He was born in Salari, Rajasthan in 1965. He completed his Diploma in Painting from the Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur in 1990 with a First Class. In 1993, he obtained his MFA from the Delhi College of Art, New Delhi. Dharmendra Rathore was started his painting journey from his school level itself. As a child Rathore was in awe of the colours and festivity around him. His most vivid memories of growing up are the colours in Rajasthan. The sounds of the musical instruments, the miniature paintings, the colourful clothes- all inspired his creative instincts. Dharmendra Rathore’s works are in collection of Glenbarra Art Museum Japan, Wolgon Universit6y of Australia, Ambassador of Denmark, Ambassador of Singapore, Mauritius, German Embassy, New Delhi, Sahitya kala Parishad, College of Art, National Lalit Kala Akademi, DLF, Taj Hotel, Maurya Sheraton Hotel, Himachal Futuristic, Hero Cycles, Daewoo, Apollo Tyres, Samsung, Punj Group, Birla Group, Jindal Group, Oasis Communications, U.P.S.C, State Bank Of India, Jawahar Kala Kendra, J.D.A, State Kala Akademi, Jaipur and with many other eminent personalities in India, U.K, U.S.A, South Korea, Germany and Japan.