BEGINNINGS
1979 General Council member, 3rd Annual Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Madras.
1982 Participated at the seminar, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
1982 Jury member, State Level Art Exhibition, Madras.
1982 Member Advisory Board for upgrading, College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad.
1983 Syllabus Committee member for Art in schools, organised by NCERT, New Delhi.
1984 Advisory Board member, College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mahabalipuram.
1985 Contemporary Indian Art Series, L. Munuswamy published, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
2007 The Drifting Horizon ? L. Munuswamy, published by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi. Lives and works in Chennai.
EDUCATION
1953 Diploma in Painting, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Madras.1958 Joined as a staff, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Madras.1963-64 Studied Graphic Art, Bournmouth.
EXHIBITIONS
1966 Three Indian Painters, organised by The British Council, Madras. 1985 Solo exhbition, Alliance Fran?aise, Madras.1985 Retrospective exhibition, The British Deputy High Commission, Madras. 2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.2007 The Drifting Horizon, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
COLLECTION
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.State Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai.National Art Gallery, Chennai.Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.Tamil University, Tanjavur.Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
1956-57 Received Govt. of India Cultural Scholarship for research in painting.1963-64 Received Scholarship under Colombo Plan to study Graphic Art, Bournmouth.1968 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.1976 Tamil Nadu State Akademi Award, Madras.1986 Conferred Fellowship, Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzlu, Madras.1986-88 Senior Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.1992-94 Emeritus Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.2002 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1984 Principal, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Madras.
