Binoy Varghese was born in Kerala in 1966 and went on to do his diploma in Fine Arts from RLV College of Fine Arts in Kochi In the past he’s worked as an artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre for Arts in Canada, Cholamandal Artists’ Village in Chennai, Aicon Gallery in New York among others Currently he lives and works out of Ghaziabad 

His artwork revolves around portraits of women and children, done in uncanny photorealism, usually surrounded by blooming flowers His earlier stint as a creator of cinema posters lends to the meticulous way in which he paints his subjects While his initial work dealt with more spiritual topics, he now relays a more socio-political view of South Asia

Binoy has exhibited in shows in the USA, Canada, Hong Kong, London, Italy and Switzerland among other cities around the world He has also been awarded the National Academy Award and the Kerala State Award in the past