ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
5 years National Diploma from Govt. Collage of Art & Craft, Drawing & Painting Department, Securing 1st Class 1st in 1984.
As a recipient of the prestigious award the Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship in 1994-95. I went on higher studies in Drawing and Painting at the Creative Art Centre, the University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tabago.
2006-08 – Completed 3 years Chinese Language Course (Junior, Senior and Advance) from Ramkrishna Mission Language Institution, Golpark, Kolkata. Stood 1st in Advance Course (77%).
2008-09 – Completed from Calcutta University Chinese Language Certificate Course successfully. Stood 1st Class 1st (93%).
2009-10 – Completed from Calcutta University Chinese Language Diploma Course successfully. Stood 1st Class 1st (92%).
2010 – Completed short term Chinese Language Course from Beijing Language and Cultural University, Beijing. (72%).
2011 – Completed from the School of Chinese Language Course (Express). Stood 1st (90%).
VISITED COUNTRY:
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
UK
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
West Indies
Singapore
China
USA
Japan
Taiwan
EXHIBITION PARTICIPATED
Participated all major exhibition state, National and International label since 1982 to 2015.
SOLO EXHIBITION
2013 – Emami Chisel Art Present of forms and line, a Journey of Expression and evocations an exhibition of water colour and mixed media.
2002 – Open Studio Exhibition, Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont, USA.
1995 – Sponsored by The Gallery 1, 2, 3, 4, Hotel Normandie, Trinidad.
1995 – Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering, The University of West Indies, Trinidad.
1995 – Sponsored by Creative Art Centre and Executive Properties The Hilton Hotel, Trinidad.
1990 – Sponsored by ANZ Grindlays Bank, 21A, Shakespeare Sarani, Branch, Kolkata.
1990 – Sponsored by Gallery Kataun, Kolkata.
1985 – Sponsored by Bata India Ltd. Kolkata.
AWARD
Received State, National and International all together 18 Awards.
2011 – Selected from Student Exchange Programme to Kunming – The School of Chinese Language, Kolkata.
2006 – Rajya Charukala Award, from West Bengal Govt.
2002 – Full Fellowship Award from Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont, USA.
1994-95 – Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship for the Asia Region from London.
1987 – Best Water Colour Award Academy of Fine Arts, Culcutta.
PARTICIPATED IN ARTIST CAMP
1985, 1986 – Fine Art Workshop. organised by Govt. of West Bengal.
1988 – All India Artist Camp. organised by Hudco and Genesis Art Gallery, Kolkata.
2000 – Art Camp Organised by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata..
2007 – Art Workshop organised by Rajya Charukala Parsad, Govt of West Bengal..
COLLECTION
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata.
Commonwealth Foundation, London.
President House, Trinidad.
Indian High Commission, Trinidad, West Indies.
Wild Foul Trust, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Jay Lakshmi Children’s Home Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Singapore High Commission, New Delhi, India.
Governor House, Kolkata.
Vermont Studio Centre, Vermont, USA.
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Canada, USA, France, Italy, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Bangladesh, West Indies, China, Japan, Singapore and my own country India.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
From 17th March 1986 to 31st July 2014, served as a senior Teacher in Drawing and Painting in St. Thomas’ High School, Howrah – 711105, West Bengal, India.
From 6th February to June 30, 1995, I worked as part time Demonstrator (Water Colour) in the Creative Art Centre The University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.