An artist, photographer, graphic designer and short film-maker, S Jayaraj has over the past 30 years demonstrated his talent and versatility nationally and internationally. As a painter, Jayaraj has presented more than a dozen well-acclaimed solo exhibitions and taken part in more than 20 group shows in India, Austria, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand. His theme-based painting series has covered the following topics: Faces of rural folk; Water; Cycle Rickshaw; Still Life; Abstract Series; Folk Dance; LGBT community; Patterns of Indian rural and urban life. Jayaraj lives and works in Chennai, India.