Artiste K.R.Babu

Artiste K.R.Babu 

Present Status

 Chairman- MUKTA- Global Centre for Traditional Arts

Empanelled Designer ,Kerala Mural Painting  approved byCommisioner of  Handicrafts,

                                              Regional Design &Development centre ,Govt of India    

Trainer in Mural Art – S.K. PottekatCultural Centre , Calicut

Academic Background

Master of Visual Arts from KSOU, Mysore

Bachelor of Fine Arts –KSOU Mysore

 National Diploma in Traditional Mural Painting(5 Year) First Batch

from -Institute Of Mural PaintingGuruvayur-(1989-1994)

Visual Art education(2 Year) -Universal Arts, calicut

Awards Received

2014-Honurable Mention Award, Kerala Lalithakala Academy

2014-National Award for contribution to traditional Art-IGRMS, Bhopal

2010- Recipient of Senior Fellowship Award, Ministry of Culture, Govt. Of India.

2006-State Award –KeralaLalithakala Academy

2002-Junior Fellowship Award, Ministry of Culture, Govt. Of India

1996-State Award –Kerala Lalithakala Academy

Solo Exhibitions

2012- Melanges- Dharpana Art Gallery,Pune

2011- ‘Moving Focus” ICCR Gallery, New Delhii

2010- ‘Manifestations’ Lalithakala academy, Trichur

 2008- Transformation’ Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2007-Vermilion House, Bangalore

2007-“Triumph of Paintings” Durbar Art Centre, Kochi

1996-‘Mural Stroke” Lalithakala Academy, Calicut

1988-Universal Arts, Calicut

Group Exhibitions

2016-Alert Not Alarm-Durbar Hall ,Kochi

2015-Sargaalaya – Iringal , Kozhikode

2014- State Exhibition, Durbar Hall, Kochi

2012-Lalithakala Academy –Calicut and Ernakulam

2011 –‘Art Chennai” Indigo and Labernum Gallery. Cholamandalam Artist Village, Chennai

2009-ArtFusion Show, Mumbai

2008-Group 8, AIFACS art Gallery New Delhi

2008Janapadakathe-Open air exhibition on Folk Beliefs of India,Mysore

2007SITA-BhoomiPuthri and other stories-Trivandrum, Bangalore, Kochi ,Spain

2006- ‘Pranavam’ 2 Lalithakala Academy regional Centre Chennai

2005-‘Pranavam’ Karnataka ChitrakalaParishat Gallery, Bangalore

2003-‘Colours of compassion” International Exhibition, Kochi

2003-Pratibha IDEL college of Fine arts, Gulbarga

2002- Painting Exhibition at International symposium of Vedic Astrology, Kadavu Resort, Calicut

2001- Sopanam Art Gallery, Kollam

2000-Mayyazhi Maholsavam-Mahe

2000- ‘ChingamelaKerala Kala Peetham, Kochi

1998’ Dweepanthari” Exhibition of Paintings IGRMS, Bhopal

1997’Greeshmotsavam ‘-Malayala Kala Gramam, Mahe

1996-Kerala Lalithakala Academy Exhibition at Chennai

1995-Ravivarma Chitrotsavam , Trivandrum

1993- National Contemporary TRADITIONAL Folk arts and Tribal Art Festival, New Delhi

1992-SAARC Festival- Trivandrum

Camps Attended

2016-Mural Painting State Camp Guruvayur

2016- Mural painting workshop at Payyanur

2016 –State Level Artist Camp at Kathirur , Kannur

2016-Lalithakala Academy State Camp AtTrichur

2015-RAINBOW-at IGRMS Mysore

2014-Ananthayatra5 at IGRMS ,Mysore

2014-Hemantolsavam at YakshaganaKendra , MGM college UDIPI

2014-“Parampara”-Tatanagar, Jharkhand

2014- CementRelief murals-ASI, Trichur

2014- Eddakkal Festival, IGRMS, Sultan Bathery

2013- Mural Painting Workshop Vadodhara IGRMS, Gujerat

2013-Painters camp Southzone culture centre &LalithakalaAcademy,Kila, Trichur

2013-Khajurao Fest MadhyaPradesh TourismDeptt

2013-International Mural Painters camp organised by Lalithakala Academy, Kottayam

