Joshi was born on 5 March 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a family widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries. His father Ramchandra Joshi initiated him into this traditional art at the age of 13.[citation needed] He discovered many new techniques and painted quite original and meaningful compositions. He was also renowned for his fresco-style wall paintings as well as Phad. He received the National Award for his Wall Painting at Crafts Museum, New Delhi. Elephant, horses, lions, and women with pitchers on their heads were the usual motifs of his painting.
Awards and Recognitions
International Awards
SAARC International Award, Islamabad
Black Magician Award, German Festival, Stuttgart
National Awards
National Merit Award, New Delhi, 1969,'72,'74
National Award, 1984
Silver Award, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal, 1979
Kala Shree Award, Haryana Government, 1989
Bhuwalka Public Welfare Award, Marudhara Institute, Calcutta, 1994
Padma Shri Award, New Delhi, 2006
Sangeet Shyamla Award, Kolkata, 2007
Shilpaguru Award, 2007
Other Art Galleries or Platforms Associated With
Joshi was born on 5 March 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a family widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries. His father Ramchandra Joshi initiated him into this traditional art at the age of 13.[citation needed] He discovered many new techniques and painted quite original and meaningful compositions. He was also renowned for his fresco-style wall paintings as well as Phad. He received the National Award for his Wall Painting at Crafts Museum, New Delhi. Elephant, horses, lions, and women with pitchers on their heads were the usual motifs of his painting.
About Artist
Joshi was born on 5 March 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a family widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries. His father Ramchandra Joshi initiated him into this traditional art at the age of 13.[citation needed] He discovered many new techniques and painted quite original and meaningful compositions. He was also renowned for his fresco-style wall paintings as well as Phad. He received the National Award for his Wall Painting at Crafts Museum, New Delhi. Elephant, horses, lions, and women with pitchers on their heads were the usual motifs of his painting.
Awards and Recognitions
International Awards
SAARC International Award, Islamabad
Black Magician Award, German Festival, Stuttgart
National Awards
National Merit Award, New Delhi, 1969,'72,'74
National Award, 1984
Silver Award, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal, 1979
Kala Shree Award, Haryana Government, 1989
Bhuwalka Public Welfare Award, Marudhara Institute, Calcutta, 1994
Padma Shri Award, New Delhi, 2006
Sangeet Shyamla Award, Kolkata, 2007
Shilpaguru Award, 2007
Other Art Galleries or Platforms Associated With
Joshi was born on 5 March 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a family widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries. His father Ramchandra Joshi initiated him into this traditional art at the age of 13.[citation needed] He discovered many new techniques and painted quite original and meaningful compositions. He was also renowned for his fresco-style wall paintings as well as Phad. He received the National Award for his Wall Painting at Crafts Museum, New Delhi. Elephant, horses, lions, and women with pitchers on their heads were the usual motifs of his painting.