BARRU
baskaran
barru.bask@gmail.com
Instagram:
@barru_makes_art
Education & Training
September 2021 - April 2025
BFA, Drawing and Painting, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
September 2019 - January 2020
Portraiture Mentorship Intensive with Fei Lu, Winged Canvas: Art Hub, Markham, ON
Exhibitions & Showcases
February 2025
Curated Exhibition with Veronika Bondarenko and Grace Darakjian, COLORGASM, Youthful Vengeance, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibition, Awenda Inspired, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
January 2025
Curated Exhibition with Abi D’Mello, Ferocity - Reclaiming Power: South Asian Feminine Autonomy, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
September 2024
Showcase with RAW Artists Canada, Transcend, The Parkdale Hall, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibition and Auction, New Horizons, The Great Hall at OCAD University, Toronto, ON
July 2024
Custom paintings displayed at Elegant Gems Inc., Markham, ON (ongoing)
Art battle and charity event hosted by George Brown College, Canvas Clash, Reid’s Distillery, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibition, Fleshy Desires, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
June 2024
Group Exhibition, Scripted Emotions: A Visual Ode to Language, The Great Hall at OCAD University, Toronto, ON
February 2024
Group Exhibition, Embodied Narratives: Unveiling the Stories Within, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Group Exhibition, Dharma Vriksha Inauguration, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2020 - Present
Custom portraits and paintings in private collections, across Toronto and the GTA
Awards
2019
Creative Arts Provincial Contest, theme: Ahead by a Century - presented by Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation
2017
Equinox Art Contest - presented by: Youth Environmental Network of York Region