Suvigya Sharma (born 28 July 1983) is an Indian artist, painter, fashion designer, who does miniature paintings,

Tanjore painting Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu. The art form draws its immediate resources and inspiration from way back about 1600 AD, a per ...

fresco work Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plast ...

and portraits. He has worked in restoring

fresco painting Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster ...

at City Palace at Jaipur,

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and

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. His works fall under

miniature art Miniature art includes paintings, engravings and sculptures that are very small; it has a long history that dates back to prehistory. The portrait miniature is the most common form in recent centuries, and from ancient times, engraved gems, of ...

work in India. In February, 2016, Suvigya Sharma his art work ''Timeless Miniature Art'' was showcased at

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event, with a live demonstration of Miniature-painting technologies in

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."Association with Art Galleries & Cultural Institutions : Make in India Week 13-18 Feb, 2016, Mumbai"

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"Make in India Week"

Early life and education

Suvigya Sharma was born on 28 July 1983 in

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as ...

of Indian state

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to R.K. Sharma, an artist. He did his schooling from Maharaja Sawai Mansingh School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Vidyashram. Later he graduated from

Bhawanipur Education Society College Bhawanipur Education Society College (or Bhawanipur College) is a private, co-educational, undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. It is at 5, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani (Elgin Road) of the Bhowanipore are ...

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. He also studied Foreign Trade & Export Management from

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. He started painting at the age of seven. He used to teach dance way back when he was a teenager, said in an interview with DNA.

Career

Suvigya has worked on fresco in

and other places like

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and

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, a few section of Jaipur City Palace, Bungalows,

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, heritage properties in different part of India. Some of his clients for whom he painted, includes

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and business families such as the Ambanis, the Birlas, the Burmans, the Singhanias, the Piramal, the Bajaj. Suvigya has also painted for PM

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and

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. His art works have been unveiled by

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and

at various events organised by himself which some of his artworks used 24 carat gold as material. He has been exhibited in galleries and museums such as

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, Cymroza Art Gallery, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Chitrakoot Art Gallery,

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, Artisans Art Gallery He designed the cover page of chef

's cookbook ''Utsav'', which had its worth ₹35 Lakh ($51,590.00)., Gallery Navrathan and Vasantha Art Gallery. On 4 October 2016, Suvigya gifted

with a handmade memento -a custom-made gold-leaved and gold-embossed bat with a 24 carat gold handle at the opening of his show ''The Art of Royals'', reportedly by

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. On 10 May 2017, during

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concert in India, Suvigya Sharma commissioned a life-size oil on canvas portrait for

and presented it to him at St. Regis in

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. In May, 2017, he commissioned a lifelike portrait for prime minister

. In 2021, Suvigya created a series of

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(NFTs) featuring artworks focusing on wildlife. The collection includes depictions of the near-extinct polar bear and rhinoceros placed against highly-detailed hyper-realistic 3D backgrounds.

Collaboration with Make in India

In February 2016, Sharma, was invited to showcase his work for

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's initiative

, followed by a live demonstration of Miniature-painting technologies by him.

Charity

In June 2016, Suvigya Sharma participated along with artists

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, Ajay De,

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, Brinda Miller,

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in fund raiser art-exhibition for Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation in Mumbai, which was organized by

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Exhibitions

Personal life

Suvigya's wife name is Charu, and the couple has a son named Abhigya.

Recognition

In January, 2017, he was appointed as the ''Goodwill Ambassador of Rajasthan'' by Smile Foundation. In September 2021, the

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appointed Sharma as an Honorary Member of the Advisory Board Maharashtra with the aim of promoting art and culture. In 2023, he was inducted into the list of 'Prominent Rajasthanis' by the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Rajasthan, a judiciary and a legislative. Jaipur is the capital of R ...

References

External links

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