Art Education:
1998-99 – Visiting M.F.A., Glasgow School of Art, U.K.
1997 – M.F.A. (First Class), Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
1995 – B.F.A. (First Class), Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan

Solo Exhibitions:

2015 – ICCR, Kolkata.  Yes I am a Single Mother; Reflections on Me and My Daughter
2013 – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2012 – ICCR, Kolkata
2011 – Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2011 – Nehru Centre, London
2011 – The Tagore Centre, Berlin
2009 – Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2009 – Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2008 – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 – Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2007 – Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, with The Eye Within
2006 – Museum Gallery, Mumbai, with The Eye Within
2005 – Nehru Centre, London
2005 – Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
2004 – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2004 – Hotel Oberoi Towers, Mumbai
2004 – Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2003 – Max Muller Bhavan, Kolkata
2002 – Nehru Centre, London
2002 – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2001 – British Council Mumbai
2001 – The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
2000 – Appa Rao Galleries, Chennai
2000 – Krosna Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
1999 – Pentagon Centre.Glasgow, U.K.
1999 – Indian Consulate, Glasgow, U.K.
1999 – Sreedharani Art gallery New Delhi
1999 – Birla Academy of Art And Culture Kolkata
1998 – Gallerie’88, Kolkata
1998 – Gorky Sadan, Kolkata
1998 – Apollo Appa Rao Galleries, Mumbai
1997-98 – Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
1997 – Appa Rao Galleries, Chennai

Duo Exhibition:
2000 – Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 – Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai (Murmuring Purple)

Three Person Exhibition:
2002 – Sridharani Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi with The Guild Art Gallery Mumbai

Group Exhibitions:
2009 – 'Perspecta' presented by Sanjay Tulsyan and Gallery 88. Indigo & Laburnum Galleries, Cholamondal Centre for Contemporary Art, Chennai
2008 – Rhythm—A visual harmony—Esparance, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2008 – Tamarind Art Gallery, New York
2008 – 'Shakti', Indian Art Circle, New Delhi
2008 – Synchrome 4, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai with Akar Prakar
2007 – Synchrome 4, Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2007 – Beyond the Frame—Esperance, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2007 – The Cross Section of Contemporary Indian Art – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai with The Eye Within
2007 – Art Addressing Violence, Samokal Art Gallery, Kolkata
2007 – She India—The Noble Sage, London
2007 – Saraswati, A Tribute to Women, Art Mosaic Gallery, Singapore
2007 – Celebrating India III, curated by Sunit Chopra, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
2006 – Synchrome 3, Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2006 – Group Fifty, Lokayata, Haus Khas Village, New Delhi
2006 – Tao Art Gallery, Myanmar Camp Show, Mumbai with The Eye Within
2006 – Art for Water, Water for Life, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 – Journey 2, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai
2006 – Monsoon Show by Red Earth at Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai and at Galerie Romain Rolland by Alliance Francaise de Delhi
2004 – SAHMAT, The Making of India
2004 – Tale of Two Cities, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Calcutta
2004 – Exhibition on Munshi Premchand, Sahmat, New Delhi
2004 – The Art Connection – Birla Academy of Art & Culture and British Council, Calcutta
2003 – Solitude Show—India Habitat Centre with Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, New Delhi, Appa Rao Galleries
2003 – Roots En Route — British Council, New Delhi; Gallery Forum, Chennai; Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore; Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai.`
2002 – Self Portrait, RPG, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
2002 – Young Contemporaries from Santiniketan, Lalit Kala Akademi organized by Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2001 – Paper Show, CIMA Gallery, Calcutta
2001 – Lalit Kala National Exhibition, State Lalit Kala Kendra, Ahmedabad
2001 – East Show Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 – "Art on the move" Workshop & exhibition organized by Safdar Hasmi Memorial Trust, New Delhi.
2000 – Black & White Show, Art Today, New Delhi.
1998, 1999 – Group show at Taj Palace Hotel organized by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1999 – Interim, Exhibition of Glasgow School of Art,Glasgow.
1999-2000 – Biswa Banga Millennium Exhibition, Calcutta.
1998 – New Perceptions Images and Media, at Academy of Fine Art and Literature, New Delhi, organized by CIMA Gallery and also at CIMA Gallery, Calcutta
1997 – Metropolitan Art Festival, Calcutta.
1997 – Directions, Emerging Trends of Contemporary Indian Art. The AIR Gallery. London.
1997 – Gift for India, Lalit Kala Academy Galleries New Delhi, Organized by SAHMAT.
1996 – Bharat Bhavan Biennial, Bhupal
1994 – The Indian Context, Organised by Appa Rao Galleries and A Gallery, New York
1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 – All India Annual Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi
1997, 1998, 2000 – All India Annual Art Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
1992, 1999, 2000, 2001 – National Exhibition of Art, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000 – All India Annual Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
Participated in many other group exhibitions in India and abroad.

