LAXMAN AELAY: Born in 1964 in an artisan's family in India. He acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, after graduating in Commerce. He has participated in numerous group shows in India and abroad. His major breakthrough was when he showed a large number of paintings and drawings in his first solo show in Hyderabad in 1999 at the ICCR Art Gallery. Some of the major group shows in which he has taken part are “TANA” Chicago, USA 1999; Contemporary Deccan - A New Generation of Artists at the Center for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad1999. He also took part in the Seventh Annual Group show at Surya Art Gallery, Hyderabad, 2000; Two Man Show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2001; Tradition to Modernity Fulda, Germany, 2001; Regional Art Exhibition at Cochin (Lalit Kala Academy) 2001; National Art Exhibition at Ahmedabad (Lalit Kala Academy) 2001 |
