Mr. Amit
kapoor is a leading master of watercolor medium in India. He has been
recognized with top international honors for his paintings and his art graces
the walls of many private and corporate collectors. He is in constant demand
for solo exhibitions, workshops and instruction. His art captures the very soul
of his subjects with passion. His exceptional drawing skills and extra ordinary
abilities In art makes him proficient in any medium. His subjects include lot
of compositional works where lovely play of light and shadow and prespectives
are the main traits He is also the co
founder and Principal of Anitoons The School Of Art And Animation. He is guest
lecturer in many prestigious Art colleges like College of Art, Delhi, Apeejay Institute of Design, Jamia Millia
Islamia (Mass Communication department), Meerabai Institute of technology . He was also in the
jury Panel of Jamia Millia Islamia (Mass Communication department), in the jury
panel of Jaipur Animation Film Festival (JAFF). He has been interviewed by several influential
media and magazines and he has high reputation for professional production and
inspired leadership. Recently in 2013 he
also launched his first book in watercolor medium “Amit kapoor LANDSCAPES IN
WATERCOLOR“. He is the only Indian Watercolor Artist to represent India in
World Watermedia Exposition Thailand in 2014.
Born at New
Delhi in 1975
Passed BFA
Applied Art, College of Art, New Delhi in 1998
Passed MA
Painting, Jiwaji University, Gwalior in 2004
- Founder of Watercolour Society of
India (WSI)
- Head of International Watercolor
Society India. (IWS-INDIA)
- Founder & Principal of
Anitoons The School of Art & Animation, a division of Amarnath Educational
Trust.
- In the jury panel of Jaipur
Animation Film Festival (JAFF), 2010
- In the jury Panel of Jamia Millia
Islamia (Mass Communication PG Animation Department),
2005-06
- Assit. Prof. at College of Art, Delhi (Visiting) since
2002.
- Visiting Lecturer at Jamia Millia
Islamia (Mass Communication Post Graduation Department), 2005-06
- Visiting Lecturer at Meerabai Institute of technology, Delhi University,
2010
- Visiting Lecturer at Apeejay
Institute of Design, 2003-04
AWARDS
& ACHIEVEMENT :
1. International Art Contest, Position
2nd , 2013
2. Saint-Petersburg Society of
Watercolor Artists, ART-BRIDGE-WATERCOLOR-2013 International Competition,
Position 2nd, 2013
3. Selected in the Second round of
World Watercolour Competition 2014 organized by The Art of Watercolour
Magazine. (Ranking Top 294 Watercolor Artist of World)
4. Selected in the III International
Biennial of New Techniques in Watercolor Caudete 2014, SPAIN among the 50
artist from all over the world.
5. Special Award in Watercolor Painting
conducted by New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) at AIFACS, New Delhi.
6. “Bharat Gaurav Award” by India
International Friendship Society, 2014.
7. Won AIFACS Award in Watercolor
Category in 2015.
8. Won Cash Award in Castra 2015,
Slovenia in 2015
9. Watercolors Selected for 2015 The
World Watercolor Triennale, Korea. Hosted by Korea Watercolor Association.
10. One of the Juror of International
Watercolor Society (IWS) Contest, Turkey in 2015.
11. Representing India as a IWS Community
Leader in In Arte Fabriano, Italy, 2015.
