65th National Exhibition of Art: 20 Awards Announced
The Lalit Kala Akademi received 6,175 artworks from 2,495 artists representing 27 States and Union Territories
UdaipurTimes, Sept 28, 2026 - The Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, is organising the 65th National Exhibition of Art (NEA), one of the most prestigious annual exhibitions of contemporary visual art in India. The exhibition provides a national platform for artists to showcase their creative practices and for audiences to engage with the diverse and evolving visual arts of the country.
The 65th NEA has received an overwhelming response from artists across India. The Akademi received 6,175 artworks from 2,495 artists representing 27 States and Union Territories. Following a rigorous selection process, the First-Tier Jury selected 270 artworks for presentation at the exhibition.
The selected works reflect a wide range of artistic practices, materials and techniques, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing and mixed media, among others.
The Second-Tier Jury, constituted to select award-winning works from the entries for the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards, chose 20 artworks. The awards covered multiple visual art categories, including painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking.
Chandra Shekhar Sain received an award for My Entire World – I in category Sculpture (terracotta), while Gopal Chandra Naskar was awarded for The Tune of The Srimad Bhagavad Gita in category Painting (acrylic on canvas). Kishor Kumar Narkhadiwala's Paryavaran in category Painting (oil on canvas) was also awarded.
The others who were conferred the awards are Mrinal Dey, Nidhi Chopra, Pooja Rajpoot, Nimai Singh Sarungbam, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Raviram Ramakrishnan, Pritam Madhukar Deuskar, Santa Deb, Rajendra Prasad, Ramesh Vithal Thorat, Siddharth Shahjirao Shingade, Vijendra Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Sahani, Sanjib Kumar Gogoi and Usharanjan Mandal.
