SANJAY SAWANT(b-1969) Born in 1969, did his B.F.A (Painting) Sir J.J.School of Arts, Mumbai in 1989. He has won the Late Shankar Palsikar Award & Fellowship, Sir J.J.School of Arts award in 1989; in 1993 Bombay Art Society, Cash Award and in 1995 Junior Fellowship, Government of India award. He has held numerous exhibitions: in 1989 13th Monsoon Show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; 1991 I.P.C.L.Painting Camp Exhibition, Nagothane, Alibaug; 1995 Arts Teachers Confession, Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai; 1996 6th Biennale Art Show, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal Eighth Artist from Biennale; Lakeeran Art Gallery, Mumbai; 1997 Show 1997 & Miniature Format show, Sans Tache Art Gallery,Mumbai; Surjan, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; 50 years of Art in Bombay, NGMA, Mumbai; 1998 Young Talents, The Guild, Mumbai;1999 Son et Lumiere Art Gallery, Mumbai; The Art of the Red Soil (Artists of Konkan)at Dabhol; 2000 - Miniature Format show & Monsoon in the Millennium, Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai; 50th Anniversary Celebration Show, Artist Centre, Mumbai. 2001 Abstract Contemporary Indian Art, Gallery Art Motif, N.Delhi; Kala Ghoda Art Festival, NGMA, Mumbai; Bombay Art Society; 43rd Natinal Exhibition, Bangalore Lalit Kala Academy; Ahmedabad; 2002 Solo Show at Hacienda Art Gallery, Mumbai. Has participated in camps / workshops all over Maharashtra. He lives and works in Mumbai.