Artist Profile
R.M. Palaniappan
A printmaker and lithographer whose practice moves between abstract form, constructivist structure, and disciplined material exploration.
Awards & honours
- National Akademi Award, 1986
- President of India Silver Plaque from AIFACS, 1985
- Fulbright Grant
- Charles Wallace India Trust Grant
- Government of India Senior Fellowship
Biography
R.M. Palaniappan was born in 1957 in Devakottai, Tamil Nadu. He completed a diploma in fine arts (painting) in 1980 and a post-diploma in industrial design (ceramics) in 1981 from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai.
He is known for printmaking and lithography, and served as Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Secretary from 1997 to 2016.
Selected history
Exhibitions & residencies
Solo exhibitions have been presented in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Holland, alongside international group shows.
He undertook a residency at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, Oxford University, in 1996.
Saraswati Foundation
In the collection
Artwork 19
Acrylic on canvas · Abstract / Constructivist · Mixed-geometric Abstraction
91.44 × 91.44 cm