Visweswara Rao Brahmanapalli
About The Artist
I am Visweswara Rao Brahmanapalli, a contemporary visual artist whose artistic journey is deeply inspired by nature, spirituality, human emotions, and the beauty of everyday life. Through landscapes, portraits, and still-life paintings, I strive to create works that evoke reflection, harmony, and a deeper connection with the world around us.
A defining moment in my artistic career was receiving the Telangana State "Award of Excellence" in the All India Painting Competition (2015) on the theme “Bathukamma, Flowers and Femininity”, presented by the Department of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana. This prestigious state recognition remains one of my most cherished achievements, affirming my commitment to celebrating the cultural richness and traditions of Telangana through art.
My work has also been recognized nationally and internationally. In 2019, I was selected for the International Artist Grand Prize Competition in Taipei, Taiwan. I received the P. V. Narasimha Rao Cash Award at the 77th All India Art Exhibition (2018) and was honored with Highly Commendable Certificates at the 75th and 76th All India Art Exhibitions organized by the Hyderabad Art Society. Earlier, in 1999, I received a Highly Commendable Certificate from the South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur.
As an artist, I continue to explore the intersection of culture, spirituality, and contemporary expression, seeking to create meaningful visual experiences that resonate with diverse audiences.
Signature Style :Mosaic style
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My mosaic signature style painting is deeply inspired by the philosophy of Advaita, which teaches the non-dual nature of existencethe realization that the individual self and the universal consciousness are ultimately one. Every fragment in my compositions symbolizes a unique life experience, emotion, and moment of transformation. In works such as 'Pushpaka Vimanam' and 'Serpent K ' and 'Awakening', these individual elements unite to form a harmonious whole, reflecting the Advaitic truth that apparent separation is an illusion and that all creation is interconnected. Inspired by the belief that light emerges through brokenness, my layered mosaic patterns express resilience, healing, and inner awakening. Vibrant colors embody the energy of the soul, while geometric forms evoke sacred balance and the cosmic order that underlies existence. Through texture, rhythm, and symbolic abstraction, my paintings become contemplative spaces that invite viewers to transcend duality, experience inner stillness, and recognize the divine presence within themselves and the universe. My signature mosaic style transforms fragmented forms into a visual meditation on unity, consciousness, and spiritual awakening.
Artist's Profile
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Solo Shows
2021 “Dream Catcher” (5 Solo shows event) Chitramayee State Art gallery, Hyderabad.
2015 “Eleven Minutes” Icon Art gallery, Hyderabad.
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Two men Shows
2008 “Two 4 you” two men show shrishti art gallery, Hyderabad
2023 “Here and Now” State art gallery
2022 “Ai100” 1st group Art exhibition, Art houze Art Gallery Chennai
2020 “Introspection” Fundraiser Art exhibition for needy Shrishti Art Gallery Hyderabad
2019 “Belong to the Earth” Art exhibition ICON Art Gallery Hyderabad
2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition & Exhibition Taipei ,Taiwan.
2018 Annual Art exhibition Chitramayee State Art Gallery Hyderabad
2018 “Art For Cause” Raising funds for Kerala-HYATT Hotel collaborated Shrishti Art gallery, Hyderabad
2018 “Art For Cause” Raising funds for Nonprofit Organization, Hyderabad
2017 Prapancha Mahasabhalu “Telangana Kala Vaibhavam” Nehru Art Gallery, JNTU Hyderabad.
2017 “Art on Objects” Daira StateArt gallery, Hyderabad
2017 “Affordable Art with a love” Art initiative by Meera & Gati Express
2016 “Alumni students PSTUniversity campus, Hyderabad
2016 “Hyder <->Ahemed Travel” Kanoria Art Centre, CEPT campus, Ahemdabad
2016 All India painting Competition Exhibition 2015 on the theme “Bathukamma, Flowers and Feminity” Hyderabad by Language and Culture Department Telangana state Govt State art gallery. Hyderabad.
