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	'''Anil Relia''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[art collector]], known for his [[portrait]] collection.<ref name="From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits">{{cite news\|url=http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-unspoken-fascination-to-a-selection-of-indian-portraits/\|title=From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits\|last=Aiman\|first=Sarah\|publisher=Larry's List\|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Portrait Collector">{{cite news\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/The-Portrait-Collector/2014/10/04/article2460457.ece\|title=The Portrait Collector\|last=Mulchandani\|first=Anil\|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> He has over 3000 portraits and<ref name= "A Collection of Centuries">{{cite news\|url= http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/A-collection-of-centuries/DNAHM74216\|title=A Collection of Centuries\|publisher=dna Syndication\|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Portrait perfect \|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/portrait-perfect/articleshow/71238428.cms \|work=Ahmedabad Mirror \|language=en}}</ref> his personal collection includes many miniature paintings, early photographs along with works of artists like [[Raja Ravi Varma]], [[M. F. Husain]], [[Hemen Majumdar]], [[Bhupen Khakhar]], [[Jyoti Bhatt]], [[Haku Shah]], [[K. G. Subramanyan]], [[S.H. Raza]], [[Thota Vaikuntam]], [[Manu Parekh]] and many more.		'''Anil Relia''' is an Indian [[art collector]], known for his [[portrait]] collection.<ref name="From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits">{{cite news\|url=http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-unspoken-fascination-to-a-selection-of-indian-portraits/\|title=From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits\|last=Aiman\|first=Sarah\|publisher=Larry's List\|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Portrait Collector">{{cite news\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/The-Portrait-Collector/2014/10/04/article2460457.ece\|title=The Portrait Collector\|last=Mulchandani\|first=Anil\|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> He has over 3000 portraits and<ref name= "A Collection of Centuries">{{cite news\|url= http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/A-collection-of-centuries/DNAHM74216\|title=A Collection of Centuries\|publisher=dna Syndication\|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Portrait perfect \|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/portrait-perfect/articleshow/71238428.cms \|work=Ahmedabad Mirror \|language=en}}</ref> his personal collection includes many miniature paintings, early photographs along with works of artists like [[Raja Ravi Varma]], [[M. F. Husain]], [[Hemen Majumdar]], [[Bhupen Khakhar]], [[Jyoti Bhatt]], [[Haku Shah]], [[K. G. Subramanyan]], [[S.H. Raza]], [[Thota Vaikuntam]], [[Manu Parekh]] and many more.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Anil Relia began his career with being a [[graphic designer]] in an advertising firm in [[Ahmedabad]]. While working, as a pastime, he made [[Diwali]] cards for his family. The money earned, helped him quit his job and set up his own screen printing studio. Through this he was professionally involved in screen printing activities for a number of renowned designers and companies. His commitment towards quality brought him a plethora of accolades and awards, including one from the President of India. In 1994, M. F. Husain was looking for a serigrapher for his artworks - someone who could do justice to his art and this search led him to Ahmedabad.<ref name="Affordable Art ">{{cite news\|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Affordable+art/1/17766.html\|title=Affordable Art \|last= Bordewekar \|first=Sandhya\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> During those times, not many people in India were undertaking work of such a large scale and impeccable quality. Anil Relia and M.F. Husain became so close friends that eventually Husain kept coming and frequenting the city. He was found visiting a tea stall which also has one of his works as well as an art gallery was also instituted with his name.<ref name=" MF Husain and Ahmedabad’s Lucky tea stall">{{cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/6i8uqTMsjQlygcUX57ba3J/MF-Husain-and-Ahmedabad8217s-Lucky-tea-stall.html.\|title= MF Husain and Ahmedabad's Lucky tea stall\|last=Trivedi\|first=Soumitra\|publisher=[[livemint]]\|access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref>		Anil Relia began his career with being a [[graphic designer]] in an advertising firm in [[Ahmedabad]]. While working, as a pastime, he made [[Diwali]] cards for his family. The money earned, helped him quit his job and set up his own screen printing studio. Through this he was professionally involved in screen printing activities for a number of renowned designers and companies. His commitment towards quality brought him a plethora of accolades and awards, including one from the President of India. In 1994, M. F. Husain was looking for a serigrapher for his artworks - someone who could do justice to his art and this search led him to Ahmedabad.<ref name="Affordable Art ">{{cite news\|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Affordable+art/1/17766.html\|title=Affordable Art \|last= Bordewekar \|first=Sandhya\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> During those times, not many people in India were undertaking work of such a large scale and impeccable quality. Anil Relia and M.F. Husain became so close friends that eventually Husain kept coming and frequenting the city. He was found visiting a tea stall which also has one of his works as well as an art gallery was also instituted with his name.<ref name="MF Husain and Ahmedabad’s Lucky tea stall">{{cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/6i8uqTMsjQlygcUX57ba3J/MF-Husain-and-Ahmedabad8217s-Lucky-tea-stall.html.\|title=MF Husain and Ahmedabad's Lucky tea stall\|last=Trivedi\|first=Soumitra\|publisher=[[livemint]]\|access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref>

