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<big>Manish Kumar Gond</big>

== <big>Manish Kumar Gond</big> ==

Manish Kumar Gond, Born in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and currently serving as Assistant Professor of Painting at the School of Performing and Visual Arts,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central University of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://www.cuhimachal.ac.in/index.php/Home/faculty/4 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=www.cuhimachal.ac.in}}</ref> [[Central University of Himachal Pradesh|Central University of Himachal]] Pradesh. Manish Kumar Gond is a [[contemporary artist]] whose work bridges the lyrical traditions of the [[Himachal Pradesh|Himachal]] region with the bold language of modern art. Deeply rooted in the [[Gaddis|Gaddi]] culture of Himachal Pradesh, his art is both a personal journey and a cultural dialogue — an evocative blend of traditional symbolism and contemporary aesthetics.

Drawing influence from masters like [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], [[Henri Matisse|Matisse]], [[K. G. Subramanyan]], and [[Himmat Shah]], Gond’s canvases are populated by human figures, Himachali ornaments, sheep, semi-abstract birds, and symbolic geometries — all rendered in soft pastel acrylics and poetic lines. His compositions are not only visual tributes to the tangible and intangible heritage of Himachal, but also act as mirrors for self-reflection, exploring identity through the lens of place and memory.

== Recent Shows ==

Recently, Manish was invited to be a part of National Art Workshop conducted by NDMC, New Delhi. Where he worked on huge canvases. The main theme of his works during this workshop was based on Operation Sindoor<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-05-30 |title=मऊ के मनीष के चित्रों में दिल्ली में दिखाई दिया ऑपरेशन सिन्दूर |url=https://apnamau.in/manish-gond-55300-2/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=Apna Mau |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=देहरा के मनीष कुमार गोंड के चित्रों में उभरा ऑपरेशन सिंदूर का शौर्य |url=https://www.firstverdict.com/the-valor-of-operation-sindoor-is-reflected-in-the-pictures-of-manish-kumar-gond-of-dehra |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=First Verdict |language=en}}</ref>

Gond has exhibited widely, with acclaimed solo shows such as GADDI – Visual Symphony of Himachal’s Cultural Legacy at [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi<ref>{{Cite news |title=समकालीन चित्रकार मनीष कुमार गोंड के एकल प्रदर्शनी का उद्घाटन:कुल 40 चित्रों को किया प्रदर्शित, तीन साल से कर रहे थे तैयारी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/mau/kopaganj/news/inauguration-of-solo-exhibition-of-contemporary-painter-manish-kumar-gond-132760789.html |url-status=live |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>

and Gond exhibited his works from the collection of GADDI 2.0 at [[Jehangir Art Gallery]], Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://jehangirartgallery.com/event/view/ |url=https://jehangirartgallery.com/event/view/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=jehangirartgallery.com |language=en}}</ref> apart from this, Manish was also selected in 63rd National Exhibition Of Art, Lalit Kala Academy.

His work has also gained international visibility through platforms like the 100 Eminent International Artists’ Virtual Arts Exhibition (2024), among others.

At the heart of his practice lies a reverence for nature and cultural continuity. By interweaving motifs of everyday life with experimental forms and structures, Manish Kumar Gond invites the viewer to reconnect with a cultural heritage that is at once intimate and universal — a space where past and present converse, and where the local breathes with global resonance.