Shail Choyal

Shail Choyal was born in November 9, 1945. Born in Kota, Choyal studied painting at Udaipur University, and followed this with a Diploma from Jaipur School of Art. Having completed his master's degree in painting from Udaipur he went to study Graphics (printmaking) at the Slade College, London and after return to homeland did his Doctoral thesis on 'Nathdwara Painting'. Shail Choyal has taught art at the University of Udaipur for about 30 years. Painter, printmaker, teacher and a muralist Shail Choyal is popularly known for his nostalgic art in India. He infuses his works in the narrative idiom and also juxtaposes the allegorical with the real. Exploiting the inherent aesthetic motifs and the multi tier division of space of Rajasthani traditional painting, he has evolved a nostalgic art with an utmost modern sensibility. Vibrant colors and surreal settings add mystery to his paintings.