
"I always try to express my emotions through my paintings and I derive immense pleasure when I am on working on canvas. Although art is a strong form of expresssion, all emoptions may not be converted through art. When I paint, I find it important to draw that thin line between lust, creativity and purity. Art is to be comprehended by mind and is not meant to be analysed by intelligence. The deeper you feel, the clever a painting appears. Indeed art in any form enables us to explore ourselves and love ourselves. Whenever I paint trees, rivers or a bird or even a flower, I feel this love towards them. I feel we share the same roots and why not? After all we all are his creation. This planet is Almighty's canvas. We can only sit and admire his art and I for one cannot hope to create something so perfect. But, I can only dream like Vincent Van Gogh who said, " I dream my painting and then I paint my dream"".... Majgaokar G. S.

"G S Majgaokar, born in a low to do family of potters. Having believed himself a responsible member of family, started to earn livelihood daily at early age through earthen artifacts with dignity at busy Mahadwar Road, Kolhapur. It was evidence of asserting the foundation then, of a great artist now. He gained basic art knowledge at Dalvi’s Art Institute under guidance of D. V. Vadangekar Sir. And his knowledge was polished by the feedbacks from eminent sculptor Ravindra Mestry. And realization of an artist took place. Later, he himself became art teacher at Kalavishwa Kala Mahavidyalay, Sangli. As ever he himself is a life time learner, hence he got himself mentored by Prof. Tilve Sir. While teaching, he kept flourishing the intriguing artist inside him. From many of the elements in our self-development lies the friendship and Majgaokar is blessed with richness of friends like eminent artist M R Deshmukh, Gulzar Gawali. With them he has executed group shows for at least 15 times alone in Jehangir Art Gallery. All of them aware and responsible for bringing a modern reform in Kolhapur’s traditional realistic world of art. He believes landscapes’ painting is not merely a photo copying but it is more about painting the epitome of the place, time, light, and the artist mind, thought and his academic excellence too. A landscape painting is a beautiful dream for him that he construes on his canvas. He is a nature lover like the inquisitive Van Gogh. He is most happy when he paints. Painting nature is his expression of love to it and gratitude to the creator. He has an exceptional soothing palette, well-adjusted composition of complementary colours and forms. Every element dwells in a harmony with another on his canvas. He induces only beauty in every whack of his brush. The engineering of grey tone is brilliant showing his unbeatable monopoly over it. In his works, furious red also gets transformed into a serene, peaceable, quite colour. I trust a thought that painting and an artists are no different. Artist’s work speaks out his personality. And just like his calmer works, he is a calm man for his family, friends and students. He has mentored many successful art students. He is a resourceful person seeking many awards for his excellence in teaching, painting, unbiased adjudicating art competitions and many more. To summarize, he is here only for the purpose of love for nature and his medium of expression is painting and that what makes him incredible next to the almighty, the ultimate painter of the world"... Vidyashree Daakeh (Curator)
Majgoonkar G. S.
G.D.Art. A.M.
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AWARDS
1977 First prize Art Society of India Art Exhibition.
1983 First prize Mahakoshala Kalaparishad Raipur.
(M P) Gold Shield
Best landscape painting prize, Art society of India
(President's Cash Prize)
1986 II-Best Award, Mahakoshala Kalaparishad Raipur. (M.P.)
Maharashtra State Award.
Best landscape painting prize, Nashik Kala Niketan Art Exhibition with
bronze trophy
1988 Maharashtra State Award.
Cash Prize/Silver Medal 13th All India. Exhibition Bharat KalaParishad, Hydrabad.
1991Cash prize for an outstanding Indian style
Realistic Landscape Painting, Art Society of India.
1992 Cash prize Hyderabad Art Society, Merit Award.
1993 Barrister V. V. Oak Smurti Art Exhibition, Pune.
First prize, Nashik Kala Niketan Art Exhibition.
First Prize, Barrister V V. Oak Smurti Art Exhibition,Pune.
1994Maharashtra State Art Exhibition Award.
First Prize, All India Art Exhibition. S. S. Art College, Bijapur.
1996Bombay Art Society, Merit Certificate
2001Maharashtra Govt's Award for the Best in
Art Teaching Field.
2008 Ravi Paranjape Foundation Award, Pune.
2013 Yadneya Kala Prathishthan. Thane
2014Testimonial from Art Society of India
GROUP SHOWS
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai:
1979, 81, 82, 83, 85. 87, 88, 89, 91
Lalit kala Art Gallery, Hydrabad 1981
Taj, Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1984
Ka Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengalore 1986
Chetana Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1986
ONE MAN SHOWS :
Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai,
2000, 2005, 2008.
The Renaissance An Art Studio, Pune. 2017.
Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhopur 201 7
COLLECTION :
Art Directorate (M.S.) Mumbai.
Jawaharlal Nehru University new Delhi.
Delhi School Of Art, New Delhi.
Mr. Ratan Tata.
Sir. Dinshaw Patil, Mumbai.
Mr. Rajan Ratan U S. A.
Mr Muzumdar Arvind U.S.A.
Mr. Jai B. Cowasji, Mumbai.
Hotel Taj, Mumbai.
Mr. Ghai, Mumbai.
Miss. Christine.). J.L. Switzerland.
Mr. H. Bishwas, Mumbai,.
Air India, Mumbai.
Bihar Rajyabhavan, Bihar
Many Private collection in India & Abroad.





