Krishna Reddy

Krishna Reddy studied at Slade School of Fine Art and Rishi Valley School. Training under Nandalal Bose, Henry Moore and Ossip Zadkine is recorded. Archana Horsting is recorded as having studied under Krishna Reddy. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are public. Work by Krishna Reddy is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Museum Arnhem and Print Collection.

• Name — Krishna Reddy • Born — 15 July 1925 • Birthplace — Nandanoor, Chittoor district, Madras Presidency, British India • Died — 22 August 2018 • Place of death — New York, U.S. • Other Names — N. Krishna Reddy • Education — Slade School of Fine Arts • Alma Mater — Kala Bhavana • Known for — Printmaking, Sculpture • Spouse — Judy Blum Reddy

Krishna Reddy was born on 15 July 1925, in a small village called Nandanoor, near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, in India. His father was an agricultural worker, who also painted murals in temples. Reddy studied at Visva-Bharati University's Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) with Nandalal Bose, from 1941 to 1946, and graduated with a degree in fine arts. From 1947 to 1949, he was head of the art section at Kalakshetra Foundation and was also teaching art at the Montessori Teachers' Training Centre in Madras. It was at this time that he took interest in sculpture and painting. In 1949, he moved to London, and continued his sculpture studies with Henry Moore at the University of London's Slade School of Fine Arts. In 1950, Reddy moved to Paris and met artist Constantin Brâncuși. Through Brâncuși, he was introduced to cafe discussions on art and met many famous artists during studio visits. During his time in Paris he studied sculpture under Ossip Zadkine and engraving under Stanley William Hayter. In 1957, he traveled to Academia Di Belle Arti Di Brera (Brera Academy) in Milan to study under Marino Marini. In 2016 he was one of the subjects of the exhibition Workshop and Legacy: Stanley William Hayter, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work may be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.