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Ranjit Singh Kurmi is a contemporary artist known for his dynamic semi-abstract compositions, where urban influences meet expressive forms and textures. His work reflects the rhythm and contrasts of city life, weaving subtle realism into abstract narratives with bold colors and intricate detailing.

Qualification

G.D. Art (Drg. /Ptg.)

L.S. Raheja School of Arts, 1995
A.T.D. Sir J. J. School of Arts, 1997

Exhibitions & Participation

Major Group Shows & Participation

  • Artiface – 1990
  • State Art Exhibition – 1992, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • Lalit Kala Akademi, Goa – 1995
  • 8th Rashtriya Kala Mela, Bangalore – 1995
  • 10th Rashtriya Kala Mela, New Delhi – 1997
  • Art Society of India – 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014
  • Arkay Felicitation Show, Jehangir Art Gallery – 1998, 2013
  • Bombay Art Society – 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • V.V. Oak Art Exhibition, Pune – 1999
  • Hope – Jehangir Art Gallery (Bombay Art Society) – 1999
  • Artifest, Kala Ghoda – 2000, 2001, 2002
  • AIFACS, Bajaj Art Gallery – 2001
  • AIFACS, Nehru Centre – 2003
  • Artist’s Centre, Mumbai – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Camlin Art Foundation – 2005
  • NGMA – Present & Future – 2005
  • Namaste India (Milan, Italy) – 2005
  • Art & Heart, Indore – 2010, 2011
  • Palette, Alibaug – 2013, 2014
  • Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery – 2013
  • Pradarshak Art Gallery – 2014
  • Art Mart, Khajuraho – 2016
  • Finext, Bhopal – 2017
  • 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai – 2018
  • Mahatma Gandhi & World Peace, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi – 2019
  • The Learning Curve, IGNCA, New Delhi – 2019
  • Kala Mela, Sir J.J. School of Art – 2019
  • Art for Odisha – 2019
  • The Government Museum & Art Gallery, Chandigarh – 2019
  • 85th All India Exhibition of Arts, Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar – 2019
  • Art for Humanity, Mumbai – 2019
  • India Art Festival, Mumbai – 2020
  • Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi – 2020
  • Soul & Spirit Art Society – Best Corona Warrior Award – 2020
  • Tagore National Exhibition of Painting, Bhopal – 2020, 2023
  • 61st Maharashtra State Art Exhibition – 2022
  • The Bombay Art Society’s Invitee Exhibition – 2022
  • 63rd National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi – 2023
  • 63rd Maharashtra State Art Exhibition – 2023

Solo Exhibitions

  • ANZ Grindlays Bank – 1996
  • Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai – 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Gallery R, Mumbai – 1999
  • Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai – 1999, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2017
  • Ki Gallery, Malaysia – 2006

Selected Group Shows

  • Bajaj Art Gallery – 1995, 2003, 2005
  • Pradarshak Art Gallery – 1995-97, 2001-03, 2005, 2008
  • Nehru Centre Art Gallery – 1997, 2003, 2013
  • Leela Kempinski, Mumbai – 1997, 1998
  • Art Walk, Hotel Oberoi, Mumbai – 1997
  • Gallery 55, New Delhi – 1998
  • Russian Culture Centre, Mumbai – 1999
  • Y.B. Chauhan Art Gallery, Mumbai – 1999
  • Ravindra Bhavan, L.K.A., New Delhi – 1999
  • Hotel Independence, New Delhi – 1999
  • Himalaya Art Side – 2001
  • HSBC Bank, Mumbai – 2001, 2002
  • The Brian Logan Gallery, Washington D.C., USA – 1999
  • Canada – 2000
  • Art Land – 2000, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Galleria – 2000
  • Satya Art Gallery – 2002
  • India Art.com, Pune – 2002, 2006
  • Solo Art Gallery – 2003
  • Mumbai Art Gallery – 2005
  • Kumarswamy Hall Gallery – 2006, 2012, 2013, 2017
  • Tulika Art Gallery – 2007
  • Legacy Art Gallery – 2007, 2008
  • Singapore – 2007, 2017
  • Samokal Gallery, Kolkata – 2007
  • Gallery Archana – 2008, 2012
  • Art Gate, Mumbai – 2013
  • Shridharini Gallery, New Delhi – 2013, 2016
  • Art Beyond Borders, Dubai – 2016
  • Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore – 2018
  • JMD Art Gallery, Mumbai – 2019-2020

Nationality

Indian artist

Categories

Abstract

Themes

Semi-abstract paintings

  • 2003

    AIFACS

  • 2003

    Bombay Art Society