Artist of the Collection · Purnia & Patna, Bihar
Anandi Prasad Badal
A senior Bihar artist whose work moves between rural life, social observation and the human figure.
Anandi Prasad Badal is a senior contemporary artist from Purnia, Bihar. The Bihar Museum’s retrospective survey described a practice spanning painting and sculpture; the Foundation collection attributes one painting to him.
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The artist
Life and society in many forms
Bihar Museum records describe Badal’s work as ranging across feminine beauty, rural life, social criticism, geometric motifs and sculpture. His 2022 retrospective presented a broad view of this varied practice.
Awards & honours
Leadership
Bihar Lalit Kala Akademi
Contemporary press identified Badal as director/president of Bihar Lalit Kala Akademi; no separate named art award was verified in the sources consulted.
Biography
A contemporary artist from Purnia
Anandi Prasad Badal is identified by Bihar Museum as a senior contemporary artist from Purnia, Bihar. Public records connect him with the state’s visual-arts institutions and exhibitions in Patna.
The Bihar Museum retrospective catalogue describes works addressing rural life, feminine beauty and social practices, alongside geometric motifs and sculpture in terracotta and wood.
Biography synthesised from museum, gallery and institutional profiles.
Selected exhibitions
Exhibitions & projects
Badal Ke Rang · Bihar Museum · 2022
A retrospective exhibition presenting works across different periods and subjects in Badal’s practice.
Painting exhibition · Patna · 2016
The Telegraph reported that 72 acrylic and oil paintings were shown in a Patna exhibition inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Saraswati Foundation
In the collection
Explore works attributed to Anandi Prasad Badal in the Foundation collection.
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Research & further reading
Bihar Museum retrospective record · The Telegraph, 2016 exhibition report · Times of India photo archive