	Relia worked on the serigraph series of M. F. Husain and came out with many Limited Edition Serigraphs as well. With the use of technology, he could also come out with the largest serigraph ever done in India – Husain's Mother Teresa, which was launched at Paris in the year 2004.<ref name="Picasso of India">{{cite news\|url= http://artanddeal.in/cms/?p=2799\|title=Picasso of India\|last= Bordewekar \|first=Sandhya\|publisher=Art and Deal}}</ref> This chance encounter changed the direction of Relia's life to one where his passion now lives and breathes. Looking at Relia's interest in Indian portraits,<ref name="When faces tell a thousand stories">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/When-faces-tell-a-thousand-stories/articleshow/6825677.cms\|title=When faces tell a thousand stories \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> Husain has painted a family portrait and gifted it to him.<ref name="Head Hunting">{{cite news\|url=http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571\|title=Head Hunting\|last=Pathak\|first=Santana\|publisher=[[The Times of India Crest Edition]]\|access-date=24 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101501/http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Relia accompanied Husain on his various adventures whether it be film making or other kinds of projects. The demise of Husain<ref name="Missing Husain">{{cite news\|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-i-am-going-to-miss-husain-anil-relia-1553506\|title= Missing Husain\|last= Chaturvedi \|first=Devika\|publisher=dna Syndication\|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> brought a lacunae in his life and Relia lost a friend, philosopher and guide to the sands of time.		Relia worked on the serigraph series of M. F. Husain and came out with many Limited Edition Serigraphs as well. With the use of technology, he could also come out with the largest serigraph ever done in India – Husain's Mother Teresa, which was launched at Paris in the year 2004.<ref name="Picasso of India">{{cite news\|url= http://artanddeal.in/cms/?p=2799\|title=Picasso of India\|last= Bordewekar \|first=Sandhya\|publisher=Art and Deal}}</ref> This chance encounter changed the direction of Relia's life to one where his passion now lives and breathes. Looking at Relia's interest in Indian portraits,<ref name="When faces tell a thousand stories">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/When-faces-tell-a-thousand-stories/articleshow/6825677.cms\|title=When faces tell a thousand stories \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> Husain has painted a family portrait and gifted it to him.<ref name="MF Husain's obsession with fame was matched only by his genius for art">{{cite news\|url=https://www.theestablished.com/community/viewpoint/mf-husains-obsession-with-fame-was-matched-only-by-his-genius-for-art\|title=MF Husain's obsession with fame was matched only by his genius for art\|last=Relia\|first=Anil\|publisher=[[The Established]]\|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Head Hunting">{{cite news\|url=http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571\|title=Head Hunting\|last=Pathak\|first=Santana\|publisher=[[The Times of India Crest Edition]]\|access-date=24 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101501/http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Relia accompanied Husain on his various adventures whether it be film making or other kinds of projects. The demise of Husain<ref name="Missing Husain">{{cite news\|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-i-am-going-to-miss-husain-anil-relia-1553506\|title= Missing Husain\|last= Chaturvedi \|first=Devika\|publisher=dna Syndication\|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> brought a lacunae in his life and Relia lost a friend, philosopher and guide to the sands of time.

