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Ved expresses through the medium of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, graphic print, photography, computer, limited edition books & writing.

2010: The Living Insignia at Gallery Ensign, New Delhi
2010: Manifestation, Delhi Art Gallery
2009: Millionaire Homes, Gallery Time & Space, Banglore
2009: Masters Strokes, Gallery Beyond, Goa
2009: Ati Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009: Crimson the art resource, Banglore
2008: Mystic Expression, Fidaa Art Gallery, Singapore
2007: Group show, Gallery 7, Bombay
2007: Beyond the Horizon, Fidaa Art Gallery, Singapore
2007: Khushi Art auction, New Delhi.
2007: Tahlka auction, London
2006: Pratham auction exhibition organized by Christies in London.
2006: Devotion Art Positive art gallery.
2006: Red Earth, Baroda.
2006: Work on paper, celebrating 35 years of Cymroza art gallery.
2006: Water exhibition, Sofia College, Mumbai.
2006: Group show, Art Konsult art gallery.
2006: Work on paper, New York.
2006: Holi & Monsoon group shows organized by Red Earth in Delhi & Mumbai.
2006: Garhi Artists, Group Show, New Delhi.
2006: Harmony Show, Mumbai.
2006: Art Camp, JW Marriot, Mumbai.
2005: Manifestations, Delhi Art Gallery, Bombay.
2005: Group Show organized by Popular Prakashan, Anant art galley, Delhi & Tao art galley, Mumbai.
2005: Art Camp, JW Marriot, Mumbai.
2006: Online Paper work show, Saffrpmart, Bombay
2006: Group Show, Art Konsult art gallery.
2006: Group Show, Art Motif, New Delhi
2005: Art camp in Turkey.
2005: Exhibition in aid of Cancer Society, Art & Soul art gallery.
2005: Groups Show, Art Motif, New Delhi
2005: Art camp, Sri Lanka.
2005: Exhibition in aid of Cancer Society, Cymroza art gallery, Mumbai.
2004: Groups show, Art Motif, New Delhi
2004: Drawing exhibition, Crimson Art gallery.
2004: Confluence, art camp & exhibition, Los Angles, USA
2004: Confluence, art camp & exhibition, New York, USA
2004: 'Mango Tree Trunk & Naika' at Pioneer Gallery, New Delhi.
2003: Online Paper work show, Saffron Art, Bombay.
2003: 'Archival Digital Prints' at Dhoomimal Art Center, New Delhi.
2003: 'Archival Digital Prints' at Crimson Art Gallery , Bangalore.
2002: 'Creating Space amidst Planets' was organised at Lalit Kala Akademi, Garhi Artists' Studios, New Delhi.
2002: 'Creating Space amidst Planets' was organised at Jamaat Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2001: Paper- Pulp Group Show, Gallery Fine Art, Bombay.
2001: Paper- Pulp Group Show, Gallery Espace, Delhi.
2001: The Miniature Format Show, Santache Art Gallery, Bombay
2000: The Miniature Format Show, Santache Art Gallery, Bombay
2000: Online Paper work show, Saffron art, Bombay
1999: Self Potrait, Gallery Lakeeren, Bombay
1998: Sculpture Camp, Baroda.
1998: Painting on Glass, Art Camp, Baroda.
1998: 'Unmasking' _a group show of conceptual self - portraits organised by Om Gallery, New Delhi.
1998: 'Uttarayan'_ Sculptor's Camp, Vadodra.
1998: Artist's camp organised by Alembic Chemicals, Vadodra.
1997: The Miniature Format Show, Santache Art Gallery, Bombay
1997: Graphic Art Camp, J. J. Collage of Art, Bombay.
1997: Masanori Fukuoka's contemporary Indian Art collection exhibition organised by the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore and Calcutta.
1997: Two artists group exhibition at the Gallery 88, Calcutta.
1997: '50 Years of Indian Independence ' - a group show organised by Vadhera Art Gallery at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
1997: `The Looking Glass-Self' a group shows at Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1997: Major trends in contemporary Indian Art after Independence, the exhibition organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi.
1997: Two artist exhibition of recent paintings at the Kal Art Gallery, San Francisco, USA, with Gogi Saroj Pal.
1996: The Miniature Format Show, Santache Art Gallery, Bombay.
1996: Paintings & Installations at Art Today, New Delhi.
1995: International Installation Workshop and Exhibition on Art & Ecology, organised by Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi.
1994: `Paintings in Weaving'-A group show at Artist Studio Gallery, New Delhi.
1993: Contributed an installation `Mankind 2193 - Despair & Hope of Kalpavriksha' in the 8th Triennale- India.
1993: Helped to conceptualise, design and edit the book on Contemporary Indian Art published by Masanori Fukuoka.
1993: Contemporary Indian Art, a group exhibition organised by Masanori Fukuoka in Yokohama, Japan.
1993: Group exhibition organised by the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda for the cause of Maharashtra earthquake.
1993: `More than a decade ago, the Artist's Choice'; a group show organised by the Display Gallery, New Delhi.
1993: Group Show organised by CRY at Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi.
1993: ‘Wounds’ exhibition organised by CIMA at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
1993: Group Show of Drawings; Sakshi Art Gallery, Bombay
1993: Group Show of sculptures 'Heads' at Sakshi Art Gallery Bombay, Madras and Bangalore
1992: Group Show of sculptures 'Heads' at Sakshi Art Gallery Bombay, Madras and Bangalore
1992: Group Show with Gogi Saroj Pal of paintings 'Mankind and Godkind’ at Artist Studio Gallery
1992: Display of installation `Mankind 2192 - Despair and Hope of Kalpavriksha’ at Max Mueller Bhawan, New Delhi.
1992: `To Encounter others'; An international exhibition of contemporary art at Kassell / Hann Munden, Germany which coincided with Documenta IX. Contributed an installation `Mankind 2192 - Despair and Hope of Kalpavriksha’
1992: The Expressive Line, Art Age presentation, Calcutta
1992: Indian Artists in Dhaka
1991: Retrospective exhibition of drawings from 1979 to 1989 at Artist Studio Gallery, New Delhi
1991: Group Show Kunsthalle Maine, Maine, Germany
1991: Participated in the Group Exhibition and Art Auction organised by Helpage India at Jehangir Art Gallery and conducted by Asprey, London
1991: Participated in group show on the `Year of Girl Child' organised by Shruti, the Art Gallery of Maurya Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi
1991: Group show of terracotta sculptures at the Artist Studio Gallery as complimentary activity to the ‘Colours of the Earth’ exhibition organised by the British Council.
1990: Participated in the 9th International Exhibition of Graphic Art at Frenchen, Germany
1990: A group show along with Gogi Saroj Pal at the Artist Studio Gallery, New Delhi
1990: A Group Exhibition on the occasion of the visit of Nelson Mandela at the Little Theater Group Art Gallery, New Delhi
1990: Exhibition of National Award winning works, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1990: Group Show of Self-Portraits, Chemould Art Gallery, Bombay
1990: Group Show at Kala Yatra, Bangalore
1990: Group Show Conceptual Self-portraits, with Gogi Saroj Pal at Artist Studio Gallery, New Delhi
1989: Group Show of Self -Portraits, Village Gallery, New Delhi
1989: Group Show of Drawings, Paintings & Sculptures at Village Gallery, New Delhi
1989: Group Show of Artists from Delhi, Sakshi Art Gallery, Madras
1989: Exhibition of Contemporary Drawings, CMC Art Gallery, New Delhi
1988: One man show of drawings and graphic prints, `Nairang' Gallery, Lahore
1988: One man show of drawings and graphic prints, `Interior Gallery' Islamabad
1988: Designed environmental & communication graphics for World Philately Exhibition, New Delhi
1988: Designed Citation Trophy for Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding-presented to Secretary General of United Nations
1988: `Work on Paper' - a group show of graphic prints of Indian Artists, Frankfurt, Germany
1987: Exhibition of Serigraph Prints - `Drawings for Sculpture' at Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi
1984: Commissioner, Indian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Algiers
1983: Exhibition of Works of the `Karu' group of artists at Baradari, Garhi studios, New Delhi
1983: Invited sculptor for participation in the National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi
1983: Contemporary Indian Sculpture 1983 an exhibition organised by Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1982: Contemporary Indian Art Exhibition organised as part of Festival of India, London
1982: Designed a bas-relief reposee mural in copper 6m x 10 m for the lounge ceiling at Surya Sofital Hotel, New Delhi
1982: Commendation certificate for `Installation" Mankind 2110 (an Alternative) and Mankind 2110 (The Second Alternative) - Fifth Triennale India
1981: National Award for sculpture `Mankind - 2101', Lalit Kala Akademi
1981: Poster Art Camp, Lalit Kala Akademy, Garhi Studios, New Delhi.
1981: International Exhibition of Small Sculptures, Budapest
1979: `Small Format Sculptures' - Lalit Kala Akademi's Silver Jubilee celebrations exhibition, New Delhi- Mumbai
1978: `Pictorial Space'_ an exhibition organised by Lalit Kala Akademi
1977 to 82: Worked as Chief of Design Division, Trade Fair Authority of India. Designed many Exhibitions in India & abroad
1976: One man show at Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
1975: Third Triennale - India
1970: Member of the Exhibition Design Team for India Pavilion, EXPO`70' Osaka, Japan
1961: Group show of the `Unknown', New Delhi
1960: Group show of the `Unknown' - a group of young painters & sculptors.
1958: Nine Painters' group show, New Delhi
1957: National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi
1957: National Diploma in Fine Arts. College of Art, Delhi
1952: B.A., St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.
1933: Lyallpur