About Visual Artist Mahesh Nirantare

• First Prize Annual Art Exhibition of Bharati Vidhyapith (2016)
• Pune City Award- Prafulla Dahanukar Foundation (2016)
• Bombay Art Society (2012)
• All India Lokmanya Tilak Art Exhibition (V.V. Oak) Award (2008, 2011)
• G.N. Jadhav Best Portrait Award (2009)
• Best Portrait Award- Chitari Academy (2009)
• Merit Certificate in State Art Exhibition (2009)
• Camel Art Foundation, Goa (2008)
• 1st Prize in Annual Exhibition, Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalay, Pune (2007, 2008)

PARTICIPATION:

National and State Level

• Bombay Art Society (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)
• All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society- New Delhi- (2012)
• Monsoon show – Jehangir art gallery- Mumbai (2010)
• Camelart Foundation (2008, 2010, 2012)
• State Art Exhibition (2008, 2009, 2010)
• Art Society of India (2008, 2009)
• All India Lokmanya Tilak Exhibition (V.V. Oak)- Pune (2008, 2009, 2010, 2020)
• Chitari Academy of Fine Art (2009)
• South Central Zone Cultural Centre – Nagpur (2008)

 GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Pune International art expo-2022
• Gallery Pradarshak, Online Art Gallery 2021
• Gallery Nippon- (online exhibition) Mumbai -2020
• Kalagajar, Balgandharv, Pune- (2018)
• First Take- Abir India- Ahmedabad (2017, 2019)
• In Search of Black, Studio Impressions, Pune (2016)
• Kalagajar, Balgandharv, Pune (2017)
• Kalagajar, Balgandharv, Pune (2016)
• Wari- Ek Anand Yatra, Balgandharva, Pune (2015)
• Vaishwik Art Gallery (2014)
• Jehangir Art Gallery (2014)
• Surabhi Nag Foundation-Ishanya Mall, Pune (2010)
• PORN (Painters of Real Notion)-Darpan Art Gallery (2010)
• Being a_ A virtual international Art Exhibition 2020
• Gallery Pradarshak, Online Art Gallery 2021
• Pune International art expo-2022

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Sudarshan Kala Art Gallery- (2020)
• Malaka Spice Art Gallery-Baner, Pune (2018)
• Associated with Abir Space Ahmedabad and currently working in Pune.
• Malaka Spice Art Gallery, Koregao Park-2018
• The Modern Snippets, ArtGate gallery- Mumbai (2018)

CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS

• All India Artist Camp- GOA (2018)
• Print Making with Padmashree Laxma Goud (2016)
• “Together” with Prabhakar Kolte (2012)
• All India Artist Camp by Studio Akshay & Mystic Village (2009)
• Black & White Artist Camp by Art2Day Gallery (2009)
• “Srujan Portrait Camp” (2008)

DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN AT

• Portrait Demo at Abnave Kala Mahavidhyalaya- Pune (2009)
• All India Lokmanya Tilak Art Exhibitions (2010)
• IPCOWALA Santram College of Fine Art- Anand, Gujrat (2010)
• Demonstration of Portrait at Jejuri (2009)
• VEDA-Azam Campus, Pune

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Studio Akshay & Mystic Village Scholarship (2009)

COLLECTIONS

Camel art foundation, Mumbai, Pune, Boston, France, Malaysia and other

Working in Pune INDIA from 2006 An Associated Artist with Abir India- Ahmedabad

EDUCATION:

• Master of Fine Art- College of Fine Arts - (Appeared) Bharti Vidhyapith (2016)
• Diploma in Art Education - Kalasagar Kala Mahavidyalaya (2011)
• Government Diploma in Drawing & Painting - Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune (2010)
• Foundation of Art - Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Latur (2006)
• Art Teacher’s Diploma - Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Latur (2005)