Vyasamurthy Ananthrao Deshpande is one man who has sculpted his way to fame in the city with utmost resilience. His works of art and sculptures are one of a kind. His talent saw him shine not just as a professional sculptor but also as a sculpting academician par excellence as well. He is the Dean of the Department of Sculpture, Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA), Mysore.

He obtained a diploma in Sculpture at the M.S University, Baroda in the year 1979. Couple of years later, he decided it was time for some 'heavy metal' and pursued his Post Diploma in Metal Casting at the same institution. Since then, it was no looking back. The man has been devoting his time to sculpture and its related activities in some way or the other.

He participated in various camps across the country such as the All India Sculptors Camp at Garhi Workshop, New Delhi, SAARC Meet, Bangalore (1986), Portrait Demonstration at the prestigious Salarganj Museum, Hyderabad, Bhava Shilpa Shibira at Pune and Mysore, Techno Art Camp at VITM, Bangalore, and several other stone carving, wood carving, metal casting and ceramic camps. His one man shows at Bangalore (1982), Madras (1983) and Bombay (1983) stand out as one of the prime highlights of his brilliant career. He also proved his mettle at the group shows held at Bangalore Venkatappa Art Gallery (1982), Hyderabad Triveni art gallery, New Delhi (1984), Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta (1984), Town hall, Mysore (1984), Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore (1993), and so on.

Statues of Sri Babu Jagjeevan Ram, Rani Abbakka Devi, Sarvagna, FRP statues for GRS Fantasy Park, Mysore, FRP statues of Egyptians at Planet X, Mysore, a 12ft Mermaid & an 18ft Vijayasthamba, and several other statues for various institutions are among the prominent works of sculpture that are associated with him.

His collections are preserved at Rudolf Altivogt, Germany, Central Lalitkala Academy, New Delhi, Karnataka state Lalitkala Academy, Bangalore, Ideal fine arts college, Gulbarga, University college of fine arts, Davangere, Karnataka Shilpa kala Academy Bangalore, SZCC, Nagpur and Tanjaore, and several other places in India and abroad.

He has received many an award for his awe-inspiring display of sculpting talent. Awards were showered onto him by Gujarat state Lalitkala Academy (1979), Karnataka state Lalitkala Academy (1981 &1983), All India Fine Arts & craft society New Delhi (1979 &1980), Mysore Dasara Exhibition (1985), Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Bangalore (2000) and AIFACS New Delhi (2000).