Dr. M S Murthy

Dr. M S Murthy was born in 1960 at Bangalore. He has a Diploma in Fine Arts & Modelling in

1982. He has held 25 solo exhibitions all over India. Has participated in State, National and

International exhibitions. In 2003 he won The International Biennial Award from the Iran

Academy of Arts, 2006 he won the Karnataka Sahithya Academy Award for his essay collection

Desi Nagu. In 2010 Government of Karnataka honoured him with Rajyotsava Award for his

achievement in the field of art. He was the Chief of Academic Council at Jain College of Visual

Arts, Bangalore.

His works are with National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Featherlite Pvt. Ltd, Namdhari

Seeds, Caterpillar Inc. Bangalore, CICOPA, Bangalore, Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, Karnataka

Chitrakala Parishath, Kejriwal Art Gallery, Bangalore, State, National Academies and many private

collections in India and abroad.

In 1986 he held his first solo exhibition on Art and Literature in Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru.

His works have been exhibited at Rabindra Kala Kunj Art Gallery (1994), Y.B. Chavan Gallery

(1994), Grindlays Bank (1994), Chitrakala Parishath (2000 and 2010), KYNKYNY Art Gallery

(2011), Venkatappa Art Gallery (1978), Alliance Francaise (1995, Sumukha Gallery (1997),

Crimson Art Resources (1994), Time & Space Gallery (1995 and 2008), Lakshana Art Gallery

(2004), Jehangir Art Gallery (1997 & 2012), K.C.Das (1995), Harmony by Reliance Pvt. Ltd.,

Mumbai (1994), Iran Academy of Arts-Iran (2003), Tamarind Art, New York (1995). In 2018 he

exhibited his latest works titled The Bowl at Gallery Manora, Bangalore.

He has presented papers at art seminars, curated art shows, has also been jury member for

various State and National Art exhibitions and is currently conducting art workshop - Kalasanskar

at his studio Bhoomi - The Centre For Artists, Bangalore. He has received a Doctorate, D-Litt

Award from the Hampi University for his research on Pictures of Child Mind in 2010. His first play