	Anil Relia also works as Honorary Director at the art gallery known as [[Amdavad ni Gufa]], which was designed by artist Husain and architect [[B. V. Doshi]]. He founded the Archer Art Gallery in 1978. He also serves as Trustee of the Kala Ravi Trust, founded by Kalaguru [[Ravishankar Raval]].		Anil Relia also works as Honorary Director at the art gallery known as [[Amdavad ni Gufa]], which was designed by artist Husain and architect [[B. V. Doshi]]. He founded the Archer Art Gallery in 1978. He also serves as Trustee of the Kala Ravi Trust, founded by Kalaguru [[Ravishankar Raval]].

	== Art Collection ==		== Art Collection ==
	Anil Relia has been collecting art, especially portraits since 1970. His vision is to connect India in a thread of art and pay back his dues to the art that has been so gracious to him. He wants to involve as many people as possible through his work and efforts and sensitize them to art and culture. He has planned a series of exhibitions and shows based on the theme of portraits that he has painstakingly collected over the years, out of which ~~nine~~ have been already implemented and more are planned.<ref name="Art scene at its best">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/art-scene-at-its-best-anil-relia-art-collector/1/519890.html\|title=Art scene at its best\|last=Rathore\|first=Anurita\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>		Anil Relia has been collecting art, especially portraits since 1970. His vision is to connect India in a thread of art and pay back his dues to the art that has been so gracious to him. He wants to involve as many people as possible through his work and efforts and sensitize them to art and culture. He has planned a series of exhibitions and shows based on the theme of portraits that he has painstakingly collected over the years, out of which twelve have been already implemented and more are planned.<ref name="Art scene at its best">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/art-scene-at-its-best-anil-relia-art-collector/1/519890.html\|title=Art scene at its best\|last=Rathore\|first=Anurita\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

	#The Indian Portrait I - an artistic journey from miniature to modern<ref name="The Indian Portrait 1">{{cite news\|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-ahmedabads-art-festival-to-exhibit-indian-potraits-through-ages-1458481		#The Indian Portrait I - an artistic journey from miniature to modern<ref name="The Indian Portrait 1">{{cite news\|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-ahmedabads-art-festival-to-exhibit-indian-potraits-through-ages-1458481
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	#The Indian Portrait IX - A Parsi delight \| Paintings, Photographs, Prints & Collectibles<ref name="Parsi portrayals">{{cite news\|url=https://www.parsiana.com/current-issue/articles.aspx?id=PrRWuO%2bTgco%3d&issue=376\|title=Parsi portrayals\|last=Jijina\|first=Farrokh\|publisher=[[Parsiana]]\|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="World of Parsi Portraits">{{cite news\|url=http://epaper.navgujaratsamay.com/imageview_14501_52810506_4_72_04-12-2018_1_i_1_sf.html\|title=World of Parsi Portraits\|last=Trivedi\|first=Jayjit\|publisher=[[NavGujarat Samay]]\|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>		#The Indian Portrait IX - A Parsi delight \| Paintings, Photographs, Prints & Collectibles<ref name="Parsi portrayals">{{cite news\|url=https://www.parsiana.com/current-issue/articles.aspx?id=PrRWuO%2bTgco%3d&issue=376\|title=Parsi portrayals\|last=Jijina\|first=Farrokh\|publisher=[[Parsiana]]\|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="World of Parsi Portraits">{{cite news\|url=http://epaper.navgujaratsamay.com/imageview_14501_52810506_4_72_04-12-2018_1_i_1_sf.html\|title=World of Parsi Portraits\|last=Trivedi\|first=Jayjit\|publisher=[[NavGujarat Samay]]\|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
	#The Indian Portrait X - Visions of a Bygone Era: 1590-1890<ref name="Presenting a brief history of portraits">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/presenting-a-brief-history-of-portraits/articleshow/71158546.cms\|title=Presenting a brief history of portraits\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum">{{cite web\|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-indian-portrait-by-archer-waiting-for-a-permanent-museum/\|title=The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum\|last=Gulati\|first=Naresh\|publisher=creativeyatra.com\|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>		#The Indian Portrait X - Visions of a Bygone Era: 1590-1890<ref name="Presenting a brief history of portraits">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/presenting-a-brief-history-of-portraits/articleshow/71158546.cms\|title=Presenting a brief history of portraits\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum">{{cite web\|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-indian-portrait-by-archer-waiting-for-a-permanent-museum/\|title=The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum\|last=Gulati\|first=Naresh\|publisher=creativeyatra.com\|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>
	#The Indian Portrait XI - [[Jyoti Bhatt]]'s Photographs of His Contemporaries<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-great-saga-of-indian-portrait-keeps-going/\|title=The Great Saga of Indian Portrait Keeps Going!\|website=Creative Yatra\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/things-to-do-in-ahmedabad-today/articleshow/74447958.cms\|title=Things to do in Ahmedabad today\|~~last1~~=~~Mar~~ 3\|~~first1~~=Ahmedabad Mirror {{!}} ~~Updated~~\|~~last2~~=~~2020~~\|website=Ahmedabad Mirror\|language=en\|access-date=~~2020~~-03-~~04\|last3=Ist\|first3=06:00~~}}</ref>		#The Indian Portrait XI - [[Jyoti Bhatt]]'s Photographs of His Contemporaries<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-great-saga-of-indian-portrait-keeps-going/\|title=The Great Saga of Indian Portrait Keeps Going!\|website=Creative Yatra\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/things-to-do-in-ahmedabad-today/articleshow/74447958.cms\|title=Things to do in Ahmedabad today\|date=March 3, 2020\|website=Ahmedabad Mirror\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
			#The Indian Portrait XII - Chitrashala Press \| Freedom Fighter Printer in Poona<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-saga-of-the-indian-portrait-continues-to-showcase-slices-of-history/\|title=The Saga of the Indian Portrait Continues to Showcase Slices of History\|website=Creative Yatra\|language=en-US\|access-date=2021-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/things-to-do-in-ahmedabad/81812299.html\|title=Things to do in Ahmedabad today\|date=November 28, 2021\|website=Ahmedabad Mirror\|language=en\|access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref>

