Artist of the Collection · Latur & Mumbai, Maharashtra
Anand Panchal
Rural memory, myth and the emotional life of the Indian village.
Anand Panchal’s figurative paintings draw on rural childhood, village rhythms and spiritual stories. The Foundation collection includes one work attributed to the artist.
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The artist
A village remembered in colour
Profiles by Indian galleries describe a practice shaped by Panchal’s childhood in Latur and by the visual culture of rural Maharashtra. His figures, animals and village settings bring personal memory into dialogue with myth and everyday life.
Awards & honours
Practice
Residencies and national art camps
Gallery profiles record international residencies and national art camps; no specific juried award was verified in the sources consulted.
Biography
From Latur to a contemporary figurative language
Born in Latur in 1973, Panchal studied drawing and painting at Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune, and art education at Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. Gallery profiles connect his work to rural life, childhood memory and mythological subjects.
His paintings combine elongated figures and animals with layered, textured grounds and vivid colour. These details are drawn from gallery biographies; collection records attribute one painting to Anand Panchal.
Biography synthesised from museum, gallery and institutional profiles.
Selected exhibitions
Exhibitions & projects
International residencies
Gallery biographies list residencies in Bangkok, Prague, Italy, China and Mauritius across 2007–2019.
Selected group exhibitions
Artflute’s artist profile records group exhibitions including Hundred Contemporary Indian Artists at Joss Gallery, Mumbai (2005).
Saraswati Foundation
In the collection
Explore works attributed to Anand Panchal in the Foundation collection.
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Research & further reading