Mohammed Osman was born in 1972 in Mahaboob Nagar, Andhra Pradesh. He received his Bachelor’s in painting from JNTU College of fine arts, Hyderabad. Mohammed’s paintings draw inspiration heavily from village life. He has a good command over capturing images with reference to people living in villages, since the past five years he has been working in great detail and with beautiful bright colours with high efforts to capture the essence of Indian culture, tradition and values. His compositions come in watercolours, acrylic and mixed media. His watercolours are not very transparent instead he has developed a style of his own. Recently he has been painting various versions of a bull that is traditionally decorated and it is also symbolic image of “SANKRANTI” festival. His pallete is very fresh and drawing is realistic. Mohammed‘s painterly language is strong and bold. The artist’s work has been displayed in numerous exhibitions across India and abroad.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :
B. F. A ., (Painting)
J.N.T.U , College of Fine Arts ,HYDERABAD.
SOLO SHOWS :
2010 – Gallery – G , Bangalore. ( Kole Basava – Kala Basava )
2009 – “RENAISSANCE GALLERY”, Bangalore.
2019 – Gallery – G , Bangalore.
GROUP SHOWS :
2019 – Gallerie. Nvya. New Delhi…
2019 – TIGER.. TAO art gallery mumbai…(travelled show)
2019 – TIGER.. the state art gallery, Hyderabad.
2019 – state art gallery Hyderabad,
2017- KARA art show, club botanica.
2017 – Studio 3 art gallery , Mumbai( singapur art fair}
2017- Studio 3 art gallery , Mumbai (Dubai art fair)
2017- A project for private collection, ( huge size painting), Hyderabad
2017- Beyond the contours, Mon art gallery, Kolkatta
2016- Samara art gallery, Ahmedabad
2016- Art for cause, hotel AVASA hyderabad
2016- Studio 3 art gallery , Mumbai
2016- Madhyam, Bangalore
2016- Mahua art gallery. Bangalore
2016- Catharsis art gallery ,Ahmedabad
2016- gallery G , Bangalore
2016- Mahua art gallery Bangalore..
2016- Madhyam, Bangalore
2015- Gallery NVYA, (flight of expressions)
2015- Gallery NVYA, (oorjha)
2014- show of gallery collection, gallery space,Hyderabad
2014- Concern india foundation ( Hyderabad )
2014- Concern india foundation ( Ludhiana )
2014- Gallery space, Hyderabad( art for cause )
2014- Gallery NVYA, (Zen movments)
2014- Hotel HYATT, Ahmedabad by kalakrithi art gallery
2013- Gallery NVYA, (The winter tale)
2013- Gallery NVYA, (Amalgam prathama collection)
2013- Gallery NVYA, ( 9 th anniversary show)
2013- Gallery NVYA, (Varsha-sharad)
2013- Gallery NVYA, (Basanthagreeshma collection, IGIA)
2013- NVYA Art Gallery , New Delhi ( Within Reach-IV.)
2013- Taj falaknuma palace, Hyderabad (an art saturday by kalakrithi art gallery)
2013- NVYA art gallery, New delhi, (Completely Contemporary)
2013 – NVYA Art Gallery , New Delhi .( The timeless journey of indian contemperory art)
2013 – NVYA Art Gallery , New Delhi . ( Hemanta-Shishir)
2013 – Kalakriti Art Gallery , Hyderabad.( Flavours of hyderabad)
2013 – Time And Space Gallery ,Bangalore
2013- Gallery NVYA, (The timeless journey of indian contemperory art)
2013- Galley NVYA (Comletecontemperory )new delhi
2012- Gallery NVYA, (Hemantha- shishira, IGIA)
2012 – Nvya Art Gallery, New Delhi . ( Within reach lll)
2011 – Forum Art Gallery ,Chennai .( Deccan musings )
2011 – Time And Space Gallery ,Bangalore
2011- Kalakriti Art Gallery , Hyderabad. ( po10tial – 2 )
2010 – Biddle & Webb , Birmingham ,U.K.
2010- Galley NVYA (Comletecontemperory )new delhi
2010- gallery G bangalore.
2010 – Time And Space Art Gallery ,Bangalore.
2009 – Goup show of artists from HYDERABAD at Windsor Manner, BANGALORE.
2008 – USA (San Francisco), a Group show with Indian Contemporaries.
2008- Artist from India “SYMPHONY OF COLORS” at Epicentre, Apparel house, Gurgaon, new delhi
2007 – “ Hyderabad blues” with A.P. Contemporaries at Lalith Kala Academy New Delhi organized by “ISHAT ART & GALLERY POINEER”, New Delhi.
2007 – USA, Artist from Hyderabad, named “A.P. Art of The Habitat”
2006 – “Hastha” art gallery, Hyderabad.
2005 – A.P State Art Gallery.
2005 – 9th A.P state level Exhibition by PottiSriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad .
2004 – 8th A.P State level Exhibition
2002 – Hyderabad Art Society, Telugu University, All India exhibition of Drawing.
2000 – J.N.T.U Annual Exhibition, JNTU College of Fine Arts Gallery.
Camps :
2016- art for cause, the Dr Reddys lab, hyderabad
2014- Novermer, Singapore art fair-2014
2014- october, Art @ telangana , Taramathibaradari, Hyderabad
COLLECTIONS :
‘LEELA lounge ‘ Chennai, and so Many Collections in India and Abroad.
ABOUT THE ARTIST :
Originally from a small village in Mahabub nagar distict, Osman’s paintings draw inspiration heavily from village life. He has a good command over capturing images with reference to people living in villages ,continuing to reminisce. Since the past five years he has been working in great detail and with beautiful bright colors with high efforts to capture the essence of indian culture,tradition and values. Recently he has been painting various versions of a bull that is traditionally decorated during sankranthi.Watercolors by Osman are not very transparent instead he has developed a style of his own. His pallete is very fresh and drawing is realistic. The artist is touched with Indian culture and tradition and since past many years he is working on this bull series and its also symbolic image of “SANKRANTI” festival.
