BORN 1958 UDAIPUR, INDIA.
Abbas Batliwala has an uncanny talent to combine complexity & simplicity to great visual effect in his amazing compositions. This incredibly creative man with superb craftsmanship draws on everyday experiences for inspiration which he infuses with a dry, witty sense of urban humour, mixing folk and kitsch into his art. The art of Abbas not only contains satire but also humour. It combines well formulated images with literary puns & sharp wit with grace & candour. His themes merge the rural with urban, masterly disciplined through & bringing to the fore his refined draughtsmanship, which till date remains to the core of his art. He has turned ubiquitous subjects into hot selling art !
ART EDUCATION
MASTERS IN DRAWING AND PAINTING, UDAIPUR UNIVERSITY, 1982.
PARTICIPATIONS
NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART, NEW DELHI.
STATE LALIT KALA AKADEMI, JAIPUR.
MAHA KAUSHAL KALA PARISHAD, RAIPUR.
RASHTRIYA LALIT KALA KENDRA, LUCKNOW.
AAJ SOCIETY, UDAIPUR.
1991 VII TRIENNALE INDIA.
6TH ASIAN ART BIENNALE BANGLADESH.
INDIA MONTH, ROTTERDAM.
1997,1998,2002 HARMONY SHOW , MUMBAI.
2008 Opening show of Gallery Artchill , Amber Fort, Jaipur.
2013 'Confluence des Arts' a Group Show of 1OO artists at Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur.
ART CAMPS
1992 THE JAMMU ANDE KASHMIR ACADEMY OF ART CULTURE AND LANGUAGES.
1994 NORTH CENTRAL ZONE CULTURAL CENTRE, LUCKNOW 1994.
1996 " THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE THROUGH ARTIST’S EYES” WELCOME GROUP ART CAMP AT DELHI/AGRA/JAIPUR.
1996 PUNJAB ART HERITAGE, JALANDHAR.
1996 JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA, JAIPUR.
2002 CAMP, CITY PALACE IN UDAIPUR.
2004 North zone culture centre workshop ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
2010 ALL INDIA ARTIST CAMP ICA JAIPUR.
2012 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST CAMP NIRJA MODI SCHOOL ,JAIPUR.
2013 LALIT KALA ACADEMY NEW DELHI WORKSHOP IN PUSHKAR.
AWARDS
GOLD MEDAL IN DRAWING AND PAINTING, RAJASTHAN LALIT KALA ACADEMY.
1984 GOLD MEDAL IN PAINTING, TULIKA KALAKAR PARISHAD, UDAIPUR.
1984 SCULPTURE AWARD RAJASTHAN LALIT KALA ACADEMY.
MAHA KAUSHAL KALA PARISHAD, RAIPUR.
1985 AWARD FOR DRAWING.
1991 VII TRIENNALE INDIA, (PAINTINGS)
PAINTINGS ARE IN MANY COLLECTIONS INCLUDING NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, LALIT KALA ACADEMY, NEW DELHI AND JAIPUR, JAWAHAR KALA KENDRA, JAIPUR, ACADEMY ART, CULTURE AND LASNGUAGES, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, NCZCC APEEJAY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, JALANDHAR, AAJ SOCIETY, UDAIPUR , MICROSOFT U.S.A AND IN MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN INDIA AND ABROAD.