About the Artist


Rahul Chaudhury
A multifarious Artist
Born 2nd June 1972, Delhi; He is a multifaceted self-taught artist; His father Shri Ramehswar Prem is a famous playwright, poet and a litterateur.

Specialization in Illustration and Graphics from Shankar's Academy of Art, Delhi during 1996-97; Part Time Painting Course from Triveni Kala Sangam, Delhi during 1995-2000; Technical Workshop on Theatre from National School of Drama, Delhi in 2002.


Education


Graduatied from Delhi University in the field of Arts in 1995.

Professional Qualification

  • Joined National School of Drama as Research cum Documentation Assistant (1997-2007) and again as a Coordinator-Festival during (2014-15)
  • During this period, he had trascribed, documented and coordinated many programmes of National School of Drama; Bharat Rang Mahotsav (1999-2006). Aadi Rang & Aadi Bimb (2014-15), his transcriptions were published in magazines of Theatre India edited by Shri Rajinder Nath and later edited by Late Shri K.S. Rajendran and Rang Prasang edited by Shri Prayag Shukla.
  • Not only for National School of Drama but he did transcriptions for other agneices like Alkazi Foundation, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Sangeet Natak Academi etc., to name the few.
  • Joined Sangeet Natak Akademi as a Consltant in Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2019.
  • As a Senior Fellow of Government of India, Ministry of culture on Khasi Tribes namely 'An Eye in the Clouds' during 2015-16. click here for details.

About the Artist 'Studio Agon', Sansaptak, Chittaranjan Park, Delhi

Group Shows

  • Show at Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi (1996,1999)
  • Nokanoku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (1997)
  • Alwar, Rajasthan (1999)
  • Greenwood Gallery, New Delhi (1999)
  • Contemporary Miniature Paintings, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi (2001)
  • Death Anniversary of B.V. Karanth, National School of Drama, New Delhi (2003)
  • Amalgum at Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2004)
  • Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai (2005)
  • Hiroshima Never Again, Arpana Gallery, New Delhi (2005)
  • Creativity Connect, Arpana gallery, New Delhi (2007)
  • New Perspective Group Show, ICIA Gallery, Mumbai (2007)
  • Young Guns, ICIA Gallery, Mumbai (2007)
  • New Perspective Group Show, ICIA Gallery, Mumbai (2008)
  • Three Degrees of Separation, Olive, Bangalore (2008)
  • Contemporary Art-2011, The Arts Trust, Mumbai (2011)
  • Contemporary Art-2012, The Arts Trust, Mumbai (2012)
  • Dual Show, Studio Spaces, Delhi (2013)
  • Group Show, The Arts Trust, Mumbai (2013)
  • Lucknow-Black/White-Land of Nawabs with Love, Kalasrot Gallery, Lucknow (2016).

Solo Shows
  • Faces, Studio Spaces, Delhi (2013)
  • Mawsynram-An Eye in the Cloud, Studio Spaces, Delhi (2013) please click here for complete works
  • Vote Me, Studio Sapces, Delhi (2014)
  • Monolithic Erectus, Studio Spaces, Delhi (2014)
  • Untitled Faces, Studio Spaces, Ananta Performing Arts and Research Centre, Delhi (2015)
  • Cynotype Prints, B.C. Paul Auditorium, Sansaptak, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi (2015) please click here for complete works
  • Cynotype Prints, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sansaptak, New Delhi (2015)
  • Dead Ear Tree, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi (2022) click here to see complete works
Installations
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  • Contemporary Art Week, Friends of Art & Raj Art Initiaitve Project, New Delhi (2016)
  • Yarn Yatra, Raj Art Initiative Project, Pan India (2016)
  • World Music Festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan (2017)
  • The Flower of Hope, Cheshire Home, Delhi (2017)
  • Vasundhara Theatre Festival, Sansaptak, Delhi (2018)
  • Betla Mahotsav, Chase Art Foundation, Jharkhand (2019)
Participation

