Nabibakhsh Mansoori,
BIRTH: 3rd July, 1966 in Idar, Gujarat, India ,

STUDIED:

1992 Post Diploma in Fine Arts (Creative Painting), first class. Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University of Baroda.
1990 Diploma in Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting), college first with distinction, Sheth C.N. College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad.

SCHOLARSHIP :

1991 Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, (for advance study)

AWARDS:

2000 Certificate Award: South Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.
1999-2001 Award of Fellowship to Youth & Senior by Gujarat State Lalitkala Academy
1999 Bendre-Husain Scholarship Award (Painting) by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.
1998 Gujarat State Lalitkala Academy Award (painting).
1996 Outstanding Young Person Award (in the field of fine arts), By Gandhinagar Junior Chamber, Gandhinagar.
1995-97 Fellowship Award (Visual Arts) by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Dept. of Culture, New Delhi-1.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010 Tiger ! Tiger ! , Watercolours. By Archer, at Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.
2009 Decoding Dreamscape , by Bajaj Capital Art House, at The Stainless, New Delhi.
2009 Moving Malls of India , by Archer, at Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.
2008 Flying Kiss , Gallery Art N Soul, Mumbai.
2008 In Search of Rainbow , by Archer, at Amdavad Ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.
2006 Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2006 Weaving Dreams , by Visual Art, at Gallery 27, Cork Street, London
2002 Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2002 Studio 51J, Mumbai.
2000 City Pulse Theatre, Gandhinagar.
2000 Nehru centre, Mumbai.
1999 Herwitz Gallery, Ahmedabad.
1998 Shri Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan , Ahmedabad.
1997 Rotary Art Gallery, Surat.
1996 Shri Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
1992 Sir Pratap High School, Idar.

CAMPS:

2010 Workshop, Indian Utensils Tradition , during the celebration of the world heritage week, at Vishalla, Ahmedabad.
2007,2005, 1998 RPG Art Camp, Mumbai.
2005 BARCODE Art Camp, Baroda.
2003 Oberoi Art Camp, Oberoi Tower, Mumbai.
2001 National Artist Camp by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi and South Zone Cultural Center, at Thanjavur, Mysore. (Karnataka).
1999 Artists Meet 99, Nathdvara, organized by Archer, Ahmedabad.
1993 Landscape Painting Camp, by Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, at Dholka.
1993 Young Artists Camp, Mount Abu, by Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy, Mount Abu.

BCONTRIBUTION:

2009 Painted Words , an event held to commemorate the Ahmedabad Heritage Week where four senior city based artists painted their works as Esther David read some excerpt from her novel The Walled City .
2002-03 Assisted M.F. Husain during his work in Amdavad Ni Gufa .

PARTICIPATIONS:

2010 150 Years Celebration , by Incometax department, at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
2010 One by One , a charity exhibition for wild animals, at Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad. 2010 Colours Of Life - Reach for Art. Reach for a cause. An Exhibition in aid of the Cancer Patients Aid Association, at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2010 Art Fusion, Golden Jubilee Years of Maharashtra, Nehru Center, Mumbai.
2010 The Mirror Show , at Amdavad Ni Gufa, organized by Ahmedabad Mirror.
2009 ;Ahmedabad etle Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad is Ahmedabad), at the Sanskar Kendra, organized by Karma Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2008 Deeper than Skin, organized by Daira Center for Arts and Culture, Hyderabad.
2007 The Marvelous Show , at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, organized by Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2006 An Auction to benefit Pratham UK, at CHRISTIE S, London.
2006, 04, 02, The Harmony Show, by Reliance Industries Ltd., at Nehru Center, Mumbai.
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2006 EVAM Painting New Theatre, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2005 Celebration Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2005 Art For God s Sake , by The Arts Trust, at Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
2005 The Harmony Show, by Reliance Industries Ltd., at World Trade Centre, Mumbai.
2003 Apnu Amdavad: Ek Varso by Heritage Department, Ahmedabad Municipl Corporation, at Samvaad Heritage Conference Center, Ahmedabad.
2003 Art for Hearts Auctioned by Bowring s, organized by Gallery Beyond at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2003,2000, 92, All India Annual Fine Art Exhibition, by The Bombay Art Society, at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
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2003 India on Canvas , Creations Art Gallery, Dubai.
(in association with Gallery Art Resource Trust, Mumbai)
2002 Indian & Islamic Art Auction by Bonham s, London.(October)
2002 Self Portraits Group Show, by RPG at Kolkata.
2002Hutheesing Visual Art Center, Ahmedabad.
2002Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai.
2002 Affordable Art , by Chauraha International at Kanoria Center For the Arts, Ahmedabad.
2002 Gallery Space, Hyderabad.
2002 Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2001, organized by Bangladesh Shilp Kala Academy at Dhaka.
2001 44th National Exhibition of Art, 2001- 02 by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, at Ravishankar Ravel Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
2001 Art Access Week-v by Birla Academy of Art and Culture at Century Bhavan, Worli, Mumbai.
2001 Karnavati Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.
2001 The RPG Collections Self portraits & Bombay Artists Progressive Perspectives at NGMA, Mumbai.
2001 Regional Art Exhibition organized by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Lucknow in collaboration with Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
2000 Bonhams Knightsbridge Auction, London. (July)
2000 14th All India Art Exhibition by South central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.
2000 Artists Meet 99, Nathdvara(group show) by Archer, at Herwitz Gallery, Ahmedabad
1999 Tribute to Kalaguru Vasudev Smart , organized by Archer, Ahmedabad at Rotary Art Gallery, Surat.
1999 Auction, by Sotheby s London.
1999 The Vignettes of Styles Artists from Gujarat, by Archer, at Art Folio, Chandigarh.
1999 Group Show: 31 Young Artists of Ahmedabad Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
1998 Auction, by Sotheby s New York, U.S.A.
1998,94 , 90 State Exhibition, by Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akadami, At Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
1997 Chatak-97 , A Monsoon Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
1997 Blooms under One Sky , by Archer, at Herwitz Gallery, Ahmedabad.
1994 Group Show by Alumni Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara , Ahmedabad
Chapter , at Shri Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.
1994 92 All India Exhibition of Art, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akadami, at Ravindra Manch, Jaipur.
1993 Group Show, Guru Vandana at Shri Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad.