He was born in Madras, TamiInadu in 1939.
EDUCATION
He received a Diploma in Drawing and Painting from the Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Madras.
EXHIBITIONS
- He has participated in several exhibitions, the more recent ones including, 2005 & 2006 Mapping the South, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai.
- 2005 OSIAN'S masterpieces & museum quality series, Indian Contemporary Art, Tai Mahal Palace & Tower Mumbai Neville Tuli.
- 2005 Southern Axis. A selection of South Indian contemporary Art - Chennai.
- 2005 Expressions: the art within. Contemporary Artists, Coimbatore.
- He has had several solo shows including an exhibition in 2006 at Art World, Chennai.
- 2004 Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai
- 1996 Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai.
- He has also participated in various group shows like the Three decades of Cholamandal exhibition, Madras in 1996 & at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 1994.
- 1985 Two decades of Cholamandal Artists' Village, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, Madras.
AWARDS
- He has received several awards including 1984 -1986 Senior Fellowship, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
- 1981 Tamil Nadu Lalit Kala Academy, Madras