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Jitendra Padam Jain, the founder of Gallery Sree Arts and JJ Sanskriti School of Visual Arts; is an International artist, wellknown Curator, an avid art Collector and a Gallerist.

Gallery Sree Arts was established in 2006, with an idea to create a space that sets an example in promoting artists, imminent and masters, taking them to a stage both national and global by organising exhibitions, art camps as well as artist-in-residencies.

The artist holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi and a Diploma in Painting from the Royal College of Arts London.

He witnessed the struggle of young artists at his level and decided to support talent in different ways under the Gallery Sree Arts banner.

A decade from when he started, his zen has lived up to its promise and brought to the fore some new names in the art world. Jitendra has promoted several promising artists including Sachin Nimbalkar, Kanchan Chander, Avi Vinay Patro, Kavita Nayar among others.

He also has a large collection of works by eminent artists such as Rabindranath Tagore, M.F. Husain, Pablo Picasso, Ramkinkar Baij, Akbar Padamsee, K.G. Subramanyan, Krishen Khanna, Dinkar Kowshik, Krishna Reddy, Jogen Chowdhury to name some. Jain has achieved much in the field of Art at a pretty young age.

He has been conferred the State Youth Award of New Delhi thrice in 1995-96, 1997-98 and 2000-01. This apart, he has been awarded as an achiever on World Humanity Day in 2013 for his outstanding achievements in art.

He has also received accolades as, Appreciation from JDVC in 2015, Social Art Convener in 2015, Curator of the Year award in 2016, Outstanding Contribution towards Arts in 2016, Business and Service Eminence Award in 2017 and Hundred Influential Personalities in Delhi for the year 2017, Hall Of Fame Award by ND Times in 2017, Art Excellence Award by Zoom Delhi in 2018 and Millennium Brilliance Award recently.

Besides art, travelling and photography are two other passions that keep him going.

He has widely travelled across India in connection with his solo shows which have been held in various cities.