1964 :   Born in Kadireni Gudem, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

1996 :   B.F.A., Painting, J.N.T.U., College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad.

 

 

ONE MAN SHOWS:-

 

1999 :   Images of Kadirenigudem at I.C.C.R. Art Gallery, Hyderabad.

 

2004 :   Drawing Show "CHARISMATIC CONTOURS"  Gallery Threshold, New Delhi.

 

2005 :   "Song of the Village" at Apparao Gallaries, Chennai.

 

2006:   “moods and colours” at fida art gallery,Singapore.

 

 

AWARDS:-

 

1987 :   "BRONZE" Medal in the Painting Competition conducted by Ameture Artist Association,

            Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh.

 

1993 :   "GOLD MEDAL" for Painting Competition conducted by Konaseema Chithrakala

            Parishath, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh.

 

1995 :   Award from Hyderabad Art Society Annual Painting Competition.

 

GROUP SHOWS:-

 

1998 :   Street Show for Human Rights Commission.

 

1995 :   "TANA" Art Chicago, U.S.A.

 

1999 :   Contemporary Deccan : A New Generations of Artists at C.C.M.B., Hyderabad.

 

2000 :   7th Annual Grloup Show at Surya Art Gallery, Hyderabad.

 

2000 :   Two Man Show at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai......

 

2001 :   Tradition to Modernity Fulda, Germany.

 

2001 :   Regional Art Exhibition at Cochin conducted by Lalithakala Academy.

 

2001 :   National Art Exhibition at Ahmedabad conducted by Lalithakala Academy.

 

2002 :   International Group shows with Indian Danish Artists "CROSS CURRENTS" in Mumbai,

  &        New Delhi, Hyderabad & Pondichery.

2003

 

2003 :   International Group Shows in Denmark with Indian & Danish Artists.

 

            Rundetaarn, Copenhagen

            Vejle Kunstforening

            Musikhuset, Esbjerg

            Pakhuset, Nykobing Sj

            Teko Center, Herming

            Lands by - Galleriet, Timring

            Thorasmindu, Laurentsvej

            Roskilde Kunstforening - Roskilde

           

 

2003 :   Group Show of Hyderabad Artists at "India Art Gallery, Pune.

 

2003 :   Group Show at Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda.

 

2003 :   Group Show at Gallery Ganesha, New Delhi

 

2003 :   National Art Exhibition conducted by Lalithakala Academy at Cochin

 

2004 :   Group Show Sponsored by Art Piligrim at "Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

 

2004 :   1st Anniversary Exhibition Gallery, Sara Arakkal, Bangalore

 

2004 :   A Charity Show "Art for Vision" curated by Sushma K. Bahl at Ravindra Bhavan

            Gallaries, New Delhi.

 

2004 :   Harvest 2004 Art & Poetry exhibition conducted by Arushi Art Gallery at Visual Art

            Gallery,  Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

 

2004 :   "Hyderabad with Love" an exhibition of Five Artists from Hyderabad presented by "Indian

            Fine Art" at Mumbai Art Gallery and L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad and Nehru

            Centre, Mumbai.

 

2004:    Two Man Show "MOODS" Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi.

 

2004 :   Group Exhibition "BLACK & WHITE, WHITE & BLACK" show at Cymroza Art Gallery,

            Mumbai.

 

2004 :   A Charity Art Show for Passages  Art & Soul Art Gallery, Mumbai

 

2004 :   "Art for Concern" auction conducted by CHRISTIE'S, Mumbai.

 

2005 :   STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, January, 2005 Hocienda, Mumbai.

 

2005     Graphic Port Polio of 20 Artists show organised by Gallery Space, Hyderabad.

 

2005 :   2005 Harvest Show at Kalaghoda,Mumbai.

 

2005 :   "In Short" at Hocienda Gallery, Mumbai.

 

2005 :   "Divine Inspiration" show at Hocienda Art Gallery, Mumbai.

 

2005 :   In the creative express presented by "PRAKRIT ARTS" Hongkong Visual Arts Centre,

            Hongkong.

 

2005 :   "Art for Concern" Auction conducted by CHRISTIE'S, Mumbai.

 

2005 :   Group Show at Gallery Space, Hyderabad.

 

2005 :   "International Biennial of Contemporary Art" represented for India at Florence, Italy.

 

2005 :   "Mapping the South at Lalithakala Academy, New Delhi organised by Vinnyasa Premier

            Art Gallery, Chennai.

 

2006 :   "Mapping the South" at Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath, Bangalore organised by

            Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai.

 

2006 :   "Mapping the South" at Regional Centre, Lalithakala Academy, Chennai organised by

            Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai.

 

2006:   “India Ink” at stonescene Gallery, Newyork, Curated by Nemiraj Shetty.

 

2006:    “Reflections” Group show at Art Elements Gallery, New Delhi. Curated by Nemiraj Shetty.

 

2006;    “Deccan Command” at Sridharani Art Gallery, new Delhi Organised by “Shrishti Art Gallery”.

 

2006 :   National Art Exhibition conducted by Lalithakala Academy at Bhopal.

 

2006:    “Tryst With Telangana” Group show at “ Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda”.

 

2007:     “Deccani Parlance” an exhibition of drawings by Andhra Artists at Kaleidoscope,Baroda.

 

2007:     “Paper-Love” India Fine Arts,Mumbai.

 

2007:     “Beyond Boundaries” at Mahua Art Gallery,Bangalore.

