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Biren De

Lives In: Kolkata

Education

Diploma in Fine Art
Bio
Education
- 1944-49 Diploma in Fine Arts, Government College of Arts and Craft, Kolkata
  Exhibitions
- 2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
- 2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2011 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
  Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1999 ‘A Passionate – Detachment’, The Window, Mumbai
- 1991 ‘Watercolors’, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1990 ‘Watercolors by Biren De’, Galerie 88, Kolkata
- 1977 ‘Retrospective 1950-1977’, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 1975 Hempsted Public Library, New York
- 1975 Atelier – Galerie Irmgard Sen Gupta, Hamburg, West Germany
- 1974 ‘Exhibition of Paintings’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
- 1974 Gallery Chanakaya, New Delhi
- 1973 ‘Biren De – Within The Wheel’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
- 1971 ‘Paintings’, Gallery Chanakaya, New Delhi
- 1967 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
- 1965 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
- 1963 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, Fine Arts Gallery, New Delhi
- 1961 ‘Biren De – Exhibition of Paintings’, Kunika Centre for Contemporary Arts, New Delhi
- 1956 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1954 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1953 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1952 ‘Exhibition of Paintings by Biren De’, Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
- 1949 Darjeeling, West Bengal
  Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2008 'Post Independence Masters', Aicon Gallery, New York
- 2003 ‘Neo Tantrics’, New York
- 1999 ‘Thirteen Indian Painters’, organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- 1973-74 ‘Indian Painting Today’, Belgium, Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
- 1973 ‘Contemporary Indian Painting’, Washington D.C and Los Angeles, USA, Toronto, Canada
- 1972 ‘Contemporary Indian Painters’, USSR and Greece
- 1972 ’25 Years of Indian Art’, New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai
- 1970 ‘Art Today’, organized by Kunika - Chemould at Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi
- 1965 ‘Ten Contemporary Indian Painters’, M.I.T. Cambridge, USA and New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, USA
- 1965 ‘Ten Contemporary Painters from India’, Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore
- 1963-64 ‘Ten Contemporary Painters from India’, Travelling exhibition to the USA.
- 1959 ‘Twenty Painters Show’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1959 ‘Contemporary Art from India’, Museum Folkwang Essen; Stadische Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen; Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund and Galerie Palette, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1957 ‘Young Asian Artists’, Japan
- 1952 Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
- 1951 Salon de Mai, Paris
  Participations
- 2010 ‘Manifestations IV', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2008-09 ''Modern India', organized by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) and Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture at Valencia, Spain
- 2008 'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
- 1973 Beinnale of Sydney, Australia.
- 1968,71,75,78,82 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th International Triennale India, New Delhi.
- 1967 Pittsburgh International Show, USA.
- 1962 Venice Beinnale, Italy.
- 1961 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.
- 1959,61 Mainichi Beinnale, Tokyo.
- 1953,64 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- 1953,54,56 Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi.
Honours and Awards
- 1964 National Award for ‘Dying Ogre’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- 1959-60 Fulbright Scholarship, USA
- 1958 National Award for ‘Apparition’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Education
- 1944-49 Diploma in Fine Arts, Government College of Arts and Craft, Kolkata
  Exhibitions
- 2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
- 2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2011 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
  Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1999 ‘A Passionate – Detachment’, The Window, Mumbai
- 1991 ‘Watercolors’, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1990 ‘Watercolors by Biren De’, Galerie 88, Kolkata
- 1977 ‘Retrospective 1950-1977’, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 1975 Hempsted Public Library, New York
- 1975 Atelier – Galerie Irmgard Sen Gupta, Hamburg, West Germany
- 1974 ‘Exhibition of Paintings’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
- 1974 Gallery Chanakaya, New Delhi
- 1973 ‘Biren De – Within The Wheel’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
- 1971 ‘Paintings’, Gallery Chanakaya, New Delhi
- 1967 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
- 1965 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
- 1963 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, Fine Arts Gallery, New Delhi
- 1961 ‘Biren De – Exhibition of Paintings’, Kunika Centre for Contemporary Arts, New Delhi
- 1956 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1954 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1953 ‘Exhibition of Paintings – Biren De’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1952 ‘Exhibition of Paintings by Biren De’, Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
- 1949 Darjeeling, West Bengal
  Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2008 'Post Independence Masters', Aicon Gallery, New York
- 2003 ‘Neo Tantrics’, New York
- 1999 ‘Thirteen Indian Painters’, organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- 1973-74 ‘Indian Painting Today’, Belgium, Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
- 1973 ‘Contemporary Indian Painting’, Washington D.C and Los Angeles, USA, Toronto, Canada
- 1972 ‘Contemporary Indian Painters’, USSR and Greece
- 1972 ’25 Years of Indian Art’, New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai
- 1970 ‘Art Today’, organized by Kunika - Chemould at Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi
- 1965 ‘Ten Contemporary Indian Painters’, M.I.T. Cambridge, USA and New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, USA
- 1965 ‘Ten Contemporary Painters from India’, Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore
- 1963-64 ‘Ten Contemporary Painters from India’, Travelling exhibition to the USA.
- 1959 ‘Twenty Painters Show’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
- 1959 ‘Contemporary Art from India’, Museum Folkwang Essen; Stadische Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen; Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund and Galerie Palette, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1957 ‘Young Asian Artists’, Japan
- 1952 Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
- 1951 Salon de Mai, Paris
  Participations
- 2010 ‘Manifestations IV', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
- 2008-09 ''Modern India', organized by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) and Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture at Valencia, Spain
- 2008 'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
- 1973 Beinnale of Sydney, Australia.
- 1968,71,75,78,82 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th International Triennale India, New Delhi.
- 1967 Pittsburgh International Show, USA.
- 1962 Venice Beinnale, Italy.
- 1961 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.
- 1959,61 Mainichi Beinnale, Tokyo.
- 1953,64 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
- 1953,54,56 Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi.
Honours and Awards
- 1964 National Award for ‘Dying Ogre’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- 1959-60 Fulbright Scholarship, USA
- 1958 National Award for ‘Apparition’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
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Statement

Read more Education Bachelor of fine arts from M.S. Faculty of Fine arts, Baroda - 1997 Master of fine arts, from College of Art, New Delhi - 1999. Awards 2010 National Akaademi award - Lalit Kala 2007 'Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi' -painting (state award) 2005 'Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi' -painting (all India) 2001-2002 'Lalit Kala research grant awards', New Delhi 2001 'Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi' - printmaking
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