Prof. P.Manickavachagam

Qualification

• P.D.F.A College of Arts and Crafts, Madras 1985
• Post Graduate Diploma in Painting, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Madras 1986
• M.A.(History)

Specialization

Paintings, Visual Arts, Sculpture, Photography, Graphic Arts

Exhibiton

• Painting Exhibitions in Archmat 2002 & Archmat 2001, IIA, Tiruchirappalli.
• Exhibition of Drawing s and Paintings at IIT Kharagapur, January 2001.
• Mysore Dasara Exhibition 1981.
• Mahatma Gandhi Centenaray Exhibition, conducted by Victoria Technical. Institution, Madras – 1981, 82, 83, 84 & 85.
• Graphics 1985 – All India Exhibition of Prints at New Delhi.

Mural

• Cramic Mural at Library Extn. building in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, size 30’ x 12’, Theme: Learning – Enlightening, year 1989.
• At TREC Step Administrative building at Trichy, Enamel on wall, size 47’ x 7’, theme: Energy, Efficiency, Entrepreneurship
• Guest house NITT, size: 15’ x 4’, Enamel on wall, Theme: Transfiguration

Research Activity

• Registered for PH.D. programme in Tamil University, Tanjore in the department of Sculpture

Area of Research

• The impact of Ajantha Murals on Chola Period Murals of South India.

Lectures & Demonstrations given

• Acted as Judge in the Cultural Festival at St. Joseph College, Tiruchirappalli in painting sculpture & collage.
• Lecture demonstration in painting, at PSG Arts College, Coimbatore and PSG College of Technology in 1983 – 84
• Lecture demonstration at PMCTW, Vallam, on rendering techniques in 2001.
• Lecture on art appreciation at PMCTW, Vallam, in 2002
• Lecture on visual perception at Periyar Maniammai Polytechnic for Women at Vallam in 2002.
• Painting Demonstration in Science and Adventure Culb, Tiruchirappali at Kodikanal camp in 2001 May.
• Illustratiions published in Tamil magazine “Kanayazhi” in the months of September, October and November 2002.
• Cover page designed for the “Kanayazhi” magazine in September 2002.
• Cover page of the book “ayothi dasar sindhanaikal” for st. xavier college, palayankottai.
• Interview given in amn tv on “appreciation of modern art” in november 2002

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