	Apart from portraits, his collection of Nathdwara school miniatures paintings is also quite extensive. A book titled, [https://www.archerindia.com/portraits-of-devotion Portraits of Devotion - Popular Manorath Paintings from Nathdwara in the collection of Anil Relia], was published and launched in March 2019.<ref name="Archer’s Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born">{{Cite web \|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/archers-manorath-collection-lends-research-book-born/ \|title=Archer's Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born\|last=Gulati\|first=Naresh\|publisher=creativeyatra.com\|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> The book is researched & authored by a London bred Italian writer Isabella Nardi<ref name="When an atheist speaks god's language">{{cite news\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/when-an-atheist-speaks-gods-language/articleshow/68261109.cms\|title=When an atheist speaks god's language\|last=Sonaiya\|first=Janvi\|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]\|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> who specialises in South Asian paintings.		Apart from portraits, his collection of Nathdwara school miniatures paintings is also quite extensive. A book titled, [https://www.archerindia.com/portraits-of-devotion Portraits of Devotion - Popular Manorath Paintings from Nathdwara in the collection of Anil Relia], was published and launched in March 2019.<ref name="Archer’s Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born">{{Cite web \|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/archers-manorath-collection-lends-research-book-born/ \|title=Archer's Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born\|last=Gulati\|first=Naresh\|publisher=creativeyatra.com\|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> The book is researched & authored by a London bred Italian writer Isabella Nardi<ref name="When an atheist speaks god's language">{{cite news\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/when-an-atheist-speaks-gods-language/articleshow/68261109.cms\|title=When an atheist speaks god's language\|last=Sonaiya\|first=Janvi\|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]\|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> who specialises in South Asian paintings.

