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Curriculum Vitae
SCHOLARSHIPS -
CHARLES WALLACE INDIA TRUST FROM BRITISH COUNCIL –2001-2002- FOR U.K. [project – Book as an architectural space in context of human existence]
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP 1996-1998 & JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP 1998-2000 FROM GOVT. OF INDIA
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FROM 1990-1996VISVA BHARATI SHANTINIKETAN
SITE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND WORK SHOPS –
A LARGE INSTALLATION WORKS AT LEELA KEMPINSKY HOTEL[ ROSE WOOD HALL] GURGAON-2009
KALAGHODA ART FESTIVAL MUMBAI 2006
JANGHU JOURNEY. AT LIJJIANG CHINA , 2005, research trip for a residency , and worked in a traditional Chinese house .
KALA GHODA ART FESTIVAL 2005 MUMBAI[ installation with photographs ,printsand sound at pavement]
JAIPUR FESTIVAL 2005 [ kite and prints project at ramchandraji temple .
BRICKS WITH OUT FULLSTOP. PHOTO INSTALLATION ,2004
A MONTH RESIDENCY IN BANGALORE WITH THE A PROJECT BASED ON RECENT CHANGING URBAN LAND SCAPE
‘WILD STYLE’ LONDON WALL GRAFFITI SHOW AT BRITISH COUNCIL CAFÉ , NEW DELHI 2003. [photographs displayed at lobby and café and using those same images as food mat on table and menu card as well.]
CONTEXT AND CONTENT MUSEUM AS METAPHOR - 2001. CHANDIGARH [site specific work with museum collection ,objects, and urbanization]
curated by dr. alka pande and peter nagy
: METAPHYSICAL INSTALLATION . a collaborative project with an architect[rethinking of Indian street peddlers display within a gallery space followed by video clippings ] INDIA HABITAT CENTER, New Delhi 2001
PHOTOSPHERE 2002 ,[unused Urban flat transformed in a show case and interactive book in a kitchen room ] curated by peter nagy .New Delhi
SITE SPECIFIC WORK AT SHEKHAWATI HAVELI , Rajasthan,2003
ARTIST’S CAMP-200 YEARS OF THE GREAT ART ARC DEPT. OF SCEINCE AND TECHNOLGY GOVT. OF INDIA . 2003 . [ two week long work shop , based on scientific concept relevant with everyday art practise along with traditional artists.]
IN DEFENCE OF OUR SECULAR TRADITION, NEW DELHI AND MUMBAI-1997 designed gift box and stamps .organised by SAHMAT
EXHIBITIONS-
EYE LINE A SOLO SHOW AT GALLERY 88 KOLKATA
A GROUP SHOW ON THE SUBJECT FOOD , TAJ MANSINGH NEW DELHI 2009, APPARAO GALLERY CHENNAI 2009
ALTAR - SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT INDIGO BLUE SINGAPORE 2009
STILL LIFE , A SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT ART INDUS NEW DELHI 2009
SOLO SHOW AT DELAYE SALTOUN ,LONDON 2008
A GROUP SHOW ON ANTITERRORISM AT AKAR PRAKAR 2009
15 TH ANNIVERSERY SHOW AT CIMA GALLERY KOLKATA 2008
GROUP SHOW AT La Galerie Alain Le Gaillard PARIS 2008
HOTEL NEW BENGAL AT NATURE MORTE NEW DELHI 2008
CLICK , CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY OF INDIA , VADHERA ART GALLERY NEW DELHI 2008 AND GROSVENOR GALLERY LONDON 2008
CE SOLO SHOW WITH ANANT ART GALLERY .NEW DELHI 2007
GROUP SHOW AT ROYAL COLLAGE OF ART [ HENRY MOORE GALLERY] LONDON -2007
MEMORY LANES IN METROPOLIS , A SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT DELHI O DELHI, INDIA HABITAT CENTER 2007
