BEGINNINGS
He was born in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh.
? Lives and works in Hyderabad.
EDUCATION
1957-52 Studied at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture Hyderabad. ? 1963-65 Diploma in Mural and Drawing, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, where he was the student of K.G. Subramanayan.
EXHIBITIONS
1965-67 Exhb., Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad.? 1973 Ansdell Gallery, London. ? 1974, 75 Figurative Indian Artists, Warsaw, Budapest, Belgrade Goethe Institute, Munich.? Exhb., Surya Gallerie, West Germany.? 1975, 76 Griffei Kunst, Hamburg. ? 1977 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil. ? 1982 Contemporary Indian Painting, Festival of India , Royal Academy of Art, London. ? 1983 India in Print, Koninklijk Institute Vorde, Amsterdam.? 1985-86 Festival of India, USA. ? 1986 Contemporary Art of India, The Herwitz Collection, USA. ? 1987 Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of China, Geneva, Switzerland. ? 1992 Journey?s Within Landscape, Jehingir Art Gallery, Bombay. ? 2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.? 2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.? 2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center,
COLLECTION
Ebrahim Alkazi & Art Heritage, New Delhi.? Masanori Fukuoka & Glenbarra Art Museum, Hemaji, Japan.? The Philips Collection, Washington D.C. ? Salarlung Museum, Hyderabad.? Glenbarra Museum, Japan.? Devinder and Kanwaldeep Sawhney, Bombay.? National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.? Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
STYLE
Laxma Gaud is a versatile printmaker and painter. A master draughtsman, the artist has worked in a variety of mediums - etching, gouache, pastel and grass paintings. He interpreted childhood memories of rural and tribal vivacity through a sophisticated urban grid in which surreal, libidinal tones mingled with fantasy and poetry. Incisiveness, hatched lines and a keen eye for detail have been his particular forte. Naturally, pencil drawings and graphic works became his chosen medium, the monochromatic austerity being an individual statement.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Head & Teacher, Sarojini Naidu School of Performing Art, Fine Art & Communication, University of Hyderabad.
