Born in 1968 in Tellicherry, Kerala, C. Bhagyanath received his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1992. He then went on to study at the Sarojini Naidu School of Performing Arts, Fine Arts, and Communication in Hyderabad, where he earned his Master’s degree in the same field in 2006.

Some of the solo exhibitions in which Bhagyanath’s works have been featured include Ventriloquism at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi (2010-2011); In Limbo at Project 88, Mumbai (2009); exhibitions at Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi (2006); and Kannur (2004). He has also participated in several group exhibitions, including:

 Group art exhibition :

 It’s a Wild World, co-curated by Niyatee Shinde and Jasmine Shah Varma.

 Dusky Path of a Dream: Notes from Abstracting the Real, curated by Meena Vari, Rizq Art Initiative, Abu Dhabi.

 India Art Fair, Palette Art Gallery. (2020–2024):

 Lokame Tharavadu – Group exhibition at Alappuzha.

 Nature Morte, New Delhi (July 22–September 2).

 Secret Dialogues, Kochi-Muziris Biennale (December 12, 2016 – March 29, 2017).

:Reading Between the Lines at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad.

 True Values, Cutting Edges of Contemporary Art, The Viewing Room, Mumbai.

 Between Darkness & Magic – Examining the Kerala Metaphor, CIMA Gallery, Kolkata.

A. Syco at The Viewing Room, Mumbai.

The Way We Are at Mon Art Gallery, Kolkata.

Evidentia at Gallery Sumukha, Chennai and Bangalore.

Re-claim/Re-cite/Re-cycle at Bose Pacia, Kolkata.

Recycled at Travancore Palace, New Delhi.

Metamorphosis: Change and Continuity in Indian Art at Phyllis Weston-Annie Boiling Gallery, USA.

The Big Picture at Welcomart Gallery.

Pastiche at Chaitanya Art Gallery.