Prof. G. K. (Appa) Deshpande (1925 - 2008)

Old Masters

Born :

• 1925 at Amravati, Maharashtra

Education :

School education at Akola, Maharashtra State
1947 : Art Education at Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay. G. D. Art (Com)
1959-60 : USEFI Certificate at Art Center School, Los Angeles, California, USA under Fulbright Smith Mundt Grant Scholarship Exchange Programme

Occupation :

Service Period – 1948 to 1983 (35 years) Lecturer at Art Dept. Govt. Polytechnic, Nagpur; Founder Dean of Govt. School of Arts, Aurangabad; Professor and Dean, Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Arts, Bombay, Prof and Dean, Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur.

Awards :

1978 : Merit Award for Hoarding Design at Maharashtra State Art Exhibition
1961 : First Prize and Tamrapat for Poster Design at 6th Maharashtra State Art Exhibition
1957 - 1958 : Prizes at All India Slogan Writing Contests
1945 - 1946 : Scholarship and Prizes for Poster Design at All India Art in Industry Exhibition

Membership :

Exhibitions (Applied Art, Drawing & Painting, Photography) :

Group Shows :

Others :

Had organized ONE MAN SHOW in Aug. 2008 as a tribute to his Guru, Prof. V. N. Adarkar, on his birth centenary
Worked on Academic bodies of Nagpur University, Bombay University, Pune University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Hyderabad and Indira Sangeet Kala Vidyapeeth, Khairagarh (M.P.)
DEEP JATRA - Exhibitions of Paper Lanterns (Akash Kandil) at Pune in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1991
Retired on September 30, 1983 as Dean, Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur
Post retirement settled in Pune. Participation in SAKAL PHOTO Competition
Suffered Heart Attack on the night of inauguration. Expired on Sept, 2, 2008 after a brief illness.