Rajendra Dhawan

An artist who is widely respected among the art fraternity, Rajendra Dhawan’s works awaken a sense of spirituality and timelessness. An exploration of the higher realm …

Dhawan returns to Delhi after a gap of 14 yrs , in the meanwhile he has established himself in the international auction circuit as well. Knowing him to be one of the most important living Indian Artist artists , this exhibition comes as a tribute .
 
Born in 1936 in Delhi , he studied at the Delhi School of Art. Dhawan later went to Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris in 1953-1958 and to the  Belgrade Institute of Art from 1960- 62. Rajendra Dhawan taught painting in India until 1962 and later received a grant to travel to Yugoslavia in 1964- 1966. He is the founder of “The Unknown” group which exhibited in 1964.

He moved to Paris in 1970 and continues to live there .

Dhawan has numerous solo exhibitions to his credit. Selected solo shows include Bodhi Art Gallery, Singapore, Mumbai, 2005; Gallery White Elephant, Paris, 2004; Talwar Gallery, New York, 2002 ; Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1998; Galerie L’lf, Elne, France, 1995; Gallery Phillippe Bouakia, Paris, 1994.Gallery La Pardelere, Nantes, 1993; Gallery Francois, Paris, 1990; Shridharini Gallery, New Delhi, 1981; Gallery du Haut-pave, Paris, 1972; ‘The Unknown’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, 1964.
 
His paintings can be found in several public collections including The Glenbarra Museum in  Japan , National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; the Lalit Kala Akademi; the Bharat Bhavan Museum, Bhopal; the Chandigarh Museum; The National Foundation of Contemporary Art, Paris. and  in the Teruss Museum in Elne ,Rigault Museum in Perpignan and the Fond National d'Art contemporarin convent Saint-Jacques in Paris.

The artist has been living and working in Paris since 1970