P.Maity

BORN
1965 Tamluk, West Bengal

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
1992 Master of Fine Arts, College of Art, New Delhi
1981 BFA, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013-14 Symphony of Silence, Jehangir Art Gallery and Art Musings, Mumbai
2013 Venetian Odyssey, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2012 Passion, presented by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore at The Arts House, Singapore
2011 Shesh Lekha The Last Poems of Rabindranath Tagore, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, Mumbai, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 The World on Canvas, presented by Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2009 Montage Moments Memories, Jehangir Art Gallery, Art Musings, Mumbai
2008-09 Sumukha Gallery, Bangalore, Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 An Enchanting Journey - Paresh Maitys Kerala, Art Alive, New Delhi
2007 Drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs by Paresh Maity, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2006 Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto
2006 Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
2005 Arts India, New York
2005 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in collaboration with Art Musings, Mumbai
2005 Gallery on Cork Street, London in association with ICICI Bank
2004 Organized by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Easel, Singapore at Alliance Francaise, Singapore
2004 Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2003 Forms in Symphony, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
2002 Arts India, New York
2002 Venetian Odyssey, British Council, New Delhi
2002 Tagore Center, Berlin
2001 Venetian Odyssey, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Philip Gallery, London
2000 Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2000 Aspekte Gallery, Germany
2000 Venetian Odyssey, Hotel Aryanbika, Debrecen, Hungary
2000 Mohanjeet Gallery, Paris
1999 Two decades of classic watercolors, Shridharani, Triveni Kala, Sangam, Gallerie Ganesha, and British Council, New Delhi
1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Mohanjeet Gallery, Paris
1998 Sumukha Gallery, Bengaluru
1997 Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Calcutta
1996 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1996 Hungarian Cultural and Information Centre, New Delhi
1996 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1996 Paracelsus Rotenfleskdinik Ausgestelt in association with Galerie Aspekie, Germany
1996 ARKS Gallery, London
1995 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994 British Council, Calcutta
1994 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1994 The Gallery, Chennai
1994 Aspekte Gallery, Germany
1994 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1993 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1993 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1992 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1992 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1992 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Siddartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
1992 Windsor Mansion, Bengaluru
1991 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1991 Katayun Gallery, Calcutta
1991 Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Bombay
1990 Ganesha Gallery, New Delhi
1990 Katayun Gallery, Calcutta
1989 Katayun Gallery, Calcutta
1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Talking Heads, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2011 Progressive Starting States to the Present, Aicon Gallery, London
2011 Sumukha Gallery, Chennai
2011 Nvya Gallery, New Delhi
2010 Symbols and Metaphors, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2009 Mark of Masters -2, Art and Soul, Mumbai
2009 Think Small, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2009 Beyond Form, Bajaj Capital Art House, Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
Review of 2008, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2007 Young Guns, Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
2007 Living Art, London
2007 Art and Fashion Show, Sumukha Gallery
2007 Royal Watercolor Society, London
2007 Ueno, Royal Museum, Tokyo
2007 Darpan, Nvya Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Indian Summer, Art Alive, London
2007 Vistar, limited edition, New Delhi
2007 House of Lords, London in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
2006 Style Archives Exhibition, Mumbai
2006 Two for Tango, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2006 V&A, London
2006 Tate Great Britain, United Kingdom
2005 Joint exhibition with Gallery Nvya, New Delhi
2005 Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 Kumar Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 Arushi Art, New Delhi
2005 Royal Watercolor Society, London
2005 Sanskrit Art Gallery, Kolkata
2005 Sumukha Gallery, Bengaluru
2004 Family Group Exhibition, Visual Arts, London
2003 Uttarayan, Egyptian group exhibition
2002 Rossy and Rossy Gallery, London in association with Gallery88, Kolkata
2002 International Watercolor Exhibition, Royal Watercolor Society, London
2001 Rossy and Rossy Gallery, London, in association with the Modi Foundation
2001 Erotica, Mohanjeet Gallery, Paris
2000 Participated in an Indian exhibition in Dubai
1997 Images of Kolkata, Exhibition along with Ragu Rai and Desmond Doig, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata
1996 Tribute to Mother Teresa, Mumbai
1996 Sakhi Mandal, Bengaluru
1996 Gallery 88, Calcutta
1996 Rotary Club, Calcutta
1996 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 Sights and Visions, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1996 Wounds, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Calcutta
1996 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1996 Trends and Images, Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Calcutta
1996 World Miniature Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
1995 Tree in My Life, Village Gallery, New Delhi
1995 Urusvathi, New Delhi
1995 Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
1994 Katayun Gallery, Calcutta
1994 Gallery 88, Calcutta
1994 Indian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo
1994 People for Animals, Taj Hotel, New Delhi
1993 Malhar, Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
1993 Katayun Gallery, Calcutta

