Mumbai, Dec 26 (UNI)- Renowned sculptor Dr. Uttam R. Pacharne passed away following a brief illness here early on Tuesday, a family friend said.
Dr. Uttam R. Pacharne, a former Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi( 67) survived by his wife, a son and daughter, breathed his last at a private hospital in Goregaon west where he was admitted last Friday for complications arising out of a brain haemorrhage.
Born on June 2, 1956 at Chakhalewadi village in Ahmednagar, Pacharne topped the Art Teacher’s course Diploma in Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune, in 1976, and then did his course in Sculpture & Modelling from the prestigious Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai.
From 1978, he participated in several art exhibitions of his sculptures and creations at some of the top galleries in the country and even abroad.
He bagged the National Lalit Kala Akademi Award and Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar in (1985), Junior National Award in memory of the former PM Indira Gandhi (1986), medals, honours and other accolades during his career of over four decades.
Dr. Pacharne’s big and small sculptures adorn different locations in India and abroad, including White Tiger Regiment at Jhansi (1980), Swami Vivekananda statue, Mumbai (1981), standing Buddha and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar statue, both in Dhule (2002), Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj statue in south Mumbai, (2003), Swatantrya Jyot at Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2004), freedom fighter Govindbhai Shroff in Aurangabad (2007), among many more.
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