Raju Baraiya

Born in Amreli, Bariya completed his Diploma in Painting from The Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara IN 2013. He went on doing his Post Diploma in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S University of Baroda, Vadodara in 2015. He has participated in several group shows including: ‘Artist at Glenfiddich’ International Residency Program in Dufftown, Scotland in 2019. He has been awarded ‘The Emerging Artist of The year’ by the Glenfiddich Artist in Residency in Scotland in 2019. His art practice springs out of this shift from a strong rural background to an urban one. Village for him is a unique space holding its own character and strength. These spaces present an impression of an inherent belief in the way they are.
The artist lives and works in Vadodara, Gujarat.