Né le: 28 octobre 1966.
Vivant actuellement à: India.
Activité: Peinture; Photographie; Installation; Sculpture;
BIO
Name: Amol Jayant Saraf
Born in 1966 at Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Graduated Bachelors in Fine Arts (Commercial Advertising) from J.J.Institute of Applied Arts,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India in 1987
Address: 6, Surendra Villa, Pratap Nagar,
Behind Nutan Maratha College, Jilha Peth,
JALGAON 425001 MH INDIA
Telephone: 091-8381015552
Mobile: 091-9922255302
Email: aumol_saraf@yahoo.co.in
studioadvait@gmail.com
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
1994: Gandhe Hall, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
1995/ 1997/ 1999/2002: Nehru Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2011: Yashwantrao Chavan Art Gallary, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2011: Kalaneri Art Gallary, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2011: Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
2011: Gandhe Hall, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
2012: SamrtIndia Eco Park, Mumbai, India
2013: JDCC Auditorium, Jalgaon, India
GROUP EXHIBITION:
1995: Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
1996: Malaka Spice, Pune, India
2014: Bai Dinh Temple Convention Center,Ninh Binh, Vietnam
2014: Exhibition Hall, 16 Ngo Quyen Street,Hanoi, Vietnam
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS:
2012: Bioscope: Size 48”x 108”x 36”: Bioscope at Gandhi Research Foundation
Museum, Jain Hills, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. This Bioscope has been installed at
International Gandhi Research Foundation ,Jalgaon India, where year round international
conferences, and workshops on Gandhian Thoughts/Principals takes place and
participated by dignitaries from around the world
http://www.gandhifoundation.net/museumvirtual%20tour.htm
2003: Size 550 Sq. Ft.: Community Temple: Mural in stone and oil colors has been
created on the parapet wall of this temple at Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India visited by
hundreds of people each day
2002: Fountain: sized 84”x 60”x 36”: Oil colors on concrete structure. This fountain is
installed at the entrance of a corporate house, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
1999: Exhibition stall: 20 ft. x 10 ft. Oil on Plywood: This was an exhibition display for
one big corporate house Nirali Non-Stick Cookware, at Mumbai, Maharshtra, India
1998: Swimming Pool Wall: 72 ft x 5 ft.: Oil Colors on wall: This artwork was created at
Police Headquarters, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India within 48 hours
1993: Lord Krishna Mural: 70 ft x 5 ft.: Oil Colors on Wall: This mural was created on
wall at hill farm of one global corporate Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. at Jalgaon,
Maharashtra, India
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Outstanding Work Award Winner at “International Wall Painting Competition in Toride 2014”,
August 2014,Toride, Japan.
Recently Chevron Books Inc. USA, impressed with my work, has offered me to publish as a
Featured Talent on their website http://www.chevronbooks.com/authors&artists/featured
One of the Pencil Sketch was selected among top 100 artists around the world in
International Christian Art Competition, Kentucky, U.S.A, 2011
Best in Photography Award at Healing Power of Art competition organized by Manhattan
Arts International, New York, USA, in May 2010.
“The Best Campaign in Consumer Product Award” for Kwality Ice Cream campaign as a
part of project for final year degree
“A grade with Special Excellence” in freehand drawing in Intermediate Drawing
Examination conducted by Maharashtra Government in the year 1979
RESIDENCY SELECTION:
Residency at Venice by Venice Printmaking Studio, Italy for working and exhibiting in
Venice for the international Glass Biennial Exhibition to be held in 2015
International Residency at Haihatus by Finland Haihatus Art Center, Joutsa, Finland July,
2014
The League Residency at Vyt by The Art Students League of New York, USA, January,
2014
COLLECTIONS:
International Cricketer Mr. Sachin Tendulkar, India
Eminent Gazal Singer Late Mr. Jagjit Singh, India
Eminent Classical Singer Pandit Jasraj, India
Eminent Bollywood Music Composer Mr. Naushad Ali, India
International Gandhi Museum and Research Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Eminent Gadkari Auditorium, Thane, Maharashtra, India
International Eco Park, SMART India, Mumbai, India
Foreign and Domestic individual collections: U.S.A, Canada, Australia, India
EXTRA CURRICULAR:
A good entertainer as a mimicker, actor, singer, and comedian
Acted in several Marathi language TV serials in Maharashtra, India