Born in 1976 in Chitradurga, Karnataka, Gurusiddappa G.E. completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting from the College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitra Parishath, Bangalore, in 1997. He then received his Master’s degree in the same from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, in 2000. His solo shows include those held at Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, in 2007; Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007 and 2005; ‘My Day Begins with…’ at Karnataka Chitra Parishath, Bangalore, in 2003; and ‘Song of the Earth’ at Time and Space Gallery, Bangalore, in 2000. He has participated in numerous group shows including ‘Verbal Passages’ at Easel Art Gallery, Chennai, in 2002; and ‘Group Norm’ at Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore, in 1996. Gurusiddappa received the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2004, and was the winner of the Camlin Art Foundation’s Euro Art Tour in 2003.