The Multiple Award Winning Mangalorean Artist Santhosh Andrade Selected For India Art Fair in New Delhi

The city-based artist Santhosh Deepak Andrade has been selected as a participating artist for the prestigious 13th edition of India Art Fair which will take place at NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla, New Delhi from 28 April to 1 May 2022. India Art Fair is the leading platform to discover modern and contemporary art from South Asia. It has been held annually since 2008 and is returning after a long gap due to Covid pandemic. Spread across a 12,000 square meter venue, the fair spotlights the next generation of artists alongside modern masters with over 70 pioneering exhibitors from across India presenting some of the region’s most iconic artists. Select international participants will bring works that have never or rarely been shown in India. BMW India is the presenting partner for the event.

The multiple award winning artist will be displaying five of his original paintings at Booth B-16 during the event under the auspices of Art Houz Gallery, Chennai and online partner Mojarto. Earlier this year, he was adjudged the second winner in the 3rd All India Art Competition and Exhibition 2021 organised by the State Gallery of Art of the Government of Telangana. In 2020, he won the First place with a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh in ‘ORA 2020’, a competition organized by Mojarto, a venture of NDTV India. In 2007, he won the Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy Award in addition to many other accolades.