Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 26: The painting of Dr Raj Kumar Sharma—a renowned diabetelogist who happens to be a prominent painter of Jammu, has been selected in senior artist category for an online exhibition curated on the theme of COVID -19 by Sanskar Bharati.
During the period of this COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of painters have been putting their expression in different forms. The painting of Dr Sharma which has been selected for exhibition depicts the lockdown during this phase. Presently, he is serving as a Senior Consultant Medicine, Government Medical College, Jammu.
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma has been actively contributing and participating in the field of art for more than 20 years. His paintings are displayed regularly in annual state art exhibition conducted by J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages. His works were also selected for display in National and International Art Exhibition.
He has held 5 solo exhibitions on various themes prominent being his first solo exhibition “Ganesha- The Inspiration” held at Abhinav Art Gallery Jammu in April 2003. His last exhibition was held at Ganesh Art Gallarie at his residence in Gandhi Nagar which is the only personal art gallery in J&K.
Dr Sharma has mainly used acrylic medium for his paintings but has also used dry crayons and charcoal countee for two different exhibitions. Though paintings are his forte, he has been also creating sculptures in different mediums such as stone and wood. His major works are depicting Ganesha in different forms and moods in abstract forms which are non-conventional.
In order to promote the young talents, he has been conducting Annual Painting Competition for school going children on the theme of Diabetes and its complications for last 20 years on World Diabetes Day. His paintings on Diabetes are on prominent display at the Head Quarters of American Diabetes Association, Georgia. His paintings are also in the private collection of Biocon Pharma and other art collectors in India and abroad.
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