Speaking with Rajesh Kargutkar

Mumbaikar Rajesh Kargutkar is an artist of substance. Having earned his BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from the J.J. School of Art in Mumbai, his works have been displayed at Kunst Zeug Haus Museum in Switzerland, the Singapore Art Fair and the Bodhi Art Gallery in Mumbai among many other known exhibitions of artistic interest. His solo exhibition titled ‘Common Space’ was showcased at The Luxe Art Museum in Singapore in December 2013. He is a recipient of the Lalibai Dharmdas Bhambani Scholarship awarded to young artists by the Bombay Art Society, the Maharashtra State Award, the Shri Bhim B Purohit Memorial Bombay Art Society Award, the National Scholarship (visual arts) given by the Indian Ministry of Culture, the Bendre Foundation Award, and the Indo-Swiss Student Award from the Consulate General of Switzerland. With a passion for research and to create the living out of the abstract, Rajesh Kargutkar is well on his way to becoming one of the greatest artists of our country.