Name                                      :   Thota Laxminarayana

Father’s Name                    :   Thota  Gajjaram

Date of Birth                        :   05-04-1973

Studio                                     :   100A, Banjara Petals, Rd No. 5,
                                                     Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034

Residence                            :   1-4-172/7B, Adarsh nagar, Nirmal,
                                                    Adilabad - 504106, Cell-9666889189

Education                              :   B.A

Work Designation              :   Project Manager

Organisation                        :   The Children’s Fine Art Gallery (Daira Initiative)
                                                     100A, Banjara Petals, Rd No. 5, Banjara Hills,
                                                     Hyderabad – 500034, Phone: 040-66618628 (W)

Exhibitions
Group Shows                       :   Art in Object, Daira Centre for Art and Culture,
                                                     Hyderabad, 2008

                                                     Nano Art Show, Daira, 2009

                                                     Hazaro Kwaishen, Daira, 2009

                                                     Utsav, Daira, 2010

Participating Camp            :   Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, 2010

Commissioned
Assignments                        :   Executed portraits for a book of
                                                     MA Sociology by Dr Ramesh

                                                 :  Illustrations for ISB merchandise commemorating
                                                     the 10th year of the schools existence

                                                 :   Yarabeli family tree

 : Don Murals affertebul schools in Hyderabad

Conducted Workshops       :      Family workshops for The Children’s
 Fine Art Gallery (CFAG) and Art Workshops, gallery                 tours for Schools, IT Companies and 5 Star Hotels

Summer Camps                  :   Marshaled summer camps for CFAG

Art Statement

In his own stylised vocabulary which is deeply rooted in the Indian folk, artist Thota Laxminarayan experiments on his canvas to contemporise the rural idiom. Without diluting the essence of his environment he creates visual challenges in his compositions. The serene appearing folk in his paintings are executed in an exceptional economy of lines. Although portrayed in a vibrant palette the colour scheme remains subtle and well coordinated. His spectator never finds a dull moment as each canvas is a social documentary of country life. Humans coexisting with the flora and fauna are appropriate indicators of green lives living in harmony in their milieu.

Tutored under Guruji, Shri Ravinder Sharma, (a revered name in the art and design schools of the country) Laxminarayana brings in native charm into contemporary art. Working as Resident

Artist at Daira Centre for Arts and Culture, he holds a humble record of exhibitions and art camps.