Shanti Dave is an Indian

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and

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, considered by many as one of the major Indian artists of the twentieth century. He is a former member of the

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and the

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. The

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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1985.

Biography

Dave was born on 25 September 1931 at the northern

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

village of Badpura as one of the four children of a rural family of modest means. He did his education from The

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of ...

in 1951 from where he completed his graduate and post graduate studies in Faculty of Fine Arts. He started his career as a commercial artist doing banners and sign boards but slowly made his mark as a painter, which earned him several notable assignments such as at the VIP Lounges of

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(New York) and at the

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booking offices in New York, Los Angeles, Rome, Sydney, and Perth.Gargi Gupta, "Distress sale?", ''Business Standard''
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on its front page on 5 February 1964 under the title, ''Little Gujarat''. Dave's works are abstract and use encaustic and ''wax with oil paint'' techniques together with

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. He has done several murals of large proportions which incorporate wood block painting, stone carving and weaving. He did his first solo exhibition in 1957 followed by several others in many parts of the world and has participated in many group exhibitions at places such as Philippines, Switzerland, London, Japan, France, East Europe and the Middle East. His creations are on display at art galleries like the

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, New Delhi and many public places and his paintings have been sold at notable auction houses such as

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and

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and

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. Dave is a former member of the

and has served as a member of the executive board of the

Awards and recognition

He has won the

three years consecutively from 1956 to 1958. The

awarded him the civilian honour of

in 1985.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dave, Shanti Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 1931 births Painters from Gujarat 20th-century Indian painters Indian male painters Indian arts administrators Living people Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni 20th-century Indian male artists

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