CELEBRATE GOAN ART

PRADEEP MAITRA

 
 

1959

 

 

 

Artist Profile

BEGINNINGS

He was born in Sreerampore, Hooghly, West Bengal. A member of the `Society of Contemporary Artists`, Calcutta. Lives and works in Kolkata.

EDUCATION

  • 1984 Studied at Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship, Calcutta.

EXHIBITIONS

  • 1983 Solo show, sponsored by Bata India Ltd, Calcutta.
  • 1985 Annual Exhb., Govt. of West Bengal, Calcutta.
  • 1985 Group show, All India Art Exhb., Bhuveneshwar, Orissa.
  • 1985 Group show, Mahakoshala Kala Parishad, Madhya Pradesh.
  • 1987 All India Youth Art Exhb., organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, Calcutta.
  • 1987 Solo show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.
  • 1988 Solo show, organised by Seagull Foundation for Arts, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
  • 1988 Young Faces In Contemporary Art, organized by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Bombay and Calcutta.
  • 1988 Group show, organised by Society of Children Welfare, Bombay.
  • 1988 Celebration of Calcutta Tercentenary Show, organised by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Calcutta.
  • 1989 Solo show, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi.
  • 1989 Solo show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. 1989 Invited to participate in Bombay Art Societys Centenary Show, Bombay.
  • 1990 Bengal Art Today, organised by Gallerie 88, Bombay.
  • 1991

COLLECTION

  • National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
  • Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore.
  • Hyderabad Museum, Hyderabad.
  • RPG Enterprises, Mumbai.
  • Duncan House, Kolkata.
  • Rellaince Industries, Mumbai .
  • Governor`s House, Orissa
  • Lancashire University, England.
  • Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

AWARDS

  • Eight Awards at State & National level.

STYLE

He was known for his watercolours, which had the power to capture the transparent nuances of visual reality.

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