CELEBRATE GOAN ART

GOPAL SANYAL

 
 

25/07/1933 - 29/07/2006

 

 

 

Artist Profile

BEGINNINGS

He was born in Cuttack, Orissa. He is a founder member of `Calcutta Painters` group. 1948 Came to Calcutta to begin his career. Paper-setter and Examiner, Rabindra Bharati University, Govt. College of Art and Craft, Calcutta.

EDUCATION

  • 1956-57 Diploma in Fine Arts from the Govt. College of Art and Craft, Calcutta.

EXHIBITIONS

1956-93 Exhb., Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta. 1964 Eight Painters from Calcutta, AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi. 1977 Exhb., Max Muller Bhavan, Calcutta. Calcutta Painters Exhb., Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. 1996 Exhb., Center Art Gallery, Calcutta. Exhb., Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. 2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi. 2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

COLLECTION

Chicago University, Chicago. Nataraj Gallery, Texas. National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata. Punjab Museum, Chandigarh. Cecelia Harwich, California. Dr. A. Sen Gupta, Humburg. Dr. Robert Mayfield, President, World Arts of Austin. Pritish Nandy, Mumbai. Sunil Ganguly, Kolkata. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

AWARDS

1950-60 Awarded the National Scholarship in painting thrice, by the Govt. of India. 1971 Received an award from AIFACS, New Delhi. 1993 Autobiography film by Debiprasad Ghosh, and two interviews by Prashanta Daw on Doordarshan.

STYLE

Humanity is emphasized by him more than divinity. Most of his creations are reflections of the dying humanity struggling with strength and vigour against the forces of an adverse social system.

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