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

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

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