Ratnadeep Gopal Adivrekar, born 1974, grew up in Mumbai, India, he received first class in BFA from Sir J.J. School of Arts in 1997. He is recipient of several prestigious awards like ‘The Governors Prize’, ‘The Harmony Award’ for Best Emerging Artist and ‘Bendre-Hussain Scholarship’. Most notably, Business World's September '11 issue listed him as one of India's Best Young Artist to Invest. Ratnadeep is the first Indian Artist to display solo exhibition at the Berlin Opera House titled ‘Tribute to Wagner’. Amongst his other important Solos include ‘Discourses of Prismatic Truths’ at Pavillon du Centanarie/Arcelor Mittal, Luxembourg, 2011. ‘Allegories of Talking Road’ at Galerie Sylvia Bernhardt, Germany, 2010, ‘Proverb In/ter/ventions’ at The NUS Museum, Singapore, 2009. Other selected Group exhibitions include: Power of Peace’, UNESCO 2nd Global Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009, ‘Imprints’ The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2007, ‘Indian Art’ Lasalle-SIA College of Art, Sculpture Square Gallery, Singapore, 2006, ‘Indian Contemporary Art’, Chelsea Art College, U.K. 2006 and Ao~rta Project, BBK Kunst Forum, Dusseldorf and Ausstellungshalle Innenhafen, Duisburg, Germany 2001.
Ratnadeep is the co-founder of Arka Art Trust, a non-profit organisation to create awareness of art through public art events, bridging the gap between working Artist and Students of Art & providing platform for interaction of Art.