# Shankar Pamarthy

Pamarthy Shankar is an artist, caricaturist and cartoonist from Hyderabad, India. He is currently working as chief cartoonist for Sakshi, a daily newspaper in Hyderabad published in Telugu.
He has won several national and international prizes in cartoon and caricature contents both nationally and internationally, such as the Grand Prix World Press Cartoon Award 2014 in Portugal. He is the first person in Asia to receive such prestigious award. He is the only person in India who got many International Awards in Cartoon and Caricature contests. He is also invited as Jury for several international and national competitions. The uniqueness of his cartoons and caricatures is not in drawing the attention of viewers by nagging or mocking but instead through charm and exaggeration of the subject persons prominent features. His caricatures of prominent people have received wide accolades and given him prominence.
He has frequent exhibitions nationally and internationally.

## Awards and Prizes

3rd Prize in Hindustan Times caricature Art contest 2000 - India
First Prize in Tabriz International cartoon contest 2005 - Iran
First Prize in Brazil International caricature Art contest 2008 - Brazil
Best Political Cartoonist Award, Government of Andhra Pradesh 2007 - India
3rd Prize in Mayakamath memorial awards for excellence in Political cartooning 2008 - India
First Prize in Oommen Chandy Caricature Contest, Kerala 2012 - India
First Prize in Brazil International caricature contest 2013 - Brazil
Silver Medal in China portraiture contest 2013 - China
Elected as Special jury member for Iran International Caricature Contest 2014 - Iran
World Press Cartoon Grand Prix Award 2014 - Portugal
Silver Medal in The 2nd International Caricature Art Competition 2015 - China
First Prize in Third International Art Festival of Resistance 2015 - Iran
First prize in the Festival of Humour Festival Veredas de Humor - Brazil
Winner of The Chamber of municipality of de Humor de Piracicaba 2016 - Brazil
State Award - Government of Telangana State 2016 - India
Third Winner of The Second International Holocaust Caricature Art Contest 2017 - Iran
Special Prize in Trumpism Cartoon & Caricature contest 2017 - Iran
Honorable Mention in World press cartoon 2017 - Portugal
Honorable Mention in Porto Cartoon 2017 - Portugal
Special Jury member for 11th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon contest 2017 - Iran
Honorable Mention in Porto cartoon 2018 - Portugal
Excellent Award in The First International Caricature Portrait Festival 2018 – Beijing, CHINA
Second Prize in The End of Terrorism Cartoon & Caricature Contest 2018 - Iran
Excellent Award in The First International Portrait Caricature Exhibition 2018 - China

## Exhibitions

2005 - Shankar's Making Faces - Solo Exhibition at Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2007 - Hyderabad Artists - Two Men Show at Amaravathi Kalakendra, Hyderabad
2009 - Shankar's Caricatures - Solo Exhibition at Alankritha Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2011 - Faces Unmasked - Solo Exhibition at ICC Gallery, Bangalore
2014 - “Art@Telangana” group exhibition at Muse Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2014 - “Art@Telangana” group exhibition at Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad
2015 - “Art for Cause” group show organized by Gallery Space, Hyderabad
2015 - “Art Fete 2015” Platinum Jubilee Celebrations by Hyderabad Art Society, Muse Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2016 - “Hyderabad Art Festival” 75 years Platinum Celebrations Organized by Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad
2016 - “Art for Impact” by Dr.Reddy's Foundation in association with Gallery Space at Avasa Hotel, Hyderabad
2019 - "The Inked-Image" an exhibition of cartoons and caricatures at Ravindra bharathi, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad

## Collections

Abdul Kalam - Former President of India
Google India - Hyderabad
KCR - Chief Minister of Telangana
Padmashri Jagdish Mittal - Art collector
Chiranjeevi - Film Actor
Private Collections in India and abroad