About the Artist

Art at his fingertips

Mr. Kiran M. Jagtap (India) Young Architect,Interior Designer learnt this art from his father. Moreshwar S. Jagtap ( Renowned Architect ) Kiran work on this art since from his childhood (At the age of 10 To 12 years) by taking more interest and pains he developed the picture size of nail drawing quite bigger e.g. 12’’ X 24’’, 18’’X18’’ 24’’X24’’ & some pictures are bigger than this size. During last 30 year’s of span, he got mastery on this art.

Kiran Jagtap (India) is one such artist whose thumb nail art of sketching has been appreciated at National Level and also by great personalities like.

1) Kusumsgrage “Nashik Bhushan” Shri Tatya saheb Shrivadkar
(Gayanpith award winner)
2) R.K.Laxman (Great cartoonist of India)
3) P.L.Deshpande, (Maharashtra Bhushan)
4) Jayant Narilakar, ( Scientist)
5) Babasaheb Purandare ( Pune Bhushan)
6) Actor Sunil Datta
7) Hariprasad Chaurasia
8) Smt. Prabha Atre
9) Pandit Bhimsenji Joshi (Gaan Samrat of India)

 

His pictures have been presented in the popular cultural program “SURABHI” on National Tele cast & STAR Mazza T V (Live interview with giving live demonstration of nail drawing) Local News Channel Nashik Samachar , Nazar

 

Exhibition’s

1) 1st exhibition at “Nehru Center Art Gallery” at Worali, Bombay,under the name "Nakhanjali" from 19th To 22nd MAY 1994
2) 2nd exhibition at Nashik in Frenibaidastur Hall 25th To 28th JAN 1996.
3) For the leading school of ST.Joshep’s Kil-Bil school of Nashik 29 to 2nd Jan 2007 by the PTA. Association of school.

 

Artist Mr.Kiran Jagtap has taken 15 days workshop on this art in Nashik during 5th To 20th May. 1996 & gave the training about this art i.e. 15 to 20
students from the all age group i.e. 12years to 45 years

 

• Artist got awarded by “ Local Daily News Paper Deshdoot”
• Interview on “Nashik Akashwani” on 26-11-96
• Interview with live demonstration on STAR MAZZA T.V. 26 Dec.2007 - Watch Video