About Me
Born in Badami in the year 1955 to Ananthrao Deshpande and Laxmibai, finished my early schooling in Badami. I started my art education initialliy in Dharwad school of art (now named as halabhavi school of art) by joining Drawing Teacher's course [DTC]. Then I moved to M.S. University Baroda and pursued five year diploma in sculpture. After that I continued to P.G.Diploma in sculpture by specializing in metal casting. I was awarded Karnataka Lalitkala Academy scholarship as well as faculty of fine arts merit scholarship throughout my education. Soon after my education in 1981 I was worked as a lecturer in Malnad collage of engineering in the department of Architecture for 3 years. During 1983 I came to Mysore to serve in CAVA which was newly established then. I joined the Dept of Sculpture as lecturer in 1983, moved to next hierarchy as reader in the same department and after that since 2005 till today I have been heading the institution as dean.
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