Johns Mathew - Sculptor/ Painter/ Writer
Born, 1962
Education: B.Com, University of Calicut, Kerala.
B.FA, MFA, Faculty of Fine Arts, (discontinued) M.S.
University, Baroda. Gujarat. 1986 – 1992
Work History:
Designer in Hand Painted
Textile, New Delhi, 1993-94.
Art Director for theater in
Reunion Island, 2000.
Techniques in Hand Painted
Garments, Class and Demo, Paris, France 2000.
Private commissions for murals
and paintings (India & abroad) from 2000 to present.
Work experience:
Visiting Faculty for Basic
Designs at National Institute of Technology Calicut, for Dept of Architecture, 2012
Project work for students of
Architecture, National Institute of Technology ,Calicut, 2013.
Project work with students of National
Institute of Technology,Calicut, at Social Welfare Centre for physically and
mentally challenged children 2013.
Solo Exhibitions:
‘Living Space’, Tinos Island,
Greece 2000.
‘Journey Inward’ Durbar Hall
Art Centre, Cochin, Kerala 2002.
Laithakala Academy Art
Gallery, Calicut 2003.
‘Primavera’, Ambara, Bangalore
2003.
‘Consciousness’ Lalithakala
Academy, Thrissur 2005
‘Water Trees and Other works’ Durbar Hall Art Centre,
Cochin, Kerala 2007.
‘Exercise of Lies’ Media Study
Centre, Calicut. 2011.
‘Lock Down Games” At LKA Art
Gallery, Kozhikode, Grant my LKA of Kerala. 2021.
Group Shows:
Durbar Hall Art Centre,
Cochin, Kerala 2005.
Chaitanya Art Gallery, Cochin,
Kerala 2007.
Contemporary Indian Paintings,
Patriot Hall Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland 2007.
Lalithakala Akademy at
ChitrakalaParishath, Bangalore. 2008.
LalithakalaAkademy Art
Gallery, Calicut 2008.
Durbar Hall Art Centre, Cochin,
Kerala, 2012
Artist’s
Workshop:
S.K. Pottakkad Cultural
centre, Calicut 2006.
A.C.K. Raja Memorial Artist’s
Workshop, Malapuram, Kerala 2007.
Artists Workshop organized by
Peravoor Village Block Panchayath, Peravoor 2009.
Art work shop based on the
novel of S.K. Pottakkad’s ‘Orutheruvintekatha’, 2010.
Senior Painters workshop,
Lalithakala Academy South regional Centre. Chennai 2011
Senior Painters workshop,
AIFACS, New Delhi, 2011
National Granite
carving Camps:
Shilpanagaram, National
Granite Sculptors Camp, Calicut 2012.
Granite Carving Camp,
organized by Department of Archaeology, Fort Cochin, Kerala, 2013.
Commission works:
Participated in commission
work on granite relief carving based on the novel of O.V. Vijayan’s
Khasaakkinte Ithihaasam, by District Tourism Promotion Council, Palakad, and
Costford, Trichur, Kerala.
Participated in commission
work to construct granite building with carvings at Palvelicham, near Kuruva
island for Palvelicham Art and craft Village. 2015
Short Video
films:
Production, Direction, Script, Photography, Editing and Graphics of ‘Happy Lolita’, a 14 minute digital video film
about a deaf Cat (English) 2010.
Presently working as Visiting
Faculty at DG College of Architecture and MES College of Architecture,
Kozhikode.
Lives and works in India and Greece.
Johns Mathew Sculptor/ Painter/Writer
e-mail: johnsmathew62@gmail.com
Born, 1962
Education: B.Com, University of Calicut, Kerala.
B.FA, MFA, Faculty of Fine Arts, (discontinued) M.S.
University, Baroda. Gujarat. 1986 – 1992
Work History:
Designer in Hand Painted
Textile, New Delhi, 1993-94.
Art Director for theatre in Reunion
Island, 2000.
Techniques in Hand Painted
Garments, Class and Demo, Paris, France 2000.
Private commissions for murals
and paintings in India & abroad.
Work experience:
Visiting Faculty for Basic
Designs at National Institute of Technology Calicut, for Dept of Architecture, 2012
Project work for students of
Architecture, National Institute of Technology ,Calicut, 2013.
Project work with students of National
Institute of Technology,Calicut, at Social Welfare Centre for physically and
mentally challenged children 2013.
Solo Exhibitions: in Kerala, Bangalore, Greece, Germany.
Group Shows: Kerala, India, Edinburgh, Scotland,
Artist’s
Workshop: New Delhi, Kerala, India.
National Granite
carving Camps: Shilpanagaram,
National Granite Sculptors Camp, Calicut 2012. Granite Carving Camp,
organized by Department of Archaeology, Fort Cochin, Kerala, 2013.
Commission works:
Participated on granite relief
carving based on the novel of O.V. Vijayan’s Khasaakkinte Ithihaasam, by District
Tourism Promotion Council, Palakad, and Costford, Trichur, Kerala.
Participated in commission
work to construct granite building with carvings at Palvelicham, near Kuruva
island for Palvelicham Art and craft Village. 2015.
Short Video
films:
Production, Direction, Script, Photography, Editing and Graphics of ‘Happy
Lolita’, a 14 minute digital video film about a deaf Cat (English) 2010.
