Avinash Chandra was born in Shimla (also known as Simla), India, in 1931 and was brought up there and in Delhi, where he studied art. In 1956, he immigrated to London, England on a scholarship to continue his artistic education. In the UK Chandra developed an international career as an exhibited and commissioned artist, his work gradually evolving from landscape towards more sensuous studies of the female body. In 1965, when Tate purchased his painting 'Hills of Gold' (1964), he became one of the first Indian artists to be represented in the national collection, along with FN Souza.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/avinash-chandra