Shashikant Dhotre (born April 1, 1982) is an Indian artist.[3]

Shashikant Dhotre
Shashikant Vaman Dhotre
Born1 April 1982
NationalityIndian
Known forPainter
AwardsKohinoor of Maharashtra] (2015)[1]
Maharashtrian of the Year (2016)[2]
Websitewww.shashikantdhotre.com

Early life

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Shashikant Dhotre was born in Shirapur village, India. Dhotre joined Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting in Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Mumbai in year 2003. He had to leave the college halfway due to financial constraints.[4] Since then, he started his professional work and developed an expertise in colour pencil and pastel on paper.[5]

Awards

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  • 2007 – Arts Society of India
  • 2009 – First prize at Bombay Arts Society Awards
  • 2010 – Aashadeep Award, Maharashtra
  • 2011 – First prize at India Art Festival Awards
  • 2013 – First prize at State Art Exhibition Awards
  • 2015 – Kohinoor of Maharashtra Awards
  • 2016 – Maharashtrian of the Year Awards[6]

Exhibition

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He participated in 11 selected group exhibition And more than 10 solo exhibition 'Jaagar' was the Travelling show, a journey of Art exhibition in famous cities of Maharashtra.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kohinoor of Maharashtra
  2. ^ Maharashtrian of the Year
  3. ^ "Beyond the canvas with shashikant dhotre". News18. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Shashikant Dhotre's stunning life-like portraits belie life he led in a Solapur". Mid-day. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ "From the quarry to the art world". TNN. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Realistic art at its best". Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2017.