Resume

PAVAN KUMAR MACHAVARAPU

Born : August 5th 1981

Academic Qualifications :

2007 N E T Painting, University Grants Commission New Delhi.
2007 M.F.A Painting, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
2004 B.F.A Painting, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam.
2019 Ph.D. In Visual Culture from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Courses :

Contemporary Art Summer School, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Life Drawing Art Summer school, Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK.
What is Local History? Summer Course, University of Oxford, England,UK

International Art Grants :

2011 - 12 Pollock – Krasner foundation Grant, New York, US.
2014 - The Awesome Foundation Art project Grant, Boston, US

Solo Exhibitions :

2011 “Vizag-Bengaluru-Baroda”, Gallery Ragini, New Delhi, India.
2007 “Urban Existence”, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, India.

International Exhibitions :

2012 Clifton s art prize exhibition central Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
2012 “may work” art exhibition, Naimo art gallery,Vancouver,Canada,
2012 “Visual Aids “Hosted at Cheim& Read, New York,
2012 “The lights constellating one’s sky, Richmond art galleryCanada,
2011 ‘Drawn Together’ Latitude 53, Siena, Italy,

National Exhibitions : 

2015 The Baroda March, Eighth edition, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai.
2014 The Baroda March seventh edition, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai.
2013 ‘Square’ Sobha Singh art Gallery, Chandīgarh, India.
2013 The Baroda March sixth edition, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai.
2012 United Art Fair- 1st edition, Pragatimaidan, New Delhi.
2012 “Remembering: nostalgia and monument, Gallery Ragini, New Delhi.
2012 The Baroda March fifth edition, the strand Art Room, Mumbai. 
2011 To Japan from Baroda group show, faculty of fine arts, Vadodara.
2010 Art Carnival Group Show by Aura Fine Arts Realm Pvt. Ltd, Baroda.
2009 Group Show Contemporary young Artists, Faculty FineArts, Baroda.
2008 ‘On paper’, Gallery with Difference, Kolkata.
2007 “Fragmented Translations”, Hues art gallery, Chennai.
2007 79th Annual all India art exhibition (AIFACS), New Delhi.
2006 49th National exhibition of art, Lailt Kala Academy, Bhopal.
2006 “Intentions”, gallery kaleidoscope, Baroda.
2005 Exhibited group show in Venkattapa Art gallery Bangalore.
2004 46th National Exhibition of Art, lalit kala akademi, Kochi.
2004 Three man show in Fine Arts Faculty, Andhra University.Visakhapatnam.
2004 5th Regional Camlin Art Exhibition, Bangalore.
2003 Telugu University State Art Exhibition, Hyderabad.

On – going Projects / Digital Documentations

2015 Popular sculpture from Punjab,
2014 Hand painted images on fishing boats,Kottapatnam,Andhra Pradesh.
2008   Hand painted popular art on vehicles in Tripura, India
2006 “Popular Art on vehicles in Bangalore” Photo document Submitted To Bangalore University, India
2007   Hand painted popular art on vehicles in Andhra Pradesh, India

Artist-in-Residencies

2006 Participated Artist-in-Residency program, Bangalore Art center, Bangalore -INDIA

Scholarship

2005-07 Arnawaz Vasudev’s charities Scholarship, Bangalore, INDIA

Awards

2007 4th Rank in M.F.A. Painting, Bangalore University, Bangalore

Links    

http://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Pavan_Kumar%20Machavarapu/works/#!7440

http://machavarapupavan.blogspot.in

http://toermagazine.com/2014/05/11/pavan-kumar-phir-bhi-dil-hai-hindustani/

http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/26542-history-monuments

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=139250759&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

Present Address :

M.Pavan Kumar,
248-Visalakshi Nagar,Behind BVK High School.Visakhapatnam.India.530043.

Phone Number : +91 7837834305
E-Mail pavan.2521@gmail.com