Tirthankar Biswas

Born in 1957 at Naihati (W.B.) EDUCATION Diploma in Fine Arts – (Painting) 1980, Diploma in Sculpture – 1982 from Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata EXHIBITION: Participations: G.C.A.C. Annual Exhibitions 1979-82 Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata 1979 and 80 AIFACS, New Delhi & Chandigarh 1982 Sahitya Kala Parishad,Annual Arts Show, New Delhi, 1989, 93, 94, 97, 98 & 2003. AIFACS, Annual Exhibition, New Delhi 1992, 95, 97,98,99,2001,2003,2013 “Non-Diplomatic Art” organized by High Commission of Singapore, New Delhi at Maurya Sheraton Hotel, 1995. 1st All India Art Biennial of Rajasthan, Jaipur 1997. Exhibition All India Art, Amritsar, 1998 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of arts & Culture, Kolkata,2007 National Exhibition at Ahmedabad by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2001. Art Exhibition organized by Lal Bahadur Shastri Foundation, Lalit Kala Akademi, 2003. Select work by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi for their Exhibition of “Contemporary Art of India” at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2004. LACDA – Los Angeles Center for Digital Art – 2010 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. Venice-2013 OSTEN BIENNIAL of DRAWING –Spokje, Macedonia - 2014 Bank Art Fair at Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore - 2014 -2- Group Shows: Group Show of INNATE: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 1982, 83,84,85,86,87,88,89 R.F.I. Group Show, Jahangeer Art Gallery, Mumbai 1985 AIFACS, New Delhi - 1995. Habiart Gallery, New Delhi - 2001, 2002. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi – 2001, 2002, 2003 Dhumi Mall Art Gallery, New Delhi – 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 PBC Art Gallery, New Delhi - 2003 Art Forum, New Delhi - 2000, 2002 Vintage Art Gallery, New Delhi - 2002, 2003. Nandan Art Gallery, Mumbai - 2004, 2005 Quil & Canvas, Gurgaon - 2005, 2006,2007,2008,2009 Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Center- 2005 Lokayata Art Gallery, Haus Khas Village - 2005 Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai - 2006 Palladian Lounge, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata - 2006 Art-Junction, New Delhi - 2006 Royal Art Gallery, Mumbai – 2006,2007 Trabancore Art Gallery, New Delhi – 2006 & Birla Academy, Kolkata – 2007 (Organized by TRYO India ) D D Neroy Gallery, Mumbai - 2007 Art Forum, New Delhi – 2009 A.Jain Marunouchi Gallery,New York-2009, 2010, 2015 (Art for Harmony, Peace and Unity) Yusuf Contemporary Gallery, London, 2010 Bajaj Capital Art Gallery, New Delhi,2011 Tilting Art Gallery,Pune-2011 -3- Nandan Art Gallery, Mumbai-2011 Positive Art, Organised by RNP +,Jaipur-2011 International Mask Exhibition, New Delhi, Bhopal & Dehradoon-- 2012 Bengal Art, IHC,New Delhi-2012 Delhi Spring Art Festival—Constitution Club, New Delhi --2012 Two Men Show: Shrishti Art Gallery, New Delhi – 1991, 92. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata – 1992. Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi – 1993. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi – 1995. Art Forum, New Delhi – 1999. Jehangeer Art Gallery, Mumbai – 2001.2007 Academy of fine arts & literature, New Delhi—2006 HIQALA ART GALLERY, Warsaw, Poland – 2012 One Man Show: Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai – 1994 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata – 1995 LTG Art Gallery, New Delhi – 2001 Quil & Canvas, Gurgaon – 2005,2006, 2011 SHADES & WOOD ART GALLERY, LONDON-2007 Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata-2007 Art Desh-The studio, Mumbai-2008 Indian Council for Cultural Relations Gallery, New Delhi-2010 (Organized by ICCR, New Delhi) Dhoomimal City Gallery, New Delhi-2010 Tea Lounge, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi – 2011 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi -- 2012 -4- Special International Show(Two Men) Organized by ICCR & Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art with Eminent Bangladeshi Artist Prof. Mohd. Kibria at Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi – 2006. Organised by Indio Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industries, and Destino Communications, Warsaw supported by INDIAN EAMBSSY, Warsaw, Poland at HIQALA ART GALLERY, Warsaw, Poland -- 2012 LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: Published Limited Edition Prints by London Total =18 Paintings( 99 Prints each) AWARDS: Indian Society of Oriental Art 1980 Annual Exhibition AIFACS 1992. Sanatan Kalakriti Purashkar 2010 Annual Exhibition AIFACS 2013 CAMP/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: Attended an Art Camp at Simla, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and North Zone Cultural Center, Patiala – 2003. AIFACS New Delhi – 2003. India Habitat Center New Delhi organized by BPNI – 2003. Demonstrate painting in oil colour live on “The Contemporary Art Exhibition of India”, jointly organized by Lalit Kala Akademi and India Trade Promotion Organization on the occasion of Indian Trade Exhibition, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – 2004. WBS, Dehradun organized by Welham Boys School – 2007 Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi organized by ITDC – 2007 Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla -- 2012 A jugalbandi with Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma (Santoor + canvas) at IILM Auditorium, New Delhi – 2010 (can be viewed at You Tube) -5- Attend workshop (oil paintings) with students of International Collage for Girls (IIS University), Jaipur —2011. Art Camp at Kullu - organized by Green Art Initiative, Kolkata—2011 Canvas & Chord, live painting with piano recital followed by solo exhibition. Gurgaon--2011 OTHER ACTIVITIES: Curate of Artist’s workshop “Young Contemporary Artist of India” at India Habitat Center sponsored by BPNI – 2003. Coordinate “Program Working Session” of Asia Pacific Conference on Breast Feeding and National Convention of BPNI at India Habitat Center, New Delhi – November 30th – December 3rd, 2003. COLLECTIONS: Public Collections: Asian American Arts Center, New York. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. College of Arts, Delhi. AIFACS, New Delhi. High Commission of Singapore, New Delhi. Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata. Marwari Relief Society, Kolkata Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai High Commission of India, Bern, Switzerland High Commission of India, Warsaw, Poland Himachal State Museum, Shimla Urushvati Museum of Contemporary Arts,Gurgaon. Osten Museum of Drawings,Spokje,Macedonia. Private Collections: In India, France, Japan, Iran, Kuwait, U.K., U.S.A., Mongolia, Switzerland. Poland COUNTRY VISITED: U.S.A., Russia, Kenya, UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Mongolia, China, Germany, U.K., Chile, Switzerland, Poland, Nepal, Japan. Founder Secretary “Alumni Association of Government College of Arts and Crafts”, Kolkata – Delhi Chapter.