BABU XAVIER

BEGINNINGS

Born in Kerala. Clairvoyant, a book of poems by Danish-American Poetess Susanne Jorn, Denmark, 1994, based on a set of paintings. Lives and works in Kovalam.

EDUCATION

• Self-taught artist.

EXHIBITIONS

• 1984 Solo exhb., Kalapeedom, Kochi.
• 1985, 91, 99, 2002 Solo exhb., Pundole Art Gallery, Bombay.
• 1986, 87, 88, 89 Kala Yatra, Bangalore.
• 1986 Participated in the 6th Triennale International, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• 1991 Solo exhb., Sakshi Gallery, Madras.
• 1991 Solo exhb., Zenit Gallery, Copenhagen.
• 1991 Solo exhb., Gammelgaard Art Centre, Denmark.
• 1994 Solo exhb., Gallerie Varia, Basel.
• 1994, 88 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal.
• 1995 Solo exhb., Chithram Gallery, Kochi.
• 1995 Group exhb. in London.
• 1996, 94, 92 Solo exhb., Gallerie-Ganesha, New Delhi.
• 1997 Solo exhb., Cultural Forum, Luneburg.
• 1997 Solo exhb., Luneburg University, Luneburg.
• 1997 Solo exhb., Renaissance, Bangalore.
• 1998 Solo exhb., Holstebro Bibliotec, Denmark.
• 1998, 99, 2001, 02 Solo exhb., Kashi Art-Cafe, Kochi.
• 1999 Solo exhb., Apparao Gallery, Chennai.
• 2000 Solo exhb., Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore.
• 2000 Solo exhb., Jamaat, Mumbai.
• 2003 Solo exhb., Art World, Chennai.
• 2003, 05 Solo exhb., Hac

COLLECTION

• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
• Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
• Glenberra Museum, Japan.
• Peebody Essex Museum, USA.
• Taj Group of Hotels, India.
• Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi.
• Gallery Espace, New Delhi.
• Art Musings, Mumbai.
• Hacienda, Mumbai.
• Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai.
• CIMA Gallery, Kolkata.
• Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore.
• Gallerie-Sara Arakkal, Bangalore.
• Apparao Gallery, Chennai.
• Forum Gallery, Chennai.
• Art World, Chennai.
• Kashi Art-Cafe, Kochi.
• Engelhardt Family collection, Germany.
• Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
• Many other private collections in India and abroad.
• Including the private collections of eminent artists like M.F. Husain, Yusuf Arakkal, R.B. Bhaskaran etc.

AWARDS

• 1990 Award, 20th State Lalit Kala Akademi Annual Exhb., Kerala.

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