Progressive Artists’ Group

The Journal

Essays and notes on the masters, the movements and the artists who came after them.

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Manjit Bawa (1941-2008)

Bawa was born in 1941 in Dhuri, British India. His elder brothers encouraged him to pursue art. He studied fine arts at the College of Art,…

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Manu Parekh

Manu Parekh is one of the most prominent contemporary Indian painters.  He was born in Ahmadabad in Gujarat. In 1962, he graduated from Sir J.J. School…

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Haku Vajubhai Shah

He was an Indian painter, cultural anthropologist, and Gandhian.  He was also an author of folk arts and tribal arts. He belonged to the Baroda Group…

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Ghulam Rasool Santosh

He was popularly known as G.R. Santosh and was a prominent Kashmiri painter and poet. His subjects and themes were inspired by Kashmir Shaivism. He was…

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Laxman Shreshtha

Laxman Shreshtha is known for his abstract works that are sensuous and meditative in nature. The color shifting and composition are smooth.  His works assemble both…

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Sohan Qadri

Sohan Qadri was an artist who invokes meditative tranquility through the vibrant motifs in his paintings.  He is known for creating ink and dye on the…

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Himmat Shah

Born in Lothal, Gujarat, Shah is a prominent sculptor of India.  Shah is an art graduate from Sir J.J. School of Art. He also studied painting…

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B. Vithal

Born in 1935 in Maharashtra, Vithal started showing his skill in paintings and sketching at the early age of five, he started Lord Ganesha and other…

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Satish Gujral

Gujral was an Indian artist, painter, writer, and muralist. Born in Jhelum in Punjab in British Raj, he had hearing impairment till age 62. Because of…

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K.G. Subramanyan

Subrahmanyan was born in 1924, Kuthuparamba in Kerala, India. He was involved in the freedom struggle and known for following Gandhian ideology. He was later banned…