Nikhilesh Kumar Prajapati – Freelance Artist from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) has completed Bachelor of fine arts (Gold Medalist) from M. G. K. V. Varanasi in 2019 and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Painting from Faculty of Visual Arts, B. H.U. Varanasi in 2021.

Scholarship
• 2023 – Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields, Batch (2021-22),Center for Cultural
Resources and Training, New Delhi

Project
• 2022 – (Sep 14 to 23) Worked as Painting artist in “Field Survey & Documentation of Rock Art of
Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh” organized by Department of Adi Drishya, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the
Arts, New Delhi

Solo Exhibition
• 2017 – Painting Exhibition , Ghat Sandhya (October 23 to 29), JILASANSKRITIK SAMITI, JILA PRASHASAN
Ganga Mahal-Rewa Ghat, VARANASI

Collection
• Bapu Bhavan, Faculty of Humanity, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

Sold Work
• 2020- Title- Sawan Aur Benaras (Acrylic on Paper) (2019) worth Rs_3400/- with the help of Kala Sakshi
Memorial Trust
• 2020- Title- Beauty (Woodcut on Paper)(2019) worth Rs_2000/- with the help of Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust

Camp
• 2022 – (April 12 to 14) Painting on Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Life and Works organized by State Lalit
Kala Academy, Uttar Pradesh at B.B. Ambedkar University,Lucknow
• 2021- (October 20 to October 22)Ramayan Conclave, Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan,Ayodhya,
Sanskriti Vibhag, Uttar Pradesh
• 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 – Summer Camp organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P.

Workshop
• 2022- National Painting Workshop on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New
Delhi, in collaboration with Culture Department, Uttarakhand at Satpuli, Uttarakhand
• 2021- (December 25,2021 to January 02,2022) Kala Kumbh organized by National Gallery of Modern Art, New
Delhi, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Defence ,Govt. of India at Chitkara University, Punjab
• 2021 – (December 15 to December 19) Swatantrata Ka Amrut Mahotsav,Sanskar Bharati Kashi Mahanagar aur
Rajya Lalit Kala Akademi,Lucknow at Jalan, Rohania,Varanasi
• 2021 – Lalit Kala Karyshala, 10 days (January 28, 2021 to February 06, 2021) Painting Workshop on the life and
biography of saint Kabir at Kabirmath, Kabirchaura, Varanasi, U.P.
• 2020 – Painting Workshop (December 22, 2020 to December 24, 2020) on Personality and Life of Bharat Ratna
Atal Bihari Vajpeyi on 97 feet canvas organised by State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P.
• 2019- 7 Days National Workshop on Wash Painting (5th to 11th August 2019) organized by Department of Fine
Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
• 2019 – 5 Days Workshop (February 12 to16, 2019) , Regional Painters Camp (Local Artists) at Prayagraj Kumbh2019 organised by Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Lucknow
• 2018 – 10 days (June 11th
to 20th) printmaking workshop, All India Art Student Camp organised by Arthshila at
Parivartan, Siwan, Bihar
• 2017 – 10 days Mural Painting Workshop (August 06 to 15), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi
• 2017 – 2 days State Painting Workshop (September 23 and 24, 2017) on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary
of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay, Sanskar Bharati, U.P.

Award
• 2020 – Best GIF award online competition,GIFITUP organized by theheritagelab
• 2019 – Canvas Painting Competition,Cultural Program organized by Heritage City Development & Augmentation
Yojana, Hruday, Varanasi
• 2019 – Consolation Prize in Poster-making Competition on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,
Swachchhata Sansad, Varanasi
• 2019- Consolation Prize, All India Online Art Competition, Cultural Art Foundation
• 2018-Cash Prize (6000/-Rs) in Canvas Painting, Cultural Programme, Heritage City Development & Augmentation
Yojna ,Government of India, Hriday-Varanasi
• 2018 – 2
nd Prize in Portrait Competition on the occasion of birth anniversary of Father Camile Bulke, Ayodhya
Shosh Sansthan , Faizabad and State Department of Archaeology, U.P.
• 2018 – 3rd Prize in painting competition (Jashn-e-Azadi Program), Sanskriti Vibhag and State Lalit Kala
Akademi, U.P.
• 2017 – 2nd Prize in Spot Painting Competition, Yuva Sangam, U.P. State Inter University Youth Festival, U.P.
Rajarshi Tondon Open University, Allahabad
• 2017- 2nd prize in painting competition (Social Innovations & say ‘No’ to drugs) at Assi Ghat, Dainik Jagaran,
Varanasi