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About the artist

A photorealist eye, trained on the personal and the everyday.

Self-portrait by Keerthi Kankipati

Born in Hyderabad in 1984, Keerthi Kankipati paints in the photorealist tradition - reconstructing what she sees with a precise focus on light, texture and tactile presence. Her subjects are close to home: self-portraits, still life, children and family, the lotus ponds and cattle of a fast-changing city.

Her work has been described as translating “genuine emotions through desired photographic images, framing and reframing them with thick layers of opaque hues.” She reduces the abundance of metaphor, testing her own temperament and dealing with what she observes - or rather perceives - from her own perspective.

Keerthi Kankipati: Born in 1984, Keerthi studied Bachelor of Fine Arts in Potti Sree Ramulu Telugu University in 2006 and in 2011, she went on to study Master of Fine Arts in College of Fine Arts, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Masabtank, Hyderabad. She participated in several exhibitions and camps in and around Hyderabad.

Performance and Achievements:

  • Selected for 65th All India Art Exhibition in 2006 held in connection with Golden Jubilee Year of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Selected for 10th A.P. State Level Art Exhibition held at Potti Sriramulu University, Hyderabad in the year of 2007.
  • Selected for 12th A.P. State Level Art Exhibition held at Potti Sriramulu University, Hyderabad in the year of 2009.
  • Awarded in General Category of AP State Art Competition and Exhibition by Sri Kalakshetra Artists Welfare Association, Tirupathi in the year of 2010.
  • Participated in Group Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures in the year of 2011 (By final students of MFA Program) - From Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication University of Hyderabad & Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.
  • Awarded in 13th A.P. State Level Art Exhibition held at Potti Sriramulu University, Hyderabad in 2013.

Group Shows:

  • 2016 Two-Person Show At Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyd.
  • 2016 Group Show Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad.
  • 2017 Group show skillsartstudio Ayyappa Society, Hyderabad.