Bose Krishnamachari
Bose Krishnamachari is an Indian painter and artist-curator based in Mumbai, India. He was born in 1963 at Mangattukara village near Angamaly, Kerala. He had done his early schooling at Government Higher Secondary School, Puliyanam. He took his BFA from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1991, and then completed his MFA from Goldsmiths' College, University of London in 2000. Bose was a recipient of the award of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi (1985), British Council Travel Award (1993), Mid-America Arts Alliance Award (1996), Charles Wallace India Trust Award (1999–2000), Life Time Fellowship Award- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and was first runner up for the Bose Pacia Prize for Modern Art, New York, 2001. His work comprises vivid abstract paintings, figurative drawings, sculpture, photography, multimedia installations and architecture. Since 1985, he lives and works in Mumbai. Bose is the founder member and President of Kochi Biennale Foundation and Biennale Director of international exhibition of contemporary art, Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Exhibitions

His paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally. He also actively curates exhibitions and projects of fellow artists around India. Awards and honours 
2009 Guest of Honor at ARCO, Madrid, and curated the India Pavilion
2001 First runner up for the Bose Pacia Prize for Modern Art, New York
1999–2000 Charles Wallace India Trust Award
1996 Mid-America Arts Alliance Award for Travel and Residency in the United States

