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Johns Mathew - Painter& Sculptor
Pulikkottil,
Uppukandiyil, Parambil Post,
Cheruvatta. Kozhikode 673012
e-mail:
johnsmathew62@yahoo.com
johnsmat@gmail.com
Education: B.Com,
B.FA, MFA (discontinued because of certain reasons) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University,
Baroda, Gujarat. India
Work History:
Designer in Hand Painted Textile, New Delhi,. 1993-94.
Assisted for an Theater Art Director for a theatre play in
Reunion Island, 2000.
Visiting Faculty for Basic Designs at National Institute of
Technology Calicut, for Architecture, 2012
Project coordinator for students of Architecture, National
Institute of Techniques, Calicut, 2013.
Project coordinator 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, preseted by
Llithakala Akademi, Kerala 2007.
‘Exercise of Lies’ Media Study Centre, Calicut. 2011.
‘Exercise of Lies’ Whitewall Gallery, Ernakulam 2016.
Group Shows:
With Joseph.M.Verghese, 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 2011
Senior Painters workshop, AIFACS, New Delhi 2011.
National Granite Sculptors Camp, Calicut 2012.
Granite Carving Camp, organized by Department of
Archaeology, Fort Cochin, Kerala. 2014.
Kabani Art fest and workshop Organized by SEW (Society for Elephants Welfare) Wayanad Kerala. 2014.
Commission works:
Worked for an Open Museum Project of Granite reliefs based
on the novel of O.V. Vijayan’s Khasaakkinte Ithihaasam, by District
Tourism Promotion Council, Palakad, Kerala. 2013.
Participated in constructing granite building with carving for Palvelicham Art And Craft Village, Near Kuruva Island, Palvelicham, Wayanad Dt, Kerala. India together with three other Sculptors.
Granite Sculpture commission work for a private resort at
Kadathi, Moovvaattupuzha, Kerala. 2016.
Short Video films:
Production, Direction, Script, Photography, Editing and
Graphics of “Happy Lolita “, a
14 minute digital video film about a deaf Cat (in Malayalam
and English ) 2010.
Other Activities.
Participant in creating Kalakar Keralam Organization.
At present : Visiting Faculty at MES College of
Architecture, Devakiyamma Memmorial College of Architecture. Kozhikode. Kerala. India.