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{{Infobox person
| name = Anil Relia
| image = Anil Relia, Art Collector.jpg
| caption = Art Collector
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = [[Art Collector]]
| alma_mater = [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]
| spouse = Tanuja Relia
| children = Radhika and Manan
}}

'''Anil Relia''' is an [[India]]n [[art collector]], known for his [[portrait]] collection.<ref name="From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits">{{cite news|url=http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-unspoken-fascination-to-a-selection-of-indian-portraits/|title=From Unspoken Fascination to a Selection of Indian Portraits|last=Aiman|first=Sarah|publisher=Larry's List|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Portrait Collector">{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/The-Portrait-Collector/2014/10/04/article2460457.ece|title=The Portrait Collector|last=Mulchandani|first=Anil|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> He has over 3000 portraits and<ref name= "A Collection of Centuries">{{cite news|url= http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/A-collection-of-centuries/DNAHM74216|title=A Collection of Centuries|publisher=dna Syndication|access-date=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Portrait perfect |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/portrait-perfect/articleshow/71238428.cms |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> his personal collection includes many miniature paintings, early photographs along with works of artists like [[Raja Ravi Varma]], [[M. F. Husain]], [[Hemen Majumdar]], [[Bhupen Khakhar]], [[Jyoti Bhatt]], [[Haku Shah]], [[K. G. Subramanyan]], [[S.H. Raza]], [[Thota Vaikuntam]], [[Manu Parekh]] and many more.

== Early life ==
Born in [[Surat]] – [[Gujarat]], he graduated from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] in Fine Arts Major (Applied Arts, [[Serigraphy]] and [[Photography]]) in 1978. Since childhood Anil showed a passion for collecting art. His first so called art collection consisted of the labels pasted on cloth bundles that would arrive near a warehouse close to his house. He would carefully peel the labels off, wash them and preserve them in his school book. This passion got all the more fueled in college and he started using his pocket money to collect works of art instead of spending it on other necessities. On completion of his studies he shifted to the city of [[Ahmedabad]] for work.<ref name=" A Passion for Prints, Pichhwais and Portraits ">{{cite news |url= http://www.artindiamag.com/quarter02_02_09/lead_featureSandhya02_02_09.html |title= Passionate about art |last= Bordewekar |first= Sandhya |publisher= Art India Magazine |access-date= 13 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130121151103/http://www.artindiamag.com/quarter02_02_09/lead_featureSandhya02_02_09.html |archive-date= 21 January 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
Anil Relia began his career with being a [[graphic designer]] in an advertising firm in [[Ahmedabad]]. While working, as a pastime, he made [[Diwali]] cards for his family. The money earned, helped him quit his job and set up his own screen printing studio. Through this he was professionally involved in screen printing activities for a number of renowned designers and companies. His commitment towards quality brought him a plethora of accolades and awards, including one from the President of India. In 1994, M. F. Husain was looking for a serigrapher for his artworks - someone who could do justice to his art and this search led him to Ahmedabad.<ref name="Affordable Art ">{{cite news|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Affordable+art/1/17766.html|title=Affordable Art |last= Bordewekar |first=Sandhya|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> During those times, not many people in India were undertaking work of such a large scale and impeccable quality. Anil Relia and M.F. Husain became so close friends that eventually Husain kept coming and frequenting the city. He was found visiting a tea stall which also has one of his works as well as an art gallery was also instituted with his name.<ref name=" MF Husain and Ahmedabad’s Lucky tea stall">{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/6i8uqTMsjQlygcUX57ba3J/MF-Husain-and-Ahmedabad8217s-Lucky-tea-stall.html.|title= MF Husain and Ahmedabad's Lucky tea stall|last=Trivedi|first=Soumitra|publisher=[[livemint]]|access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref>

Relia worked on the serigraph series of M. F. Husain and came out with many Limited Edition Serigraphs as well. With the use of technology, he could also come out with the largest serigraph ever done in India – Husain's Mother Teresa, which was launched at Paris in the year 2004.<ref name="Picasso of India">{{cite news|url= http://artanddeal.in/cms/?p=2799|title=Picasso of India|last= Bordewekar |first=Sandhya|publisher=Art and Deal}}</ref> This chance encounter changed the direction of Relia's life to one where his passion now lives and breathes. Looking at Relia's interest in Indian portraits,<ref name="When faces tell a thousand stories">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/When-faces-tell-a-thousand-stories/articleshow/6825677.cms|title=When faces tell a thousand stories |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> Husain has painted a family portrait and gifted it to him.<ref name="Head Hunting">{{cite news|url=http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571|title=Head Hunting|last=Pathak|first=Santana|publisher=[[The Times of India Crest Edition]]|access-date=24 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101501/http://www.timescrest.com/culture/head-hunting-7571|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Relia accompanied Husain on his various adventures whether it be film making or other kinds of projects. The demise of Husain<ref name="Missing Husain">{{cite news|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-i-am-going-to-miss-husain-anil-relia-1553506|title= Missing Husain|last= Chaturvedi |first=Devika|publisher=dna Syndication|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> brought a lacunae in his life and Relia lost a friend, philosopher and guide to the sands of time.

