Sekar Ayyanthole is a painter, art teacher and former president of Kerala Chithrakala Parishath

Education

Diploma in drawing and painting GOI (Govt. Occupational Institute - now College of Arts) Thrissur 1975.

Employment

Worked in Govt. Occupational Institute, Thrissur as Art Instructor in 1976 for less than a year.
Worked in Kerala Govt. Education Department as Art Teacher from 1978 to 2006.

Solo exhibitions

GOI Thrissur 1983, Edathanattukara, PGT 1987. Ernakulam 1989. “Aa-96” Calicut 1996. Except 1989 all above are sponsored by KLK Academy

Kerala Lalitakala Academy

Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi or Kerala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established in 1962 to promote art and artistic heritage, based at Thrissur in Kerala.Though the Kerala Government provides funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is designed to...

. “Ayyanthole -99” at Chithram Art Gallery Cochin 1999, “6th Solo” at KLK
Academy

Kerala Lalitakala Academy

Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi or Kerala Academy for Fine Arts is an autonomous body which was established in 1962 to promote art and artistic heritage, based at Thrissur in Kerala.Though the Kerala Government provides funding and support for the academy, the administration of the academy is designed to...

 Gallery, Cochin 2002, 7th Solo "Bikanir" at Thrissur 2006, 8th Solo "Iriyannni" at Chitrakala Parishat

Chitrakala Parishat

Chitrakala Parishath is an art institution and cultural organisation located in the city of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India. Its main aim is the promotion of art and culture and it is well known for the various art exhibitions that it conducts both at the state and the National...

 Gallery, Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 2007.

Group Shows

“Dhanu - 53” Thrissur

Thrissur

This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

 1977. “Kalamela” New Delhi

New Delhi

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 through KLK Academy at the time of Third Triannale 1978. Twenty KLK Academy Annual Exhibitions since 1975. All Chithram Gallery Annual Exhibitions since 1995. “Impasto-Twelve”an exhibition of eminent artists Yusuf Arakkal

Yusuf Arakkal

Yusuf Arakkal - Malayali painter based in Bangalore, India.Yusuf Arakkal was born in 1945 at Chavakkad, Kerala. His mother belonged to the royal family of Arakkal, the only Muslim royal family to have ruled Kerala and his father to Keyees, the well known business family based at Kozhikode and...

, Akkitham Narayanan etc. at Chithram Gallery 1996 “Inside of Outside” Inaugural Exhibition Synagogue Art Gallery Mattancherry

Mattancherry

Mattancherry is the western part of city of Kochi, India. It is said that the name Mattancherry is drawn from "Ancherry Mattam", a Namboodiri illam which then the foreign traders pronounced it as Matt-Ancherry, gradually became Mattancherry. It is about 9 km from Ernakulam town. There are...

 1998.“41st National Exhibition by ”Lalithkala Academy New Delhi 1999. National Exhibition by KCP at Kerala House New Delhi 2000. “KCP National 2001” Exhibition by KCP at Venkatappa Gallery Bangalore 2001. Participated in 46th National Exhibition in 2004 at Cochi, by Lalithakala Academy, New Delhi.

Painting Camps

KCP Camp at Thrissur 1976.State Artists Camp at Neyyar by KLK Academy 1977.“Folk Art Camp” at Thrissur by KLK Academy in 1978. KLK Academy Camp at Ottappalam 1979. KLK Academy State Camp at Calicut 1984.,Thrissur 1988. Artists Camp at Peringode by Art Club 1991. “ Painting for Communal Harmony” with M. F. Husain 1992. Kozhikode Camp by KCP (Universal Arts) 1994. National Artists Camp “Utharayanam” by Art Club Peringode in 1994. Convener of “ TVBN Varnamelam ” National Artists Camp by KCP at Kumaranellur 1995. Chithrakam” at Mukkuthala Malappuram by KCP 1995. National Artists Camp at Kasaragode by KLK Academy 1995. State Artists Shadow Camp by KLK Academy at Kila- Thrissur 1997. Artists Camp at Azheekal by KCP 1997.“ Theerakazhchakal ”at Alappuzha 1997. Neyyar Dam Camp by KCP 1999. All “Prakruthi”Annual State Camps by KCP since1995. “Brush out AIDS” Cochin by KLK Academy 2002.“Nirakkoottam” Dist. Camp KLK Academy at Lakkidi as Camp Director 2003.“Kalakumbh” Senior Artists Camp Bikanir - Rajasthan, Organized by AIFACS and Rajasthan Lalithakala Academy, 2003. “Varnam” National Artists Camp Organized by Pondicherry Cultural Department at Mahi in 2004.

Awards

Honorable mention by KLK Academy for Painting “Anakkara” 1978. Cash Award by Kerala Chithrakala Parishath for “Omana” 1982. KCP Award by Kerala Chithrakala Parishath for “ Omana-9 ” 1983. Honorable mention by KLK Academy for “ Golden Temple ” 1984. Samskarikakendram National Award for Drawing “Bull Festival” 1989.

Special events

Conducted “Kalayathra” as KCP State Secretary - All Kerala Artists Tour and on the spot Painting 1997. Hon. Governor of Kerala Sri. Sukh Dev Singh Kang Visited “ KCP National 2000 ” and invited all painters to Rajbhavan for a friendly talk on paintings. Hon. Governor bought the painting “Vishu” and is now on display at Rajbhavan, Trivandrum.

External links

• Official website http://wwww.ayyanthole.com
• http://www.hindu.com/mp/2002/09/02/stories/2002090200440400.htm
• http://ayyantholepaintings.blogspot.com/
• Flickr page of Sekar Ayyanthole: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28253048@N07/
• Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Ayyanthole