2012-K.C S.Panicker Birth Centenary Artist Camp. LalithakalaAcademy,Mahe

2011-‘Rain Shadows’Aranyakam Home stay, wayanad

2009-Kerala Mural Paintings –Regional Design and Development Centre,Mahe

2009- Mural Painting Artists’workshop, IGRMS, Mysore

2009-National Painters Camp  KeralaLalithakala Academy, at COCONUT LAGOON Kumarakom

2005-State Camp C.G.H. at BruntonBoatyards ,Kochi

2004-Draveediya at Trichur

2004-MAYYAZHI VARNAM –chitrakalacamp ,Mahe

2003-Rangavybhava, Mysore

Seminars Attended

2014- International folk fest of Kerala ,Ernakulam

2013- National Seminar (UGC)Krishnamenon Memorial  Govt. Women’s college Kannur

2004-Major Kalams of kerala at Calicut University

2002- VyloppilliSamskritiBhavan Trivandrum

Educational Programmes

2016- Govt Medical College ,Kotayam

2016 National School-INTENSIVE – Delhi public School , Coimbotore

2016 –March -3 to 6 Mural workshop at IIT Chennai by Spic Macay

2016- January-10 Day workshop at Payyanur by IGRMS and FolkLand

2015 Dec-5 Day National School Intensive 2015 at Delhi Public School by Spic Macay

2015 Oct- 3 Dayprogramme in Mural painting at Wynad District convention of SPIC MACAY

2015-7 Day programme of SPIC MACAY atJawaharnovodayaVidyalayaWynad

2015 4 day programme at TVS Academy ,Hosur

2015-  25 day-workshop on Kerala  Mural Painting organised by Commisioner of

               Handicrafts,  Bangalore Regional Design &Development centre ,Govt of India  at Calicut

2014 -10 Day workshop at IGRMS Mysore

2014- 6 day TVS Academy Hosur

 2013- 7 day Mural Workshop at JawaharNavodayaVidyalayam , Kannur

2010-  8 Day programme at TVS academy, Hosur

2009- 10 Day at IGRMS Mysore

2006- 7Day programme at Dakshinachitra Chennai

2005- 10 Day at IGRMS Mysore

Murals Executed

Participatory works- Sri MadhusundaranayagiSamayathasreeMahaleeshwarar Temple, Irumbai, TN

Govt Museum-Trivandrum; Regency Lake Resort-Kollam;Kadavu Resort Calicut;HotelAlkapuriCalicut;Palm fibre Alapuzha;KumaranashanSmarakaNational Institute Research Centre-Thonnakkal TVM; Hotel SarovaramErnakulam; Zamorin’sGuruvayoourappan College, Calicut; Thanima Studio Palghat; Elavanthikkal Jewellery Balussery and Perambara.IIM Kozhikode, RassagurukkulChalakudy.

Selected Painting Collections

Deptt of tourism, Govt of Kerala

Deptt of forests, Govt of Kerala

Deptt of Art and Culture, Govt of Pondicherry

CGH Earth,Cochin

South Zone Cultural Centre,Thanjavur

South Central Zone cultural Centre,Nagpur

Numerous individual and Institutional Collection

Media reviews

Reports and coverage appeared in the following dailies;

The Hindu, Indian express, Times of India, Deccan Herald, Mysore Times, India today, MalayalaManorama, Mathrubhoomi, Deshabhimani, KeralaKaumadi. Mangalam, Chandrika, Madhyamam

Teaching Experience

FormerHead of Deptt of Mural Painting, MalayalaKalaGramam,NewMahe, Kannur,

kerala ( 1995-2015)

Teaching for Several private institutions and Govt Institutional programmes

Personal Data

Address-K.R.Babu, Koolipara House

Thambalamanna-P.O ,ThiruvambadiCalicut-673603Kerala

Telephone: 09447262530, 09562269280

Email:krbabu2002@gmail.com