Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao

Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao (born 1936) is a British painter of Indian descent, known for his cubist paintings. Holder of Commonwealth Fellowship of 1962,

Biography Rao, whose father was a wood carver and, later, builder, was born in Gudiwada, His graduate studies were in Accounting and Banking in which he graduated from Andhra University in 1955. During this period, he studied art under the tutelage of K. Venugopal is married to Suguna and the couple has a daughter, Padmavathi, a known classical dancer of Bharatanatyam. He returned to India in 2003 and pursues his work there.

Awards and recognitions Rama Rao received the Lord Croft Award in 1962. Three years later, he was selected as The Most Outstanding Artist in the Commonwealth by the Second Commonwealth Biennial of Abstract Art Exhibition, held in London in 1965. A doctorate (DLitt, Honoris Causa) holder from the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, Rao's biography is featured in the Outstanding Educators of America and Washington DC publication. The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 2001.