Biography
Krishna Kumar Malviya
An avid painter, Krishna Kumar Malviya likes to explore themes and subjects in a special way so as to bring life, essence and ethos of his subjects, which have been very diverse as can be seen from his portfolio.
He has been passionate for painting from his childhood and is a self-taught artist. He learnt drawing & painting from the nature, books and by practice to paint his own ideas from imagination. In his paintings he tries to capture the fascinating interactions between colours, light, shadows, textures, and reflections.
KK Malviya M.A in Drawing & Painting from Hamidia Arts & Commerce Collage, Bhopal (MP) with Gold Medal. He is MA (Economics) and MBA (Fin) also. He has 18 group exhibitions & 1 solo exhibition to his credit. The range of themes in his exhibitions reflects his active mind and keen spirit of exploration. It is his conviction that realm of painting should go beyond creating a visual document and should in fact reflect the character of the subject. It is this belief and approach to painting that makes KK Malviya stand out.
Born in:
- 1967
Education:
- 1989: B.A. with additional subject as Painting
- 1992: M.A. in Economics
- 1998: MBA in Finance
Teaching Experience:
- From 1989 onwards, have been teaching drawing and painting to students of Class VIII and above, students appearing for Intermediate level grade examinations, college students as well as hobby artists.
SOLO Exhibitions:
- December 2017: Club Hall, IOCL Complex, Suchidham, Malad (E), Mumbai 31.12.2018 to 01.01.2018.
Participation in exhibitions
- 2012 : Invited to be part of “Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2012” organised by IOCL, Western Region, Mumbai. This sponsored show was hosted at IOCL, WR, Worli, Mumbai Office.
- 2014 : Invited to be part of “Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2014” organised by IOCL. This sponsored show was hosted at IOCL, WR, BKC, Mumbai Office in July’2014.
- 2014 : Invited to be part of the group show “For The Love of Art”, the 20th Indian Oil Art Exhibition held at Ananda Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai during 1st to 7th September, 2014.
- 2016 : Invited to be part of “Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2016” organised by IOCL. This sponsored show was hosted at IOCL, WR, BKC, Mumbai Office in Aug’2016.
- 2016 : Invited to be part of the group show “Stories on Canvas”, the 21st Indian Oil Art Exhibition held at Ananda Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai during 26th t to 31st Aug’2016.
- 2018 : Invited to be part of “Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2018” organised by IOCL WR. This sponsored show was hosted at IOCL, WR, BKC, Mumbai Office from 25th to 29th Sep’2018.
- Exhibited watercolour paintings in a group show at Swaraj Bhawan, Bhopal from 16.12.2022 to 18.12.2022.
- 2018: Invited to be part of the group show “The Canvas Code”, the 22nd Indian Oil Art Exhibition held at Jehangir Gallery, Mumbai during 24th t to 29th Oct’2018.
- Group exhibition “Art Stage 2016” at Probodhankar Thakray Art Galery, Borivali (W), Mumbai from 14th to 17th Oct’2016.
- Group exhibition “Founders week” by Art society of India exhibited my water colour painting “Temple” from 03.04.2017 to 09.04.2017.
- Group exhibition “Art Stage 2017” at Probodhankar Thakray Art Galery, Borivali (W), Mumbai from 17th to 20th Nov’2017.
- Group exhibition “Founders week” by Art society of India exhibited my Acrylic colour painting “BIDAR FORT” from 24.04.2018 to 30.04.2018.
- Group exhibition in Art Fiesta Jaipur from 26.12.2019 to 30.12.2019.
- Group exhibition “Aqua Splash” exhibited water colour paintings from 21.01.2020 to 24.01.2020.
- Participated in National Kala Mela exhibition of Lalit Kala Academy from 04th Mar’20 to 9th Mar’20 at New Delhi.
- Participation in Chitrashanthe Banglore Online Exhibition 3rd January 2021.
- Participation in Art for Cause International Online Exhibition (23rd to 25th February 2021).
- Exhibited water colour paintings in a group show at Jawahar Kala kendra, Jaipur from 29.09.2022 to 02.10.2022.
Interests
- Children’s Art
- Photography
- Travel
- Gardening
Membership
- Art Society of India
- Bombay art Society
- Snaskar Bharti, Konkan Prant
Travels
- Travelled in different parts of India for visiting museums, galleries and for sketching and painting.
Evolution
- Practised watercolour / Acrylic Colour/ Oil Colour painting and pencil sketching for last 30 years.
Awards
#1
2014: "The First Price for the Oil Painting “In The Rain” exhibited in Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2014 at BKC.
#2
2016: "The Second Price for the Acrylic Painting “Passion to serve” exhibited in Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2016 at BKC.
#3
2018: "The First Price for the Acrylic Painting “Ganga in Hrishikesh” exhibited in Indian Oil Art Exhibition 2018 at BKC.
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
By Thomas Merton
Discography
Latest from my painting album
Painting is a form of art that allows us to capture the beauty and complexity of the world around us. Painting is a way of expressing our emotions, thoughts, and dreams.
A busy street
A street scene made into a painting using water colors
Masjid
A masjid in Bhopal captured in a water color painting
Shivaji chowk
A scene from Shivaji chowk Bhopal captured into a water color painting
Kala ghoda
A famous spot kala ghoda in Mumbai is captured in a water color painting