Pradeep Kumar D M (Born in 1988) Davangere, Karnataka completed BVA in Painting, University College of Fine Arts, Davangere and Master’s in Painting, Bangalore University. He has won many scholarships like Arnawaz Vasudev Scholarship 2016, Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship, Karnataka, 2010-12, Ministry of Culture Young Artist’s Scholarship, New Delhi Awards, 11th Southern region Camel Art Foundation Award, 39th Karnataka State Lalit Kala Academy Award 2010. Recent exhibitions are, “ORIGINS Centred” Art Gallery Auroville , 2021, ‘’Intimate Lines’’ curated by Giridhar Khasnis at 1 Shanthi Road Studio Art Gallery Bangalore 2014, Viswanadhan's studio at Cholamandal Artists' Village, “Punashchetana” Online show From Shenoy Art Foundation, Indian art fair, New Delhi 2018, ‘’Traversing Tradition’’, Inko Centre, curated by Vaishnavi Ramanathan, Chennai 2018 ‘ 7th Bharath Bhavan Biennial of contemporary India art Bhopal 2017, Five Young Artist at Garage, Aarau Switzerland 2014, 55th National Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2013, Busan International Art Fair, Korea 2013, Eka Rikthin A Share of Heritage at Alliance Fracoise, Bangalore 2013, ‘’REPUBLIC’’ Curated by Lina Vincent at Gallery Five Forty Five Bangalore, 94th Art Society of India Annual Show at Jahangir Art Gallery Mumbai, All India Young Artists group show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2010 , Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai 2009. Participated in many art camps; Dronagiri Kalamantan in Kolhapur Maharashtra 2012 - Davangere Festival a state level art camp in University College of Fine Arts, Davangere 2011 - ‘The Art Integration Society’ a state level art camp, Gulbarga 2011 - ‘Magma Painter’s Camp’ Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore 2010 - DIGNITY foundation charity art camp, Bengaluru 2009 - Terracotta camp in Bangalore University