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Shashikant Dhotre | |
|---|---|
 Shashikant Vaman Dhotre | |
| Born | 1 April 1982 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Spouse | Namrata Dhotre |
| Awards | Kohinoor of Maharashtra] (2015) [1] Maharashtrian of the Year (2016) [2] |
| Website | www |
Shashikant Dhotre (born April 1, 1982) is an Indian artist. [3]
Shashikant Dhotre was born in Shirapur village, India. Dhotre joined Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting in Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Mumbai in year 2003. He had to leave the college halfway due to financial constraints. [4] Since then, he started his professional work and developed an expertise in colour pencil and pastel on paper. [5]
He participated in 11 selected group exhibition And more than 10 solo exhibition 'Jaagar' was the Travelling show, a journey of Art exhibition in famous cities of Maharashtra. [6]
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