A Journey Through Time….
“When painters have lived through that length of time, they have a lot to look back to and reflect upon. A retrospective is not about the high peaks of your career, it is about the lock, stock and barrel of it all. It’s about the journey of time and tide as it were.” - Krishen Khanna
Early Life and Education
Born in Lyallpur (Now Faisalabad, Pakistan)
1925
Schooling in Lahore at the Sacred Heart and Cathedral School. Passed two examinations of the Royal Drawing Society, London.
1923-35
Kipling Scholarship, Windsor, England
1936
Imperial Service College, Windsor, England
1940
B.A (Hons.) from Punjab University, Lahore
Studio One with Sheikh Ahmed, Lahore
1945
J. Ray Bookshop, Lahore
1946
Covenented Assistant at Grindlays Bank, India.
1947-1961
Family and Early Career
Married his wife, Renuka Chatterji
1950
Birth of his first daughter, Rasika
1952
Birth of his second daughter, Malti
1954
Showcased his work at USIS, Channai
1955
Birth of his son, Karan
1956
Exhibited his artworks at Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
1958
All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
Tokyo Biennale
1957
Leicester Gallery, London
Solo Exhibition, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
Sao Paulo Biennale
1960
Resigned from Grindlays Bank
Tokyo Biennale
Ashoka Gallery, Kolkata
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1961
International Recognition and Awards
Leicester Galleries, London
Fellowship at Rockefeller Council, New York
1962-63
Artist-in-Residence, American University, Washington DC
Watkins Art Gallery, American University, Washington DC
1964
Egan Gallery, New York
1965
Lincoln Centre, New York
1966
New Art Centre, London
First International Triennale, New Delhi
1968
Experimental Photographs, Pundole Gallery, Mumbai
1969
Contemporary Indian Art, Renwick Gallery Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
1971
Krishen Khanna’s paintings exhibited at Pundole Gallery, Mumbai
1973
Exhibition of his paintings at Black Partridge, New Delhi
1974
Showcased his paintings at Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1975
Modern Asian Art, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
1979
Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1980
Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
Chola Migrations Mural at ITC Chola, Chennai
1981
Dome Mural at ITC Maurya Hotel
Exhibition of Drawings, Garhi Studios, New Delhi
1983
Ram Kumar and Krishen Khanna, Gallery 7, Mumbai
1985
Exhibition of drawings and paintings, Sarla Art Centre, Chennai
President’s Award at Baghdad International Festival of Art
1986
Festival of India, Japan
Coups de Coeur, Geneva
1987
First International Biennale, Lahore, Pakistan
1988
Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi
Sahitya Kala Parishad Award, New Delhi
Gold Medal, First International Biennale of Art, Lahore Pakistan
1989
Krishen Khanna received the Padma Shri from the Government of India
1990
Gallery Espace, New Delhi
The Fifth Biennale, Havana, Cuba
1991
Later Works and Legacy
Exhibition of Krishen Khanna’s paintings by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1994
Krishen Khanna exhibited his paintings at Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1995
Exhibition at Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
Living Legends of Indian Contemporary Art, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001
Exhibition of Aspects of Modern Indian Painting in New York by Saffronart
2002
Exhibition of drawings at Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
2003
Lalit Kala Ratna award from the President of India
An Airing, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004
Exhibition of paintings at Berkeley Square Gallery, London
Exhibition of works at Saffronart (Mumbai, New York, London)
2005
Exhibition of Krishen Khanna’s artworks by Saffronart at Berkeley Square Gallery, Royal Academy, London
Aspects of Modern and Contemporary Indian Sculpture, Saffronart
2007
Exhibition of Krishen Khanna: A Retrospective by Saffronart
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
Essential, Eclectic… Ephemeral, The Harrington Mansions, Kolkata Akademi, Commonwealth Games, New Delhi
Master’s Corner, Indian Contemporary Art Journal, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
Master Class, The Art Trust, Mumbai
Sacred and Secular, India Fine Art, Mumbai
Kalpana: Figurative Art in India, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) at Aicon Gallery, London
2010
Krishen Khanna received the Padma Bhushan award from Government of India
2011
Exhibition of Time Unfolded, Part 2 at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi
2012
Ideas of the Sublime, Vadehra Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Edge of Reason and beyond, into pure creativity, Indian Art Circle at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
The Discerning Eye: Modern Masters, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2013
Ode to Monumental: Celebration, Visuality, Ideology, Saffronart at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
A Far Afternoon – A painted saga by Piramal Art Foundation
2014
When the band begins to play…, Grosvenor Gallery, London
Abby Grey and Indian Modernism: Selections from the NYU Art Collection, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York
2015
Krishen Khanna: Drawings & Paintings, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Exhibition of artworks by Krishen Khanna at Saffronart, Mumbai
2016
Centenary Visions: Recent Retrospectives and Enduring Impact
K Khanna 95 years Artaholics, Karan Khanna. At ITC Maurya
The Quartet of Life Mural at Adani Corporate Centre, Ahmedabad
2020
Exhibition and publication of The Last Supper by Saffronart in Mumbai
2021
Exhibition and publication of The Last Man Standing by Saffronart
2022
Exhibition and publication of My Sketchbook in Colour by Saffronart in New Delhi
Exhibition and publication of Equus: Paintings and Sculptures by Saffronart
2024
Exhibition and publication of Alchemies of Form by Saffronart
Exhibition and publication of Krishen Khanna At 100: Legacy of a Modern Master by Saffronart
Exhibition and publication of Form & Festivity: Krishen Khanna’s Bandwallas in Bronze
