Born in Lyallpur in 1933, Nayar graduated from the National College of Fine Art, New Delhi. He has held many solo exhibitions in India and participated in several group and international exhibitions including ‘Pictorial Space’ curated by Geeta Kapur, ‘Wounds’ by CIMA, ‘To Encounter Others’, Germany, ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, Japan, 5th and 8th Triennial – India and International workshop on Art and Ecology – Max Mueller, New Delhi.