Raghav Shreyas (1973 – 2008) was a photographer, art-critic, writer and musician based out of Bangalore.
Raghav’s Photography | Raghav’s Music
Exhibitions
- 2007 – July : The Invisible Town
- An exhibition of photographs of the old Bangalore jail, at Time and Space Art Gallery, Bangalore.
- 2004 – January : Photographs of the Old Bangalore Central Jail
- A selection from these photographs was exhibited at the Central Jail by the BATF (Bangalore Agenda Task Force), a special unit set up by the State Government.
- 2002 – March : Cityscapes
- A group show –curated by Suresh Jayaram (Art Historian) at The Shankara Foundation.
- 2002 – April
- Cityscapes traveled to Sumukha Art Gallery, a well-known gallery in Bangalore.
- 2000: Beladide Nodu Bengalura
- “Look how Bangalore has grown” –a show curated by Janaki Nair, well-known historian.
Professional Photography & Documentation Projects
- 2002 Mid-June and July
- Video Filming and interviews of well-known Southern Indian Artists, for the Walsh Gallery, Chicago.
- 2002 October
- Khoj International Artists’Workshop, held in Southern India for the first time. Photography documentation for the catalogue of the camp.
Talks and Workshops ( conducted by Raghav Shreyas )
- 2005 March : BMS College of Engineering
- A semester long workshop on basic skills of drawing and representation.
- 2004 October : The Tech-Art College, Jain Institute.
- Introduction to art photography
- 2003 March : Fluid Space Art Gallery, Bangalore
- Experience or Interpretation –a talk about the interpretation on contemporary art.
- 2003 October : The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, College of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
- A week-long workshop on photography and perception.
- 2003 December : The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore.
- A week-long photography workshop on the processes of the traditional darkroom.
- 2002 – May to October : The Bangalore Institute of Technology –Department of Architecture.
- Photography workshop for the architecture students of the fifth year.
- 2000 : Time and Space Art Gallery, Bangalore
- Art Appreciation (conducted for collectors and lay viewers)
- 1999 : Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, School of Visual Arts.
- A talk on The Story of the Bauhaus (an art school in Germany that shaped much of 20th century art, design and technology).
Workshops attended (by Raghav Shreyas)
- 1998 June : Workshop with German photographer Thomas Luttge.
- A five-day workshop exploring spaces and the body in space.
Art Co-ordination
- 2002 : Raghav Shreyas coordinated a seminar –”Does Photography have a language of its own?” for the Khoj International Artists’ Workshop.
- The seminar proposal was prepared by well-known critic Dr. Hans Varghese Mathews. The other speakers included well-known critics of art in India.
Honours
- 2005 October 18th: Rotary Bangalore Southwest honoured him for his Excellence in the field of Arts-Music, Literature,Photography, Painting.