ShovinBhattacharjee Born in Shillong, 1976
Education M.F.A. Painting from Fine Arts Dept., Assam University (Central University) Silchar, Assam, India. B.F.A. Painting from Fine Arts Dept. of Assam University (Central University), Silchar, Assam, India. Six months practical training in national research laboratory for conservation of cultural property, Lucknow, India Advance Diploma on Graphics and Multimedia from C-DAC Mohali, India Online Hybrid and Blended Education Certificate course by Laureate International Universities, Maryland, USA (2016)
Award/ Achevements 2017 – “AllIndia Platinum Artist Award in the Kalanand 2017 contest” from PrafullaDhanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai. 2016 – “ALL INDIA GOLD AWARD IN DIGITAL ART” from PrafullaDhanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai. 2016 – “ALL INDIA SILVER AWARD IN INSTALLATION ART” from PrafullaDhanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai 2015 – “ALL INDIA GOLD AWARD IN INSTALLATION ART” from PrafullaDhanukar Art Foundation, Mumbai 2014 – 4th All India Digital Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi. 2013 – 1st All India Art Exhibition, FMG Group of Institutions, Greater Noida. 2011 – 1st All India Digital Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi. 2011 – 83rd Annual All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi. 2006 – 78th Annual All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi. State Award org by Art & Cultural Dept, Govt. of Meghalaya, India.
Grants 2007- 2009, Junior Research Fellowship from H.R.D, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Scholarship 2002-03 National scholarship, Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi. 2001-02 (UNESCO Scholarships) at N.R.L.C., Lucknow.
Exhibitions Solo shows 2011, “Independence Day Special Exhibition” solo show at the Indian Cultural Centre Seoul, South Korea, collaboration with Indian Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea. (Indian Cultural Centre Seoul, South Korea was open with my solo exhibition). 2011, Solo show at Alchemy of Art, New Delhi 2008, first International Solo show at Gallery Shanti, Seoul, South Korea 2008, “Huesday March” org by India Times (Times of India Group) at Oneness Center, New Delhi. (two individual solo show) 2006, Solo show at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 2002, Solo Show at U.T.S Art Gallery, Shillong
Participation/Group Exhibition 2018 Art for Karela Flood Disaster 2018” at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. “TOGETHER” group exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. “NO IMAGE: The International Exhibition” at the CICA Museum, South Korea. “Sculpt for Delhi” at India International Center, New Delhi. “TRANSFORMATIVE COLLOQUIES”India-Korea Art Exchange exhibition at Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi. “Connecting Communities through Art” at VR BENGALURU organize by Mercedes-Benz. "V I S W A R O O P A" The form of Universe curated by Johny ML at Birla Acadamy Art Culture, Kolkata. “Connecting Communities through Art” at NORTH COUNTRY MALL APPOSITE NEW SUNNY ENCLAVE, CHANDIGARH organize by Mercedes-Benz. “HT imagine fest 2018” exhibit by Studio Art at Nehru Garden, New Delhi. India-Korea Art Exchange exhibition at Dhomimal Art Centre, New Delhi.
2017 “CIMA Award Exhibition” by Cima Art Gallery, Kolkata PrafullaDhanukar award exhibition at Nehru Centre, Mumbai “Ahmedabad art fair” at Rajpath club, Ahmedabad “Panorama of Bengal” org by Janus art Gallery at Shridharani Gallery, Trivani Kala Sangam, New Delhi. India Art Festival, Tayagraj Stadium, New Delhi 7th All India Digital Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi
2016 “Spirit of India” Embassy of India, Lisbon in association with ArtCatto Gallery at Conrad Hotel, Algrave, Portugal. “Bodhgaya Biennale”org by Canvas, Bodhgaya, Bihar “Indian Modern Art” at Indian Art Museum, Seoul, South korea PrafullaDhanukar award winning exhibition at Harmony Hall of Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
2015 “Art on Environment” exhibition at India International Centre, New Delhi. “Art of Silence” exhibition at Galleria VSB, New Delhi India-Korea Art Exchange exhibition at Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi.
2014 “HANJI FESTIVAL” exhibition at Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi. All India Art Exhibition org by NDMC atTalkatora Stadium, New Delhi 4th All India Digital Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi. Korea-India Art Exchange Exhibition at Indian Cultural Center, Busan, South Korea.
