Born in June, 1976 in a semi-urban town of Jamui, Bihar, Suraj Kumar Kashi knew he wanted to be an artist since childhood. Armed with a Bachelors degree in fine arts from the Art College, Patna and a Masters degree from College of Art, Delhi University in 2003, Suraj started out in the advertising world where, as an art director in Ogilvy & Mather, he churned out creative lines for many multinational brands. After two-and-a-half-years he realized his calling was always with the paint and brush. He has participated in several solo and group shows across the country including the Athens Biennale in 2013. The urban elite and rural folk both have a place in Suraj Kumar’s dreamlike world of flying horses and white clouds.