Jakanachari Award

The Jakanachari Award is a state award of Karnataka conferred on talented sculptors and craftsmen from the state. These awards are given away every year by the government of Karnataka to celebrate the contributions of the legendary sculptor Amarashilpi Jakanachari.

Awardees

S.No	Name	Birth / death	Awarded	Location	Notes
1.	C. Parameshwara Acharya[1]	1922 (b)	1999	Karkala
2.	R. Kalachar[2]	1943 (b)[2]	2003	Chitradurga	Student of Nagendrachar (grandfather)[2] from Ajjihalli of Channagiri taluk in Davanagere. Sculptures on stone, metal, gold, silver and wood.
3.	C. Siddalingaiah[3]		2005
4.	Bilikere Narayanachar Channappacharya[4]	1936 (b)[4]	2006	Mysuru	From Bilikere village[5] in Mysore district. He has sculpted several silver doors for various temples.
5.	Malloja Bheema Rao[6]		2007	Bagalkot
6.	R. Veerabhadrachar[7]		2008	Bengaluru
7.	K. C. Puttannachar[8]		2009	Mysore	Kirenalli village.
8.	Venkatachalapathy[8]		2010	Bengaluru
9.	Kanaka Murthy[9]		2011	Bengaluru	Lady sculptor. From small Karnataka town of T Narsipur.[10] Disciple of Devalankunda Vadiraj. Stone sculpture in styles: Hoysala, Chola and Chalukya.
10.	G. B. Hamsanandacharya[11]		2012
11.	Basanna Monappa Badiger[12]	1942 (b)[13]	2013	Gulbarga	Known for wood carving, particularly the Surpur form with neem tree logs which are known for their hardness.
12.	Mahadevappa Shilpi[14]		2014	Gulbarga
13.	Shanmukappa Yarakad[15]		2015	Ilkal