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Artist's Profile
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| Nikhil Biswas |
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He was born in Calcutta, West Bengal
Founder Member of the 'Calcutta Painters' Group
Founder Member of the Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta
Founder Member of the 'Chitrangshu Group', Calcutta
Illustrator in Bengali News Weeklies, 'Darpan' and 'Janasebak Saptahik'
Education:
• Studied in Govt. College of Art & Craft, Calcutta
• Diploma in Sculpture from the same School – 1950 - 1955
Teaching Experience:
• He was an Art Lecturer in Mira Institute, Calcutta
Exhibitions:
• First Solo Show in Calcutta – 1954
• Group Exhibition in Bombay – 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960
• Solo Show in Calcutta – 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965
• Group Show in Calcutta – 1963
• Eight Painters from Calcutta, AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi – 1964
• Group Show in New Delhi – 1965
• Exhibition of his Paintings, Art and Prints Gallery, Calcutta – 1962
• Joint Exhibition with Sculptor Sarbari Roychowdhury, German Cultural Institute, Max Muller Bhavan, Calcutta
• Drawings & Rolling Pictures from India, organised by Ministry of the German Democratic Republic, German- South East Asian Society in the German Democratic Republic, Association of Painters and Sculptors of German, organised in Dresden, Halle, Magdeburg and then it travelled around other cities like Berlin and Munich in Germany – 1966 - 1967
• An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, dedicated to the memory of Alberto Giacometti, Artistry House, Calcutta – 1966
• Retrospective Exhibition (selection from 1950 - 1966), organised by Smt. Bina Biswas at the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta – 1967
• A Posthumous Exhibition of his paintings, Buffalo, New York – 1968
• Exhibition organised by Nikhil Biswas Memorial Committee, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay – 1975
• Exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta – 1978
• Group Exhibition at Commonwealth Institute, London – 1986
• Exhibition at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Calcutta – 1988
• Exhibition at Art Heritage, New Delhi – 1990
Awards:
• The Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, honoured him with a Gold Medal for being, the best exhibit in modern art – 1956
Collection:
• National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
• Ebrahim Alkazi, New Delhi
• Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
• Neville Tuli, Bombay
• Jane and Kito de Boer, Dubai
• Mukund and Neerja Lath, Jaipur
• Prashant Tulsiyan, Calcutta
• Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
Style:
He is a realist with strong expressionistic tendencies. Art for him could not be reduced to terms of aesthetic sensation alone. He therefore tried to make a subjective statement that reflects the tragedy of the human condition. His swirling or swelling figures, both human and animal, burst the bounds of normal anatomy by sheer force of vitality.
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