SELECTED JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2012 Eternal Landscapes, with Ram Kumar presented by ICIA at The Arts Trust, Mumbai

PARTICIPATIONS
2012 12th Anniversary Exhibition, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
2010 Sports and the City, represented by Art Alive Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, coinciding with the Commonwealth Games
2010 Center for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 Evolve 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
Annual Exhibition 2010, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
Annual Exhibition 2010, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007, 06, 05 Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2006 17th Anniversary Exhibition, Ganesha Gallery
Triennial 2005, India
2005 Lalit Kalas Golden Jubilee Celebration Show, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1997 Aquarelle Internationale Thun, Switzerland
1996 Silver Anniversary Exhibition. Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 Cleveland International Drawing Biennial, Cleveland
1991 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1990 Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1990 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta
1989 Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1989 Annual Exhibition, Indian Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi

HONORS AND AWARD
Bihar Government Award 2017
Eastern Eye Editors Special Award 2016 for his contribution to the field of art at the Royal Festival Hall, London
Padma Shri Award 2014 by the Government of India
Cartier Prize 2014, St. Moritz. Swiss art masters
Hall of Fame 2013 for Hello (Times of India Group)
Sera Bengali Award 2013 in Kolkata awarded by ABP
Dayawati Modi Award 2012 for Art, Culture and Education
2005 Indo-American Society
2002 Royal Watercolor Society, London
1999 Harmony Award, Mumbai
1993 Visit of the British Council
1992 pt. Ravi Shankar Award from New Delhi College of Art
1990 All India Society of Fine Arts and Crafts Award for the 62nd All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi
1990 Outstanding Painting Award from Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta
1990 Indian Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award for Best Watercolor Painting, New Delhi
1989 Government of India National Scholarship Award
1988 part. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Celebration Award
1988 Calcutta Academy of Fine Arts Governor's Gold Medal
1987 Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Celebration Award
1986 Indian Society of Oriental Art Award, Calcutta
1985 West Bengal Government Award for Best Watercolor Painting
1983 Indian Society of Oriental Art Prize, Calcutta
1983 Gold Medal of the U.S.S.R.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Watercolors are my heart and soul, says Paresh Maity, who over the last 20 years has achieved mastery in a medium that few can boast of. Paresh Maity, on any surface he chooses, be it paper, canvas, or any other medium, creates magic. The colors are vibrant and reflect the passion of the artist.

The dunes of Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala, the canals of Venice, and even Lake Geneva, Paresh's paintings have captured it all. Paresh says that it was his stay in Rajasthan that made his works explode with color, and since then he has not looked back.

Paresh also briefly experimented with the abstract, which was more about releasing the constraints of a landscape. He would still see a strange ship or tree, although not in a representative way. Even when he returned to painting figures, the contextual setting was more often neglected. The focus was on the figure, specifically on the faces, with their innumerable expressions, highly cropped and juxtaposed with their surroundings. The colors are vibrant and dazzle the viewer. The stylized and simplified figures have a story of their own and transport you to an exotic land.

The virtuosity of the medium is not the message, but the spirit behind the man and his talent. It has taken Paresh Maity a long time to get to where he is, the execution of the work itself may take a short time, but getting there has taken me 20 years.

Notification - We do not usually display Paresh Maity's work, only send it to private art collectors and interested art buyers.

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