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{{short description|Indian painter}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1963}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = 20 February 2020
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'''Sadhu Aliyur (സദു അലിയൂർ)''' (1963 – 2020) was an Indian ([[Watercolor painting|watercolor]]) painter and art teacher from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He has done a workshop on the art of watercolor painting <ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://doodlewash.com/guest-artist-a-game-of-washes-and-dabs-by-sadhu-aliyur/|title=A Game Of Washes And Dabs by Sadhu Aliyur |date=2017-04-07| work=Doodlewash |access-date=28 December 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> at the State Gallery of Fine Arts. He co-founded "[[Coloring India Foundation|Colouring India foundation]]" a non profit organisation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/160716/an-emotion-of-colours.html|title=An emotion of colours|date=2016-07-16|newspaper= Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/For-a-perfect-stroke/article14399295.ece|title=For a perfect stroke|last=Tripathi|first=Shailaja|date=2016-06-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/sadhu-aliyurs-painting-series-on-thiruvananthapuram/article8280484.ece|title=Capital in focus|last=M|first=Athira|date=2016-02-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
He was born in the Kozhikode District of [[Kerala]] and studied fine arts at Kerala school of Arts, Thalassery. He was an Art instructor at Brushman's school of Arts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.artculturefestival.in/sadhu-aliyur/|title=Sadhu Aliyur - Art culture festivals|date=2016-09-19|work=Art culture festivals|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Sadhu has been honoured for his talents with awards in Kerala and outside. He has had 23 exhibitions where each time he brings a fresh look at his chosen subject and theme{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}. The Kerala [[Lalit Kala Akademi|Lalith Kala Academy]] chose Sadhu for this year's Vijaya Raghavan Gold Medal Endowment.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://athmaonline.in/sadhualiyur/|title=Sadhu Aliyur|date=2017-01-14|work=ATHMA ONLINE|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-GB}}</ref> His art work has also been honoured by [[Turkey International|Turkey International Water Colour society]] for his contributions in fine art.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sadhu Aliyur, master of watercolour from Mahe|url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2018/04/10/sadhu-aliyu-master-of-watercolour.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref>

He died on 20 February 2020 in [[Ernakulam]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/water-color-artist-sadhu-aliyur-passes-away-1.4547193 |title=ജലച്ചായ ചിത്രകാരന്‍ സദു അലിയൂര്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref>

== Art galleries & Exhibitions ==
Sadhu has had various solo exhibitions of his works at Mayyazhi  Chithranhaliloode, municipal town hall, Kannur- May 2006. The artist's work has exhibited at many solo or group art exhibitions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="colourentice.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.colourentice.com/artist-profile/Sadhu-Aliyur.php?limit=9|title=Sadhu Aliyur Paintings Online - Colourentice.com Gallery|website=www.colourentice.com|access-date=2017-12-13}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

=== Solo Exhibition ===
*2001- Mahe, Chalakkara and Pandakkal
*2006- Municipal Town Hall, Kannur
*2006- Mary Matha Community Hall, Mahe
*2006- Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery, Kozhikkode
*2007- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath art gallery, Bangalore
*2008- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Durbar Hall, Earnakulam
*2008- Alliance Française, Pondicherry
*2008- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
*2009- Malayala Kalagramam Art Gallery, New Mahe
*2009- Alliance Française, Pondicherry
*2009- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Durbar Hall, Earnakulam
*2010- Kathirur Grama Panchayath Art Gallery, Thalassery
*2010- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
*2010- Lalit Kala Akademi Art Gallery, New Delhi
*2011- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
*2012- Mary Matha Community Hall, Mahe
*2012- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
*2013- Kerala Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery, Kozhikkode
*2013- Sargalaya Art and Craft Village, Iringal, Vadagara
*2013- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishth gallery, Bangalore
*2014- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishth Gallery, Bangalore
*2015- Soryakanthi Art Gallery, Thiruvanthapuram
*2015- Kerala lalithakala Akademi Gallery, Thalassery
*2015- Durbar Hall Ernakulam, Kerala
*2015- Jahangeer art gallery, Mumbai
*2016- Soryakanti Art Gallery, Thiruvanathapuram
*2016- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath gallery, Bangalore
*2016- State Art Gallery, Hyderabad
*2016- Wintage Art Gallery, Payyanoor
*2016- Vadagara Block panjayath gallery
*2017- Gudham Art gallery, Kozhikode

=== Group exhibition ===
* National Exhibition of Paintings conducted by Kerala Chithrakala Parishath at Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery
* Bangalore and many group shows in various parts of India.

'''Art workshops'''

"Hues of Watercolours" at Venkatappa Art Gallery. Organised by Coloring India<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://coloringindia.com/portfolio-posts/11th-edition-hues-watercolor-painting-workshop-chennai/|title=11th Edition of Hues of Watercolor Painting Workshop in Chennai|work=Coloring India Creative Arts Center|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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