.
2006 Salaam Mumbai- at Jehangir Art Gallery,Mumbai.
2005 Gallery-g Art Gallery, Bangalore.
2003 217 Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2002 Jehangir Art Gallery,Mumbai.
2001 Lalit Kala Academy Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
1999 ‘’Pachola’’ Y.B.Chavan Art Gallery,organized by ING Barings Bank, Mumbai
1998 Jehangir Art, Gallery,Mumbai
1994 Watercolors-Sir J. J. School of Applied Art Gallery,Mumbai.
GROUP SHOW
2015 Dr. Manisha Patil curated show 'Rethinking the Regional' , a collaborative venture of
Shlok( Lokmat group) and NGMA at National Moderen Art Gallery Mumbai2015.
2015 ‘URGENT” curated by Sanjeev Sonpimpare at the Art & Soul Gallery Mumbai
2014 Palette art Gallery,New Delhi
2014 ‘’DIVERGENT HORIZONS’’ Suresh Jayaram curated contemporary Indian art from
Regional Centre at Lalit kala Akademi,Regional centre.Chennai
2014 Hari Somakantam curated a group show at Art Stream Gallery,Singapore
2013 Busan International Art Fair present by LVS Gallery, Seoul .Korea.
2013 ‘’Soul Stories’’ Curated by Monica Jain at Zynna Art Gallery,New Delhi
2012 Good Homes for Art-A public art initiative with the works of 25 celebrates artists Present
by Good Magazine and Times Group. Mumbai.
2012 Exhibition for Unicef of India with Korean artist present by ‘’Art 507’’ Curated by Mia
Jung at Lotte gallery,Seoul.Korea.
2012 ‘’Seeing without words’’ Curated by Monica Jain at Art Spice Gallery,New Delhi
2012 United Arts Fair,edition 1st,curated by Jonhy ML,New Delhi
2012 ASYAAF Art Fair Curated by Dain Oh at Gallery LVS,Seoul.Korea
2011 Confluence- at BMB Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2011 SOFA Curated by Johny ML at India Art Festival,Mumbai.
2010 Dimensions in time & space (3 artist show) curated by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi at Art Heritage
Gallery, Triveni koala Sangam, New Delhi-1
2007 ‘’SpanDan 3,Aricullate Art Gallery,Fort.Mumbai
2006 ‘’SpanDan-Vibration’’,Aricullate Art Gallery,Fort.Mumbai
2004- 40 Artist gives Christ an Indian hue at St. Francis Xavier in Goa,curator by German--
Rudolf Sancharnet & Goan Art Gallery,Goa.
2002 ‘’Bombay Boys ‘’ Indian Habited Center organized by Gallery Beyond. New Delhi.
1999 Art Walk at Artist Center Gallery, curated by Lisa Ray (Model & Actress) & Nisha
Jamwal (Art Critics)
1998 Tasweer at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi.
Art Camps & Art Events
2016 Cartist Automobile Art festival @ Cartist Jaipur 2016..Curated by Johny ML
2015 Symphony Art and Technology National Painting & Sculpture workshop at PEC
University of Technology, UT Chandigarh
2013 Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional center organizing ‘’Regional painters camp’’.Goa.
2012 Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional center organizing ‘’Regional painters camp’’. Chennai.
2011 Art Camp present by GIHED at Ahmedabad
All major exhibitions in national & international level since 1992.
Several individual collectors in India and abroad.
STUDIO-
Raj more.
Akurli Om chsl, A-wing, flat no-71,Lokhandwala complex,Kandivali (east) Mumbai-400