Surendran Nair

b. 1956

Surendran Nair completed his diploma and BFA in painting from
the College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, Kerala in 1981-1982. He
then completed his post diploma in Printmaking) in 1986 from
M.S. University of Baroda in 1983. Surendran Nair has held

several solo shows and his work has been part of major national and
international exhibitions of contemporary art including Pause: A
Collection, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2011); Neti Neti, Frey Norris
Gallery, San Francisco, USA (2010); Horn Please: Narratives
in Indian Contemporary Art, Kunnst Museum, Bern, Switzerland
(2007); El Filo del Deseo - Arte Reciente en India, Museo de Arte
Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO , Mexico (2006);
Edge of Desire: Recent Art In India, The Art Gallery Of Western
Australia, Perth, Australia (2004) among others. He was
awarded with Montalvo Artist Residency, Montalvo Center for
the Arts, Sartoga, USA (2010), Civitella Ranieri Foundation
Fellowship, Perugia, Italy (2004) among others. Nair lives and
works in Baroda.