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P R Daroz

Having graduated in 1968 from the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad
with a diploma in Applied Arts and Design in Sculpture, he went on to complete his
MFA in 1972 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University Baroda with a specialization
in ceramics. Awarded the National Academy Award, amongst many others, for Ceramics
by the Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi he was an elected Member of the prestigious
International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva.

While having held over 16 solo exhibitions in India, Daroz has represented the country
in numerous group exhibitions like the 4 World Ceramic Biennale- Incheon( Korea),
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2 Beijing Art Triennial- China, 3 World Ceramic Triennial- Zagreb (Croatia), Potters
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Exhibition-Singapore and the OBIDOS International Biennale- Portugal. He has
participated in many international artists’ workshops and camps in diverse countries
like Mexico, Thailand, Spain, Singapore, Brunei, Istanbul, Egypt, Malaysia, Yugoslavia,
besides all over India.

Daroz’s commissions for architectural ceramics are much sought after in both the
private residences of Mumbai, Vadodara, Kolkata, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chennai, Surat,
Ahmedabad, as well as in commercial spaces like restaurant and hotels. Among the
long list of his large scale ceramic Mural, the Lohia Bhavan façade mural at Nelson
Mandela Marg, New Delhi installed in 2016. Some of his ceramic art may be admired
at Hotel Le Meridian Gurgaon and Hotel Clarence Gurgaon; Hotel Surya palace
Vadodara; Hotel Spice Island Chennai; Raheja Resort, Shalimar Hotel, Grand Hyatt
and at Copper Chimney restaurant in Mumbai; the Chopsticks Restaurant in Delhi;
Ashoka Restaurant in Nagpur; Coco Palm Restaurant at Gurgaon and the Jewel Of
India Restaurant at Manhattan, New York among others.

Corporate offices like those of Emami Ltd. Kolkata; Wadhwa Developers and Reliance
Industries Mumbai; IFFCO Sadan and Hyatt Regency Hotel, Delhi; and American
Study Centre in Gurgaon; Bayer’s Office, Transpek Industries, Sardar Patel Planetarium
and Amigo Securities in Vadodara; Hyderabad Shopping Centre; the Majorda Resort,
Goa; and the Krishna Taj Residency in Hyderabad are some that boast of Daroz’s fine
artwork.

Daroz works from his private ceramic art studio at Ayanagar near the Gurgaon/Delhi
border as well as from Thangarh in Gujarat.

Studio
Dx-63, Kendriya Vihar, Sector-56, Gurgaon 122 011
prdaroz@gmail.com | 9811834044
www.prdaroz.com | prdaroz.blogspot.com

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