City artist wins Telangana Govt. award
The Hindu
City-based artist Santhosh Deepak Andrade has been adjudged one of the winners in the second place in the third All India Art Competition and Exhibition 2021 organised by Chitramayee State Gallery of
City-based artist Santhosh Deepak Andrade has been adjudged one of the winners in the second place in the third All India Art Competition and Exhibition 2021 organised by Chitramayee State Gallery of Art, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
He has won the award for his 48” x 60” acrylic on canvas painting titled Perceptions, Horizons and Beyond. The prize comes with a certificate, a trophy and ₹25,000 in cash, said a release.
The entry was submitted in March 2021. However, following COVID-19 second wave, the names of 34 prize winners in various categories were finalized on January 18, 2022. The planned awards ceremony was also cancelled. All the prize winning entries as well as the nearly 150 shortlisted paintings were put up for display at the State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, from January 25 to February 3.