Ramana Reddy Artist

M. V. Ramana Reddy (born 10 July 1966) is an Indian – origin artist, specializing in Sculpture, Conceptual art, and Installation art. He is an eminent artist and a dynamic personality. 
A Master of Fine Arts and a Gold Medalist in Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from formerly JNTU and now Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad in 1991. Went on a Cultural Exchange tour to Germany, sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India in 1991. 
He worked on Public Art Installations and exhibited his works at Railway Station Ulm (Deutsche Bahn), Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Museum Shelklingen, Künstler Gilde, Ulm, Schwaben Theater Landestheater Schwaben, Gallery Mueller & Plate, Munich, Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kultur Förderkreis, Kaisheim, Goethe Zentrum Freiburg, Tagore Centre Berlin, Messezentrum Salzburg. He has traveled extensively over 80 nations.
Ramana’s notable work “Telangana Martyrs Memorial”, the world’s largest seamless stainless steel (316L) structure constructed at Lumbini Park, Hyderabad (2023) has brought him global recognition. His works are at Park Hyatt Hyderabad, Novotel, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Kanbay, Sierra Atlantic, GHMC Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, TIF MSME-Green Industrial Park, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, HMR,Harita Plaza Hyderabad, IIIT Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Idpulapaya, SWEROES, TSPSC Telangana State Public Service Commission, Telangana Sahitya Academy, Municipal Corporation at Mahbubabad, and countries like in USA, Japan, Germany, and India.
Ramana has received numerous awards including the First Best Sculptor of Telangana State, awarded by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana on the occasion of State Formation Celebrations in 2015, Vishistha Puraskaram by Potti Sree Rramulu Telugu University, and awarded with Kalaratna by Vamsi International, special award by Minister of Culture, Government of India on the occasion of National Cultural Festival, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence.subject's popular name. Describe the subject's nationality and profession(s) in which the subject is most notable. Provide a description of the subject's major contributions in the immediately relevant field(s) of notable expertise.
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==Education==
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from JNAFAU in Sculpture - 2007
Gold Medallist in Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) JNTU - 1991
Held numerous Solo and Group shows in India, Germany, USA, Australia, Austria and Japan.
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==Published works==
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==Recognition==
Awards & Grants
Recipient of the First Best Sculptor awarded by the Govt of Telangana - 2015 
Received Fellowship from Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for two years 2014 & 2015
Awarded ‘Kalaratna’ by Vamsi International – 2016
Travel grant to Germany in 1991, sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Government of India.
Social Services
General Council member of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi since 2019
Executive Member of JNAFA University, Hyderabad since 2020
President, Hyderabad Art Society (Est. 1941), elected unanimously since 2015
Art Camps / Exhibitions organised & Participated
Organized many art camps and art events with hundreds of artists participating (highest 220 artist at once) from India and other nations at Hyderabad and in Germany from 1985 – 2021
Participated in International Sculpture Camp by the Government of Japan at IWATE MACHI -1995 
Projects
Designed ‘Telangana Martyrs Memorial’, the world’s largest stainless steel (316L) seamless structure by Govt of Telangana at Tank Bund, Hyderabad, under construction since 2017 
Designed first Telangana state Tableau, presented at the Republic Day Celebrations of India at Rajpath, New Delhi in 2015 and also submitted Tableau designs in following years 2016 & 2017 
Designed a unique memorial of Late Dr. C. Narayan Reddy, an eminent poet, Padma Vibhushan, Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith awardee, at Hanumajipet, Telangana - 2018
Art Consultant, for International Airport, Hyderabad – 2007. Extended art Consultation by developing exhibition concepts for Stadt Museum Schelklingen, Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren, pre-historic museum, Hipo Kunst Halle at Munich, Germany from 1996 - 2005 
Exhibited Artworks Solo Show on the inauguration of Indian Consulate General office at Munich Germany – 2006
Designed and executed sculpture, Mural & Site-specific art projects for Park Hyatt, Novotel, Harita Plaza, Cap Gemini, GHMC and many private and corporate institutions. 
Solo / Group shows
Held numerous Solo and Group shows in India, Germany, USA, Australia, Austria and Japan..
Category:1966 births
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