prof. surendra sonar

prof. surendra sonar 

was born on 16th April 1949 at nandurbar, dist. dhulia, maharashtra.

exhibition :

group show at artist center in mumbai - 1985
group show at jehangir art gallery, mumbai- 1988
sir j.j. school of art teacher’s exhibition- 1989
group show at bajaj art gallery, mumbai- 1989
5th rastriya kalamela, mumbai- 1991
group show at jehangir art gallery, mumbai- 1993
b.m.c. arts camps- 1992,93,94
solo show at jehangir art gallery, mumbai- 1995
solo show at oberoi art walk, mumbai- 1997
group show at renaissance gallery, bangalore- 1998
solo show at jehangir art gallery, mumbai- 1999- 2000, 2008-2009
jana art gallery presents group show at kamalnayan bajaj art gallery, mumbai- 2013
participant in all major art exhibition in india, including state art - mumbai art society, art society and national art exhibition.

qualification :

g.d. art diploma drg. ptg. first class first in maharashtra.
art master certificate a.m. stood 2nd in maharashtra - 1973.

worked as a lecturer in department of teacher’s training, sir j. j. school of art, mumbai - 01

principle of vidyalankar college of art, ambernath

awards & achievements :

late smt. “usha deshmukh gold medal”
awarded for standing 1st in order of merit in the g.d. art diploma examinations in drawing and painting, 1975.
“mahatma phule centenary year” state govt. 2ndaward water colour portrait painting - 1991.
“bombay art society” award -1993. maharashtra state art exhibition”
award for water colour portrait painting - 1993. art society of india art exhibition”
landscape painting - 1994
participated an all india water colourists camp in pahalgam, kashmir organized by jammu & kashmir academy of art, culture & languages
shrinagar on behalf of the j&k tourism department - 2004
participated an artist work shop organized by south center zone at khjuraho - 2006
invited as a jury member by the camlin art foundation 10th western region art teacher exhibition - 2005
the best citizens of india award 2011 - international publishing house
bharat excellence award 2011 - dr. g.v.g. krishnamurty, friendship forum of india

studio : vidyalankar college of art, opp. jhondhale polytechnic college, jai shivshankar society, plot - 25, navare nagar, 

ambernath (e), dist.- thane, mob.- +91 9423085470, email : surendrasonar@gmail.com

collections:

air india, mumbai |

arun bros.,mumbai

vakil and sons, mumbai

mrs sushma jain, mumbai

mr. klaus brodereus, german

mr. lahmeyer, frankurt

mr. paul fritch, u.s. consulate general, u.s.a.

mr. pedro silva, mexico

mr. paul klitch, u.s.a.

mr. kumar dalal, mumbai

mrs. nita ambani, mumbai

mrs. m.castehuo, mumbai

mr. narendra moorar, birmingham

mr. adil kajiji

hongkong bank, mumbai

reserve bank of india, mumbai

shri. bhau daji lad museum, mumbai

smt. maya lalwani, caliwaniya, u.s.a.

mumbai municipal corporation

mr. m.j. adams - england

mr.chris alundsl u.k.

mrs. anne gillepie - hong kong

mr.james macredie - new zealand

mr. e. bodmer - german

mrs. chandswaroop, mumbai

mrs. aisha vanghese - mumbai

mrs. urmila nayak, mumbai

mr. ramesh thakker, mumbai

major collection in muscat

private collection in india and abroad

the mingle of blues

'sea' and 'blue' are words that make you to feel free. they conjure serene imagery that instantaneously transports you the land of the unknown. painter and prof. surendra sonar has experienced the same and expressed his feelings through his watercolour paintings – seascapes - done around the andaman and nicobar islands.

this territory is considered as one of the spectacular seashores of india. large expanses of white sand, softly gushing bluish-greenish waters and the dancing sky in its varying shades of blue make the perfect backdrop for a painting that invites, soothes and remains infinitely in memory. prof. surendra sonar freezes such moods in his paintings. here, we see the blue of the sky coming down all the way to meet the green of the sea water. one can experience the softness and freshness of the many shades of blues and greens in the landscape and seascape, as well.

the sea shows changes at every moment; and that is why painting a seascape is really a challenge. but sonar has accepted it with aplomb! in one painting, we see a pair of small boats at rest in the shallow waters; the serenity of this painting makes you skip a heartbeat. then in another, we see trees peering at their own beauty in a pond; immediately reminiscent of the story of narssious.

an artist of sonar's calibre has an eye to capture the divine gift of beautiful nature. his paintings clearly show his fascination for colourful trees and multi-coloured grass. he has used shades aplenty of greens and blues with small brush strokes with great detail…                                                                                                                              

landscape painting is an expression of what the artist wants to see. sonar paints all these magnificent landscapes in a distinctive style: while normally a landscape is either imaginary or an exact copy of reality sonar's landscapes capture the immediate mood of nature. while a human figure is generally added to feel life and to show proportion in the landscape, sonar rarely paints human figures in his paintings. coming from an emotive level, his paintings succeed at capturing the ethos of the moment in nature and needs no add-ons to convey the artist's musings.

                                                                                                                - shriram khadilkar. (art critic)