F N Souza

(1924 - 2002)

1940: Studied at J.J. School of Art, Mumbai

1947: Founder, Progressive Artists’ Group

1952: Gallerie St. Placide, Paris

1953: Gallerie Raymond Creuz, Paris and Gallerie Palltte, Zurich

1955: Gallery One, London, 1955

1957: Gallery One, London, 1955

1959: Gallery One, London, 1955

1960: Gallery One, London, 1955

1960: Exhibitions at Bradford, Stuttgart, Paris, 1960.

1962: One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

1963: Taj Art Gallery, Bombay

1965: Taj Art Gallery, Bombay

Solo shows at Kumar Gallery:

1962: F. N. Souza One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

1963: F. N Souza One Man show, held by Kumar Gallery and Sridhrani Gallery, Delhi

1965: F. N Souza One Man show, held by Kumar Gallery and Sridhrani Gallery, Delhi

1999: Francis Newton Souza Retrospective I - Selected Works from 1950 to 1999, Kumar Gallery

2000: Francis Newton Souza Retrospective II - Selected Works from 60’s to 90’s, Kumar Gallery

2001: Francis Newton Souza Retrospective III - Important Paintings from the 50’s and 60’s, Kumar Gallery

2005: A Tribute to Francis Newton Souza - Selected Works from 60’s to 90’s, Kumar Gallery

Group shows at Kumar Gallery:

1963: Expression in Abstract - 14 Leading abstractionists including V.S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Santosh, Dave, Biren de, F N Souza etc., Kumar Gallery

1965: Ten Contemporary Painters of India, MIT Boston Mass. USA, held by Kumar Gallery

1996: Modern Indian Paintings - One Hundred Years Part I, Kumar Gallery

1997: Six Modern Masters of India, Kumar Gallery

2004: Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery

2005: Drawings by Masters of Indian Contemporary Art, Kumar Gallery

2005: Spirit Set Free – Golden Jubilee Kumar Gallery Fifty Years, Kumar Gallery

2007: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2008: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2010: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2011: India Art Summit, Kumar Gallery Booth A17

2011: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2014: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2016: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2016: India Art Fair, Kumar Gallery Booth E5

Select Participation:

1954: Venice Biennale

1977: Commonwealth Artists of Fame, London

1958: Chosen to represent Britain in Guggenheim International Award

1982: Modern Indian Painting, Hirschorn Museum, Washington, D.C.

1982: Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy, London

1982: India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford

1966: The Moderns, NGMA, Mumbai

1978: Six Contemporary Indian Artists, Geeta Kapur

1997: Flamed Mosaic, Neville Tuli

2001: The Progressives, Yasodhara Dalmia

1958: Guggenheim International Award

1998: Kalidasa Samman

Select Publications:

Nirvana of the Maggot, 1955

Biography ‘Words & Lines’, London, 1959

‘Souza’ Edwin Mullins, 1962

The White Flag Revolution 1982, Museum, Washington, D.C., 1982

Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy, London, 1982

India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1982

The Moderns, NGMA, Mumbai, 1996