EXHIBITIONS

RINGSIDE VIEW Solo Exhibition
11-18 November 2021 / Open Palm Court Gallery / India Habitat Centre / New Delhi

 

STAYING ALIVE: solo art exhibition
14–20 February 2019 / Lalit Kala Akademi Art Gallery, New Delhi

 

“Kaul has captured his subjects in different settings . . . from passengers waiting endlessly on a railway platform . . . to middle-aged sex workers waiting for customers.”

PATRIOT

 

“ . . . the strong connectedness of his works with the existing social reality leaves a deep impact . . .”

THE MORNING STANDARD

 

“In [Ranjan Kaul’s] portrayals, while depicting a range of facial expressions, what is noticeable is the artist’s use of body postures and hand gestures to reflect the nuances of emotion.”

MATTERSOFART.BLOGSPOT.COM

 

“The human figure in each of his works depicts a different expression, seen not just on the face but also in the body posture and hand gestures. Each of the works, be it water colour, oil pastels, acrylic or mixed media, conveys pathos.”

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS

WHERE DO THEY ALL BELONG?: solo art exhibition
24-29 May 2019 / Arpana Fine Art Gallery, New Delhi

 

“Ranjan Kaul’s figurative works explore the lives of the marginalised such as the sex workers and the daily wage workers.”

HINDUSTAN TIMES

ESSENCE OF BEING
12–19 November 2015 / India International Centre Art Gallery, New Delhi

 

[Ranjan Kaul’s] works reflect the frayed complex lives his subjects lead.

CARAVAN

 

What stands out is the maturity of thought, beautifully conceived and executed . . . achieved with consummate skill and technique . . . the works do justice to the subjects that have been portrayed with dignity and self-pride.

INDIAN CREATIVE MINDS

 

His gaze is transfixed on the common man . . . we see the textured figuratives on a larger canvas in muted hues going about their everyday jobs and joys . . . Whether it is boys cleaning cars or men sleeping on their rickshaws, Ranjan Kaul’s work is replete with mundane yet extraordinary images.

PATRIOT