Born 1947 – Udipi, Karnataka Bhaskar Rao was born in Udupi, Karnataka. He has won a number of awards including the Award of Honour, Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Bangalore in 1996. His work is a part of several prestigious collections both in India and abroad. Prominent among these are the collections of Air India, Mumbai; Bombay Dyeing, Mumbai; Canara Bank, Bangalore; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Taj Group of Hotels, India and West End Hotel, Bangalore. He has also participated in a large number of exhibitions including ‘Art Front’, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (1985); one man show at Crimson Art Resource, Bangalore (1990) and group shows in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Paris in 1996. Rao has been commissioned to do a number of murals in Bangalore like the ones for the Doddaganesha Temple, Empire Infantry and St. Marks Hotel.
Education
Self-taught
Exhibitions

1994 The Gallery, Chennai
Selected Solo Exhibitions

1994 The Gallery, Chennai
1994,93,90 Crimson Art Resource, Bangalore
1972 Shrinagar Art Gallery, Udipi
1971 Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore
Selected Group Exhibitions