(1918 - 1994)

Kulkarni was born at Belgaum, Karnataka. Kulkarni graduated from Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay, in 1942. He worked as visiting Professor at the Delhi Polytechnic, Art Department from 1945 to 1962. He was the founder member of the Delhi Shilpi Chakra, in 1948. In 1962 he became the Art Director of the Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi of which he was also the Founder Member. He represented India at the International Art Programme held in the U.S.A., 1949-50-51. His works has been part of many solos, curated, and group shows in India, as well as abroad including Kumar Gallery, which held his one-man shows from 1955 to 1970, in International, shows in Tokyo, Paris, New York, Venice, Sao Paulo, and London, etc. He was the visiting Professor, the School of Architecture & Town Planning, Delhi. He is the recipient of Parishad Samman by the Sahitya Kala Parishad, 1985, etc. He passed away in 1994.