Manish Pushkale was born in Bhopal in 1973. A trained geologist, Manish also studied art at the art college in Bhopal. He is also a recipient of the S. H. Raza foundation award. Pushkale has had solo exhibitions in Bhopal, 1994, Delhi, 1997, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2003 and Paris, 2003. And several group shows including the ones at, Gallery Lakereen, Mumbai, 1999, Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi, 2000, NGMA, Mumbai, 2001, Gallery Espace, Delhi, 2002 and Tao Gallery Mumbai, 2003 The artist lives and works in Delhi.