S. G. Vasudev

Early life and education Vasudev was born in 1941 in Mysuru, to S.K. Gopal and Rathnamma). He was encouraged to attend art school by art critic G. Venkatachalam.

While a student, Vasudev was awarded a National Scholarship from the Government of India in 1964. In 1967, he received a National Award from the All India Lalit Kala Academy. Vasudev has said:

Vasudev has broad interests in theatre, music, dance, literature and poetry. He has been active in a many artistic areas. He has been inspired by the poetry of D. R. Bendre; designed masks for a theatre production of Hayavadana for Girish Karnad; designed sets for B. V. Karanth; worked as art director on the film adaption of U. R. Ananthamurthy’s novel Samskara; and done drawings and cover designs for the books of A. K. Ramanujan. In the city of Bangalore, the works of Vasudev have been exhibited at top Indian galleries such as Sumukha, Bangalore International Centre (BCI) and more. Vasudev's great interest in A.K.Ramanjuan's poetry was reflected in his drawings which was curated by Art Curator Deepa Subramanian in shows "Poetry in Colours" and "Tribute to Ramanujan"

Vasudev promotes the practice and enjoyment of art through initiatives such as Arnawaz Vasudev Charities (a non-profit providing financial assistance to young artists); Ananya Drishya (presenting artists and their works through lectures, discussions and outreach programmes); monthly outdoor Art Parks where artists work and meet the public; and public art (murals at the theatre Ranga Shankara).

The National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore held a retrospective exhibition spanning over fifty years of Vasudev's works in September, 2018. Entitled Inner Resonance—A Return to Sama, the show was curated by Sadanand Menon. The show covered five floors of the national gallery, including over 300 works in different media. Vasudev's body of work, from over 50 years as a contemporary modernist, blurs distinctions between art and craft. The retrospective travelled to Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai.