Shyam Sunder Sharma is an Indian print artist, author and poet.

Childhood and education

Sharma was born on 8 February 1941 in

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. His father also ran a printing press in

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. He learned the art of printmaking from his maternal grandfather. Later, he was enrolled in

Lucknow University The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

to receive his higher education in

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

. When asked how he got involved in printmaking, Sharma said, "While at my father's printing press, the prints were developed from machines, at the

College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow The Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts (LCAC), also known as the Government College of Arts and Crafts (GCAC) or simply the College of Arts and Crafts (CAC), was founded in 1911. It is affiliated to University of Lucknow. Sri Alok Kumar is princ ...

. I later learnt how to develop handmade prints and got hooked on it."

Career

Sharma started his career in 1966 as a lecturer at

College of Arts and Crafts, Patna College of Arts and Crafts, established in 1939, is a fine arts college in Patna, Bihar. It is affiliated to Patna University, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fine arts. Accreditation College of Arts and Crafts was award ...

where he rose to become head of the Department of Printmaking and later the Principal. His works have been displayed in solo and group exhibitions around the world. He has also been a member of the General Council of Lalit Kala Academy and the Chairman of the Advisory Board of National Modern Art Gallery, Delhi.

Publications

Sharma has authored numerous books. Some of them are: # ''Safed Sanp'' (a poetry collection) # ''Syah'' # ''Dekha Dekhi Baat'' (plays) # ''Gandhi Aur Suktiyan'' # ''Kashth Chhapa Kala'' # ''Chitrakala aur Bihar'' # ''Patna Qualam'' (Philosophy, Art history).

Awards

* National Award by Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi *

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by the Government of India * International Print Biennial in Netherlands

References

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