College of Fine Arts, Bengaluru (CFA), earlier known as Chitrakala Vidyalaya, is a fine arts college located at Bangalore, Karnataka, affiliated to Bengaluru City University. It was established in the year 1964. This college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fine arts.
The College of Fine Arts, Bengaluru was first established in 1964 as Chitrakala Vidyalaya under the guidance of the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. The institution was founded by Sri M Aryamurthy. Prof. M.S. Nanjunda Rao served as the founder secretary and first Principal. Sri S. S Kukke briefly assumed the role of Principal during it's early years. Chitrakala Vidyalaya was inaugrated in 1964 by Russian artist Svetoslav Roerich. The institution offered only a certification course, which later developed into a five-year diploma in the 1970s. In 1983, the College of Fine Arts was granted degree college status with affiliation to Bangalore University , offering Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts.
The college was initially located within the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath premises in Bengaluru. Due to the increasing student enrolment and space constraints, the campus was relocated to a hilly 14-acre campus on the Uttarahalli-Kengeri main road near Rajarajeshwari Nagar on the southwestern edge of Bangalore City.
In 2017, the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath announced plans to establish an evening fine arts college to cater to working professionals and students unable to attend daytime programmes. This institution later became the Bengaluru School of Visual Arts (Evening College)
The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has been NAAC accredited since 2004.
Students of the college participate in exhibitions, workshops and cultural events organized by the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, including the annual day-long art festival Chitra Santhe