Nand Katyal Explained

Nand Katyal
Birth Place:Lahore, Pakistan
Homepage:www.nandkatyal.com

Nand Katyal (born January 30, 1935, in Lahore), is an Indian artist. His family came to Delhi from Lahore after Partition, and settled there when he was around twelve years of age. His father, Ram Lal Katyal, was himself a painter. Hence Nand was exposed to art materials and the art circle of Lahore at an early age. He studied Fine Art at the Polytechnic in Delhi and worked as an art teacher. In the early 1960s, Katyal joined the American Center and served as the art director of Span magazine for many years before turning to art as a freelance practitioner.

He served as the secretary of Delhi Silpi Chakra for the period 1963–1967 and was the director of 10th Triennale India in 2001. He was part of the five-member jury for National Awards of Lalit Kala Akademi in 2004. Katyal was awarded with the National Award in 1995, and was given a Felicitation, 10th Rashtriya Kala Mela, in 1997.

His one-man shows have been held in various galleries including Shridharani in Delhi and Cymroza in Mumbai, and he has also participated in various group shows, including some international workshops and camps. His work has been exhibited in important national exhibitions as well as the Triennale and other international shows. His works can be seen in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal and with other institutions and individuals in the country.

Nand Katyal lives in Delhi and works from his studio at Garhi.

Year Solo exhibitions and significant group shows
2012Uttarayan Art Centre Camp, Baroda
2006 Lalit Kala Akademi Art Camp, Lakshadweep
2004 & 09 Art Heritage, New Delhi (Solo shows)
2003 ITDC Art Camp, Ladakh
1998 Art Motif Pastel Show, New Delhi
1996 Art Alive Gallery: Group Shows and Camps, New Delhi
1995 "Art and Nature: Two Renewable Resources", Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi
1992 ECymroza Gallery, Mumbai (Solo show)
1985 Festival of India: Exhibit Designer on Indian Architecture, Paris
1982 Triennale, New Delhi
1978 & 97 Dhoomimal Gallery Annual and Group Shows
1976, 79 & 88 Dhoomimal Gallery (Solo shows)
1975 Black Patridge Gallery Art Camp, New Delhi
1971 Kunika Chemould Gallery (Solo show)
1967, 91 & 95 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi (Solo shows)
1963-65 Delhi Silpi Chakra
1962 Delhi Silpi Chakra (Solo show)
1959, 62 & 68 Exhibited in National Exhibitions of Lalit Kala Akademi

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