Sumantra Mukherjee

My works are a reflection of all that surrounds me. My affinity towards portraitures has developed since my college days where I had received the training for classical portrait making. My style of paintings draws reference from the classical style of portraiture where the portraits along with a background complete a visual narrative. My earnest try is to create that level of visual expression, where the faces complete with multiple floating imageries and distortions create a narrative. EDUCATION 2005 Bachelors of Visual Arts(Drawing and Painting)Western Style Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata University of Calcutta,West Bengal EXHIBITIONS 2013 United Art Fair 2nd Edition, Pragati maidan, New Delhi 2013 ‘Monsoon-Mix’ Curated by Manas Acharya Studio 21, Kolkata 2013 ‘Collectively Independent’ION Art, L4 ION orchard Colours palette art gallery, Singapore 2013 ‘Five for the Future’ Emerging Artist Award Exhibition Nature Morte, Gurgaon 2012 ‘Avidya’A group show curated by Mr.Sharadh Chauhan Galerie Romain Rolland Alliance Francaise de Delhi 2012 Gen-Next VI Epitomizing New Generation Art Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata 2012 United Art Fair 1st Edition Pragati maidan , New Delhi 2012 Summer Show’ 2012 CIMA Gallery, Kolkata 2012 ‘Confrontation- conflict of ideas & images’Curated by Manas Acharya Studio 21, Kolkata 2012 Audi Art show and Book Release ,Gurgaoun 2011 ‘Now and Tommorow’ Kynkyny Art Gallery, Bangalore 2011 Annual Exhibition Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, Kolkata 2010 ‘Bengal’- a Group Show Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, Kolkata 2010 ‘Extend Beyond’Curated by Manas Acharya Studio 21, Kolkata 2010 ‘The Present is Now’Curated by Peter Nagy Organized by Trident,Gurgaoun 2010 ‘Temporamoments’ - a Group Show Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata 2009 ‘CLOUD 9’Solo Show Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata 2009 ‘Revealing India’- a Group Show Bij Belgoen Art gallery,Netherlands 2009 ‘Unmesh’- a Group Show Gallery Up Stairs,Kolkata 2008 ‘SHOW’Gallery Up Stairs,Kolkata 2004 Group Exhibition, ‘Search’Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata 2003 Group Exhibition, ‘Search’Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hydrabad 2002 Group Exhibition, ‘Search’Lalit kala academi,Ravindrabhavan,New Delhi 2003-2004 Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata Cathedral Road, Kolkata 2000-2005 Annual Exhibitions Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata AWARDS 2002-2003 Rashbihari Dutta Memorial Scholarship, Painting Annual Exhibition, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata 2003-2004 Sunil Das Scholarship, Painting Annual Exhibition, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata 2004 Certificate of Merit, Drawing Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata Cathedral Road, Kolkata WORKSHOPS/ CAMPS 2012 Art Camp Organized by –S 2 S Private Limited Curated by : Sharad Chauhan SDA, New Delhi 2011 Art Camp Organized by -T A D Arts Private Limited Gurgaoun,Haryana 2010 Jodhpur Art camp.Bengal Talent Hunt Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, Kolkata Khaas bagh Heritage hotel ,Jodhpur