V. V. Swamy achievements

Paintings

Over 2,100 paintings in watercolours, oils and acrylics in Traditional and Modern styles on different themes. Notable among the series of paintings done are the themes of My Village, Rocks, Electric Power (Graphics), Nehru and his vision, Horses, Ganesha, Bull Fight, 50 years of Indian Independence and Nature.

Solo Exhibitions

• 1965 in Guntur, sponsored by United States Information Services
• 1966 in Hyderabad
• 1967 in Hyderabad, sponsored by International Club
• 1968 in Hyderabad
• 1975 Graphics on Panorama of Power in Hyderabad
• 1982 My Village in New Delhi
• 1989 Nehru and his Vision in Hyderabad
• 1993 Hyderabad - 400 years in Hyderabad
• 1995 in Hyderabad
• 1998 50 years of Indian Independence at Alliance Francaise in Hyderabad
• 1999 Art Folio in Chandigarh
• 2000
  • Hyderabad at British Library Art Gallery in Hyderabad
  • Indus Ind Bank Art Gallery in Chandigarh
  • ANZ Grindlays Bank Art Gallery in Mumbai
  • Art Gallery, M.S.University in Baroda
  • Ravi Shankar Raval Kala Bhavan in Ahmedabad
• 2001 Grad Kakatiya Hotel, Hyderabad
• 2005 ICCR Art Gallery, Kala Bhavan, Hyderabad
• 2008 Grand Kakatiya Hotel,Hyderabad

Group Exhibitions

• 1972 Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad
• 1973 Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad
• 1974 Exhibition of paintings at BHEL Club, Hyderabad
• 1975 Three Decades of Art in Andhra Pradesh
• 1977 Second All India Contemporary Miniature Biennial of A.P. Council of Artists
• 1980 International Exhibition of Cartoons organized in Vamouri Sheibun, Japan
• 1996 World Telugu Federation Exhibition.
• 1997 Telugu University - 2nd State-wide exhibition
• 1998 Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society
• 1999 Telugu University - 3rd State-wide exhibition
• 2000
  • Annual Exhibition of Hyderabad Art Society
  • Telugu University - 4th State-wide exhibition
  • Affordable Art Show Vinyasa Art Gallery, Chennai
• 2006 Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad
• Kalakruti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

Participation in Art Camps

• Wood-cut print making workshop organized by Mr.Paul Lingren under Max Muller Bhavan, Hyderabad
• EncounterAn Art Camp organized by Hindustan Times at New Delhi

Private Collections

• Mrs.Begum Abida Ahmed, New Delhi
• Dr.N.M,.Chodnosky, USA
• Ing John Ludvik, (CSSR)
• Mr.Fritzsche, West Germany
• Honorable Mr.Michel Foot, U.K.
• Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Academi and many other Indian and foreign dignitaries

Illustrated

a number of books and designed a number of book jackets

Interviews

All India Radio several times on artistic activity

Honours

• Received a number of awards in the field of Fine Arts
• Honoured by the Andhra Association, New Delhi in the presence of Shri Pendekanti Venkata Subbaiah, then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs
• Honoured by the Andhra Education Society, New Delhi in 1982
• Honoured with Mega Citizen Award, 1997
• Honoured with Ugadi Puraskar, 1998 by the Delhi Telugu Academy, New Delhi
• Honoured by Smt.G.T.Tumen Bava, External Affairs Minister of Kirgia Soviet Socialist Republic, and
• His Excellency Mr.Robert Arbuthnott, Minister (Cultural Affairs), British High Commission, British Council Division
• Honoured by Salivahana Trust, Cherukuri Group, Hyderabad

Limca Book of Records, 1993

Mr Swamy's name has been listed here for his contribution in the painstaking art of engraving portraits on very delicate eggshells.

V.V. Swamy receiving the Delhi Telugu Academy Award form Sri Krishnakanth,
Hon. Vice President of India.