About Devendra M. Badiger
Born to an artisan family from Bijapur, Karnataka with a Master of Visual Art from Hampi University, Devendra Badiger heralded a new vision for his art. He aims at engaging the viewer in a dialogue. Devendra’s work represents his rich culture and traditional heritage in the style of a true contemporary artist, one that links the busy urban cities like Delhi with ancient Karnataka. He has participated in over 90 solo and group exhibitions in major cities like Castlerock, UK, New Delhi, Dharwad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin, Bangalore, Panjim, Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Muscat etc and won many awards. Some of them include the Bombay Art Society’s 122nd annual award, Mysore Dasara Award, Kalasangati Scrible’s Merit Award among others. Explore more of his artworks in our gallery Monochrome Paintings, acrylic paintings now.

Academics
BFA-Karna Univ DharwadAM, GD- Vijaya Kalamandira, Gadag.

Awards and recognition
2012: Krnataka Lalitkala Academy’s Award.2008: Kalasangati, Scrible’s Hyderabad, Merit1996: Best Art Teacher Award

Collections
Saptaranga & Militery Academy BelguamKannada University HampiCCRT New DelhiTourism Dept, BangaloreSouthern CulturalMuseums & Heritage Dept