Rupchand Kundu

I am a professional painter and installation artist working last 35 years. Art graduate from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata with first class in the year 1983. From the beginning I used realism on my canvas to capture beauty. Now I am searching truth and consciousness of beauty which reflects in my art. Through this space I want to walk through people through my journey of experiment.

BIOGRAPHY OF RUPCHAND KUNDU

Rupchand Kundu, a painter and installation artist from India, working last 35 years with naturalistic style, on which he has achieved an adroit skill.
Beauty of nature attracts him. He sees highest manifestation of this beauty in human being particularly in woman. Nature and woman are two of this
important themes he constantly works on. Beauty for him always contains an intrinsic harmony and transcendental mysticism. The prime agenda
of his creativity is to externalize that internal transcendence. He thus transforms the ephemeral or transience into an illuminated tune of eternity.
He avoids unnecessary complexity of form so that art can touch the common people. Through rendering of external beauty, he always tries to enter into the deeper level of consciousness with subtle reflection of the luminosity contained in the unconscious.

He made his BVA IN Fine Arts from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in 1983. This institution established in 1854, along with its sister
concern Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, has a great tradition of art practice in academic naturalistic style.

Rupchand Kundu (b. 1960)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1983 B.F.A in Government College of Art & Crafts, Kolkata

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 “Chasing the Muse” at Halo Heritage Gallery, Kolkata

2008 “Frame of Mind” at ITC Shonar Bangla, Kolkata

2006 ”Between Sky & Earth” Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi

2003 Swabhumi Art Gallery, Kolkata

2000 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

1994 Birla Academy, Kolkata

1994 Sourav Center of Art, Kolkata

1993 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

1992 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Group show by Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata

2011 Group show by Emami Chisel Art Gallery, Kolkata

2011 Group show by Gallery Gold, Kolkata

2010 Group show by Gallery Gold, Kolkata

2010 Group show by Helo Heritage Gallery, Kolkata

2009 Group show by Birla Academy Fine Arts, Kolkata

2009 Group Show by Esperance at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

2008 Group Show by Yapan Chitra Art Gallery, Kolkata

2008 Group Show by Esperance at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

2008 Birla Academy Annual show Kolkata

2008 Group Show by Yapan Chitra Art Gallery at, Dubai

2008 Group Show at Hyderabad

2008 2008 Group Show at New Delhi

2008 Group Show at Samakal Art Gallery Kolkata

2007 Birla Academy Annual Show, Kolkata

2007“Colour of Winter” Genesis Art Gallery, Kolkata

2007 “Colour of Spring” Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata

2007 Esperance presents “Beyond the Frame” Academy of Fine arts, Kolkata

2007 “Artist Circle”, Kolkata

2007 Annual Show at Birla Academy, Kolkata

2007 Group Show at Birla Academy, Kolkata

2007 Group Show at, New Delhi

2007 Group Show at Gallery Different, on subject “Durga” Kolkata

2007 Gallery Art Line presents a group show on Subject “Durga” Kolkata

2007 Annual Group Show at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata.

2006 “Bikash Bhattacharya & Inspirations”, Birla Academy New Delhi

2006 Woman’s Day at Mulk Raj Anand Art Gallery, New Delhi

2006 “The Glimpses of Bengal Art” Birla Academy Kolkata

2006 “On Bengal Art” Collector’s Shop Art Gallery New Delhi

2006 “Nature & Life” Birla Academy, Kolkata

2006 Annual Show, Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata

2006 Annual Show, Mulk Raj Anand Art Gallery, New Delhi

2005 Bikash Bhattacharya & Inspirations”, Birla Academy Kolkata

2005 Birla Academy Annual Show Kolkata

2004 2004 Birla Academy, Kolkata

2004 Birla Academy Annual Show Kolkata

AWARDS / HONOURS
2011 Award from Directorate of Art & Culture, Goa
2008 Award from East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata
2006 Award from Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi.
1993 Award from Sourav Art Centre, Kolkata.

1991 Award from Academy of Finearts, Kolkata for Annual show.

1982 Award from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata for Annual show.