Artist Profile
J.M.S. Mani
A restrained gallery-style profile tracing his figurative practice, teaching legacy, exhibitions, and selected foundation work.
Biography
A painter rooted in Bengaluru and Karnataka’s visual memory
J.M.S. Mani was born in Bengaluru in 1949. He studied at the Ken School of Art under R.M. Hadapad from 1974, later taught there, and served as principal until 2007.
His work is widely associated with figurative imagery and the Badami series, where landscape, memory, and people are held in a clear, deliberate visual language.
Awards & Honours
Verified recognition
- Karnataka State Award, 2006
- No other honours are verified here.
Exhibitions & Residencies
Key solo exhibitions and a recent retrospective
- Bengaluru and Chennai solo presentations
- New York, 1994
- Hong Kong, 1995
- London and Switzerland, 1995
- Retrospective: Badami and Beyond, 2023
Selected Works
Foundation highlight
Compact Sources