Born on 16th October, 1942 in Nawakhali, Bengal, senior, established artist, Sachin Nath is a self taught artist. A self taught artist who has many awards to his credit, including National level awards for four consecutive years from Mahakoshal Kala Parishad, Raipur, from 1988 to 1994. He also has thirty two group shows and eight solo shows to his credit, the last being at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2004. Nath worked for several years, as a senior art instructor, at the N.D.A., Khadakwasla (1977-2002). Today he is a full time professional artist. His works are in the collection of several prestigious institutions and personal collections. Drawing and painting have been his passion right from his childhood days. From 1962 onwards, he started painting professionally. Since then he has painted using various mediums, right from oils, water colours, pencils, charcoal, palette knife, etc. He also loves dabbing in a lot of experimental styles. Making use of knife, charcoal & cut brushes he Creates a 'dash' effect, also using cotton waste, cement and whitening powder to give a raise at some places, creating an altogether different effect. Nath's large format paintings on Lord Krishna are some of his best in recent times, his penchant for painstaking details, his sense of colour and figure study (in motion) is wonderfully graceful. Much attention is given to perspective, texture and depth. Though Nath has been living in Maharashtra for the last 50 years, his art still remains rooted in the Bengal style and tradition but with a distinct stylization that is very much his own signature style of painting.
Born :
Education :
Exhibitions :
- 2004 : Jehangir Art Gallery,Mumbai
- 1976 : Ghorpuri Tamil Sangh, Pune
- 1982, 1975, 1970 : Balgandharva Ranga Mandir Art Gallery, Pune
- 1975 : Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
- 1963 : Lt. Col Vishnu Sharma at Officer Training School, Pune
- 1959 : Signal Boys Regiment, Jabalpur
Group Show :
- 2002 : Dr. Ambedkar Institution
- 2002 : Taj Blue Diamond Painting Exhibition, Pune
- 2002 : Garden of Eden, Pune
- 2001 : Inn Gallarie, Holiday Inn, Pune
- 1996, 1995 : NDA Arts Club Exhibition, Balghandarv Art Gallery, Pune
- 1991 - 1996 : NDA Cultural Exhibition, Pune
- 1987, 1974 - 1977 : Kala Vikas Artist Group, Pune
- 1974 : Mobos Art Gallery, Pune
- 1974, 1973 : Jay Kay Art Gallery, Pune
- 1964 : Pundo Art Gallery Mumbai
- 1963 - 1968 : Sat Guru's Frame Craft & Gallery, Mumbai
Awards :
- 2004, 2000 : National Defense Academy Award
- 2000 : Best Artist Award 2000 from Bhartiya Balmiki Samaj, Maharashtra State, Pune
- 1990 : Commendation Certificate from Chief of Naval Staff
- 1988-1994 : National level awards for four consecutive years from Mahakoshal Kala Parishad Raipur
- 1971 : Second Prize from CME Art Exhibition, Pune
- 1967, 1966 : Honored twice by Pune Mayor at Pune Corporation
- 1966 : Highly Commanded Certificate from Pune Artist Guild
- 1961 : First prize from Jabalpur Sub Area Art Exhibition
- Honored by many certificates, cups and cash in various competitions.
Collections
- National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune
- Naval Head Quarter - South Block, New Delhi
- AEC Training Centre & Collage, Pachmadi MP
- Mahatma Fule Museum, Pune
- All India Radio Station, Pune
- Southern Command Officers Mess, Pune
- Air force Southern Command, Thiruvananthapuram
- MES Inspection Bunglow, Pune
- CTC Hospital, Pune
- HQ 9 Infantry Division, Merrut
- 11 Mahar Regiment
- 19 Punjab Regiment
- 8 Maratha Light Infantry
- Maratha Light Infantry Center, Belgium
- 14 Guards
- Signal Regiment Training Center, Jabalpur
- Southern Command Military Hospital Officers Mess, Pune
- Office of the INDO - JAPAN Association, Japan
- His excellence the Governor of Punjab Gen. OP Malhotra COAS (Retd)
- Lt. Gen. A. M. Vohara, VCOAS (Retd)
- Lt. Gen. Katoch, VCOAS (Retd)
- Lt. Gen. V. A. Bhargava, DGMS (Retd)
- Vice Admiral Inderjit Singh Bedi
- Maj. Gen. Mohinder Singh
- Brig. Mallik - Director of AEC (Retd)
- Brig. P. G. Sapatnekar - Director of AEC (Retd)
- Brig. G. S. Sandhu
- Vice Admiral Arun Prakash
- Col. Late Vishnu Sharma, Shimla
- Dr. Shrivastava, Principle, NDA Khadakwasia, Pune
- Mr. Jhun Jhun Wala, Calcutta
- Mr. T. K. Gupta - G.M. SKF, Pune
- Mr. Dilip Borawake, Pune
- Mrs. Naleeni Gera, Pune
- Mr. A. P. Vaswani - Shanti Kunj, Pune
- Mr. Radha Krishan Chetandas, Ahmednagar
- Dr. M.D. Warde, Pune
- Ranka Jewellers, Pune
- Dr. Elenar Zeiliot, USA
- Mr. Privalo, USSR
- Dr. Kang, Australia
- Dr. Karvalo, Australia
- Many more eminent Personalities have been patronizing his work in India and Abroad.
