BANSI PARIMU (1933 – 1991)

 Born 2nd June1933 in Srinagar (Kashmir)

 Self-taught painter, sculptor and writer

Interests

 Journalism, Photography, Environment and Floriculture

Activities

 Founded ‘Young Artists Club’, worked as freelancer in several cities of India, Convened ‘Kashmir Art Society’, Secretary, Kashmir Artists Association, ex-   member, General Council J&K Academy of Art and Culture, Faculty of Fine Arts Kashmir University, J&K Board of Ecology and Environment, Convenor, INTACH   Kashmir chapter, member, Urban Arts Council Kashmir, Parihaspora Task Force.

Exhibitions

 Progressive Artists Association, 1952 

 J&K Artists Group, 1963

 Kashmir Art Society 1957

 Five Painters, Srinagar, 1963                                                                                                                                                                                 

 Bombay and New Delhi,1964

 Various All India exhibitions held at Srinagar, Amritsar, Hyderabad, Calcutta, and Bombay etc. Since 1958                                                                   

 National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Since 1962

Awards

 Industrial Exhibition, Srinagar, First prize (1955)

 J&K Academy Exhibitions 1st Prize (1960-68-69-70 & 71)

 Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad Award (1961)

 Tagore Exhibition Award, Amritsar and at Calcutta (1961)

 Indian Academy of Art Amritsar Award (1961)

 AIFACS New Delhi Award (1964)

 Academy of Fine Arts Calcutta, Award (1965)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

One man shows

 Ambala 1954

 New Delhi 1959, 1960, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1986 and 1987

 Bombay 1963, 1974, 1982 and 1986

 Lucknow 1964 and 1965

 Ahmedabad 1969

 Calcutta 1959 and 1966                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Retrospective shows (posthumous)

 New Delhi 1992

 Bombay 2001

 Dubai 2001

Participation

 Indian Art in 1972 San Francisco

 USA, IIIrd Triennale India (1974)

 International Exhibition of Art, Copenhagen 1977

 British Council Art Exhibition, Dubai 1977

 LKA National Camp, Lucknow 1987

 Ankara Biennale, Turkey 1988

Collections

 Private & Public collections in Kashmir (India) and abroad

 National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

 Lalit Kala Akademi

 Indian Academy, Amritsar

 Contemporary Gallery, Calcutta

 J&K Academy

 J&K Government

 UP Government

 Delhi College of Art

 Delhi Administration

 British Bank of Middle East, UAE and Kuwait

 Hearst Newspapers, Cairo

 Many foreign diplomatic missions

 Painted murals, portraits and executed interiors in Gulf countries for four years

 Patronage received from some of the large Industrial Houses of the country