Sunday, March 2, 2014


ABOUT ARTIST


Name                                                          :    SHAJEE  P.M. (Shajee Chelad)
Date of Birth                                                :    15th-April-1971

Academic Qualification                                 :     Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting (with First Rank) 
College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum. (Kerala University.)
AWARDS WON                                           :    Highly Commended Certificate - Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy (1997)

                                                                  :    Scholarship for Young Workers in Different Cultural Fields (HRD) (1997)
                                                                       (Department of Culture, Government of India.)

                                                                  :    Raja Ravivarma State Award for Best Painting in 1997,2000.
                                                                       (Raja Ravivarma Cultural Society, Kilimanoor, Trivandrum).

                                                                  :    G.Aravindan Award for Best Cartoonist in 1993 & 1996.)
                                                                       (Kerala University Union)

                                                                  :    Best Cartoonist Award in 1989,1990 & 1991
                                                                       (Kerala Cartoon Academy)

                                                                  :    Winner, Cartoon competition, Kerala University Youth Festival (1993-94).

                                                                  :    Membership in Kerala Cartoon Academy (1993)


                                                                  :    Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy State Award for  best painting (2000-2001)

                                                                  :    All India National Academy for Art Education, Pune.
Best Art Teacher Award in 2002.

                                                                  :    Adhyapaka Kalavedi State Award in 2003.

                                                                  :    Adhyapaka Kala Sahithya Samithy State Award 2005.

                                                                  :    Rotary Club of  Thekkady Vocational Award 2005.
                                                                 
                                                                  :    Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy State Award for  best painting
(2008-09) (Honorable  Mention).



 CAMPS ATTENDED                                    :    Two state Art Camps Conducted by Kerala  Lalitha Kala Academy in 1997 February & November at ‘Kila,’ Trissur.

                                                                  :    Mega Programme ‘Keraleeyam’ Conducted by the Kerala State Cultural Ministry in 1998 at Cheruthuruthy (Kerala Kala Mandalam).
                                                                 
                                                                 :   State Art Camp Conducted by Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy in 1999 at Kayikkara (Varkala).

                                                                  :    State Art Camp Conducted by “Kerala Lalitha Kala  Academy in 1999.
                                                                       ‘ KILA’ Trissur.

                                                                  :     National Seminar Conducted by Kerala   Lalithakala  Academy in 1999
                                                                        ‘KILA’ Trissur.

                                                                  :     Millennium Painting conducted by Cultural Ministry, Govt. of Kerala 1999 with  M.F.Hussain (Manaveeyam Programme).

                                                                  :    National Painters Camp Conducted by Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy in 1999 November at Mist Valley Resort Munnar. (Manaveeyam Programme).
                                                                  :    State Camp Conducted Idukki Gilla Panchayath in 2002 January at Vazhathopp (Idukki).
                                                                  :    National Camp conducted by Kerala Lalithakala Accademi in 2007 at Hotel Saswara, Gokarnnam, Karnataka
                                                                  :    ‘Viduarambham’ Art Camp conducted by Kerala Lalithakala Accademi  2007 at Chimney Dam, Trissur.

                                                                  :    Dalit Research Centre (DRC) Walk Mumbai conducted by Painters Camp in 1998, 2007, 2009, 2010 at Wagamon.
                                                                  :    State Art Camp conducted by Kerala Lalithakala Academy2008
                                                                       at Nilambur Forest Banglaw, Chandakunnu.

                                                                  :    State Art Camp conducted by Kerala Lalithakala Academy 2011 at NISH, Karimanal, Trivandrum.

                                                                  :    State Art Camp conducted by Kerala Lalithakala Academy 2011 at ‘Gravity’ Art Camp, KLKA Thrisur.

                                                                  :    State Art Camp conducted by CGH Earth in Casino Hotel, Wellington Island, Kochi - 2011


                                                                  :    International Art Camp conducted by F.C.C.Doha Qatar.

EXHIBITIONS                                              :    Group Exhibition of Painting in 1994, Medical Collage Union, Trivandrum.

                                                                  :    Group Exhibition of Graphic Prints in 1995 College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum.
                                                                 
                                                                  :    Group Exhibition of paintings, Drawings and  Graphics in 1996. Sponsored by Kerala  Lalitha Kala  Academy at Trivandrum.

                                                                  :    Annual Group shows in 1996. College of Fine  Arts, Trivandrum.

                                                                  :    State Annual Painting Exhibition in  1996,1997,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012  Kerala Lalitha Kala  Academy.

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of Painting, Drawing and  Graphics Sponsored by Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy 1998 at Kozhikode.

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of Painting, Drawing and Graphics Sponsored by Merchant Association Youth Wing, Kothamangalam 1999.

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of Painting, Drawing and Graphics Sponsored by Keli Samskarika Vedi Kumily, Thekkady 2001.

                                                                  :    Group Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture in 2002  AIFCS, New Delhi, 2003, Eranakulam.

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of Painting, Drawing and Graphics Exibhition conducted in Durabar Hall, Cochin 2007.

                                                                  :    Group Show conducted in Durabar Hall, Cochin – 2008

                                                                  :    Kerala Lalithakala Academy conducted National Exhibition of painting at Travancore Art Gallery, Delhi- 2009

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of Painting Sponsored by Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy
2012 at Thrissur Art Gallery.

                                                                  :    Lalithakala Academy Regional Exhibition of painting at Chennai- 2012

                                                                  :    Solo Exhibition of painting conducted by Createeve Event Management, Thekkady 2012   
COLLECTIONS                                            :    Private Collections - India & Abroad, Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy.
                                                                 
EXPERIENCE                                             :    One Year Experience as Fine Arts Instructor at the Mahatma Gandhi
University College of Teacher Education, Kumily, Thekkady.

                                                                  :    Eight Years working as Fine Arts Teacher at Montfort  Senior Secondary English Medium School, Anakkara, Kumily, Idukki - 12.
                                                                  :    Presently working at THE SCHOLARS’ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Qatar, Doha.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION              :    A good number of Cartoons and Illustrations have Appeared in Various Periodicals in Kerala  from 1987 onwards, under the Pseudonym Shajee Chelad.

PERMANENT ADDRESS                             :    “Puttinakkudy” (H), Chelad.P.O., Kothamangalam
                                                                       Ernakulam Dist, Kerala - 686 681

COMMUNICATION ADDRESS                      :    C/o Roy Thomas, Areekkattu House, 1st Mile, Kumily – 685 509
                                                                       Idukki District, Kerala.      
                                                                       Phone: (0485) 2571126, Mob:  9446130812, 9745473846
                                                                       E-mail:shajeechelad@rediffmail.com / shajeecheladu@gmail.com
                                                                                              




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