Born in 1969, Suryakant Lokhande graduated from Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai. One of the brightest young painters working in modern day Maharashtra, he has won awards at the State Art Exhibition, the Camlin Competition, Bombay Art Society Award. Selected as an Emerging Artist for the Dutch documentary film on India Contemporary Artists, he also featured in the ‘Hiroshima – Nagasaki Never Again’ exhibition held in Japan. He has received the Vijay Pokharnas Award and the prize for the most outstanding work in the 105th Annual Art Exhibition of the Bombay Art Society. He had held solo exhibitions of paintings including ‘We Cover You’ at Studio 51 J Gallery and at Alliance Francaise de Bombay, ‘Metal Meets Mettle’ and ‘Inside Out’ at Jamat Art Gallery and ‘Koham at Mahalsa Art Gallery, Mumbai amongst others. He has also participated in many group shows.