Bose Krishnamachari

Bose Krishnamachari (born 1963) is an Indian painter and art curator based in Mumbai, India.

Bose Krishnamachari
Born	1963 (1963) (age 62) Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Goldsmiths' College, University of London (Master of Fine Arts)
Occupations	Painter Curator
Awards	Kerala Lalithakala Akademi (1985) British Council Travel Award (1993) Mid-America Arts Alliance Award (1996) Charles Wallace India Trust Award (1999–2000) Life Time Fellowship Award- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi

Biography

Krishnamachari was born in 1963 in the village of Mangattukara, near Angamaly, Kerala. He attended the Government Higher Secondary School in Puliyanam,^[1][2][3][4] before going on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai in 1991, and a Master of Fine Arts from Goldsmiths' College, University of London in 2000.

Bose is a founder member and President of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. He has lived and worked in Mumbai since 1985.

'Maximum Nano', the India's first 'Art Car' by Bose Krishnamachari

Awards and honours

• 1985 Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Award
• 1993 British Council Travel Award
• 1996 Mid-America Arts Alliance Award for Travel and Residency in the United States
• 1999–2000 Charles Wallace India Trust Award
• 2001 First runner up for the Bose Pacia Prize for Modern Art, New York
• 2009 Guest of Honor at ARCO, Madrid, and curated the India Pavilion
• 2023 Included by Art Review magazine in a list of the world's most influential personalities in the field of art.^[5]