ARTIST STATEMENT
BIO
Education
MA, SUNY, New Paltz, NY, USA
MFA, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Ph.D. in Art History, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Higher Studies of Art, Greek Ministry of Education Scholarship, Athens, Greece
Awards
Art Fellowship, Ministry of Education, Government of Greece
Fellowship of the University Grants Commission, India
Work Experience
Professor, Studio Art Department, Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York, Studio Art Department, 1998-Present
Director of Manhattanville College Gallery, Purchase, New York, 2000-01, 2008-09
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey, 1996-98
School Leadership Team for New York City Public Schools, 2006-2008
Panelist
Panel Member, Passaic County College Grant Committee, 2000-06
Awarded annual grants to visual artists and dance and theater groups
Panel Member, Consulate General of India, New York, 2009
Panel of Judges for New York school student’s art work and their exhibits
Solo Shows and Major group Exhibitions
2010 Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY 10001
2009 Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY 10001
2009 G. C. Laha Centenari Fine Art Galeries, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
2009, 2008, 2007 Queens Museum of Art, New York
2009 Dowd Gallery State University of New York College at Cortland
2009 Crossing Art, Flushing, NY
2009 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY 10018
2009 The Gallery at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
2009, 2008 Berger Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
2008 The Artist Center, Kalaghoda,Mumbai (Bombay), India
2008 The Hammond Museum in North Salem, NY
2008 Guild Art Gallery, New York, USA
2008 Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 South Asian American Art Festival, Santa Monica, CA
2007 Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
1998 - 2007 Brownson Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
2006 Gallery Mai, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Gallery Kiki, Chiba, Japan
2005 IndiaArt Gallery, Pune, India
2004 Village Art Gallery, Katonah, NY, USA
2003 The Artists’ Guild, Fort Lee, NJ, USA
2002 ABC Gallery, Mount Vernon, NY, USA
2002 MeserveCoale Gallery, Greenwich, CT, USA
2000 The Soho Gallery at 678 Broadway, New York, New York
2000 The DarisuzGubala Gallery of Madison Avenue, New York
2000 The Gallery of Farleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA
1999 Passaic County College, Passaic, NJ, USA
1998 National Exhibition of Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow, India
1997 Birla Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, India
1996 All India Fine Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Calcutta, India
1994 National Exhibition of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
1992 Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, India
Recently Attended Seminars and Conferences:
College Art Association, New York 2011
CIEE IFDS- Exploring the Coexistence and Challenges of Neighboring Cultures in Spain and Morocco, 2011
Other recent Awards And Recognitions:
Recognition and published art works in a SPAN Magazine published by the US State Department, 2010-11. |