2013 1st All India Art Exhibition, FMG Group Institutions, of Greater Noida India-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition at Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi. “Art ForUttarakhand” at RabindraBhawan Gallery in Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi India-Korea Art Exchange Exhibition at Dhoomimal Art Center, New Delhi
2012 Camouflage, Creativity Art Gallery, New Delhi Korea-India Art Exchange Exhibition at AW Convention Center (Gallery AW), Seoul, South Korea Contemporary Indian masks exhibition collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Perugia, ITALY 4th Contemporary Miniature Format of International “MASK EXHIBITION” organised by NavSiddhartha Art Group at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi: Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. “Together” group exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
2011 53rd National Exhibitionorganised by National Lalit Kala Academi at Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Center, Chennai. ‘Ishan Baibhab’ art exhibition at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9th International print Biennale organised by Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal 1st All India Digital Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi 83rd Annual All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi “Portrait of an Artist” curated by prayagshukla at Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi GROUP SHOW (IN HONOUR OF VETERAN ART CRITIC SHRI KESHAV MALIC) at AIFACS, New Delhi
2010 “Spring Art Loot 2010” organised byKhushii, New Delhi “The spirit of a butterfly” curated by prayagshuklaat Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai 82nd Annual All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi MID-SUMMER SHOW (IN HONOUR OF VETERAN ART CRITIC SHRI R. S. YADAV) at AIFACS, New Delhi Group show Curated by SushmaBhal at Art Positive, New Delhi
2009 OCTAVALENCE” org by Regional Lalit kala Akademi (Garhi) at DeenDayalUpadhyay Indoor Stadium, Surat, Gujarat. 2nd Guanlan International Print Biennial, China National Art Week in Bangalore organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in association with Karnataka ChitrakalaParishath, Bengaluru. “1, 00,000 and 50,000” at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi. “Unity in Diversity” at OpenPalm Court, India Habitat Center, New Delhi.
2008 Busan Indian Ink Painting Biennale, Busan, South Korea 13th Asian Art Biennaleorganised by The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh 8th International print Biennaleorganised by Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal “Icon of Asia” International show at EM Art Gallery, Beijing, China Art Summit (International Art Fair) at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi Harmony Art shows organised by Harmony Art Foundation, Mumbai 116 th All India Annual Art Exhibition organised by The Bombay Art Society at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai epicenter org by India Habitat center & curate by Sushma K Bhall, Gurgaon Birla Academy Annual show, Kolkata. India Korea International Exhibition at Dhoomimal Art Gallery New Delhi “Measure for Measure” Group Show at Visual Art Gallery, Habitat Center, New Delhi Group Show at lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi Arty Weekend org by HSBC Bank, New Delhi.
2007 Gallery Jung (Korea India Cultural Exchange Program), Seoul, Korea (Republic) 11th All India Kala Pradarshani, organised by State Lalit Kala Academi, U.P., Lucknow “Kala Vainyasha” organised by Regional Lalit kala Akademi (Garhi) at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. International Exhibition of Contemporary Art at Global Arts Village, New Delhi ‘Revisiting Reality ‘ at Studio Napean curate by Radhika, Mumbai. “Beginnings” A group show organised by gallery Beyond at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi Platform art show at Carriages Hotel, New Delhi Flowery Fantasies at Trivancore House and Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi Group Show curate by Ved Prakash Bhardwaj at Fine arts Academy, New Delhi
2006 49th National Exhibitionorganised by National Lalit Kala Academi at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal International print Biennale, Finland 7th International print Biennaleorganised by Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal 48th National Exhibitionorganised by National Lalit Kala Academi at Modern art Gallery, Mumbai 78th Annual All India Art Exhibition, A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi “Call of the Bamboos” organised by National Lalit Kala Academi, PragatiMaidan, New Delhi Group show organised by Bandhan art & Culture society, Dhaka, Bangladesh Tryo India, curated by sunitchopra at Trivancore House, New Delhi Different Line’s-1, Contemporary Drawings curated by Ved Prakash Bhardwaj at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi Kaleidoscope art Gallery, Boroda “Summer Show” organised by Regional Lalit Kala Academi at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Painting exhibition of junior Artists’ camp at A.I.F.A.C.S., New Delhi Birla Academy of fine art & Culture, Kolkata
2005 Russian Cultural Center, New Delhi. LalitKala Academi, Garhi, New Delhi. Assam Pavilion, PragatiMaidan, New Delhi Barak artist guild organised by Ministry of Tourism (DC), Silchar
2004 Annual Fine Art Academy Exhibition, Kolkata 71st All India Art Exhibition, Amritsar “Digital Print” at American Cultural Center, New Delhi. Fine Art Academy, Kolkata Organized by National Lalit Kala Academy at L.K.A, New Delhi: 2003 Lalit Kala Academi curate by ShovinBhattacharjee, New Delhi. M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi.
