BEGINNINGS
Born in Baroda, Gujarat.
1929 Comes to Bombay with his family.
1945 Worked at the film studios, Bombay.
1945 Later transfers to Karachi.
1946 Returns to India.
1947 Founder Member of Progressive Artists` Group, along with K.H. Ara, H.A. Gade, F.N. Husain, S.H. Raza and F.N. Souza, Bombay.
1951 Leaves for London.
In England worked as Coalminer, Hospital Porter, Railway Porter, Hospital Mortuary Worker, Postman, Graveyard Mason and Carver.
1952 Worked as Photographer, Deptt., Indian High Commissioner?s Office, London.
1954 Became costume jewellery designer.
Worked in silver gold and platinum for a Russian jewellery dealer.
Also did freelance restoration of antique brass musical instruments.
1956 Started thirteen year stint of open-air shows of Green Park and Hyde Park, London.
1961 Visited USA and has shows in Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
1967-68 Again toured USA and had many exhbs. there.
1983 Returns to India.
Lives and works in Murud, Maharashtra.
EDUCATION
1939 Enrolled at J.J. School of Art, Bombay.1944 Diploma in Modeling and Stone Carving, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
EXHIBITIONS
1936 Solo exhb., Gokhale Education Society, Bombay.1949 Group exhb., Progressive Artists Group, Bombay Art Society, Bombay. 1951 Solo exhb. in Bombay Art Society Salon, Bombay. 1953 Bakre, Husain, Souza, Galerie Palette, Zurich, Switzerland and Rome. 1954 Group exhb., Free Painters? Group, Galetric R. Grouse, Paris. 1955 Group exhb., Free Painters? Group, Woodstock Gallery, London. 1956 New Vision Group Exhb., London. 1958 Group exhb., Woodstock Gallery, London. 1958 Solo exhb., Woodstock Gallery, London. 1959 Solo exhb., Gallery One, London. 1959 Group exhb., Gallery One, London. 1960 Group exhb., Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, London. 1960 Commonwealth Art Exhb., Norwich Castle Museum, UK. 1961 Group exhb., Grand Palais De Champs Elysees, Le Salon, Paris. 1961 Solo exhb., Commonwealth Institute, London. 1962 Solo exhb., Centaur Gallery, London. 1962 1st International Exhb. of Fine Art, Saigon, Vietnam.1963 O?HanaGallery Mixed Christmas Exhb., L
COLLECTION
National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai and New Delhi.Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.Innumerable private collections in Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, among others.Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
1940, 43 Received H.H. Three Maharaja of Bhavnagar?s Cash Prize in sculpture, Bombay Art Society, Bombay.1940 Scholarship by Sir. J.J. School of Art.1941 Certificate in sculpture, Bombay Art Society, Bombay. 1941 Received two scholarships, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Bombay.1942 Sir Cowasji Jehanagir First Prize in sculpture, Bombay Art Society, Bombay.1942 Three scholarships, Sir. J.J. School of Art, New Delhi.1943 H.H. The Raja of Saheb of Bhore?s Cash Prize in sculpture Bombay Art Society, Bombay.1943 Bronze Medal in sculpture, Kolhapur Art Society, Kolhapur. 45, 47, 48, 50 Award for sculpture, Bombay Art Society Annual Exhb., Bombay.1942 First prize for sculpture, Sir Cowasji Jehangir?s, Bombay. 1943 Three scholarshi
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1945 Taught modeling, H.M.S. Mint, Bombay.
Taught at Flying School, Saharanpur.
