Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While he was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft. Between…
Born in 1956 in Rajkot, Punjab, India, Sidharths mother inculcated in him a spirit of connection with nature and the divine. He started painting signboards while still at school. He learned the skilled art of creating murals and friezes from Tara Mason, skilled master craftsmen of the area in Punjab. He not only meditated on…
Shyamal Dutta Ray was born in 1934 in Bihar. He earned the diploma in painting from Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta (now Kolkata). He was a founding member of the Society of Contemporary Artists. Some of the exhibitions in which he took part are: Exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata (1958);…
Born in 1972, Shiv Lal Saroha completed his graduation from the Delhi College of Arts in 1998. His unceasing zeal for art has helped him to evolve a unique style of expressionism. The artists uses both rhythm and visual lyricism to create thought-provoking art pieces. The artist has been honoured by the Sahitya Kala Parishad…
Shabir Hussain Santosh is the son of the eminent artist, Late G. R. Santosh. He came in contact with the world of art in his early years. Shabir earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in painting from the College of Art, New Delhi. Over the years, he has developed his unique style and has…
Seema Kohli was born in 1960. She works with a wide range of mediums and her art pieces are part of both private and public collections in India and abroad. She has exhibited her work in numerous solo shows that have been held in New Delhi, London, Mumbai, Hyderbad, Bengaluru, Singapore, Brussels, Melbourne.
Gujral has been internationally acclaimed for his multi-talents of painting, graphics, sculpture, murals, architecture and interior design. He was born in Jhelum, Punjab in 1925. Entombed in silence in his early years as a result of his hearing being impaired, he would draw and read Urdu literature, and in 1939 joined the Mayo School of…
Born in Kolkata in 1958, he studied at the Govt. college of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata. He has held several exhibitions and participated in many group shows in India and abroad. His collections are with esteemed private collections all over the world as well as auctioneers.
Sanatan Dinda is a graduate from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. He creates figures that have a three-dimensional quality. He has been part of many shows across the country as well as in the US, Singapore and UK. He has won the prestigious Birla Academy Award and his work is part of…
Sanat Kar was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1939. He joined the Government College of Art and Craft in 1950. Two years later, he formed a group called The Artists Circle. He graduated from the art college in 1955. He initially taught at Calcutta Boys School. He also taught at Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati,…