Ananda Das

BORN
October 18, 1974

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Self-taught Artist

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata
2000 Oberoi Towers Mumbai
1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2002, 2010 Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, Kolkata
2003, 2004 Eng Vysya Bank, Kolkata
2007, 2008 Taj Bengal, Kolkata
2011 Neokala Art Gallery, Gujarat
2011 Eca Art Walk Gallery, Kolkata

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Ahuja Museum For Arts, Kolkata
1999 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1994, 1996 Tagore Art Gallery Kolkata Airport
1996, 1998 Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1999, 2000, 2003 Grindlays Bank, Bombay
1997, 1998 French Consulate
1998, 1999 Chandigarh
1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Celestial at Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1995, 1997, 2000 Celestial at Birla Academy Of Fine Arts And Culture, Kolkata
1996, 1997 Abn Amro Gallery, Kolkata
1997 Allen Park and Abn amro Gallery at Abn Amro Bank, Kolkata
1997, 2002 Nehru Centre, Bombay
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 Spandan Art Gallery, Kolkata
1997 Park Hotel, Kolkata In aid of the Spastics Society of East India
2000 Surender Paul Art Gallery, Delhi
2000, 2001 Oberoi Grand, In aid of the Spastics Society Calcutta
2001, 2002 Hsbc Bank Organized by Spandan, Kolkata
2006 Abn Amro Bank, Kolkata By Abn Amro Bank
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Shree Art Gallery, Kolkata
2012 Itc Sonar Bangla, Kolkata
2011, 2012 Birla Academy Of Art & Culture, Kolkata

PARTICIPATIONS
2003 Invited Artists for an Exhibition of Contemporary Bengali Figurative and Landscape Paintings at Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, organized by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2004 Invited Artist at Black & White, White & Black Show at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
2003 Invited Artist at an Exhibition at Chitrokoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
2005 An Art Camp for Sunami Rehabilitation Projects in South India organized by Calcutta Swimming Club and Lions Clubs International, Kolkata
2000, 2001, 2004 An Exhibition 04 in aid of Compassionate Companions Trust by Chitrangan and Rotary Club of Calcutta Down Town at Akar Prakar, Kolkata
1992 Annual Exhibition of West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music & Visual Arts, Kolkata
1992, 1994 Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts, Calcutta
1993, 2001 All India Annual Exhibition Of Academy Of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1996 Kalamela Organized By Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy Delhi, Calcutta
2006 Invited Artist To An Exhibition Art For Water, Waters For Life Organized By Cymroza Art Gallery And Scesa Mumbai
2006 Invited Artist To An Exhibition Touch Of Art Organized By Masters Collection Art Gallery, Calcutta
2006, 2007 Invited Artist To An Exhibition New Horizons Organized By Masters Collection And Art Gallery, Calcutta
1997 Kalamela Organized By Birla Academi Of Art And Culture, Calcutta
1997 Kalamela In Delhi Organized By Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy In New Delhi
1997 Invited To An Exhibition In Aid Of Spastic Society Of Eastern India At Park Hotel, Calcutta Sponsored By Rotary Club
1993, 1995 Exhibition Annual of Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
1999 Guest Artist at Accessweek organized by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
2000 Kalamela and Open Air Show organized by Birla Art & Culture Kolkata
2000 Art Camp at Oberoi Grand sponsored by Spandan and Oberoi Grand, Kolkata
2004, 2007 Art Camp at Taj Bengal sponsored by Taj Group Of Hotels Resorts And Places Kolkata
2001 Guest Artist at Friends of the Academy exhibition organized by Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2001 Guest Artist at Protest against the destruction of Buddha of Bamiyan at Vishya Bharati, Santi-niketan organized by Genesis Art Gallery
2008 Guest Artist at Art Camp at Itc Sonar Kolkata sponsored by Itc Group Of Hotels Kolkata
2012 Chitra Santhe organized by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore
2012 Darjeeling Tourism and Tea Festival Art Camp, organized by Inner Wheel Club, Darjeeling
Invited artist in 2009 for an art camp at Park Hotel sponsored by Spandan, Kolkata

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ananda Das, son of painter Lakshmi Narayan Das, was born in 1974 in Calcutta. His first art teacher was his father, who was born in 1942 and is a renowned commercial artist. It is his father who has guided him with his artistic advice. Ananda began studying at the Bengal School of Arts when he was fourteen. When he was 18, he decided that academic instruction was not bringing him any benefit and began working alone. He has received numerous scholarships for his skills. He is a painter of landscapes, figure studies, and portraits. He has won many accolades for his work, including several Gold Medals of Honour. He graduated from City College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1993. He is an active member of the Calcutta Painters Group.

Ananda Das started his career in 1994 and never looked back. He is a self-taught painter. He has no formal degree or diploma in art or painting. He works in different media such as watercolor, acrylic, oil, charcoal, and mixed media. Most of his paintings are based on the realistic and figurative. The Rickshaw Puller series is one of the best subjects he has painted. He uses the rickshaw as a symbol of harmony between man and his wearer, between purpose and silent strength. The running feet and rushing wheels are a simple proof of what substance, will and endurance can conquer. He also likes the play of light and shadow. For that reason, he applies charcoal and Conti to capture the play of light and shadow on a black-and-white base. He is one of the most prominent painters in Kolkata.

The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in Ananda's work, especially his rickshaw pullers. His work began to take on the style and character that is now associated with his name. Most of Ananda's work has a religious or mystical expression and a romantic spirit. His early paintings were strongly influenced by political turmoil and violence around the world. Ananda Das displays a precise and finely executed style that produces an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in a variety of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, mixed media, and watercolor.

Ananda Das' series of paintings, icons, and illusions marked a creative breakthrough for the artist in several ways. His work has been widely exhibited around the world and has won several awards. Ananda is a teacher, facilitator, and painter. He has exhibited in several shows and group exhibitions in India. His work can be seen in many public and private collections in India and abroad. Ananda Das has exhibited his paintings in art galleries in India such as the Jahangir Art Gallery, the French Consulate, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Oberoi Tower. His witty titles are often as important as the paintings themselves, which combine an economy and precision of technique with the marks of a seemingly limitless imagination.

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