F. N. Souza

Born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay, later expelled for participating in political resistance, shaping his resolve to live and work on his own terms. Widely acclaimed for  his bold, unrestrained and expressionistic blending of elements of Expressionism, Cubism and Classical Indian art. His work features distorted human forms, charged nudes, religious imagery, and psychologically tense portrayals marked by fierce lines and crosshatched structures. His body of work spans still lives, landscapes, portraits, nudes, and his experimental chemical alterations, with celebrated pieces exhibited internationally. Recipient of Guggenheim International Award in 1967, and his works entered major global collections such as the Tate Gallery in London and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. He passed away in 2002 in Mumbai, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of India's foremost modern artists.