Anil Relia also works as Honorary Director at the art gallery known as [[Amdavad ni Gufa]], which was designed by artist Husain and architect [[B. V. Doshi]]. He founded the Archer Art Gallery in 1978. He also serves as Trustee of the Kala Ravi Trust, founded by Kalaguru [[Ravishankar Raval]].

== Art Collection ==
Anil Relia has been collecting art, especially portraits since 1970. His vision is to connect India in a thread of art and pay back his dues to the art that has been so gracious to him. He wants to involve as many people as possible through his work and efforts and sensitize them to art and culture. He has planned a series of exhibitions and shows based on the theme of portraits that he has painstakingly collected over the years, out of which nine have been already implemented and more are planned.<ref name="Art scene at its best">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/art-scene-at-its-best-anil-relia-art-collector/1/519890.html|title=Art scene at its best|last=Rathore|first=Anurita|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

#The Indian Portrait I - an artistic journey from miniature to modern<ref name="The Indian Portrait 1">{{cite news|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-ahmedabads-art-festival-to-exhibit-indian-potraits-through-ages-1458481
|title= The Indian Portrait 1|last= Shah |first=Jumana|publisher=DNA |access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="Ahmedabad's art festival to exhibit Indian portraits through ages">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/When-faces-tell-a-thousand-stories/articleshow/6825677.cms|title=Ahmedabad's art festival to exhibit Indian portraits through ages|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait II - Sacred Journey of Tilkayat Govardhanlalji (1862 - 1934), Nathdwara<ref name="The Indian Portrait 2">{{cite news|url= http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-ahmedabads-art-festival-to-exhibit-indian-potraits-through-ages-1458481|title=The Indian Portrait 2|last= Mukherjee Parekh |first=Runa|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait III - A Historical Journey of Graphic Prints up to Independence<ref name="The Indian Portrait - III: A Historical Journey of Graphic Prints up to Independence">{{cite news|url=http://www.asianartnewspaper.com/gallery-shows/indian-portrait-iii-historical-journey-graphic-prints-independence|title=The Indian Portrait - III|publisher=Asian Art Newspaper|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090241/http://www.asianartnewspaper.com/gallery-shows/indian-portrait-iii-historical-journey-graphic-prints-independence|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait IV - [[Muraqqa]] - an Anthological Journey of the Mughal Empire<ref name="The Indian Portrait 4">{{cite news|url= http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/When-alphabets-equals-numbers/DNAHM75925|title= The Indian Portrait |publisher= dna Syndication}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait V - Colonial influence on [[Raja Ravi Varma]] and his Contemporaries<ref name="The Indian Portrait 5">{{cite news|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/into-the-city/1/383814.html|title= The Indian Portrait 5|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait VI - A Photographic evolution from documentation to posterity<ref name="The Indian Portrait 6">{{cite news|url= http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=69656&boxid=2524&ed_date=2015-08-04&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=8
|title= The Indian Portrait 6|last= Shah |first=Kinjal|publisher=DNA |access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait VII - Trans-culturalisation of lens and brush through painted photographs<ref name="The Indian Portrait 7">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=71705&boxid=2383&ed_date=2015-09-22&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=8|title=Celebrating hand-coloured photos|last=Bhatt|first=Vrunda|publisher=DNA|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait VIII - Rajputana Nayak | Paintings from the Royal courts of Rajasthan 1660-1940 CE<ref name="From the royal courts of Rajasthan">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=78800&boxid=3352&ed_date=2016-02-17&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=8|title=From the royal courts of Rajasthan|publisher=DNA|access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Colours of Rajputana">{{cite news|url=http://oldepaper.navgujaratsamay.com/details/8396-5820-1.html|title=Colours of Rajputana|last=Trivedi|first=Jayjit|publisher=[[NavGujarat Samay]]|access-date=17 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010356/http://oldepaper.navgujaratsamay.com/details/8396-5820-1.html|archive-date=23 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait IX - A Parsi delight | Paintings, Photographs, Prints & Collectibles<ref name="Parsi portrayals">{{cite news|url=https://www.parsiana.com/current-issue/articles.aspx?id=PrRWuO%2bTgco%3d&issue=376|title=Parsi portrayals|last=Jijina|first=Farrokh|publisher=[[Parsiana]]|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="World of Parsi Portraits">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.navgujaratsamay.com/imageview_14501_52810506_4_72_04-12-2018_1_i_1_sf.html|title=World of Parsi Portraits|last=Trivedi|first=Jayjit|publisher=[[NavGujarat Samay]]|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait X - Visions of a Bygone Era: 1590-1890<ref name="Presenting a brief history of portraits">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/presenting-a-brief-history-of-portraits/articleshow/71158546.cms|title=Presenting a brief history of portraits|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum">{{cite web|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-indian-portrait-by-archer-waiting-for-a-permanent-museum/|title=The Indian Portrait by Archer: Waiting for a Permanent Museum|last=Gulati|first=Naresh|publisher=creativeyatra.com|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>
#The Indian Portrait XI - [[Jyoti Bhatt]]'s Photographs of His Contemporaries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/the-great-saga-of-indian-portrait-keeps-going/|title=The Great Saga of Indian Portrait Keeps Going!|website=Creative Yatra|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/things-to-do-in-ahmedabad-today/articleshow/74447958.cms|title=Things to do in Ahmedabad today|last1=Mar 3|first1=Ahmedabad Mirror {{!}} Updated|last2=2020|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04|last3=Ist|first3=06:00}}</ref>

