Mr. Arun Morghade (b. 14 August, 1927)
Educational qualifications:
1957 Diploma in
art, Sir J.J. School of art, Mumbai (Merrit)
Solo exhibitions:
He has exhibited his work through more than half a dozen of solo
exhibitions since 1957-2006. Selected few of those are listed here:
1962 Artist central
art gallery, Mumbai
1964 Vidarbh Sahitya
Sangh art gallery, Nagpur ( also in 1969,1970,1979,1985,1989,1990 & 2002)
1975 Nagpur
kendriya sangrahalay,Nagpur
1976 Mahiti Kendra
art gallery, Nagpur (also in 1977 & 1999)
1981 Irrigation
department hall, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
2006 Ravindranath
Tagore art gallery, Nagpur
Group exhibitions:
He has not ever participated in any group exhibitions.
Awards/honors:
Mr. Morghade has been honored by a number of local and state
level groups/institutions including...
1986 Nagpur
Municipal Corporation, Nagpur
1995 Maharashtra
Govt.,Mumbai
1995 Jansahitya
Sammelan, Nagpur
1997 Rajendra
Krida Mandal,Nagpur
1999 Vidarbh Kala
Acadamy,Nagpur
2002 Rasikraj Sahitya
Sammelan,Hingna
2002 Khadi Boli
sahitya sammelan,Gondia
2003 Nagpur
Trishatabdi Mahotsav,Nagpur
2006 Bouddh
sahitya sammelan,Nagpur
About the artist:
Mr. Arun Morghade, a veteran artist of the region, who has
dedicated all his life to art and painting. Mr. Morghade is 85 now and still
active with his creations.
He works with water and oil color mainly, but his work also
included line drawings. Abstract, semi-abstract and figurative...None of art
form is escaped from his sharp brush. He has done more than 2000 paintings in
his long artist span, which is including
some much acclaimed series like
tribes, mother and Indian celebrities. Also he has created more than 5000
portraits in last six decades.
He has done a notable number of paintings, portraits and
illustrations on tribal life and culture. He spent years in traveling to see
their life with close, struggle and courage in their natural habitats.
Some of Artworks:
