Venkatappa Art Gallery

Venkatappa Art Gallery is a government-run art gallery on Kasturba Road in central Bengaluru, Karnataka, adjacent to the Government Museum within the Cubbon Park precinct. Established in 1975 and named after renowned Mysore court painter K. Venkatappa (1886–1965), it houses a permanent collection of his watercolours, plaster-of-Paris works and personal artefacts, along with temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. The gallery is noted for its central location and role in promoting Karnataka's artistic heritage.

Visitors can expect a compact two-floor gallery building set beside the Government Museum and Cubbon Park. The ground floor displays the permanent collection of K. Venkatappa including watercolour landscapes, portraits, plaster-of-Paris relief works, and his personal items such as his veena. Upper galleries host rotating temporary exhibitions by contemporary artists. The setting is quiet and museum-like, suitable for unhurried art viewing and photography where permitted.

The gallery was established in 1975 by the Government of Karnataka and named after K. Venkatappa (1886-1965), a distinguished artist of the Mysore court and student of Abanindranath Tagore at the Calcutta School of Art. Venkatappa was known for his watercolours and plaster-of-Paris works and served as court painter to the Wadiyars of Mysore. The gallery was created to preserve and display his donated collection of over 600 paintings and artefacts.

The gallery is a key public art institution in Karnataka dedicated to preserving the legacy of a major Mysore modern artist and to promoting contemporary art through temporary exhibitions, art shows and cultural programmes. It forms part of the Cubbon Park cultural precinct alongside the Government Museum and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum.