Hemant Sonawane

http://hemantsonawane.blogspot.com
www.hemantsonawane.com

ARTIST INTRODUCTION & PRESENT OCCUPATION:

In a diverse career spanning over a decade, artist Hemant Sonawane’s clientele includes prestigious bodies
such as the Prime Minister, former President and Naval Defense of India. Also on the list are premiere Movie
Production Houses, Corporates, noted Artists, Celebrities and Interior Design Firms.

Amongst his recent commissioned projects, Hemant Sonawane has designed the corporate identity
sculpture for India’s cement production major, ACC Ltd. … … and has also led an art team at the first Indian
Art Hotel, Le Sutra.

The artist professionally excels in multiple creative streams – Paintings, Sculpture, Interior Architecture,
Interactive Art, Installations and Applied Art. He undertakes commissioned work, private research work and
also exhibits independently at art galleries at an all-India and overseas level.

A FEW PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTORS OF HEMANT SONAWANE’S ART :

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr. Manmohan Singh

Honorable former President of INDIA. Honorable Prime Minister of INDIA.
INS Virat Anjolie Ela Menon
Indian Navy, Mumbai. noted Artist
Aaditi Dandekar Mohandeep
Director, Camlin India Pvt.Ltd. Editor, Parinda.com
ACC Ltd. Hotel Le-Sutra (Bajaj Hotels Pvt. Ltd.)
Premiere Cement Manufacturer in India India’s first Art Hotel
Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Popkorn Entertainment
Film Producers, India Film Producers, India
NORTH LIGHT Santosh Upadhyay
Architecture, Construction & Interior Design firm Director-Marketing, W.S.A Logistics India
Ambarish Deshpande
ex-Marketing Head, Symantec, Asia-Pacific Region

ACADEMIC SUMMARY :

B.F.A. (Sculpture) 2008-2009 Sir J.J. School of Art, INDIA

G.D.Art (Applied) 2004-2005 L.S.Raheja School of Art, INDIA

AWARDS :

Best Sculpture – ‘Birth’ (2009) : 2nd Runner-up Honour : Annual Exhibit, Sir J.J. School of Art

Best Teacher (2008) : conferred by Sir J.J. School of Art

Best Sculpture – ‘Bijankur’ (2007) : Silver Medal : Annual Exhibit, Sir J.J. School of Art

Best Artwork of the Year (2006) : Camlin India Limited

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 PROJECTS, CAMPS & EXHIBITS

2010 Jakarta 2010 – International Exhibition organized by International Artistes Network at Indonesia

Jehangir Art Gallery

2010
Exhibition of Sculptures titled ‘Figment of Truth’
Corporate Identity Sculpture titled ‘ThumbRule’
2010 for India’s cement major, ACC Ltd. at their Corporate HQ, Cement House(Mumbai)
executed under Dr.Art+Design
Le Sutra , India’s first Art Hotel
2010
(as Lead of Art Team)
AMARA Art Gallery – ‘Have a Heart - V’
2009
Sculpture exhibition organized by DEEDS
Tao Art Gallery – ‘Environment & Peace’
2009
Auction by Wisdom Foundation

2009 Prriya & Chntan’s Art Gallery – ‘Art Route’

DUSK Art Gallery – ‘Have a Heart - IV’

2009
Sculpture Exhibition organized by DEEDS
Installation Art Workshop
2008 Organized by Futur Foundation, Switzerland
Instructor : Swiss Artist & Sculptor, Hedi
2008 Braz-India Festival - Thermocol Replica of Rio Sculpture, ‘Christ, the Redeemer’

Annual Art Fair – Stone Sculpture

2007
Sir J.J.School of Art, INDIA
Art Romanza, Nirmal Lifestyles –
2006-2008
Annual Painting Exhibition, Live Artwork Demonstrations & regular Sculpture Workshops
Out of the Blue –
2007-2008
Live Artwork Demonstrations & Exhibitions
Artists’ Camp, Workshop and Exhibition –
2007
Live Portraiture Demonstrations at Jalgaon, INDIA
Nehru Center - ‘Aum’ series
2006
Joint exhibition of Paintings at Mumbai, INDIA

BIO-DATA :

Date of Birth (D.O.B) : 06-05-1979

Nationality : Indian
Website : www.hemantsonawane.com
Email : studio@hemantsonawane.com
Blog : http://hemantsonawane.blogspot.com
Mobile No. : +91-9967835336

Address for Correspondence : B-804, Galaxy Heights, above ICICI Bank (Bangur Nagar Branch),
Link Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai, INDIA Pincode 400 706.

Studio Address (P.A.) : Ground Floor, Prathamesh Apartments, Plot # 20A, Sector 20,
opp. Railway Station, behind Ambe Mata Mandir,
Nerul (West), Navi Mumbai, INDIA. Pincode – 400706.