Rajan M.Krishnan - b. 1967- 2016 1967-Born in Pallikkal,Cheruthuruthi,Thrissur district in Kerala. 1994-BFA in Painting,Govt.College of Fine Arts,Thiruvananthapuram. 1996-MFA in Painting,Faculty of Fine Arts,M.S.University,Baroda. Selected shows 1991-group show of paintings,prints and drawings,College of Fine Arts Gallery,Thiruvananthapuram.1997-Gift for India,organised by SAHMAT,Ravindra Bhavan,New Delhi.1997-Group show of paintings, prints and sculptures,organised by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,Museum Gallery,Thiruvananthapuram.1998-Group show organised by Kerala Kalapeetom, Contemporary Art Gallery,Ernakulam.1998-Miniature Format Show,Gallery Sans Tache,Mumbai.1998-Substances on Black Moon,show with sculptor P.K.Surendran, Galleria Mareechika,Ernakulam.1999-An Album of Drawings and Paintings-works of ten painters of Kerala, Draavidia Art and Performance Gallery,Mattanchery. 2000-Chingamela,Kerala Kalapeetom,Ernakulam.2001-State Art Exhibition of Kerala Lalithakala Akademi,Durbar Hall Art Centre,Ernakulam.2002-Cross Currents, groupshow conducted by Daira Centre for Art and Culture,Hyderabad. 2002-Somante Ormakke,Exhibition organised in memory of late A.Soman, a cultural activist,Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Gallery,Kozhikode. 2002-An Album Drawings,Draavidia Art and Performance Centre,Fort Kochi. 2002-Tree Festival,organised by Kashi Art Cafe, Fort Kochi. 2002-Monsoon Show,Daira Centre for Art and Culture,Hyderabad. Camps 1993-Regional Painters'Camp,Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Krishnapuram.1997-Chitrashilpakala Sangamam,State art camp, Kerala Lalithakala Academy, KILA,Thrissur.1997-Chitrakala Sangamam,State painting camp,Kerala Lalithakala Academy, KILA,Thrissur. 1998-K.C.S.Panikker Memorial Camp, organized by Kerala Kalapeetom, Ernakulam.2001-Vishwa Kala Sangamam,organised jointly by Kerala Kalapeetom, Ernakulam,Changampuzha Cultural Forum,Edappally and Stone Foundation, Thrissur,Changampuzha Park,Edappally.2002-Functional Art- camp organised jointly by Lalit Kala Academy Regional Centre,Chennai and K.F.I,Thatguni,Bangalore. Collections Kerala Lalithakala Akademi/Kerala Kalagramam,Mahe/Changampuzha Cultural Centre,Edappally(Ernakulam)/Chetana Media Institute,Thrissur/and private collections in UK/Netherlands/Malta/Cyprus. Illustrations-Malayalam Books Satchidanandante Kavithakal-poems,Sachidanandan/ Collected Works-poems,Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon/ Pamban Paalathinum Munpu, short stories,C.V.Sreeraman/ Mullakurmbarude Kalippattukal-Tribal songs, compiled by Manu Jose. At present living and working in Kochi.