2002 Govt. Museum Art Gallery, Chandigarh Govt. Art College, Lucknow 1996, 2000 & 2001 Assam University, Silchar 1999, Hindustan paper Mill, Pachgram, 1995, All Saints Cathedrol Hall, Shillong
Museum Show
2018, “No Image” at CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 2013, “The emerging canvas II” Young Korean and Indian Artist Exhibition at Indian Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea 2011, “Independence Day Special Exhibition” solo show at the Indian Cultural Centre Seoul, South Korea, collaboration with Indian Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea. 2006, 48th National Exhibitionorganised by National Lalit Kala Academi at National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
Art Fair 2017, “India Art Festival” at Tayagraj Stadium, New Delhi 2017, “Ahmedabad art fair” at Rajpath club, Ahmedabad 2014, KIAF ART SEOUL, Seoul, South Korea 2013, BUSAN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Busan, South Korea 2012, Yongsan Art festival (International Art Exhibition), Seoul, South Korea 2012, United Art Fair at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi 2008, 2009, Art Summit (International Art Fair) at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi
Video: Video lounge at United Art Fair, New Delhi Artist Camp/ workshop/Art Residency 2016, “ National Painting Camp” org Galleria VSB at Valley of flower, Uttarakhand. 2016, Art Residency organized by Art Catto Gallery at CORAD HOTEL, Algarve, Portugal in collaboration with Indian Embassy in Portugal, sponsored by ICCR, New Delhi 2014, All India Painting Camp at Manali org by Galleria VSB. 2013, “ INTERNATIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOP” org by Academy of Visual Media at Pearl Spot near Ambika Market Vechoor Kottayam distt., KERELA 2013, "NATIONALART FESTIVAL" org by National Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, at Gangtok, Sikim. 2012, Cedar Heights: Dhanolti all India painting camp at Dhonolti, UK 2011, Special Painting Workshoporganised by Regional Lalit Kala Akademi, Shillong at Shillong, Meghalaya 2011, All India Artist camp organised by Lineworks at Porbandar, Gujarat 2011, All India Artist Camp organised by AIFACS, New Delhi 2010, “New Media Digital Art Camp”organised by Regional Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow and west zone cultural center at Udaipur. 2009, 3rd National Art festorganised by SelaQui School, Deharadun 2008, Private camporganised by Chandrashakarpatel at Dui 2007, "ART FESTIVAL" organised by National Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, at Kohima, 2007, All India Artist Camp organised by Gallery Beyond at Le Meridian Hotel, Mumbai 2007, All India Artist Camp organised by Rai University, Bhimtal, Uttaranchal 2007, All India Artist Camp organised by State Lalit kala Akademi, Kota, Rajasthan 2006, 07, All India Artist Camp organised by Art mall, Barog, Simla 2006, All India Artist Camp organised by AIFACS, New Delhi 2005, All India Artist Camp organised by: Reach (ONGC), Dehradun 2005, North East Artist Camp organised by SanskarBharati, PragatiMaidan, New Delhi 2005, Timuli Garden for Tsunami victim, New Delhi; 2004, “Digital Print work shop” at American Cultural Center, New Delhi. 2004, "ART FESTIVAL" organised by National Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, at Shilling; 2003 Lalit kala painting camp organised by Regional Lalit Kala Akademi at Manipur; 2002. Painting camp at National Stadium, New Delhi; 1999 Lalit kala Painting Camp, Kolkata; 2000 Ceramic camp & work shop org by Regional Lalit Kala Akademi at Silchar; 1998 Fuji photo workshop sponsored by Fuji Film, Silchar; 1998 Lalit kala sculpture camp organised by Regional Lalit Kala Akademi at Silchar;
Association ISAA (Interdisciplinary Society for Art & Aesthetics), New Delhi Academy of Visual Media (Trust for promotion of Art and Photography), Delhi
Private Collections: Modern Art gallery, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, Shillong, Lucknow, Kolkata;Indian Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea; AIFACS, New Delhi; Gallery Beyond, Mumbai;Art and Soul Gallery, Mumbai;Gauwhati State Museum, Gawhati; Tribal Art Museum, Shillong,Manipur State Museum, Monipur;West Zone Cultural center, Udaipur;Governor House, Shillong;Assam University, Silchar; NRLC, Lucknow; C.E.D.T.I., Mohali; Art & Culture dept., Shillong;Reliance Group, Mumbai;Kingfisher, Bangalore;Infosys, Bangalore, Gurgaon; Times Group, New Delhi;Art chutney, Bangalore;Virasat, Dehradun andmany private collections in India & Abroad.
Reviews Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati; Times of India, New Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata; Dash Magazine, Kolkata; SpanMagazine, America; Today, New Delhi; North East Sun, New Delhi; CNNMagazine, New Delhi, The States man, Kolkata; The Telegraph, New Delhi; The Frontier Front, Silchar; The Pioneer, New Delhi; The Hindu, New Delhi The Sahara Times, Lucknow; The Shillong Times, Shillong, Art India, Mumbai; Amar-ujjala(Hindi), New Delhi; India Today, New Delhi; Platform Magazine, New Delhi; Creative Mind Art Magazine, New Delhi; Asian Age, New Delhi; Indian Express, New Delhi, Art in Asia, Seoul, South korea, Kala Dhirga, Lucknow etc. etc.
