Miles Crossed.... Miles to Go....
Qualifications :
- B.A (Calcutta University) 1988,
- B.V.A (Painting) 1st Class 1st from Govt College of Arts & Crafts (Calcutta University)1993.
- M.F.A (Painting with desartation) 1st Class from Maharaj Saeji Rao University, Baroda, India, 1995.
- Certificate du langue Francaise, Alliance Francaise de Calcutta, 1996.
- Certificate in Multimedia (Computers), Aptech India, Calcutta,1999.
- At present I am teaching Art and Design at the Calcutta International School, and guiding the students for the both ‘O level and ‘A Level courses provided by the London Board.
Major Achievements :
- Reve du Calcutta: I participated in an Exhibition of Young Indian and French Artists organized by the Alliance Francaise du Calcutta,1992
- Exploration: CIMA Art gallery of Calcutta organized an All India Young Talents Show, 1995
- Young Baroda: Art Today Gallery of New Delhi organized a new trend in Baroda art, 1995
- National Kala Mela: (NATIONAL ART FAIR) organized by the Government of India and the Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy, 1996
- Calcutta Metropolitan Festival of Art: exhibited in the Contemporary Art section,1998
- New Perception Images &Media: exhibition held in New Delhi and Calcutta organized by the CIMA Art gallery, Calcutta, 1998
- Artists for a sustainable World: I participated in an exhibition with eminent painters organized by the Narmoda Bachao Andolon(NBA) held at Gallery Chemould, Max Muller Bhavan, The wayside Inn and the Lakeeren gallery, Mumbai, 1998
- Icon-Idol-Image: My installation displayed during an International seminar on “Icon-Idol-Image” organized by the German Consulate and Max Muller Bhavan, Calcutta, 1999
- ‘An Eye Within’: A display for a millennium show organized by The Alternative Art Gallery, Calcutta, 1999.
- Contemporary Bengal Art (Prabaha-3): My paintings were exhibited at Bishwa Banga Sammelan organized by the North American Bengali Society and the Government of West Bengal, 1999-2000.
- A Transmuted Myth: A solo show of my works organized by The Alternative Art Gallery, Calcutta, 2000.
- I was invited to participate in an Indo-German Camp for making sculptures of ‘Free Standing Objects’ held at the German Festival, Max Muller Bhavan, Calcutta, 2001.
- I participated in an exhibition held in Imphal, Manipur organized by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy,New Delhi, 2003.
- Reve du Calcutta: I participated in an Exhibition of Young Indian and French Artists organized by the Alliance Francaise du Calcutta,1992
- Exploration: CIMA Art gallery of Calcutta organized an All India Young Talents Show, 1995
- National Kala Mela: (NATIONAL ART FAIR) organized by the Government of India and the Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy, 1996
- Transition: An exhibition of Fragmented time (celebrating the ‘Paravasi Divas’), organized by Daira Center for Arts and Culture, Heydrabad—2006.
- ‘Contemporary Bengal Art’: Curated by Nanak Ganguly and organized by Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai--2006
Overseas Recognitions :
- Dak’Art’96: I participated at a Biennal exhibition of Africa and International Art organised by the Government of Senegal, 1996.
- Regards:I had an exhibition along with a Mexican Painter Farnando Humana at Saint Louis, 1996.
- I worked and stayed in Ile de Goree (an island near Africa), 1996.
- I submitted a project report expressing the relation between Folk Art and Contemporary Art in Africa to UNESCO, Paris, 1997.
- I stayed and worked in NewYork and New Jersey,2000.
- A solo exhibition in France(les memoirs).2004. A solo exhibition in Amsterdam : 2006
- I was invited to visit and to interact with the faculties of the Savannah College Of Art and Design, Georgia, U.S.A, 2006.
- Group show-Calcutata Painters—Singapore,2007
- I was selected as an international fellow artist and worked as a resident artist in Vermont Studio Center. U.S.A. 2008
Awards :
- All India Youth Art Award (on the occasion of the birth centenary of Jamini Roy), 1987.
- Indian Society of Oriental Art Award (1992, 1993)
- The best painting of the year, Government College of Arts and Crafts, 1991-92
- The best painting of the year, Government College of Arts and Crafts, 1992-93.
- Calcutta Nandanik Award, 1992.
- My name was chosen for inclusion in Who’s Who biography of the creative men of the year, 1998, published from Cambridge.
- I achieved the ‘UNESCO-ASCHBERG bousaries pour les Artistes’(Paris) and Stayed and Worked in Senegal for three months.(1996)
- I was honoured by the award ‘The Outstanding Young Person in Fine Arts for the Year 2003’ given by Jaycees, India, 2003.
- I receieved a fellowship from Vermont Studio Center, U.S.A, 2008
Workshops and Projects :
- I co produced paintings and installation with I. Koshmider, a renowned German painter at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1995.
- Calcutta—Cityscape Paintings by Max muller Bhavan & Goethe Institute, Calcutta, 1997-2000.
- Found Object—Metamorphosis: organised by Max Muller Bhavan & Goethe Institute, Calcutta, 1998-1999.
- Various seminars on History of Art with lectures and slide presentations
- Founder member of ‘Polyphony-Inter Cultural Dialogue’- a society .
- Guided and organised students of International school to get awards in ‘Better Calcutta Project’ by Bengal Chamber of Commerce for 3 years.
- Atelier de Creation Radiophonique, Paris: I was selected as one of the multimedia artists for the ‘Prenez Le Temp organised by Eric La Casa and Jean Luc Guironnet, France, December.2000(program of the radio, Paris).
- An Art Camp at Mussoorie organised by Episteme, 2002
- An Art Camp at the Hotel ITC sonar Bangla, organised by The Popular Prakashani, Mumbai---2005.
- A regular member of Calcutta painters
- A member of Governing body of the Alliance Fracaise du Bengale.