GROUP SHOW AT NATURE MORTE NEW DELHI -2007
B/W SOLO SHOW AT GALLERY 88 KOLKATA 2007
“ SKY ” , SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW WITH APPARAO GALLERY NEW DELHI 2007
ART LINK PROJECT AT BERLIN 2006,
KALA GHODA FESTIVAL -2007, MUMBAI
REVERSE DEPTH BY TAMARIND ART . USA 2006
SYNCHROME BY AKAR PRAKAR , KOLKATA 2006
GROUP SHOW AT TRIVENI KALA SANGAM , NEW DELHI 2006 BY APPARAO GALLERY
GROUP SHOW AT AAKRITI ART GALLERY ,KOLKATA ,2006
HARVEST , 2006 NEW DELHI
BENGAL ART AUCTION BY APPARAO GALLERY -2006
GROUP SHOW AT BODHI ART NEW DELHI AND SINGAPORE 2006
PHOTO GRAPHY SHOW AT APPARAO INFINITY CHENNAI 2006
GROUP SHOW AT CIMA GALLERY KOLKATA 2006
PHOTOGRAPH AND MIXMEDIA GROUP SHOW AT BOMBAY ART GALLERY -2006
COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL PORTFOLIO WITH V9U9 STUDIO , 2005-2006 CARDIFF UK
RESONANCE , LALIT KALA GOLDEN JUBILEE SHOW , NEW DELHI 2005
PASSION OF PAPER THE GALLERY, INDIA HABITAT CENTER , NEW DELHI 2005
WRITTEN WORDS BY THE APPARAO GALLERY ,2005 CHENNAI
CONFIGURATION BY ANANT GALLERY 2005 NEW DELHI
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW , MOURYA SHERETON HOTEL NEW DELHI , 2005
JIANGHU JOURNEY AT LIJJIANG CHINA , 2005 [ video projection in a heritage house in lLijjang]
BRICKS WITH OUT FULL STOPS , SOLO SHOW AT RUIA HOUSE, BOMBAY ART GALLERY , MUMBAI 2005
ANNUAL SHOW BY BIRLA ACADEMY OF ART CULTURE, KOLKATA-2005
NEW WAVE IN BENGAL ART , KOLKATA-2005
VANITUS VANITATUM , [ photo installation ]SAKSHI GALLERY, MUMBAI 2004
JOURNEYS- BY ANANT ART GALLERY INDIA HABITAT CENTER , NEW DELHI -2004
LOOKING BACK IN ORDER TO LOOKING FORWARD – NEW DELHI -2004[ photographic installation on Rabindra nath tagore’s house .
FLESHED OUT AND LIFTING OFF - ANANT ART GALLERYNEW DELHI 2004
FLAG SHOW , PAKISTAN -2003
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM, MUMBAI-2004
SAHMAT , THE MAKING OF INDIA – NEW DELHI , 2004
GREAT ARC SHOW , AT ATLANTIS GALLERY , LONDON 2003
DOTS & PIXELS, GALLERY ESPACE , NEW DELHI-2003
PHOTO TRANSCENDENT , BOSE PACIA MODERN . NUYORK-2002
BORDERLESS TERRAIN , curated by dr. alka pande .India habitat center. New Delhi 2002 .
ROOTS EN ROUTE – BRITISH COUNCIL INDIA 2003
[ designed limited edition hand made catalog ]
GLUE [ a show about collage with concept and artist from different generation, designed limited edition catalog as an extension of artist book] CURATED BY PETER NAGY-2002 . Bangalore
EDGE OF THE CENTURY - 1999.curated by amit mukherjee new delhi.
EMERGING TRENDS –1999. kolkata CIMA gallery
MULTIMEDIA ART OF THE NINETIES. CALCUTTA – 1998-CIMA gallery
40 TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART- bangalore ,1997
DISSERTATION / PROJECT PAPER
A RESEARCH BASED STUDY ON THE SUBJECT -
SHANTINIKETAN ARCHITECTURE AND SURENDRA NATH KAR , as part of the m.fine course-1996.
A RESEARCH BASED EASSEY WRITTEN AT INTACH HERITAGE STUDY JOURNAL 2009
COLLECTION- NATIONAL ART LIBRARY : VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM LONDON. TATA STEEL. CHANDIGARH FINE ARTS MUSEUM AND MANY PERSONAL COLLECTION.
PUBLICATION- NEW BENGAL HOTEL a limited edition artist book published by one star press [France]
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