Born and raised in India
Educated back home in Scotland
Art school in London
Working studio-based in Edinburgh since 1991

Higher Education: St Martin's School of Art, BA Hons Fine Art(painting)

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2008 In Spite of the Gods, Art First Contemporary Art, London
2007 Fruits of Labour, Suresh Jayayram, 1 Shanti Road Gallery, Bangalore, India 2006 Paintings and Prints, Festival Exhibition, The Hallion, Edinburgh
2005 Shadows and Tall Trees, Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh
2004 Where the Brahmaputra meets the Clyde, Art First, London
2002 East, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
2001 Stills, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
2000 Paintings, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
1999 Through Time and Tide, Artworks, Austin, Texas, USA
1998 Northern Light Eastern Breeze, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
        Solo, TCC Space, London
1997 No 36 Collection, The Howard, Edinburgh
1997 Lughnasa, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
1996 Lightscapes, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
1995 Paintings, Festival Exhibition, Assembly, Edinburgh
1994 Lightworks, New Traverse, Edinburgh
1993 Landmarks II, European Arts festival, Surrey University Gallery
1992 Landmarks, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh

Selected Group Shows:

2008 London Art Fair, SSA Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, RSA Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
2007 Fleming Collection, London, Compass Gallery Glasgow
2006 Cairns Gallery, Peebles, SSA Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh
RSA Open, SSA, Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh
London Art Fair, Edinburgh Printmakers
Greetings From Edinburgh curated by Helen Monaghan, Edinburgh
New Publications, Edinburgh Printmakers
2004 Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh
Glasgow Art Fair, Edinburgh Printmakers
Featured Artist Edinburgh Printmakers
Directors Choice, Art First, London
Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
2003 2m2, Stavanger, Norway
V, Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
Eye 2 Gallery, Edinburgh
London Art Fair
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2002 Les Lignes de Demarcation II, Sound Gallery, Paris, France
Art in the Kitchen, The Commissary, Edinburgh
Aberdeen Artists, Aberdeen Art Gallery
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2001 Les Lignes de Demarcation, IEA, Paris, France
Aberdeen Artists Exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2000 EH4, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
Art on the rock, Stirling Castle
SSA, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Royal college of Art, London
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
VAS, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1999 Festival Exhibition, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
10x10, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
SSA & VAS, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Miniatures, Reynolds Gallery, Edinburgh
1997 SSA & VAS, Royal Sottish Academy, Edinburgh
1996 Braveart, Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling
Art Exposure, Glasgow
10 Years of WASPS, Edinburgh Festival Exhibtion
Lochgelly Centre, Fife
Firth Gallery
1995 Inaugural Exhibition, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
Festival Exhibition, Firth Gallery, Edinburgh
Art Exposure, Glasgow
1994 RSSW, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Outpost 94, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Festival Exhibition, Out of the Blue, Edinburgh
Pick of WASPS, Macrobert�s Art Centre, Stirling
SSA, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London
1988-90 Working and travelling in USSR, USA, China, Pakistan & India
1987 Print Show, Tricycle Theatre, London
Somerville Art Fair, London
1986 The Three Year Itch, Smith Gallery, London
Cardiff College of Art, Wales

Projects: Installation Phase II, Sighthill, Edinburgh 2002
Year of the Artist �Interim Project� with Ann McCluskey 2000
Anheuser-Busch, Light installation, Glasgow Mayfest 1996
Joannie Char, Autumn Collection Catwalk, San Francisco, USA 1990
Collaborative performance with Sally Giray, Tate Gallery, London 1986

Commissions: Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 2002
City Inn Bristol, 2001
ASK 2000
No 36, 1996
N. Ahmed, Edinburgh 1996
E. Purves, San Francisco, USA 1990
J.Parkes, Dublin, Eire, 1989

Awards/Grants:

SAC Prize, RSA 2008
Scottish Arts Council Development Award 2007
EDC Grant & Lothian Exports Grant 2001/2
Edinburgh Visual Arts Award 2000
Friedman Billings Ramsay Art Prize 1994
EDAC Art Award 1994

Collections: The Fleming Collection, Fidelity Collection, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Surrey University, Turcan Connel WS, Magellan, City Inn Bristol, Intergen UK, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Hans Rausing, The Bonham and in collections in Italy, USA, France, Eire, Australia and Germany.