Altaf Mohammedi Born in 1942 in Baroda, Altaf Mohammedi studied art at various colleges in
England. He began exhibiting by 1970 and has held several exhibitions since then in India
and abroad. Among his solo shows has been the one held outside Union Carbide in Bhopal on
the first anniversary of the gas tragedy in 1985. He has participated in several
exhibitions held for social causes like Art for Cry in 1988; Artist Alert sponsored by
SAHMAT in New Delhi, 1989; In Aid of the Latur Earthquake in Baroda and Delhi, 1993. Apart
from galleries, Altaf has exhibited in labour camps, pavement galleries and organized
painting workshops in schools.
Underlying Altaf 's images is a sense of unease and concern about the
social situation and the communication of this is a major consideration. The didactic
element however is increasingly minimized as complex life experiences begin to enter the
work leading to innovative methods of expression.
Altaf live,, and works in Mumbai.