Awards & Scholarships:
2008 – 'Swamsiddha Award' Rotary Club of Calcutta
2006 – 'Samman', banglalive.com, Kolkata
2005 – Award, Certificate, Primis Drawing School, Batanagar
2002 – Award & Merit Certificate, Kolkata Kala Kendra
2001 – Faculty Fellowship, Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
2001 – State level Award in Millennium Art Exhibition of AIFACS New Delhi
1998 – Awarded Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship to study in U.K.
1997 – Camlin Award for scholastic excellence in Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
1996 – AIFACS cash award, New Delhi, along with President of India’s Silver Plaque for the best exhibit of the year
1996 – West Bengal Governor’s Award with Gold Medal from the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta for the best exhibit of the year
1996 – Silver Medal & Merit Certificate from West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music & Visual Arts, Calcutta
1992 – AIFACS Award, New Delhi
1990 – BSYN Award, Calcutta
1998 – Kaushik Memorial Award, Calcutta
1994-97 – National Scholarship & 1997–99 Junior Fellowship, Ministry of HRD, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India
1992-94 – Visva Bharati Merit Scholarship, Santiniketan

Workshops Coordinated:
2001 – Child Art Project, Kanoria Centre for Arts, Ahmedabad
2001 – "My world in my Canvas", Children Art Workshop with 'Sanlap' at Swabhumi, Calcutta

Workshops Participated:
2006 – Palm Village Resorts with Abstract Frames
2006 – Trincas, Calcutta
2005 – Calcutta swimming Club – Tsunami with Ritam Communications and Chitrakoot Art Gallery
2004 – CIMA Gallery & Ambuja Cement, Sankrail, West Bengal
2003 – National Painters Workshop, Mount Abu organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi & Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2003 – Mukta Shilpa, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2002 – Artists Camp, Dashghara NGO
2002 – RPG Annual Art Camp, Malad, Mumbai
2002 – 'Shamil', Kolkata
2001 – "Art on the move" Installation Workshop, New Delhi, organized by SAHMAT
2000 – Women Artists Camp, organized by The group, Calcutta Information Centre
2000 – "Memory Park", Max Muller Bhavan & Arts Acre, Calcutta
1998, 2000 – International Art Symposium & Exhibition in Russia, organized by Sunny Square Artists Group, Russia
2000 – Austrian Art Association, Austria .
2000 – EasternRegional Young Painters Workshop, organized by NEHU, Shillong and Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta
2000 – Kala Ghoda Art Festival, Mumbai
1997 – RAD & Indian Life Saving Society, Calcutta
1997 – Epar Bangla Opar Bangla, Kolkata Nandanik, Calcutta
1996 – Calcutta Cityscape Within Modernity, Maxmuller Bhavan and Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta
1996 – With Ecole Regionale Des Beaux Arts, Le Mans, France at Santiniketan
1996 – Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Calcutta

Collection:
Osian's Connoisseuers of Art, Mumbai
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
World Bank, New Delhi
Bayreauth International Art Centre, Germany
Austrian Art Association, Klogenfurt, Austria
Many other private collections in India & abroad

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