Artist Profile · Saraswati Foundation Collection
Obayya
Obayya is a Karnataka-born artist working across painting, drawing, graphics, short films and theatre scenography. His practice engages social conditions and migration. No exact work is currently verified in the Foundation catalogue.
Awards & Honours
- India Art Festival award, 2014
- Certificate of Merit, Rabindra Bharati University Annual Exhibition, 2014
- Award at the 122nd All India Annual Art Exhibition, 2014
Biography
Obayya was born in 1981 in Karnataka, with source material also listing Puttur, Karnataka. He completed a BFA at CAVA, Mysore in 2009 and an MFA at Rabindra Bharati University in 2014.
Centre d’Art describes his practice across painting, drawing, graphics, short films and theatre scenography, with themes rooted in social conditions and migration.
Exhibitions & Residencies
Gallery7 records group exhibitions in 2009 and across 2012–2016.
No residency is currently verified in the cited sources.
Selected Works
No exact work is currently verified in the Saraswati Foundation catalogue.