2015 “Art Fete 2015” An exhibition by 100 artists Muse Art gallery, Hyderabad
2014 “Free Flow” water colour art show Icon Art gallery, Hyderabad
2014 “Art for cause” Space Art gallery, Hyderabad 2014 “Art Indeed” Muse Art gallery , Hyderabad
2013 “Art on Objects” Daira, Hyderabad
2011 “Dreams and Vegetables” Shrishti Art gallery, Hyderabad
2011 “Multiversal groupshow” Muse Art gallery, Hyderabad
2010 “Hazaron khwahishain” Daira, Hyderabad
2009 “Also in Hyderabad” Group show of eleven Hyderabadi Artists Studio Napean Mumbai
2008 “Three 4 you” Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore
2008 Participation in Telugu University Annual Exhibition, Hyderabad
2008 Preview of vibrant Artists, Upcoming Artists from Hyderabad & Baroda
2007 Preview of Art for cause, Hastha Art Gallery
2007 “looking at things Again” Hastha Art Gallery
2005 “V4U’ Painters and Sculptors, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2005 “Urban Metaphors” ICCR Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2005 “Art for Tsunami” Welcome Art Gallery, ITC Grand Kakatiya, Hyderabad
2003 “Dreams and Vegetables” Ohris Cuisine Court, Hyderabad
2002 “Barsana Lagi” Music and Art for the Monsoon Daira, Hyderabad
2002 Young Artists at “Telugu University”
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Art fairs
2015 Telangana Kala Mela , Hyderabad
2016 Global art fair, Mumbai
2018 Indian Art festival , New Delhi
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Camps Attended
2018 Chitramayee State Art Gallery 15th Anniversary celebrations “Artists camp”, Hyderabad
2017 Prapancha Mahasabhalu “Telangana Kala Vaibhavam” By Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad
2017 “National Art Camp” By Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad
2016 Artists camp ‘Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development, Hyderabad
2011 Friendly Artists Camp, State art gallery, Hyderabad
2009 Telugu university Artists Camp, Hyderabad​
2008 Vibrant Artists Camp Upcoming Artists from Hyderabad& Baroda, Sapthaparna
2007 CAP foundation Art for Cause, Banjara Hills Hyderabad
2006 Artists Camp, State Art Gallery Hyderabad
2005 APSACS Art camp Ap govt Hyderabad
2005 ADP(ADP private limited) Artist’s camp Hyderabad
2002 2nd Artist’s Camp Of State Bank Of India Hyderabad
2004 “Painters and Sculptors” camp S.N school Hyderabad
2001 Participated in South Zone Festival, Andhra university, Vishakapattanam
1999 Young Envoys International Hyderabad
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Recognition
2019 Selected for 2019 International Artist Grand Prize Competition, Taipei ,Taiwan.
2018 Cash award on the name of “P V Narasimha rao” from “77th all India art Exhibition” Hyderabad art
Society, Hyderabad
2017 Highly Commendable Certificate from “76th all India art Exhibition” Hyderabad art
Society, Hyderabad
2016 Highly Commendable Certificate from “75th all India art Exhibition” Hyderabad art
Society, Hyderabad
2015 Telangana State Award “Award of Excellence”, All India painting Competition 2015 on the theme “Bathukamma, Flowers and Feminity” Hyderabad by Language and Culture Department Telangana state Govt.
1999 Highly Commendable Certificate from Nagpur, sczcc
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Collections
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Avani Rao G ( Art Critic)
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Sudha jalan (Also group) Hyderabad
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Telangana Tourism Department
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Telangana Language and Culture Department
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Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department
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Dr.MCR HRD institute, Hyderabad
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Sangareddy Jail museum
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Personal collection by “Thota Vaikuntam” (Eminent Artist) Hyderabad
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Personal collection by” Gustov Gropp” (Eminent Educator) from South Africa
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Oakridge International School
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Collection in India and Abroad
Qualification
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Masters in Fine Arts – Painting 2003 - MFA ,S.N. School of Fine Arts, University of Hyderabad.
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Bachelor of Fine arts – Painting 2001 - BFA,Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad.
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Date of Birth : 13-08-1978