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Artist's Profile
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| Sumana Chowdhury |
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Educational Qualification:
1991 - B.F.A. in Painting from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Vishwabharati University.
1993 - M.F.A. in Painting from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Vishwabharati University.
1996-97 - Studied under Mr. Amal Ghosh, St. Martins College, London, U.K. under Ministry Human Resource. Scholarship India.
Teaching Experiences:
1993 - 1995 - Visiting Lecturer at Birla Academy of Arts & Culture
1999 - Visiting Lecturer Arch. Dept. Bangalore University
2004 - 2005 Visiting Lecturer Tech Art Collage of Visual Art., Jain College, Bangalore
Awards / Scholarships:
1996 1997 - Artist in Residence, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, U.K.
2003 - Kejriwal Young Artist Award given by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore
1996 1997 - Studied under Mr. Amal Ghosh, St. Martins College. London, U.K. under Ministry Human Resource. Scholarship India.
Solo Shows:
1995 - Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore
1999 - Time and Space Gallery, Bangalore (Preview)
2006 - Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore
Duo Shows:
1994 - With Paula Sengupta, Birla Academy Fine Arts, Calcutta
1997 - With Tejendra sh Baoni, Herbert Read Gallery, KIAD Kent, U.K.
1999 - With Paula Sengupta, Images from West, Birla Academy of Art & Culture
1999 - A.B.C. Gallery, Varanasi
1999 - Show at Jamshedpur school of Art, sponsored by Tata Steel
2000 - With Sue Carny, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore sponsored by Microsoft Co.
2001 - With Sue Carny, Two Women, British Council, Chennai
2001 - With Sue Carny, Two Women, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
- With Sue Carny, Two Women, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
Performance:
2003 - Bus painting commissioned by state transport authority, Bangalore
2004 - with Shankar Mahadevan - Jugalbandhi between Artist & Musician for Airtel, Bangalore Palace
2004 - World social forum, Mumbai, painted a local train for world peace
2005 - Workshop raising fund for Tsunami, Open circle, Mumbai
Group Shows / Charity & Curated Shows:
Has participated in several group shows, curated shows and charity shows since 1991 in Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, U.K and many other places
1991 - All India Exhibition Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1991 - All India Exhibition, Gadag, Karnataka
1991 - Kala Mela Birla Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1992 - All India Exhibition Birla Academy Of Fine Arts
1993 - State Academy Annual Show, Kolkata
1994 - All India Exhibition Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
1994 - Rastriya Kala Mela, Bangalore
1995 - Rastriya Kala Mela, Kolkata
1996 - Workshop on Gesso Painting, KAID Canterbury, UK
1997 - Summer Show, Sunshine Gallery, London Bridge, UK
2001 - CUPA Art, Charity Show, Right Lines Gallery, Bangalore
2001 - FORD Charity Show Organized By Right Lines Gallery, Bangalore
2001 - Tsunami Fund Raising Show Organized By Sara Arakal Gallery, Bangalore
2002 - All India Work- Shop at Velly School, Organized By Lalit Kala Academy
2003 - Kejriwal Young Artist Awardee Show, Bangalore
2004 - World Social Forum, Mumbai
2005 - Rekha Namana - Homage to Hebbar, Organized By Samyajoti
2005 - Sumukha New Space Opening Gallery, Bangalore
2005 - Group Show in Hyderabad
2006 - Group Show, Organized By Sumukha, Hong Kong
2006 - Annual Show Sara Arekl Gallery, Bangalore
2007 - Group Show, Taj Hotel, Kolkata
2007 - Group Show, Winsor Manor Hotel, Bangalore
2007 - Group Show, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
2007 - Annual Show, Sara arekl Gallery, Bangalore
2007 - Point & Line to Plane 1V, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
Collections:
K.I.A.D. U.K.
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
IIIT, Bangalore
Samsung Co, Bangalore
Hindustan Lever, Bangalore
Rastriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Delhi
Bhoruka Enterprises
Biocon, Bangalore
H.K Kejriwal collection, Bangalore
Birla Academy Kolkata
Eureka Springer, U.S.A
William Cook asso, Kent, U.K
Many other private collections in India & Abroad
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