Rm. Palaniappan

b. 1957

Rm. Palaniappan is an alumnus of the Govt. College of Arts
Crafts, Madras. He studied advanced Lithography in Tamarind
Institute, USA, during 1991 and was Artist in Residence at the
Oxford University in 1996. He has participated in numerous
international prints exhibitions and important national level
shows. He has held more than nineteen one-man shows across
the country and also in Holland and U.K. He has curated Major
Trends in Indian Art organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
to commemorate the golden Jubilee of India’s independence in
1997 and also served as international Commissioner for Bharat
Bhavan Prints Biennale (1995). He has received several awards
and residencies including the Fulbright Grant, Charles Wallace
India Trust grant, International Visitorship programme of USIS,
and Senior Fellowship, Govt of India; he was invited to visit
France, Germany and Australia through ministries of cultural
affairs. He lives and works in Chennai.