Born 27th June 1981 in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) India
Academic Qualification
2006 – 2008 M.F.A in College of Art, New Delhi, India
1998 – 2002 B.F.A in Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
Award
2008 – MF Husian Award in College of Art, New Delhi, India
2006 – 08 Merit Scholarships in College of Art, New Delhi, India
2005 - Honorary Diploma in 2nd International Exhibition of Small Format Art, Lebanon,
2002 - Best Student Award in Govt. College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
Video Festival Biennials Exhibition
2008
Elected online Auction house in Saffron Art, Mumbai.www.saffronart.com
Sound Night Two at Projections Lake Curates by David Bradshaw, California, U.S.A
2007
Pasadena Projections Curates by David Bradshaw, Curator, Projections Lake, California, U.S.A
Chitrakatha’07- International Student Animation Festival, NID – INDIA.
FR8 Port of Los Angeles Art on the Waterfront Festival, California, U.S.A, Curates by Anne Bray.
IZOLENTA 07 International Digital Film Festival, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2006
Free waves Presents “Too much freedom” 10th Biennale Film, Video & New Media Festival, Hammer Museum,
Los Angeles, U.S.A
Eighth International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium – Havana, Cuba
3rd Nontze flash 2006 Animated Film competition – Bilbo, Spain
2005
Online Exhibition International Art Contest Abstract or Non-Objective – USA
2004
Gallery International’s Global All Media International Competition & Exhibition, Baltimore U.S.A
26th International Hollfelder Kunstausstellung, Kunst Museum, HollFeld – South Germany
Nominated in the 5th Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2003
2nd International Exhibition of Small Format Art, UNESCO Palace – Beirut, Lebanon
Workshop Group Shows
2008
55th Annual Art Exhibitions in College of Art – New Delhi, India
2007
21st Surajkund Crafts Mela, Organized by Haryana Tourist Development – Haryana
Real 2007, A Group Show Conceived by mattersofart.com, Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi
2006
De Montage’s “Sense and Sensibility” – Aparna Academy of Fine Arts – New Delhi
Young Artist Group Show in Dhoomimal Art Gallery – New Delhi
30 Minus Group Show in Taj Khajana (Taj Palace) – New Delhi
2001
1st Annual Seminar cum Workshop, College of Art – New Delhi, India
Art Festival in Memory of Prof.S.Dhanapal, Lalitkala Academe – Chennai, India
15th All India Art Contest Exhibition, South Zone Cultural Center – Nagpur, India
1st All India Art Contest Exhibition, Kalankan Prayas – Dhandbad, India
3rd Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Bangalore, India
2nd Annual Affordable Art Show, Vinyasa Art Gallery – Chennai, India
2000
14th All India Art Contest Exhibition, South Zone Cultural Center – Nagpur, India
2nd Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Chennai, India
1st Southern Region Art Exhibition, Camlin Art Foundation - Bangalore, India
Painter’s Camp in Calicut, All India Arts Welfare Association – Kerala, India
Painter’s Camp in Tanjore, South Zone Cultural Center – Tamilnadu, India
Projects
2008
Inner Eye – Video Art 00:04:53 sec - BLIND SPOT – DIE FABRIKANTEN, Austria
http://www.blindspot.at/inner-eye
2007
The Distinguishing Differentiator - The Human Head - Flash Presentation
Collaborated with Mr. Rohit Gandhi (Fashion Designer – Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi)
Pan – i – City – Animation, Collaborated with Mr. Gigi Sacria (Artist - New Delhi)
2006
Book – Art Project l’Associazione di Promozione Sociale Artetica – Roma – Italia
Installation Project collaborated with Mexican Artist “Felipe Ehrenberg” – Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi
Links
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=svhavan&search=Search
http://www.nid.edu/chitrakatha
http://www.izolenta.org
http://www.freewaves.org
http://www.artedigital8.cubasi.cu/english/video.php
http://www.blindspot.at/inner-eye
Collections
Baltimore - U.S.A, Lebanon, Nagpur- India, College of Art – New Delhi - India,South Zone Cultural Center-
Tanjore India. Havana - Cuba, Los Angeles - U.S.A
