Born in 1887 in a small village in Bankura district, West Bengal, Jamini Roy joined the Government School of Art, Kolkata in 1903. He began his career by painting in the Post-Impressionist genre of landscapes and portraits, very much in keeping with his training in a British academic system. Yet, by 1925, Roy had begun …
HARISADHAN DEY, Born 1982 Education: Government College of Art and Craft Kolkata, & Academy of Fine Arts. Solo Exhibition 2005 World Trade Centre-Mumbai. 2006 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad-Bangalore. 2007Vision art Gallery Pune. 2008 Halo Heritage art Gallery in Kolkata. Participation / Group Shows: 2000-01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09: Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata; Government College of Art and craft …
Dipankar Dasgupta has done B.F.A., Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan, West Bengal; M.F.A. from M.S. University, Baroda. Former lecturer in the Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. National Scholarship awardee, Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India, 1966-68, under the guidance of the late painter Shyamal Dutta Ray. Solo exhibitions at Hotel Welcome, Baroda (1995); …
The intensity of Datta Bansode’s politically aware paintings may be traced to his first encounters with art as a boy in Latur. Bansode’s first teacher was the artist and Buddhist monk Jagtap Sur. Using hardboard and enamel paints, Sur painted portraits of Buddha, Gandhi, Nehru, and Shivaji in a vivid, realistic style. “He was my …
Born in the town of Nathadwara, Rajasthan in 1950, Charan Sharma obtained his Masters of Art in Drawing and Painting from the University of Udaipur there in 1974, after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in another field and finding that it was not his calling. He later studied graphics at the Sir J.J. School of Arts …
Babu Xavier was born in Kerala in 1960. He is a self taught artist. He has held 15 solo exhibitions including two in Basel and Copenhagen. He has participated in the International Triennale of Art, New Delhi in 1986, the Biennale at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal in 1988 and 1994 and the Centenary Exhibition of the …
Avijit Dutta received his Bachelor of Visual Art in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, in 2001. He was given an award for the best work in watercolour for the year 1995 & 1996 from the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata & a Certificate of Merit in 1997-98 from Rabindra Bharati University. He has held …
Born on 25th February, 1966, Arzan is a qualified Architect from Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, India. Coming from an architectural background, his father being a noted architect; having a well established office since 1954, Architecture was the logical profession to pursue. After graduating in 1991, Arzan began practicing full time at the office with …
Amitesh Verma studied from the College of Art , New Delhi and held his first solo show in 2002 at Visual art gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. In this short span of time, Amitesh Verma has made a niche for himself through the intricate and detailed portrayal of animal and human anatomy. Known among …
Altaf is largely known for his issue-based paintings. Underlying the artist’s images is a sense of unease and concern about the social situation; the communication of this is a major consideration for this sensitive artist. Born in 1942 in Baroda, Gujarat, Altaf studied art at various colleges in England. During his college days, he was …