Sumana Som

Academic Qualification

B.F. A (2011) College of art &design, University of Burdwan, West Bengal.

M.F.A (2013) University of Hyderabad, Telangana

PhD. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, (IITH) (pursuing), Telangana.

Partner research fellow in Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia

Group Exhibition

2009 Academy of Fine Arts &Oriental Art Society, Kolkata

2010 Academy of Fine arts, Kolkata

2013 Bar One, Bangalore.

2013 Shristhi Art gallery, Hyderabad

2014 55^th National Exhibition, Delhi.

2016 Emerging palates, Shirishti Art Gallery and Alliances Francaise of Hyderabad.

2016 Emerging Canvas – IV, Indian Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea.

2017 ‘Enigmatic Intricacies’ Dhi Artspace, Hyderabad.

2017 Emerging Canvas. Gallery @INKO Centre, Chennai.

2017 ‘Shifting Realities’, Shridharani Art Gallery, Anant Art, New Delhi.

2018 ‘Mapping Territories’ Art work exhibition, Dhi Art space, Hyderabad.

Award

2010 Gold medal award from college of art and design in Academy of Fine Arts (Kolkata)

2011-2013 Merit Fellowship, University of Hyderabad.

2013 Inlaks Fine Arts award 2013

2013 Gold medal in painting, University of Hyderabad.

2014 55^th National award, Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi.

2015 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), UGC -NET June.

2016 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants

2018 Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA), Australia.

Residency and Camp

2013 Bar One Artist Residency, Bangalore.

2014 CMR National Artist Camp, Bangalore.

2015 Harmony Artist Residency (Reliance group), Mumbai.

2016 Piramal Artist residency, ‘Blue gold’, Mumbai.

Conference Participation

2016 UX India Conference, Hyderabad.

2017 ICCCAD 2017: International Conference on Creativity and Cognition, NIMHANS, Bangalore.

2018 All India DIC Meet up, Banaras Hindu University

2018 DIC Meet up Rashtrapati Bhaban, New Delhi, India

2019 World Design Assembly, Hyderabad

Collection

2013 Inlaks Sivdasini Foundation

2014 CMR College of technology

2015 Harmony Art Foundation, Reliance, Mumbai.

2016 Art Houz Gallery, Chennai.

2016 Piramal Art Foundation, Mumbai.

2017 Personal collection of Rebecca Guy Proskauer, Gallery Instructor at Museum of fine Arts, Boston.

Project

2010 Street Art: reflection on road, Burdwan.W.B

2012 Student program Project, Kochi- muzirish Binnale (International Art Event in kochi)

2013 Golden Threshold Mural Project, University of Hyderabad.

2017 City from Nizam’s Album: A journey through cartography and miniature painting, IIT Hyderabad.

Work shop

2009 Indian Style Painting, Wash method work shop, Mentor: Professor Ratan Acchariya.

2011 Animated drawing work shop, Mentor: Manjunath Karmath (Artist).

2012 Lithography workshop, Mentor: Professor Ashok Das.

2013 Kalamkari and tie and die process, Mentor: All India Tribal Artist Association.

2016 infographics and semiotics, Mentor: Mainak Ghosh.

2017 Design first, IIIT Hyderabad, Mentor: Bapu Kaladhar