BIO

Fawad Tamkanat is a star on the canvas. An artist who’s a renowned name in India, and is among foremost painters to emerge out of Hyderabad. This master of colours has had more than 100 solo exhibitions abroad, and even more numerous group exhibitions in several cities in India and abroad. The instinct for art comes as an inheritance. Fawad is the son of the celebrated Urdu poet Shaz Tamkanat and artistic leanings were there in his family. No wonder he is a gold medal winning artist. His daughter Afza is carrying forward his family’s artistic legacy.At heart of his subjects, Fawad paints are the city he grew up- Hyderabad. The beautiful cityscapes of lesser-known parts of Hyderabad make his paintings distinctive. The rich visual vocabulary gives them an individualistic touch. He balances the traditional and contemporary elements in his art with panache. Experimenting with different mediums and textures and modern techniques in art and printmaking makes his work larger than life. What makes his paintings so alive is that each of them tells a story.