Sivananda has received the following honors and awards:
- Honors
- Associate Living Master (ARCALM) of the Art Renewal Center (ARC), 2017
- Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA), 2018
- Signature Member of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters of America (NOAPS), 2018
- Dr. P. Venugopala Rao 'Maitri' Award for Excellence in Art and Literature, Atlanta, USA, 2013
- Distinguished Award in Arts from the American Telugu Association - 2012, USA
- Vamsee Award for Excellence in Painting, India, 2018
- Juror for the Oil Painters of America (OPA) national exhibition, 2020
- Juror for the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) national exhibition, 2020
- 2020
- Award of excellence in the BAG Annual Exhibition held at/by Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA, USA, 2020
- 2019
- "Select 50 (Top 100)", Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition, Atlanta, USA
- Finalist, Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon,Port Reading, New Jersey, USA
- Finalist, "Virtuosos of OPA", Oil Painters of America, St. Augustine, FL, USA
- Finalist, Small Works Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- Artist's Choice Award, Juried Exhibition of Atlanta Fine Arts League, Atlanta Georgia, USA
- 2018
- Finalist, Portrait Society of America Members Only competition, Non-Commissioned Portrait Category, USA
- First place award in Portrait Category, GA National Fair Juried Compeition, Perry, GA, USA
- Finalist, 28th Best Of America juried exhibition of National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Finalist, Juried Salon Show of Oil Painters of America - Traverse City, MI, USA
- Third Prize, BAG Annual Exhibition held at/by Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA, USA
- Grand Prize Award in the CFUMC Fine Arts Festival, Cumming GA, USA
- Recognized as a Signature Member by the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS)
- Recognized as Associated Living Master by the Art Renewal Center
- Recognized as a Signature Member by the Oil Painters of America
- First place award, North Georgia
- Finalist, 1st "Best of America" Small Paintings Juried Exhibition of National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), Richland Fine Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, USA
- Finalist, Small Works Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- 2017
- Third place award in Portrait Category, GA National Fair Juried Compeition, Perry, GA, USA
- First place award, Fall Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Finalist, 12th "Best of America" Annual Juried Exhibition of National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
- Finalist, 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Eiselle Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Finalist, Small Works Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- 2016
- Finalist, Portrait Society of America Members only Competition, Landscape category, USA
- First Place award in Still Life Category, GA National Fair Juried Competition, Perry, GA, USA
- Finalist, Figure and Portrait Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- Finalist, Portrait Society of Atlanta Fall Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Finalist, Still Life & Floral, Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- Merit award, Still Life & Floral, Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- 2015
- Finalist, Juried Salon Show of Oil Painters of America - Birmingham, AL, USA
- Finalist, Figurative and Portrait Juried Exhibition of Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- Finalist, 10th Annual Juried Exhibition of National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS), Dunnegan Gallery of Fine Art, Bolivar, MO, USA
- Finalist, International Guild of Realism, 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Alexandria, VA, USA
- International Guild of Realism, Masterworks Museum Tour
- Finalist, Winter Juried Exhibition, Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA (Juror: Michael Shane Neal)
- Finalist, Small works Juried Exhibition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
- 2014
- Fourth Place Award, Portrait Society of America Members Only competition, Still Life Category, USA
- Finalist, Figure and Portrait competition of Richeson 75, USA
- Honorable mention and People's Choice Awards, Juried Exhibition of Atlanta Fine Arts League, Atlanta Georgia, USA (Juror Bart Lindstrom)
- First place award, Summer Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Juror: Rose Frantzen)
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Eastern Region, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Finalist, International Art Renewal Center Salon, Port Reading, New Jersey, USA
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- 2013
- Third place award, Fall Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Juror: Jamie Lee McMahan)
- Dr. P. Venugopala Rao 'Maitri' award for excellence in art and literature, Atlanta, USA
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Eastern Region, Annapolis, MD, USA
- Finalist (FAV15%) in the July 2013 BoldBrush Painting Competition, USA
- Finalist, First Juried Salon Show of Oil Painters of America, Petoskey, MI, USA
- First place award, Summer Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Juror: Richard Whitney)
- Finalist, International Art Renewal Center Salon, Port Reading, New Jersey, USA
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- First place award and Member's choice award, Winter Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Juror: Tony Pro)
- Finalist (FAV15%) in the January 2013 BoldBrush Painting Competition, USA
- 2012
- Finalist, Figure and Portrait competition of Richeson 75, USA
- American Society of Traditional Artists first annual show, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Finalist, Summer Juried Exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Finalist, International Art Renewal Center Salon, Port Reading, New Jersey, USA
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- 2011
- Finalist, Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Eastern Region, Orleans, MA, USA
- Finalist, 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Oil Painters of America, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, USA
- Finalist (FAV15%) in the December 2011 BoldBrush Painting Competition, USA
- Finalist (FAV15%) in the October 2011 BoldBrush Painting Competition, USA
- Finalist (FAV15%) in the September 2011 BoldBrush Painting Competition, USA
- 2010
- Honorable Mention, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art - Fall Juried exhibition of Portrait Society of Atlanta (Juror: Burton Silverman)
- Third place, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art - Atlanta Fine Arts League members show
- 2005
- Vamsee award for excellence in painting
- Juried member, Portrait Society of Atlanta
- Finalist, "Drawings Only" Juried Exhibition, Portrait Society of Atlanta. (Juror: William Mauhan)
- 2004
- Finalist, Fall Juried Exhibition, Portrait Society of Atlanta. (Juror: Everett Raymond Kinstler)
- Finalist, Spring Juried Exhibition, Portrait Society of Atlanta (Juror: Margaret Carter Baumgaertner)
- 1975
- Represented I.I.T., Kharagpur at the Inter I.I.T. Art Exhibition held in I.I.T. Kanpur, India
- 1974
- Gold medal for oil painting (landscape), I.I.T., Kharagpur, India
- Bronze medal for graphite drawing, I.I.T., Kharagpur, India
- 1965
- Certificate of Merit in Art competition, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
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