Rounak Rai – Artist Bio
Contact Details
Address: 15/158 Yadav Mohalla, Karera, Dist. Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh – 473660
Mobile: +91 9109897352
Email: rounakraii786@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 25 May 1988
Birthplace: Karera, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh – 473660

Education
πŸŽ“ MFA (Painting) – Government Institute of Fine Arts, Gwalior (2011)

Awards & Honors
πŸ† J. Swaminathan Award – MP State Award, Khajuraho Festival (2015)
πŸ–‹οΈ Best Drawing Award – Gujari Mahal, Gwalior (2010)

Books (Written & Illustrated)
Corona Se Atmgyan – Poems and Drawings (2020)
Santushti (Corona Se Atmgyan – 2) – Poems and Drawings (2021)
Shaadi Se Santushti (Corona Se Atmgyan – 3) – Poems & Paintings (2022)

About Me


Solo Art Exhibitions
2025 – Tantra: Over the Sex, Sala Espositiva Mark Rothko, UniversitΓ  degli Artisti, Pietralunga, Italy (Curated by Pietro Franesi)
2025 – Tantra: To Weave Together, New Zuhause Gallery, Heiner-MΓΌller-Str. 15, Berlin, Germany (Curated by Pietro Franesi)
2025 – Solo Show, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai
2019 – Ramayana ki Atma, Canarys National Art Foundation, Indore
2017 – Few Drawings and Emotions, Ujjwal Art Gallery, Goa
2016 – Angry Goddess, Pritamlal Dua Sabhagar, Indore
2016 – Few Drawings and Emotions, Canarys National Art Foundation, Indore
2015 – Innocent Feelings, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 – Paintings, Sculptures & Installations, Tansen Kala Vethika, Gwalior

Group Art Exhibitions
2025 – Group Show, Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru
2024 – Visual Confluence 2, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2023 – Abbozzo, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2023 – Visual Confluence 1, Ram Chhatpar Shilp Nyas, Varanasi
2022 – Rang of Vision, Tebran Hall Gallery, Shimla
2022 – Bundelkhand Art Community – 3, Jhansi Museum Art Gallery
2020 – Bundelkhand Art Community (Online)
2019 – Rang of Vision, Tebran Hall Gallery, Shimla
2018 – Bundelkhand Art Community – 1, Jhansi Museum Art Gallery
2017 – Bundelkhand Art Community – 2, Jhansi Museum Art Gallery
2017 – Exhibition by Ujjwal Art Gallery
2016 – Rang of Vision, Tebran Hall Gallery, Shimla
2016 – 108 Vinayak/Kala Nayak Traveling Show – White Sanctum Art Gallery (Bengaluru β†’ Bhilwara β†’ Vadodara)
2015 – Creative Capers, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi
2015 – Tarq, Exhibition Hall, MS University, Vadodara
2015 – Group Show, Regional Centre, Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow
2015 – Range of Vision, Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru
2014 – Abhivyakti, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2013 – 18 Oct, Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi
2013 – Studio 11, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur & Dengle Art Gallery, Pune
2013 – Krati, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2013 – Range of Vision, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2013 – Range of Vision, Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru
2012 – Parikrama, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2012 – Uddipan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2012 – Parikrama, Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2012 – Sparsh, Convention Foyer, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2012 – Parikrama, Art Chamber Gallery, Goa
2012 – Art Promo India Traveling Show – Lakshamana Art Gallery β†’ Shree Parvati Art Gallery β†’ Cholamandalam, Chennai
2012 – Aarambh, AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi
2012 – Krati, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2012 – Hastakshar Samuh, Part 1 & 2 – Artizen Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 – Roza, Tansen Kala Vethika, Gwalior

Major Participations
2024 – All India Art Exhibition – Amritsar
2024 – All India Art Exhibition – AIFACS, New Delhi
2010 – All India Art Exhibition – Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 – All India Art Exhibition – North South Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur
2008 & 2024 – All India Art Exhibition – Amritsar
2008–2010, 2015 – MP State Art Exhibition – Gwalior
2006 – Raza Puruskar – MP State Art Exhibition, Gwalior
2006 – Agnipath All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi
2006–2009 – Annual Art Exhibitions – Institute of Fine Arts, Gwalior
2010–2011 – Annual Exhibitions – Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Art University, Gwalior
2012 & 2013 – Art Exhibitions by Kalaneri Art Gallery
2017 – Art Exhibition by Ujjwal Art Gallery

Art Camps (National & Regional)
2019 – Range of Vision Art Camp – Gwalior
2017 – Art Today Camp – Rani Sati Temple, Jhunjhunu
2013 – National Art Camp – Jhansi Museum
2008 – Sanskar Bharti National Art Camp – Gwalior
2008 – Kalarang-Kalasang National Art Camp – Gwalior

Professional Experience
2011–2012 – Worked as a Professional Artist at Graphic Studio, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

Collections
Rounak Rai’s artworks are held in private and public collections in:
Delhi, Jaipur, Goa, Indore, Gwalior, Vadodara, Jhansi, and Italy

Photos of Certificates