National Award LALIT KALA AKADEM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India | PUNJAB LALIT KALA AKADEMI SANMAAN-2019, Cultural Award and Scholarship from Ministry of Culture, India 2019-20 | BFA, Fine Art, Punjab University | Madan Lal is an India-based artist whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions across the country. His inspirations are diverse and include Sufism, music, dance, Mayan culture, mystical travel, urban emotions, etc. Madan Lal describes his complex and vibrant works as conveying the numerous and multifaceted motifs of life. His inspirations come from internal and external travels. His distinctive compositions are mostly created using acrylic on canvas. | Art Awards: 2019 Punjab Kala Sanman By Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi Chandigarh | 2017 58th National Akademi Award by Lailt Kala Akademi, New Delhi | 2016 Prafulla Dhanukar Art Foundation Silver Medal | 2015 Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation Emerging Artist Award | 2001  Gold Medal All India Exhibition by Avantika, New Delhi | 200 All India Millennium Drawings by PLKA & Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi | 2000 All India Exhibition By AIFACS at Chandigarh | Madan Lal about his work: "Art is my language".