Apart from portraits, his collection of Nathdwara school miniatures paintings is also quite extensive. A book titled, [https://www.archerindia.com/portraits-of-devotion Portraits of Devotion - Popular Manorath Paintings from Nathdwara in the collection of Anil Relia], was published and launched in March 2019.<ref name="Archer’s Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born">{{Cite web |url=https://creativeyatra.com/reviews/archers-manorath-collection-lends-research-book-born/ |title=Archer's Manorath collection lends itself to research and a Book is born|last=Gulati|first=Naresh|publisher=creativeyatra.com|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> The book is researched & authored by a London bred Italian writer Isabella Nardi<ref name="When an atheist speaks god's language">{{cite news|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/when-an-atheist-speaks-gods-language/articleshow/68261109.cms|title=When an atheist speaks god's language|last=Sonaiya|first=Janvi|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> who specialises in South Asian paintings.

Another book on his Nathdwara painting collection titled, [https://www.archerindia.com/nathdwara-paintings-from-the-anil-relia-collection Nathdwara Paintings from the Anil Relia Collection - The Portal to Shrinathji], was published by Niyogi Books in November 2020.<ref name="Art by the book">{{Cite web |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/columns/the-informer/art-by-the-book/articleshow/79482577.cms|title=Art by the book|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> This book explores Anil Relia’s comprehensive collection of Nathdwara paintings and sketches, celebrating the wide-ranging talents of various artists.<ref name="Capture the rare spirit">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/vivacity/capture-the-rare-spirit.html|title=Capture the rare spirit|last=Nair|first=Uma|work=[[The Pioneer (India)]]|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> The books is authored by distinguished art historians Kalyan Krishna and Kay Talwar.<ref name="Power centre for kings, melting pot for art">{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/power-centre-for-kings-melting-pot-for-art-how-nathdwara-in-rajasthan-rose-for-300-yrs/595317/|title=Power centre for kings, melting pot for art|work=[[ThePrint]]|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Canvas steeped in devotion">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/canvas-steeped-in-devotion-205767|title=Canvas steeped in devotion|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.archerindia.com/about-us Archer Graphic Studio, website]
* [http://www.theindianportrait.com The Indian Portrait, website]

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