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IAAC Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2012

 
Alakananda Mukerji
Alakananda Mukerji
Alakananda Mukerji
Web: http://alka.roshino.com/
 
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.
 
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