Born in 1959, in Kilimanoor, Kerala, G Reghu is a well-known sculptor He completed his education from the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram He began his artistic career with stone as a medium and later shifted to terracotta after his interaction with Elizabeth and Laurie Baker His works are hugely inspired by his agricultural background, the Gandhian ideal with local materials, and struggles faced by the Indian population He utilises processes like hollow modelling, slabbing, folding, coiling, and pinching to create his works; presenting both Dravidian and African facial features - bulging eyes, thick lips, and cabbage ears, a reflection of rural India

G Reghu has presented solo shows at Sakshi Art Gallery & Cinnamon, Bengaluru, 2000; Seagull Art Foundation, Kolkata, 2006; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, 2004, 2009 and 2013 He has been part of several group shows like To Encounter Others, Softwechsel, Kassel, Germany, in 1992; Contemporary Indian Art Biennale, Bhopal, in 1995; International Biennale Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt The artist has received several awards and recognition including the Fourth Bharat Bhavan Biennale of Indian Contemporary Art Award, 1992; Bombay Art Society Award, 1998; Scholarship Award from Roopankar, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, 1987 & 1988; Awarded Senior Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt of India

G Reghu continues to work and lives in Bengaluru, India