kamal nain Bhan
Biography:
Native of Kashmir and refugee, Kamal uses art to not only transport himself back to his beloved home Valley but to communicate his emotions and sentiments that he could not otherwise share as effectively as words. Kamal Nain Bhan is a 56-year old deaf artist who natively hails from Kashmir, India. Since childhood, he has had a strong inclination towards art and crafts. While growing up as a young adult, he had to witness the brutal impact of Islamic fundamentalism, which led to the forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in 1990-91. Kamal Nain Bhan as well as many other Kashmiri Pandits (people of his community) had to leave their belongings and escape from their homes midnight, due to the worsening security conditions in J&K at that time. This meant resettling in the hot and humid plains of Jammu and forever brewing the hope of returning to the beautiful valley of Kashmir surrounded by the snow-clapped Himalayas. The exodus has left a gaping wound in his heart and both the landscape of Kashmir along with the sorrow of being forced to leave the Valley reoccurs in his works from time to time.
Awards:
Honored by Avantika in 7th All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi, 1999; Best water color Award by people, New Delhi, 1998; AIFACS Award, New Delhi, 1996; Commendation Certificate by SZCC, Nagpur, 1994; AIFACS Amritsar Award 1994, 1997; J&K State Academy Award 1985, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996; Best Artist Award by Sadiq Memorial Committee, Srinagar, 1982
Group Shows:
2017 Nordic Art fair Denmark Copenhagen, 2007 Subhah Art Gallery, Jammu, 2007 Golden jubilee celebrations of J&K Academy of Art & Culture, New Delhi
Collections:
Aparna Art Gallery New Delhi, Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi, J&K Academy of Art culture and languages, Museum of Fine Arts, Chandigarh
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Artwork:
Untitled (2019) - Watercolour, A3 Canvas, 24 x 21". This is piece is a “canvas of life whereapone we tread similarly as co-pilgrims on our own different journeys of understanding faith, God, guilt and encountering the essence of our journey only upon reaching the destination.”