 

2007:     “Kaleidoscope” organized by Ayya Art Galleries at Kitab Mahal,Mumbai.

 

2007:      “A P Art of the Habitat”  at Leela Lounge,New York.

 

2007:      “Art for Prabhat” a charity show,New Delhi.

 

2007:      “Art for freedom” organisd by Point of View Art Gallery at the Sheraton,Washington D C.

 

2007:      Group show organised by Nouveau at ITC Mariet,New Delhi.

 

2007:      Group show organised by Nouveau at Hyatt Regency,Kolkatta

 

2007:      Group show organized by Nouveau at Leela Kempensky,Bangalore.

 

2007:      Group show “High on Hyderabad” organizes by Jamaat art gallery,Mumbai.

 

2007:      Annual show at the “Sara Arrakkal art gallery”,Bangalore.

 

2007:      Group show “Emerging India” organized by Art Alive gallery & S.A.Fine Arts,London at The Henry Moore Gallery,Royal College of Art,London.

 

2007:    Inaugural group show “sounds of the brush”,at Gallery Hues,Bangalore.

 

2007:    Inaugural group show “Figurative aesthetics” at Hyderabad Art Gallery,Hyderabad.

 

2007:    Group show “Convergence” organized by the art piligrim Gurgaon ,Gurgaon.

 

2007:    Group show “By the Waves” in MEC Gallery,New Delhi.

 

2007:    Group show organized by Art Elements Gallery In association with BNP PARIBAS.

 

2007:    Group show organized by The Galleria,New Delhi.

 

2008:    Group show of Contemporary Art “Symphony of Colours” organized by Art Panache and ABN AMRO,Gurgaon.

 

2008:    Group show “Colours of Hyderabad” at Canvas Art Gallery,Kolkota.

 

2008:    Collection of 37 Indian Artists “Awakening the Spirit” at The Art,New Delhi.

 

ART CAMPS:-

 

2002 :   Hyderabad Artist Camp organised by Tourism Department, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

 

2003 :   Artist Camp organised by AIFCS, New Delhi.

 

2001 :   Artists Camp organised by Devanar Foundation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

 

2004 :   Artist Camp organised by India Fine Art at CCMB, Hyderabad.

 

2004 :   Artist Camp organised by State Bank of India, Hyderabad.

 

2005 :   Artist Camp organised by "Kalakriti Art Gallery", Hyderabad.

 

2006:    Artist Camp organized by “India Fine Art” at Intercontinental hotel Mumbai.

 

2007:    Artist Camp organized by “Rad” at Bhavani Island Resorts, Vijayawada.

 

2007:    International Art Expo organized by “Ochre India” at Taramati Baradari, Hyderabad.

 

2007:    Artist Camp organised by gallery verna in star cruise.

 

2007:    Artist Camp organized by Welham girls school at Dehradoon.

 

2007:   Artist Camp organised by Samanvai art gallery at in goa.

 

2007:   Artist Camp organized by “Renisa’s” at Vietnam and Cambodia.

 

2007:    Artist Camp at Bangkok.

 

2008:    Artist Camp at Japan.

2008:    Artist Camp at Egypt

 

COLLECTIONS:-

 

Padmashri Jagdish Mittal, Anju Poddar, Coromandal Fertilisers, Lanco Industries. Byrraju Foun-

dation, and in many private collections in India and abroad.

 

IN FILMS:-

 

Worked as a Publicity Designer for Ace Director Ramgopal Varma's Films like "Rangeela",

"Satya" etc.

 

As an Art Director for Films "Thodu", "Nirantharam", "Patha Nagaram Lo Pasivadu", Inscrutable

Americans (English).

 

CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE:-

 

Cover Disigns & Illustrations for hundreds of Poetry, Fiction & Non Fiction Books.

 

"I prefer to Paint people and the environment in my village, and sharing Beautiful moments with them. I like to depict the happiness one can derive from the small things in life.  I try to bring joy to my people through my Colours”.

 

 

                                                                                    LAXMAN AELAY

 

“ Perhaps many of you already know a lot about me but for those who don’t I am Laxman Aelay! My Schooling was done at a little village close to my home at Kadirenigudam, Nalgonda distict, in telangana. There after I went on to do my college in a nearby town during which time I was invariably called to do all the scientific diagrams and drawings for the science lab of my college. I visited a friend of mine one day and saw an advertisement in the newspaper for an illustrator’s job with “Eenadu Publications” and when I applied, was oppointed for the position. It was here that I read a book on modern art which sparked my interest for the contemporary style of painting, and from there on it has been no looking back to any other subject. 

 

Interacting with many new people I was informed that there was a specialised degree for art, and this made me do my BFA at JNTU. I worked part time with the film industry mainly with Ram Gopal Verma and some others as a publicity designer and art director to earn my livelihood, especially since I was married with two kids to support and studying in college also. I have also Illustrated for over 300 hundred authors and publishers from the poetry and literary fields, and a lot of this had a strong bearing on my choosing the figurative style depicting the rural people of telangana.

 

            Life decided that I should quit my job and go into full time contemporary painting which I am doing till date. Currently I am also striving to improve on my techniques and style the results of which only the future can tell.

 

            I have put together the images of my works chronologically over the years and am showing them to you on the screen today.

 

            I sincerely hope you will enjoy the evening spent with me.

 

            Thank you and enjoy the show. “