He has held a number of solo shows in India, USA and
Holland; he has participated in international major shows
in the USA, Mexico, Canada, Syria, Cuba, Finland, Taiwan
and France, England, Japan and Spain. Palaniappan is the
recipient of numerous grants, both on home ground and
internationally. He was awarded the National Award in
1996 and the Bharat Bhavan Print Biennale award.

His works are with the British Museum, London, US Library
Of Congress, NGMA and LKA, New Delhi, among many others.
Palaniappan is primarily a printmaker; he is also an excellent
photographer, and has worked very successfully with digital and
computer imagery.

He lives and works in Chennai, India.