Introduction
- Age
- 83
- Place of Birth
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Place of Death
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- State Country of Birth
- Gujarat, India
- State Country of Death
- Gujarat, India
1950
- Joined a Drawing Course after Matriculation
1957
- Master's degree in Drawing from Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay (now Mumbai)
1960
- A second postgraduate degree, Master's in Arts from Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay (now Mumbai)
1963
- Joined Centre for Environmental Planning Technology and remained faculty member
1963 – 1991
1964
- Founded Progressive Painter's group; held several group shows at Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad and on streets
1967
- Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, India
1977
- International Crop Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
1992
- Honoured as a Fellow-All India Architects Association, Mumbai, India
1993
- Honoured as Distinguished Professor by the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, India
1998
- Participated in a sculptor's camp organised by A.B.S. Bayer Group, Vadodara, India
Exhibitions
1964
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India
1965
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
- Art Now in India, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
1966
- Ghent, Belgium
- Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
1967
- Expo'67-India Pavilion, Montreal, Canada, USA
1968
20 May 1968 to 31 May 1968
1969
- Man and His World, Montreal, Canada, USA
1970
04 Dec 1970 to 22 Dec 1970
1971
- 2nd International Triennale - India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
1973
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
11 Oct 1973 to 20 Oct 1973
10 May 1973 to 26 May 1973
1975
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
- 3rd International Triennale - India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1978
16 Oct 1978 to 24 Oct 1978
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
06 Oct 1978 to 24 Oct 1978
1979
- Piraji Sagara Sculpture, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
- Fukuoka Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
1980
- Participate in the international exhibition at Cagnes Sur-Mer, France
- Fukuoka Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1982
- 50 Modern Indian Painting 1930 onward, Hirshhorn Museum of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C., USA
1983
- A retrospective exhibition jointly organised by C.E.P.T., Ahmedabad, Gujarat
1988
- Indian Contemporary Art. Tokyo: The Japan Association of Art Museums, Japan
1989
- Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1991
- Exhibition organised by Navdeep Pratishthan Ahmedabad, India
1996
- Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings, at Herwitz gallery, Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad, India
2005
- Revisualising India, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005
2007
21 Oct 2007 to 03 Nov 2007
2017
- Whittled Space, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
10 Nov 2017 to 22 Dec 2017
- Divine Intervention, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
2021
- Memories Arrested in Space, Akara Modern Mumbai, India
- Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India
12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021
2022
- When Attitude Takes Form, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
07 Apr 2022 to 14 May 2022
- Knotted Roots, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, India
23 Nov 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
2023
- A Beautiful Mind, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
09 Mar 2023 to 06 May 2023
2024
- 88 Years - 88 Masterpieces, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
25 Jan 2024 to 02 Feb 2024
Sagara, Piraji (Artist). Piraji Sagara, 1968 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859779
1964
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
- Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India
1965
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
1966
- Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
1968
20 May 1968 to 31 May 1968
1970
04 Dec 1970 to 22 Dec 1970
1973
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
11 Oct 1973 to 20 Oct 1973
10 May 1973 to 26 May 1973
1975
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1978
16 Oct 1978 to 24 Oct 1978
- Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
06 Oct 1978 to 24 Oct 1978
1979
- Piraji Sagara Sculpture, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
1980
1983
- A retrospective exhibition jointly organised by C.E.P.T., Ahmedabad, Gujarat
1989
- Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2007
21 Oct 2007 to 03 Nov 2007
2017
- Whittled Space, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
10 Nov 2017 to 22 Dec 2017
Sagara, Piraji (Artist). Piraji Sagara, 1968 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859779
1965
- Art Now in India, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
1966
- Ghent, Belgium
1967
- Expo'67-India Pavilion, Montreal, Canada, USA
1969
- Man and His World, Montreal, Canada, USA
1971
- 2nd International Triennale - India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
- Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
1975
- 3rd International Triennale - India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1979
- Fukuoka Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
1980
- Participate in the international exhibition at Cagnes Sur-Mer, France
- Fukuoka Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1982
- 50 Modern Indian Painting 1930 onward, Hirshhorn Museum of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C., USA
1988
- Indian Contemporary Art. Tokyo: The Japan Association of Art Museums, Japan
1991
- Exhibition organised by Navdeep Pratishthan Ahmedabad, India
1996
- Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings, at Herwitz gallery, Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad, India
2005
- Revisualising India, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005
2017
- Divine Intervention, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
2021
- Memories Arrested in Space, Akara Modern Mumbai, India
- Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India
12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021
2022
- When Attitude Takes Form, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
07 Apr 2022 to 14 May 2022
- Knotted Roots, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, India
23 Nov 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
2023
- A Beautiful Mind, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India
09 Mar 2023 to 06 May 2023
2024
- 88 Years - 88 Masterpieces, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
25 Jan 2024 to 02 Feb 2024
- Longing Belonging, Akara Modern, Mumbai,India
12 Sep 2024 to 19 Oct 2024
2025
- Deconstructed Realms: India's Tryst with Cubism, DAG, New Delhi, India
08 Feb 2025 to 05 Apr 2025
Chronicled Highlights 101960 – 1997
Economics of Art
Record-high lots11
1961
- Gold medal, Kolkata Art Academy, Kolkata, India
1962
- Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad, India
- Gold medal, Kolkata Art Academy, Kolkata, India
1963
- Lalit Kala Akademi Award, New Delhi, India
1964
- Lalit Kala Akademi Award, New Delhi, India
1992
- Honoured by Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad, India
- Received Vishwa Gurjari Award
1994
- Received prestigious Ravishankar Rawal Award, Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi, India