Somnath Chakraborty

ABOUT ARTIST SOMNATH CHAKRABORTY

The vastness and grandeur of Indian art and sculpture and its rhythm has created ripples in my mind. My sculptures and paintings center round the physical and mental faculties of human being along with the certain peculiar traits in some particular times an undoubtedly my ideas and some additions add glory to my sculpture.

The forte of my sculpture is to make the sculpture monumental and rhythmical.

Moreover, my prime aim is to make my creation traditional as well as universal.

BORN:

1959

QUALIFICATION:

B.V.A. from Govt. College of Art and Crafts in Sculpture under Calcutta University 1986.

PARTICIPATION:

Academy of Fine Arts: Kolkata 1985-88. Indian Society of Oriental Arts: Kolkata 1985-87.

Rajya Charukala Pradarshani: Kolkata 1986 .All India Fine Arts Exhibition: Birla Academy of Arts & Culture, Kolkata 1986-87.Art Access week: Birla Academy of Arts & Culture, Mumbai 2000.Chemould Art Gallery: Kolkata2004. Metro Politan Art Salon: Kolkata-2004.Ideas Gallery Kolkata-2004.Sculpture Gallery: 2006-2009. ’ENVIRONMENT’ in sculpture Gallery :Kolkata-2006.’DURGA In SculptureGallery’: Kolkata -2007.Point of views art gallery: Colaba,Mumbai-2007.India Cancer Society: Delhi 2008. Chitra Koot Art Gallery: Kolkata March 2008. Samakal Art Gallery: Kolkata June 2008. Master Collection Art Gallery: Kolkata Aug 2008. Weavers Studio: Kolkata Nov 2008. Mukta Shilpa at Academy of Fine Arts: Kolkata Dec 2008.Japan Chitrakala Art Gallery: Kolkata-2008.Gallery Sunayan Kolkata-2009. Kala Mela: Academy Of Fine Arts-2009.Temporal Hues West Side: Mumbai-2010.Calcutta Port Trust:Kolkata-2010.Calcutta Town Hall-2010.’Miniature Show’ Sculpture Gallery: Kolkata-2011.Emami Chiesel, Kolkata-2011-14.Archi Foundation-Academy Of Fine Arts-Kolkata-2011.

GROUP SHOW:

Era Summer show: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata 1990. Academy of Fine Arts:Kolkata 1990 & 91. Birla Academy of Arts & Culture: Kolkata 1992.

Contrivance (a group of artists)

Academy of Fine Arts: Kolkata 1994-2008 . Nandan: Santiniketan 2004. Hacienda Gallery: Mumbai 2004. Haldia utsav: Haldia 2004.Chitramoyee art gallery: Hyderabad 2007&2008.

Utsa

Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata 2003. Rabindra Bhaban: Lalit Kala, Delhi 2003. Akar Prokar: Kolkata 2004. Chemould Art Gallery: Kolkata 2004. Metropolition Art Salon: Kolkata 2004.

Four Man Show:

Jehangir Art Gallery: Mumbai 2000 & 2004. Nehru center: Mumbai 2001. Birla Academy of Arts & Culture: Kolkata 2002. Artist centre,Mumbai 2014,2016.Renaissance Art Gallery: 2015

India Art Gallery: 2016

Two Man Show:

Bajaj Art Gallery: Mumbai 2016 & 2017

Roop

Chandannagar :2000-2017. Academy of Fine Arts:Kolkata 2004 & 2007,2014.

Point of view Art Gallery: Colaba Mumbai Mar. – Apr. 2007. Sculpture Gallery: Kolkata 2007 to 2009.

Calcutta Sculptors

Academy of Fine Arts:Kolkata-2009-2017

Lalit Kala Academy:Delhi 2012,2013,2015,2016

Chitrammoyee art gallery: Hyderabad 2007

SOLO EXHIBITION:

Academy of Fine Arts: Kolkata 2005,2014 ; Jehangir Art Gallery:Mumbai 2011,

WORK SHOP:

Dockra Work Shop Govt. College of Arts & Crafts 1985. Art workshop organized

by Indian National Foram of Art & Culture, Salt Lake, Kolkata 2007.

AWARD:

Raja Ram Fund Scholarship,Karnataka 1983-84. Annual Exhibition, Govt college of Arts & Crafts 1985. Rajya Charukala Pradarshani, First prize in Sculpture, Govt. of West Bengal 1986. J.K. Mukherjee Memorial Medal, Indian of Oriental Art, Annual exhibition, Kolkata 1986.