Talks
A Journey in Printmaking: RM Palaniappan in conversation with Lina Vincent
Join us in celebrating the final week of our exhibition, Rhyme Unbroken — Krishna Reddy as Artist and Perpetual Student.
Renowned printmaker RM Palaniappan will present a fascinating talk, followed by an engaging conversation with art historian and curator Lina Vincent. This event coincides with the closing of the Krishna Reddy exhibition, offering an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the world of printmaking.
RM Palaniappan
Born in Devakottai in Tamil Nadu, RM Palaniappan often incorporates the syntax of the sciences, such as diagrammatic notations and symbols, in his work.
Palaniappan obtained a diploma in fine arts from Government College of Art and Craft, Madras, in 1980, and took a post diploma in industrial design with specialisation in ceramics the following year.
Primarily a printmaker, Palaniappan started making drawings and acrylic paintings later on. He is also a photographer and has worked with digital and computer imagery. The memory of the first sight of the earth from above, while on a flight, appears frequently in the form of maps, grids, and aerial terrain. Another important trope in his works has been imagery associated with the flying machine, inspired by his fascination with Second World War cinema.
Palaniappan was an advisor to Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, in 1990-92 and 1994-98. In 1992, he visited France on a French government grant, and in 1993 studied advanced lithography at Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, and Art Academy of Cincinnati in Ohio, both in the U.S., on a Fulbright grant. In 1996, he was an artist-in-residence at Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, U.K., on a grant from the Charles Wallace Trust. In 1997, he was appointed regional secretary, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, and curated its exhibition, ‘Major Trends in Indian Art’, marking the fiftieth anniversary of India’s independence. Palaniappan lives and works in Chennai.
Lina Vincent
Lina Vincent is an art historian and curator with two decades experience in arts management. As an independent consultant since 2009, Lina has worked on multi-disciplinary projects that highlighted plural approaches, with emphasis on inclusivity and collaboration in arts engagement. The focus areas of her research extend to arts education, printmaking history and practice, the documentation of living traditions, and environmental consciousness in the arts.
Her current practice foregrounds sustained engagement with material culture and social history, seen through acts of community interaction, documentation, archiving and interpretation. Since 2019 she directs Goa Familia, archival photography project for Serendipity Arts Foundation, with co-curator Akshay Mahajan; since 2021 she heads the ‘Sunaparanta Art Initiator Lab’, (S.A.I.L) mentorship program, Goa; in 2023, she concluded ‘Sandooka – The Living Museum of Kodava Culture,’ virtual project commissioned by India Foundation for the Arts (IFA).
Her recent curation ‘Travelling Plants’ is a multi-phase exhibition developed in collaboration with Goethe Institute (Chennai 24-25). She is Associate Curator with ARTPORT_making waves – global arts program for climate-action. Lina has curated numerous exhibitions with galleries across India and contributes to publications on art history and contemporary cultural practices.
