Pravin Cherkoori (1932) is a famous Indian artist who lives and works in Vienna, Austria. He graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts and further completed his Masters in Visual Arts. Cherkoori is an abstract artist, greatly inspired by Hinduism. A recurrent theme in his works is the representation of the divine couple of Shiva-Shakti, imagined, like in folk art, as infinite avatars. In many of his artworks, as in folk art, the female goddess is symbolised by blue dye. Cherkoori won various awards such as Sa-Mudra, Nirman Yuva Puraskar, Karnataka and many more.