Suvigya Sharma (born 28 July 1983) is an Indian artist, painter, fashion designer, who does portrait miniatures and other miniature art, Tanjore painting, fresco work and portraits. He has worked in restoring frescoes at the City Palace, Jaipur, the jama masjid (congregational mosque) and the Singapore Art Museum.
In February, 2016, Suvigya Sharma his art work Timeless Miniature Art was showcased at Make in India event, with a live demonstration of miniature-painting techniques in Mumbai."Association with Art Galleries & Cultural Institutions : Make in India Week 13-18 Feb, 2016, Mumbai" Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Govt. of India"Make in India Week" Make in India
Early life and education Suvigya Sharma was born on 28 July 1983 in Jaipur of Indian state Rajasthan to R.K. Sharma, an artist. He did his schooling from Maharaja Sawai Mansingh School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Vidyashram. Later he graduated from Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata. He also studied Foreign Trade & Export Management from Symbiosis International University, Pune. He started painting at the age of seven. He used to teach dance way back when he was a teenager, said in an interview with DNA.
Career Suvigya has worked on fresco in Jaipur and other places like Havelis in Udaipur and Kishangarh, [jama masjid (congregational mosque)'s gold leafing, a few section of Jaipur City Palace, Bungalows, Dargah, heritage properties in different part of India.
Some of his clients for whom he painted, includes L. N. Mittal, Sachin Tendulkar, Narendra Modi, Priyanka Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Rani Mukherji Sanjay Dutt, Manyata Dutt, Kangana Ranaut B. S. Yediyurappa, Virat Kohli, Justin Bieber and business families such as the Ambanis, the Birlas, the Burmans, the Singhanias, the Piramal, the Bajaj. Suvigya has also painted for PM Narendra Modi, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Dalai Lama.
Sharma's works have been unveiled by figures such as film actress Kangana Ranaut, Madhoo, Rani Mukherji chef Vikas Khanna and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Several of Sharma's artworks incorporate 24 carat gold.
He has been exhibited in galleries and museums such as Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, Cymroza Art Gallery, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Artisans Art Gallery He designed the cover page of chef Vikas Khanna's cookbook Utsav, which had its worth ₹35 Lakh ($51,590.00)., Gallery Navrathan and Vasantha Art Gallery.
On 4 October 2016, Suvigya gifted Sachin Tendulkar with a handmade memento -a custom-made gold-leaved and gold-embossed bat with a 24 carat gold handle at the opening of his show The Art of Royals, reportedly by Times of India.
On 10 May 2017, during The Purpose Tour concert in India, Suvigya Sharma commissioned a life-size oil on canvas portrait for Justin Bieber and presented it to him at St. Regis in Lower Parel, Mumbai. In May, 2017, he commissioned a lifelike portrait for prime minister Narendra Modi.
In 2021, Suvigya created a series of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) featuring artworks focusing on wildlife. The collection includes depictions of the near-extinct polar bear and rhinoceros placed against highly detailed hyper-realistic 3D backgrounds.
Collaboration with Make in India In February 2016, Sharma, was invited to showcase his work for Government of India's initiative Make in India, followed by a live demonstration of Miniature-painting technologies by him.
Charity In June 2016, Suvigya Sharma participated along with artists Uddhav Thackeray, Ajay De, Sudharak Olwe, Brinda Miller, Rajiv Menon in fund raiser art-exhibition for Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation in Mumbai, which was organized by Priya Dutt.
Exhibitions
Year Event's name Venue 2021 Enticing Pichwais Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery 2018 Illuminations Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery 2018 Reminiscence Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery 2016 The Art of Royals Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery 2016 Timeless Miniature Art ArtDesh Gallery 2015 Forever Eternal 'Pichwai Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Nariman Point 2014 An Art Collectors Paradise Cymroza Art Gallery, Breach Candy 2013 Illuminations Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai 2010 The Golden Era Breach Candy 2009 Mythologies of India Cymroza Art gallery, Mumbai 2007–2009 Open Palm Court Chennai Art gallery & India Habitat Centre, Delhi 2007–2009 The Art of India Chennai Art gallery & India Habitat Centre, Delhi
Personal life Suvigya's wife name is Charu, and the couple has a son named Abhigya.
Recognition In January, 2017, he was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of Rajasthan by Smile Foundation.
In September 2021, the International Delphic Council appointed Sharma as an Honorary Member of the Advisory Board Maharashtra with the aim of promoting art and culture. In 2023, he was inducted into the list of 'Prominent Rajasthanis' by the Government of Rajasthan.
See also
List of Indian artists List of people from Rajasthan
References
External links A modernist twist to miniature art at Deccan Herald