Sekhar Ranjan Debnath

Place: Ayyanthole

Born: 1954

Biography:

Sekhar Ayyanthole is an Indian painter, art teacher and former president of Kerala Chithrakala Parishath. He was born in Ayyanthole, Thrissur, Kerala, South India in 1954. He completed his Diploma in drawing and painting from Government of India (Government Occupational Institute - now College of Arts) in Thrissur in 1975. He worked as an Art Instructor in Government Occupational Institute, Thrissur in 1976 for less than a year and as an Art Teacher in Kerala Government Department from 1978 to 2006. He has had several solo exhibitions, including Government of India Thrissur 1983, Edathanattukara, PGT 1987, Ernakulam 1989, ‘Aa-96’ Calicut 1996, ‘Ayyanthole -99’ at Chithram Art Gallery Cochin 1999, ‘6th Solo’ at KLK Academy Gallery, Cochin 2002, 7th Solo 'Bikanir' at Thrissur 2006, and 8th Solo 'Iriyannni' at Chitrakala Parishat Gallery, Bangalore 2007. He has also participated in numerous group shows, including ‘Dhanu - 53’ Thrissur 1977, ‘Kalamela’ New Delhi through KLK Academy at the time of Third Triannale 1978, Twenty KLK Academy Annual Exhibitions since 1975, All Chithram Gallery Annual Exhibitions since 1995, ‘Impasto-Twelve’ an exhibition of eminent artists Yusuf Arakkal, Akkitham Narayanan et cetera at Chithram Gallery 1996, ‘Inside of Outside’ Inaugural Exhibition Synagogue Art Gallery Mattancherry 1998, ‘41st National Exhibition by’ Lalithkala Academy New Delhi 1999, National Exhibition by KCP at Kerala House New Delhi 2000, ‘KCP National 2001’ Exhibition by KCP at Venkatappa Gallery Bangalore 2001, and Participated in 46th National Exh....