Thakor Patel (born 1932) is a contemporary artist born in Gujarat, India. Patel studied art in the Bombay area, at the Sir J.J School of Art, where he passed first-class and was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship whilst also gaining a first class in Commercial Art and exhibiting in a number of local shows. He moved to Zimbabwe in 1980 to help his cousin set up a print factory in Harare, where he resided for most of his life. He exhibited work in several galleries such as and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, and more recently in the ZEITZ MOCAA Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa. Alongside these galleries, he has exhibited his work in many other countries such as Japan, U.S.A, Germany and India. He moved to the United States of America in 2017. His paintings may be found in the perman