Born
1968
Orissa
Education
1998-2000 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1993-98 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
1986-87 Training in Electrical Engineering, Orissa
1983-86 Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Barapada School of Engineering & Technology, Orissa
Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'Dali's Elephant', Aicon...
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'Dali's Elephant', Aicon Gallery, London
2010 'Irreverent Gene', Crimson- The Art Resource, Bangalore
2009 'Nature vs. Modernity', India Fine Art, Mumbai
2009 'Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again', Hirji Jehangir Gallery, Mumbai
2009 'Life is A Stage', Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
2008 'Art for Freedom', a Group Show cum Auction in London, jointly organized by Tehelka Art and Aicon Gallery, London
2008 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
2008 'Image of One's Own Self', Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2008 'A MAZ ING', organized by RPG Enterprises at Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai
2007 'Embodied', Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2007 ‘Young Guns’, Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
2007 'Flow, Freeze, Focus', Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2007 ‘VI(S)VA’, a Chronicle of Difference, Three Person Show, AICON Art Gallery, New York
2007 ‘Modern to Contemporary’, Gallery Kolkata
2007 ‘Pastiche’, Gallery Red Earth, Vadodara
2007 ‘The Rock Show’, Gallery Art Resource Trust, Mumbai
2006 ‘Artist of the month’, an On line Show at Gallery Art Alive, New Delhi
2006 ‘Critical Imperatives-The Ethics of Identity’, Nakshatra Art Gallery, Kolkata
2006 'Drawing Show an Act of Art II', Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 The Guild, New York
2006 ‘Art of Young Bengal’, Aakriti Gallery, Kolkata
2006 ‘Real-2006’, India Habitat Center, organized by mattersofart. com
2006 ‘ Drawing show’, Priyashree Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘The Essence’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘Evam’, Charity Group Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Art Camp at Hyderabad, organized by Krishna Kriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2006 ‘Merging Culture’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2005 ‘Palette-II’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Vi - Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Contemporary Art Camp’, organized by Popular Prakasan, Mumbai at ITC. Sonar Bangla, Kolkata
2005 ‘Bird on a Wire’, an On line Group Show organized by The Arts Trust, Mumbai
2005 ‘Change of Address’, Inaugural Group Show, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 ‘Ways of Seeing’, Organized by Art Alive Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
2005 ‘Art for God Sake’, Organized by Arts Trust, Mumbai at India Habitat Center, New Delhi
2005 ‘Summer Exhibition’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA) Art Gallery, Kolkata
2005 ‘Versions’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture
2005 ‘New Wave in Bengal Art-A Critics Choice’, Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2005 ‘Allegories’, a Three Person Show, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2005 ‘The Chair Project’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2004 ‘Concepts and Ideas’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA) Art Gallery, Kolkata
2004 ‘The world of Serigraph’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2004 ‘Generation-I’, jointly organized by Saffron art and Guild art Gallery at Saffron Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 ‘A New Mediatic Realism?’, ABS Bayer's Gallery, Baroda
2004 ‘Looking Back-Looking Forward’, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda
2003 ‘Recent Works-Works on Paper’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2003 ‘Migration, City-Home’, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2003 ‘Transition’, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2002-03 ‘Kala-Bhavana Teachers' Workshop and Exhibition, Nandan Gallery, Santiniketan
2002 ‘The RPG Exhibition of Self Portraits’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2002 ‘From Brahma to Bapu- New Icons and Symbols in Indian Art’, India Habitat Center, New Delhi and later on at Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA) Art gallery, Kolkata
2002 ‘New Paradigms’, organized by Gallery Threshold at India Habitat Center, New Delhi
2002 ‘Tribute to Picasso’, Gallery Guild, Mumbai
2002 ‘Selected Young Artists from Santiniketan’, organized by Mrs. Renu Modi at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2001 ‘Indian Contemporary Art’, an Auction show by Saffronart.com, Mumbai
2001 ‘Nudes’, Gallery Guild, Mumbai
2001 ‘Self Portraits by Artists’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
2000 ‘Stepping 0ut’-a Three Man Show, Gallery Guild, Mumbai.
1998 ‘Rank Holders Exhibition’, Rastriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Kolkata
1996 ‘Sara Camp’-at Santiniketan, organized by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata at Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Selected Joint Exhibitions
2005 ‘The Sense of Touch’, with Heeral Trivedi at Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
Participations
2008 'Harmony Show', Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2008 'Synchrome-IV', jointly organized by Tao Art Gallery and Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata at Tao art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 ‘The Miniature Format Show – Part I’, Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 ‘The Miniature Format Show – Part III’, Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ‘12th Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2007 Internatinal Art Fair, Rome
2006 ‘Synchrome-III’, Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2005 ‘Synchrome II’, Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2005 ‘10th Harmony Show’, World Trade Center, Mumbai
2002 ‘7th Harmony Show’, Nehru Center, Mumbai.
2001 ‘6th Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
2000 ‘Miniature Format Show-2000’, Gallery Sans Tache, Mumbai.
2000 ‘43rd National Exhibition', Bangalore, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Honours and Awards
2001 Awarded Gold Medal for Securing 1st Position in Department of...
2001 Awarded Gold Medal for Securing 1st Position in Department of Painting, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2000 Nasreen Mehmodi Trust Award for Securing 1st Position in Master of Fine Arts (M. F. A.)Level
2000 Awarded for the Best Entry at Rangpur Painting Camp, organized by Camlin India Ltd
1999 Nasreen Mehmodi Scholarship for the Best Student in Position in Master of Fine Arts (M. F. A.)Level, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1997 Camlin Award for Securing 1st Position in Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)level, Kala-Bhavana, Santiniketan
1996-98 Received National Scholarship of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India
1995 Awarded in 1st Eastern Print Biennale, by Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, Kolkata
1993-97 Merit Scholarship, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
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