Rajesh Sagara

Studied Diploma in Painting from Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad in 1986 and M.F.A in Sculpture at M. S. University, Vadodara in 1989. He was a fellow at Kanoria Centre for Arts in 1986. Rajesh has held solo shows in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Aglet city, South of France and has been invited to show his works in several group shows held at Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, etc. His murals on the life of Gandhi at Shahibaug underpass and on the life of Sardar Patel at Usmanpura underpass in Ahmedabad are major works of art in public places. Besides sculptures and painting, Rajesh has also created a film ‘Miradatar’. He has received a National Award for Sculpture and was selected to present his work in the 11th Triennale exhibition, New Delhi. He has been awarded Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy Award several times and has been a recipient of the Navdeep Prathishta Puruskar. He is also a recipient of the Junior Fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resources, New Delhi.