Coimbatore: A deep rooted passion in art and a desire to support wildlife conservation has fetched a 21-year-old College going youth win the Artists for Wildlife and Nature (AWN) award.
Coimbatore: A deep rooted passion in art and a desire to support wildlife conservation has fetched a 21-year-old College going youth win the Artists for Wildlife and Nature (AWN) award.
Mettupalayam based B. Lenin Dani Raj, a student pursuing masters in Social Work at the PSG College of Arts and Science has managed to edge past talented artist across the country to win the award in the open category.
He would be receiving the award at a grand event organised at the Venkattappa Art Gallery in Bengaluru, on January 17th, from the hands of noted ecologist and Padmashree Awardee, Ullas Karanth, Founder of the Centre for Wildlife Studies.
His artwork was selected for the category from more than 220 artworks of more than 45 artists that were received from all over India for the contest. Of the received artworks, 90 artworks of 25 artists would be displayed for five days between 17th and 21st January.
Seven of Lenin’s artworks would also be displayed including the award winning artwork of a mating common rose butterfly pair on a helicona plant titled ‘our tangled love’.
Feeling honoured after his work was selected, Lenin Dani Raj said that such awards would inspire him to do more for wildlife conservation.
“This will be a great motivation for me and many other wildlife artists who contribute to this vital art form,” he added.
Talking about his passion, Lenin narrated that he started sketching wildlife since he did not have a camera to shoot them.
“I have been running behind birds and butterflies for the past three years and also have been sketching them since then. Among wildlife, birds are my most favourite and I have also done sketchings of various butterflies and mammals of India,” he informed.
Lenin has been able to contribute much to wildlife art using colour pencils and believed that artists play a major role in the field of creating awareness and in conservation of wildlife.
Mettupalayam based B. Lenin Dani Raj, a student pursuing masters in Social Work at the PSG College of Arts and Science has managed to edge past talented artist across the country to win the award in the open category.
He would be receiving the award at a grand event organised at the Venkattappa Art Gallery in Bengaluru, on January 17th, from the hands of noted ecologist and Padmashree Awardee, Ullas Karanth, Founder of the Centre for Wildlife Studies.
His artwork was selected for the category from more than 220 artworks of more than 45 artists that were received from all over India for the contest. Of the received artworks, 90 artworks of 25 artists would be displayed for five days between 17th and 21st January.
Seven of Lenin’s artworks would also be displayed including the award winning artwork of a mating common rose butterfly pair on a helicona plant titled ‘our tangled love’.
Feeling honoured after his work was selected, Lenin Dani Raj said that such awards would inspire him to do more for wildlife conservation.
“This will be a great motivation for me and many other wildlife artists who contribute to this vital art form,” he added.
Talking about his passion, Lenin narrated that he started sketching wildlife since he did not have a camera to shoot them.
“I have been running behind birds and butterflies for the past three years and also have been sketching them since then. Among wildlife, birds are my most favourite and I have also done sketchings of various butterflies and mammals of India,” he informed.
Lenin has been able to contribute much to wildlife art using colour pencils and believed that artists play a major role in the field of creating awareness and in conservation of wildlife.