  • 11th Yuva Mahotav, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi (1998))
  • Camp organized by National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi (1999)
  • Sphote, Modi Group, Delhi (2001)
  • The Reception of Communist Party, Aparna Caur Academy of Literature and Fine Arts, Delhi (2005)
  • Artist Camp, New Friends Colony, Delhi (2005)
  • National Artist Camp, Indore (2006)
  • Artist Camp, Creative Connect, Modi Nagar (2007)
  • Kala Rang Kala Sang, National Artist Camp, Guwalior (2007)
  • Kala Rang Kala Sang, National Artist Camp, Guwalior (2008)
  • Artist Group, Art Folio, Jaipur & Patna (2009)
  • Artist Camp, Marve Camp, Mumbai (2011)
  • Khajuraho International Art Festival, Madhya Pradesh (2016)
  • Inter Art-International Biennial of Small Graphics, Aiud/Romania the VIth edition, Inter-Art Foundation Aiud, Romania (2017)
  • Cartist-Jaipur Art Festival, Rajasthan (2017)
  • Satyadhara Art Camp, Satyadhara, Indore, Madhya Pradesh (2023)

Awards
  • Merit Certificate, Sahodaya Senior Secondary School, Delhi (1984)
  • Merit Certificate, All India Student's Competition, Awantika (1996)
  • Bronze Plaque, All India Drawing Competition, Awantika (1996)
  • Honorable Mention, All India Painting Competition, Awantika (1996)
  • Bronze Plaque, All India Drawing Competition, Awantika (1998)
  • Participation Certificate, All India Painting Competition, Awantika (1999)
Auction
  • Contemporary Indian Art-AstaGuru-February 21-22, 2008
  • Modern & Contemporary Indin Art-AstaGuru-August 20-21, 2008
  • Modern & Contemporary Indian Art-AstaGuru-July 29-30, 2015
  • Contemporary Indian Art-AstaGuru-July 29-30, 2015
  • Contemporary Indian Art-AstaGuru-May 14-15, 2016
  • South East Asian Contemporary Art-AstaGuru-August 22-23, 2019
  • Present Future-AstaGuru-September 28-29, 2021
  • Present Future-AstaGuru-February 10-11, 2022
  • Present Future-AstaGuru-September 22-23, 2022
  • Present Future-AstaGuru-February 15-16, 2013
Design & Publication

  • Cartoons were published in a political magazine in Khari Kasauti (1996)
  • Painting and Designing for Bhand Duhayee a play for National School of Drama (1997)
  • Cartoons being uploaded for a website www.relicmongers.com (now not in use) (2003)
  • Set Design for N.T.P.C. (1999)
  • Cover Design for Government Magazine Anusheelan (2002)
  • Conceptulized and designed the website www.relicmongers.com (now not in use) (2003)
  • Illustrated for TERI, children book (2004-05)
  • Conceptulized the design of the website www.nsd.gov.in (2005-06)
  • Illustrated in TERA GREEN-a magazine for Tata Energy Research Institute, TERI (2005)
  • Illustrated a manual for TERI (2005-06)
  • Illustrated book of poetry of Delhi Police (2006)
  • Illustrated Cover of an Urdu story book (2006)
  • Worked as a designer in 26 January Tableaux design (2014)

Film & Documentary
  • People and Art, Part I (2001)
  • Taj Mahal for Taj Mahal & Tourism Force India Tourism (2013)
  • War Lord for Studio Spaces (2020) click here
  • Animation short film Amro-1 and Amro-2 for Studio Spaces (2020) click here
  • Short Film Garam Rait for Studio Spaces (2020) click here
  • Short Documentary Film for Janparamlok Amrit Utsav (2022 click here
Founder Member
  • He was amongst the founder member of Eclectics (2002), Relicmongers (2005) and was the founder of Studio Spaces (2013)

Studio-cum-residence:
Mayur Residency
102 C & D, Pocket A-3, Mayur Vihar Phase III, Delhi-110096

Las Terrazos
Flat No.308, Third Floor, Opp. CASA Rio Phase-I
Ward No.1, Shree Ganeshpuri Cunchelim
Mapusa, Bardez, North Goa-403517
contact email:
rahul_prem1@rediffmail.com