PRADEEP
MAITRA
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1959
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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.
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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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