Group Exhibition - GENERATIONS
Alphonso Arul Doss, Asma Menon, S Jayaraj, Manohar Natarajan, V Ravindran, BO Shailesh
Gallery Art n Soul, ECR, Chennai
28th Oct - 1st Nov 2011


An exhibition of paintings by senior contemporary artists of different generations is ongoing at Gallery Art n Soul in Chennai. The exhibition will continue until 1st November 2011. Please visit to see some of the outstanding works of these artists.

Group Exhibition - Lives and Livelihoods of Fisherfolk
Alphonso Arul Doss, Asma Menon, S Jayaraj, Manohar Natarajan, V Ravindran, BO Shailesh 
Labernum and Indigo Gallery, Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai
16 – 23 October 2011

Food supplies are sourced from all food production sectors to meet the growing demands of the exploding population in India and one such promising area is fisheries. Every year, 16th October is celebrated as the World Food Day and it reminds us of our obligations to provide food for the billions that inhabit the earth. The aim of the Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
With this aim, Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), Chennai has organized an Art Exhibition where Eminent artists of Chennai have exhibited their works inspired by the sea and the people associated with it.


Artists Alphonso Arul Doss, Asma Menon, S Jayaraj, N Manohar, V Ravindran and BO Shailesh have exhibited their paintings and sculptures on the theme. Using different media, these artists have painted the lives and livelihoods of fisherfolk and their environment. 


This exhibition is a tribute to the brave fishers who toil against all odds to harvest nutritious fish food from the oceans.

The exhibition will continue till 23 October 2011. 

Rural Faces

Ilango's Art Space and Tangerine Present
Rural Faces - An Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings

from 15 – 30 April 2011  at Tangerine

Murrays Gate Road, Alwarpet, Chennai -18

Chennai based contemporary artist S Jayaraj takes us on a journey through rural India through this painting exhibition titled – “Rural Faces”. This series of paintings showcases picturesque rural landscapes and shy people, especially women.

Graduated from the Government College of Arts, Chennai in 1985, S Jayaraj specialised in human anatomy. Through his extensive travel across India, he is intimately familiar with the lives of rural people which have left him totally mesmerised. This has always motivated him to capture fleeting expressions and multifarious moods of rural folks, especially women.

S Jayaraj’s artwork is simple but this simplicity is striking. He uses primary and earthen colours which give a sense of reality to his paintings. He often uses charcoal to sketch and his lines are nothing but fine strokes, well-controlled and strong. Colours like red, black and yellow are artist’s favourite and he strongly feels that these colours help his paintings to retain the Indian-ness in them.

S Jayaraj has held several national and international shows and has been the recipient of many national and international awards.

Art Show at Ambassador Pallava

Strokes & Colours

A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Artists

La Galerie D’ Expression

Hotel Ambassador Pallava, Chennai

17^th – 31^st October 2010

La Galerie D’ Expression is organising a group exhibition titled – “Strokes and Colours” of three Contemporary South Indian artists - S Jayaraj, K Kalai Selvan and M. Emmanuel Johnson from 16^th to 31^st October 2010. The show will be inaugurated on the evening of 16^th October 2010 by an internationally acclaimed senior artist of South India,
Dr. Alphonso Doss. The paintings displayed in the exhibition are a unique collection of abstract and figurative works by the artists.

Artist S Jayaraj’s art works spell magic with his strong lines and bold strokes. The professional degree holder from the College of Arts, Chennai, has displayed some of his eye-catching figurative works. He is an artist of forms and figures. The exhibition has many faces, presented with empathy and understated eloquence. The figures and curves drawn with bold lines are an expression of calmness, happiness, curiosity and solitude. The figurative paintings of women are a testimony of the artist’s hard work as a result of his observation, composition and execution. He has commanded over the art of figurative paintings through his classical training in anatomy, drawing and traditional painting techniques. S Jayaraj has exhibited his art works in various countries and has been the recipient of several national and international awards. For more information please visit www.sjayarajart.com  Mobile: 9840265685

Artist K Kalaiselvan is a man of many parts who has finally found his niche in painting. Graduated in Textile Designing from the College of Arts, Chennai, he prefers the abstract, semi abstract, contemporary and figurative styles. His works are not that easy to describe. Both have gone through life with all its ups and downs and finally the victory cry from his throat is full of vim and vigour because he has tasted victory and he says that it is sweet. Kalai is proud of his tough beginnings. It was this life that created in his soul a thirst to give vent to his feelings through the medium of art, and his life shaped the desire. He has evolved a language of abstraction which carries his own personal imprint of maturity and significance. Kalai is fluent in a variety of media, be it oil or acrylic. For more information please visit www.kalaipaintings.com  Mobile: 9444336906

Artist M Emmanuel Johnson also graduated in Textile Design from the College of Arts, Chennai. He started his career as a creative designer and did several illustrations for children’s magazines and books. He has since then, returned to his original passion of becoming a painter on a full-time basis. His works include abstracts, figurative as well as surrealistic paintings. He has a passion for vibrant hues each of which has an underlying spiritual significance. A number of his paintings depict peace signified by the dove. These paintings are worked on canvas, board and paper using different medium such as oil and acrylic. Mobile: 9444261335