Date of Birth: January 13, 1981
Address: Artinspired Goa Studio, Paliem Ucassaim, Bardez – Goa, India. 403507
Contact: 9764847397
Email: damodarmadgaonkar@gmail.com
DAMODAR MADGAONKAR is a Goan artist and sculptor, who started out as a commercial artist at a very young age. He was always of a creative bent and excelled in drawing and painting during his school days as he got guidance from his fine arts teacher Mangala Kamat. As Damodar dabbled in various forms of arts, he developed skills to create commercial art and started rendering his services to many top hotels in Goa. However, Damodar always wanted to turn into a full-time artist and joined PIED PIPER ACADEMY (founded by world renowned Goan artist Wilson D’Souza). Under the tutelage of Mr. D’Souza, he developed his own style — most of his works are based in the realm of realistic fantasy.
(My works showcase various thought processes of the human mind. I have used ELEPHANT as a subject of experiment to produce artwork that expresses my viewpoint as I portray my ideas using ELEPHANT anatomy. I believe that no one in this world can understand oneself other than his or her own self. I have explained this concept by taking a path of observation of human behaviour and reflecting my conclusions in my thought-provoking paintings.
I believe that we all beings have elephant behaviour in us
Awards:
- Damodar Madgaonkar was awarded for the 41st STATE ART EXHIBITION 2015-16 in PAINTING AND GRAPHIC PRINT CATEGORY at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa. 3rd Nov 2015.
- Damodar Madgaonkar was awarded for the 44th STATE ART EXHIBITION 2018-19 in PAINTING AND GRAPHIC PRINT CATEGORY at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa. Nov 2018.
Solo Exhibitions
- Damodar organised his solo art exhibition ‘Karmaholic’ at Kala Academy Art Gallery, Panaji, from October 26-30, 2013, which further established him higher in the pecking order of the up and coming artists
- Damodar organised his solo art exhibition ‘GAJVAKRA’ at Ujwal Art Gallery, vagator ,Goa from 13th December 2015 – 6th January, 201
- Damodar Madgaonkar had his solo art exhibition at triveni kala sangam, shridharani gallery, 205,tansen marg, new delhi, the exhibition was from 10 September to 18 September 2022.
Exhibitions
- Damodar first exhibited his works in a group exhibition of Pied Piper Academy at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa on December 13, 2012.
- His works were then selected for the state art exhibition at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa on January 18, 2013 which earned him wide acclaim.
- Damodar has also exhibited his works abroad; he displayed his works at India International Art Exhibition in Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 25-29, 2013.
- Thereafter, he also showcased his exhibits at Expression, a group exhibition organised by Greenmark Art Gallery in Delhi in December, 2013.
- On December 14, 2013 he exhibited his works at Artizan Art Gallery in Delhi.
- He then displayed his works at the All India Contemporary Art Exhibition in Jaipur, Rajasthan from January 15-17, 2014.
- Damodar returned home to present to the Goan audiences his latest works at Artinspired’s group art exhibition ‘Chitra Sangam 2014’ from February 21-24, 2014.
- Next he participated in ‘The Amalgamation’, a group art exhibition at Rani Durgawati Sangrahalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Exhibited his works at ‘Rangotsav’, a group art exhibition in Jaipur, Rajasthan on August 15, 2014.
- Participated in ‘Roop Pratiroop’, a group art exhibition in Almora on July 15, 2014.
- Also exhibited works in ‘Kalapath’, a group art show in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand on October 6, 2014.
- Exhibited works in ‘Shubharambh’, a group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa on November 16, 2014.
- Exhibited works in “Chitrasangam2015” International group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 28th February- 15th March, 2015.
- Participated in “Lavanya” International group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 22nd May – 26th May, 2015.
- Participated in “The Bible” group art exhibition by Goan artist at Pilar Theological college, Pilar, Goa. from 9th November- 20th November 2015.
- Exhibited works in “Summer Exhibition 2016” National group art exhibition at Greenmark Art Gallery, Ghaziabad, {Delhi NCR} from 22nd July- 31st July 2016.
- Exhibited works in “Chitrasangam2016” National group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 8th Nov – 16th Nov 2016.
- Exhibited works in “Pradarshan” group art exhibition at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, Goa Art gallery from 14th May – 17th May 2017.
- Exhibited works in “Chitrasangam2017” national group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 12th November – 30th, 2017.
- Exhibited works in “Helping Hand-artist for Kerala” group art exhibition at Carpe Diem Art Gallery, Majorda, Goa from 15th Sept – 30th Sept 2018.
- Exhibited works in “Dharohar” National group art exhibition organised by Archaeological Society of India, at ASI Children’s Museum, Siri fort, Khelgaon Marg, New Delhi from 19th Nov- 25th Nov, 2018.
- Exhibited works in “Chitrasangam2018” National group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 22 November- 1 December 2018.
- Exhibited works in “Ganesh” group art exhibition at Bambolkar Art Gallery, Ponda, Goa from 28 August – 12 September 2019.
- Exhibited works in “Annual juried art” group art exhibition at New jersey, USA from 21 October – 27 October 2019.
- Exhibited works in “Art all day” group art exhibition at Trent house museum New jersey Gallery, USA organised by Art Embassy on 2 November 2019.
- Exhibited works in “Chitrasangam2019” National group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 10th Dec – 16th Dec, 2019.
SELECTED FOR THE ALL INDIA 100 CONTEMPORARY ARTIST PROJECT BY art houz . ART IIIUSTRATED, NO. 123, STERLING ROAD , NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600034 INDIA.2021
- His works were selected for the 46th state art exhibition at ART AND CULTURE GALLERY, Panaji, Goa 2021 -22.
- Exhibited works in “GOA EXHIBITS” group art exhibition at Ujwal Art Gallery, Vagator, Goa from 6th MARCH – 20th MARCH, 2022.
