Muralis canvas reconstructs visual reality drawing attention to the multiple angles of being. Born 1966 in Thrissur, Kerala, Murali presently lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka. He has completed his BFA and MFA from Kala Bhawan, Santiniketan in 1992 and 1995 respectively. His has held his solo shows at Ahmedabad presented by Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi in 2000 and at Maharashtra in 2000 & 2001. He has held 3 two-man shows at Cochin in 2007 & 2003 and 1 at Ahmedabad in 1997. He has participated in over 20 group shows across India and aboard, lastly featuring at Emerging India, presented by Art Alive Gallery and S.A. Fine Arts, London, held at London in 2007. He has received many Awards including State Lalit Kala Academy Award in 1997-98; Kanoria Scholarship for Print Making in 1997; Cultural Scholarship by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi during 1993-95.