Consortium by Fidelitus Gallery, Bangalore

Art
exhibition celebrates senior art faculty from Bengaluru

Fidelitus Gallery kicks off 2022 with “Consortium – Art
Preceptors of Bengaluru Art Institutions”, a unique art exhibition that draws
attention to and features the on-going practice of active senior faculty
members from 3 prominent Art Institutions in Bengaluru, namely, Karnataka Chitrakala
Parishath College of Fine Arts, Kalamandir School of Arts and Ken School of
Arts.

Consortium by Fidelitus Gallery, Bangalore, Art Scene India, www.fidelitusgallery.com

Sculpture by Vishal Kavatekar

These institutions are decades old and markers of history in
the state that have shaped the art scene in the region. Several of their alumni
have gone on to become prominent names in the art industry in the country.
Fidelitus Gallery through this exhibition acknowledges and celebrates the
contribution of these fine art institutes and their extraordinary educators.
The exhibition features 10 eminent artists and teachers – A M Prakash, Babu
Jattakar, Gopal Kammar, Nagappa Pradhani, Pratibha T S, Sridhar Murthy, T S
Baoni, Vishal Kavatekar, Mallappa S Halli and Nirmala Kumari and presents their
paintings and sculptures. The show offers an array of fine art in diverse
styles, subjects and themes, and materials and media, for the discerning art connoisseurs.

The initiative is also aligned with the Gallery’s “Heritage
Wing” project that facilitates educational programs with respect to Museum and
Gallery Studies.

Painting by Shridhar Murthy

Fidelitus Gallery aims to create an inclusive platform for the arts – both performing
arts and visual arts, along with curated art educational pogrammes for the
community.

The gallery is committed towards creating world class art
exhibitions by curating hybrid transformative spaces by following standards of
the international committee of exhibitions. It also hopes to make a difference
in the arts sector through sustained efforts, all of which will gradually create
lasting changes in techniques and processes of exhibiting art in the
city.

The collection from “Consortium” will be accessible in a
hybrid form – both physically and virtually on the gallery website www.fidelitusgallery.com. The
gallery believes in giving back to society and follows the motto of Art For A
Cause, whereby, part of the sale proceeds will contribute towards Shilpa
Foundation, which works on providing a healthy environment and quality
education for the underprivileged in Karnataka.

The 10 days exhibition will be formally inaugurated on
Saturday, 19th February, 2022 at 6:00 pm. It will be inaugurated at the
Fidelitus Gallery on 19th in the presence of Shri Alok Kumar, IPS, ADGP-KSRP,
Shri Ashok Kheny Ex MLA Bidar South, MD NICE, Dr. Pramila Lochan- Art Historian
and Critic, Shri Lahari Velu, and Shri Achuth Gowda, MD & Founder Fidelitus
Corp Pvt Ltd. Artists and art connoisseurs are welcome to join the inaugural
program.