Artists

Qualification:

B.V.A. in painting from Govt. College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, 1991.

M.V.A. in print making from M.S. University of Baroda, 1993.

Scholarship:

French Govt. Scholarship, 2000.

Charles Wallace India Trust Arts Award, U.K., 1999-2000.

Junior Fellowship of Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, 1998-2000.

Lalit Kala Akademy, Ghari Grant, 1994.

National Scholarship, 1996.

International

Awards:

VII th Biennial, 1^st International Gravura Exhibition, Amadora, Portugal, 2000.

Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art 2006, India.

Awards:

National Academy Award in the 59^th National Exhibiyion of Art, 2018.

• Exhibition of All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, 1998.

• Eastern Indian Young Artist Art Exhibition, organized by Orissa Lalit Kala Akademy, 1998.

• Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 1996.

• All India Fine Arts Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 1994-95.

• The Art Society of India, Mumbai, 1995-96.

• All India Annual Art Exhibition, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, 1992 and 1996.

• Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, 1990, 1991 and 1992.

• Government College of Art and Craft Awards 1989-90 and 1990-91.

• West Bengal Youth Festival, Kolkata, 1989.

• West Bengal Government, RajyaCharukala Exhibition 1986 and 1995.

Solo Exhibitions:

Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2001, 2011 and 2016.

• Le Hanger, Ville du Port, organized by L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts of La Reunion, 2004.

• Gallerie Zen, Bangalore, 2001.

• Gallery Grewal, Paris, 2000.

• Les Comptoris De L’Inde, Paris, 2000.

• Exhibition and slide show at Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop and Gallery, U.K., 2000.

• “Soliloquy” at Gallery Katayun, Kolkata, 1999.

• Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara, 1994.

• Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 1992.

Group Exhibition:

Viewing Room Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2014.

• The Royal Calcutta Turf Club by Bachhawat Foundation, 2014.

• A Visual Tribute to Swami Vivekananda at The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, 2013.

• Graphic Print Exhibition at Gallery Kaya, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012.

• Exploring The Visual by M.E.C. Art Gallery, 2012.

• Prakrit Arts Gallery, Chennai, 2008.

• Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2007 & 2008, 2014.

• Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2007.

• Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2007.

• Bayer ABS Ltd. Gallery, Baroda, 2005.

• India Habitat Center, New Delhi, 2002.

• Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2002.

• Karnataka ChitrakalaParishad, Bangalore, 2002.

• Maison de L’inde, Paris, 2000.

• Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi, 1995.

Invited Exhibitions:

• 1^st International Print Biennale, India, 2018.

150 years of celebration of Govt. College of Art and Craft, 2014.

• Passian& Impression at Gallerikaya, Dhaka, Bangaldesh 2013.

• Attribute to our teacher & friend – Dhumal “anant” an exhibition of fine prints, 2012.0

• Prints Group Show at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2012.

• Celebration 2008 by Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, 2008.

• Annual Show of Red Earth Art Gallery Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, 2008.

• Visual Rhapsody by Aryan Art Gallery at Kolkata, New Delhi &Hongkong, 2008.

• Pastiche, at Red Earth Art Galleri, Baroda, 2006.

• Invited in XIthTriennale-India of Lalit Kala Akademi, RabindraBhavan, New Delhi, 2005.

• The Art Connection, organized by British Council, India, 2004.

• Invited in 4^th Egyptian International Print Triennially, organized by Ministry of 1^st International Print Biennale, India, 2018.

• The Harmony Show organized by Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, 2000 and 2005.

• Art Pilgrim, New Delhi, 2002.

• Art Against Terrorism, a galleries and artists initiative, at Chitrakoot Art Gallery.

• Art Pilgrim, New Delhi, 2002.

• Three men show organized by Society of Contemporary Artists Trust, 2001.

Participations:

Participated in Lalit Kala National Exhibition of Art, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001 and 2007.

• XIth International Exhibitions of Small Graphic Forms, Pland-Lodz, 2002.

• Invited in the Macau International Exhibition of Prints, organized by the Macau Museum of Art, 2002.

• Participated in Glasgow Print Fair, Glasgow, U.K., 2000.

• Participated in Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print, 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2008.

• Participated in Lalit Kala National Exhibition, 2000, 2001 and 2007. VII Biennale International de la gravure d’l

• Flowering Culture, Contemporary Artists from India, Lusiano Benetton Collection Exhibition, Italy, 2013.

• Mini Print Exhibition organized by Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa, 2015.

• Vadfest, Vadodora International Art Festival, 2015.

Workshops:

Senior artists Printmaking workshop organized by Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, 2005.

• Graphic workshop at Udaypur organized by West Zone Culture Center, Udaypur, 2005.

• Painting Camp organized by E.Z.C.C. Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island, 2002.

• Art Camp in Malayasia, 2006.

• Art Camp at Thailand, 2008.

• National Graphic Cam organized by Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi at College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad, 2009.

• Art Camp at Andaman Nicobar Island, 2011.

• Look at this Land, Printmaking workshop at Sunaparanta, Goa, 2012.

• International Graphic Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2013.

• Artsacre Foundation, 2015.

• State Bank of India, Andaman 2016.

• Painting Camp organized by South Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur at Ujjain, 2016.

• Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Directorate of Youth Affairs, Sports and Culture, 2002.

• Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna, 1990.

• International Airport Authority of India, Kolkata, 1987.

• Workshop and demonstration lecture at Visva-Bharati, Kala Bhavan, 1996.

Collection:

L’artotheque du Department de la Reunion, Saint Denis La Reunion.

• National Gallery of Modern Art.

• Lalit Kala Academy,