Awards & Honours
- 2001: AIFACS State Level Award,
- 2002: Virasat Sanrakshan State Level Award
Ajay Narayan is a contemporary Indian artist born in 1978, known for his vibrant paintings that often explore landscape and space-inspired themes through a realistic yet textural visual language. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Art, Patna University, and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from Chandigarh, building a strong academic foundation that informs his studio practice. Over the years, he has developed a distinctive approach that combines detailed observation with imaginative compositions, resulting in works that evoke both the physical world and a larger universal order.
Exhibitions
- 2010: “Vignette” – group exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
- 2018: Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
Collection
- Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
- Bihar Museum, Patna
- Raj Bhavan, Patna
Currently based in Delhi, Ajay Narayan works as a freelance artist and showcases his art through galleries and curated online platforms, where his paintings are collected by buyers in India and abroad. His canvases are noted for their rich textures, layered surfaces, and dramatic perspectives, reflecting his ongoing engagement with nature, space, and the structural patterns of the environment. Alongside painting, his broader interests in travel, wildlife, and photography contribute to the imagery and motifs that appear in his work, reinforcing his reputation as a versatile and thoughtful contemporary artist.