Dileep Sharma, through the graphic medium, looks to translate his experiences of people, cultures, object, subject, customs and traditions, and unveil his thought processes He confronts elements that do not seemingly identify themselves till they start surfacing on their own Born in 1974 in Mandawar, Rajasthan, he did his MFA in printmaking from Sir J J School of Art, Mumbai

He also studied at Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur, Painting Among his solo exhibitions are ‘Theatre of Libido’, Space 355 Keumsan Gallery & Gallery Hashimito, Tokyo, Japan (2009); ‘Kunwarjis fantasy’, an international travelling show at Keumsan Gallery and Nowon Art center, Seoul, Korea (2008); ‘Asia belt’ and ‘Kunwarji’, Seoul International Print, Photo Art Fair (2008, 2007) at Hangaram Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Korea; ‘Crazy Stills’, Gallery 28 in Cork Street, London, organised by Visual Art UK (2007); ‘Modeling the Tattoo’, Jehangir Art Gallery, organised by Gallery Beyond, Mumbai (2003)

He has also taken part in several group exhibitions and international art events Among the awards and honours he has won are a special award at the 6th International Biennial of Print, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal; National Lalit Kala Akdemi, New Delhi, an award in 10th Kala Mela, RLKA, Jaipur; Merit Certificate at International Triennial Exhibition of Prints in Japan; artist residency at Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, UK; Bendre - Husain Scholarship courtesy Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, among othersThe artist finds the whole process of printmaking engaging and refreshing He tends to get deeply engrossed in it He believes new works introduce him to novel thoughts that, when celebrated through the magnificent medium, throw open new possibilities, contexts and relations, introducing him to a visual self-portrait he perhaps was earlier not aware of