BANSI PARIMU (1938 – 1991)

Born 1938 in Srinagar (Kashmir)

Self taught painter, sculptor and writer

Interests

Journalism, Photography and Floriculture

Activities

Founded ‘Young Artists Club’, worked as freelance interior decorator in several cities of India, Convened ‘Kashmir Art Society’, Secretary, Kashmir Artists Association, ex-member, General Council J&K Academy of Art and Culture, Faculty of Fine Arts Kashmir University, J&K Board of Ecology and Environment, Convenor, INTACH Kashmir chapter, member, Urban Arts Council Kashmir, Parthaspora Task Force.

Exhibitions

Progressive Artisits Association, 1952, J&K Artists Group, 1963

Kashmir Art Society 1957

Five Painters, Srinagar, 1963

Bombay and New Delhi, 1964

Various All India exhibitions held at Srinagar, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Bombay etc. Since 1958, National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Since 1962.

Awards

Industrial Exhibition, Srinagar, First prize (1955) J&K Academy Exhibitions 1^st Prize (1960-68-69-70 & 71) Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad Award (1961) Tagore Exhibition Award, Amritsar and at Calcutta (1961) Indian Academy of Art Amritsar Award (1961)  AIFACS New Delhi Award (1964), Academy of Fine Arts Calcutta, Award (1965). One man shows: Ambala 1954, New Delhi 1959, 1960, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1986 and 1987, Bombay 1963, 1974, 1982 and 1986, Lucknow 1964 and 1965, Ahmedabad 1969, Calcutta 1959 and 1966.

Participated in Indian Art in 1972 San fransisco, USA, IIIrd triennale India (1974) International Exhibition of Art, Copenhagen 1977, British Council Art Exhibition, Dubai 1977, the LKA National Camp, Lucknow 1987, Ankara Biennale, Turkey 1988.

Collections:

Private & Public collections in Kashmir (India) and abroad, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi Lalit Kala Akademi, Indian Academy, Amritsar, Contemporary Gallery, Calcutta, J&K Academy, J&K Government, UP Governement, Delhi College of Art, Delhi Administration, British Bank of Middle East, UAE and Kuwait, Hearst Newspapers, Cairo and many foreign diplomatic missions, Painted murals, portraits and executed interiors in Gulf countries for four years, Patronage received from some of the large Industrial Houses of the country.