Ashok Bhowmick

BORN
July 31, 1953 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
1973 Master of Science, Kanpur University

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 The Layered Lens Crosshatching by Ashok Bhowmick, Gallerie Splash, Gurgaon
2019 Singapore Art Fair, Singapore
2017 Tribute to Tagore, Embassy of India in Japan, Tokyo
2014 Memories of the Dark Days, Cinema of Resistance Jadavpur University, Kolkata
2014 Epic on the Rock Shelters, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 India Art Summit, New Delhi
2011 India Art Fair, New Delhi
2009 Recent Works, Museum Art Gallery, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Retrospective 1997, 2007, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 Warli in Me and Other Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
2004 Selected Works, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
2001 Recent Works, Gallery Katayun, Calcutta
1999 Works on Paper, Admit One Art Gallery, New York
1997 Manushi and Other Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1996 My City, My Childhood, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1994 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1993 Ganesha, Artists Centre, Bombay
1991 Recent Paintings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1983 In the Darkness, Allahabad University, Allahabad
1980 The Sun and the Beggar, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1980 The Sun and the Beggar, Nehru Hall, Azamgarh
1974 Kanpur

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1973, 1974, 1978, 1980 Annual Art Exhibitions of State Lalit Kala Academy, U.P.
1980, 1981 All India Painting Exhibition, organized by Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
The 1981 All India Contemporary Art Exhibition was organized by the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
1977, 1978 Art of Uttar Pradesh, jointly organized by Lalit Kala Central Academy and State Lalit Kala Academy under the State Cultural Exchange Programme.
1990 Silver Jubilee Exhibition of State Lalit Kala Academy, U.P.
1991 This exhibition was organized in Lucknow, Goa, Chennai, and the 4th Delhi National Art Fair, Delhi.
2001 Art of Bengal, jointly organized by Art Today Art Gallery and Katayun Gallery in Delhi.
Art Access-V Exhibition 2001, organized by Birla Academy of Art & Culture in Mumbai.
Autumn Applause 2001, organized by Katayun Gallery, Calcutta.
Gems of Contemporary Indian Art 2001, organised by Concern India Foundation in Mumbai.
Spirit of the Century 2004, Kumar Art Gallery
Four Contemporary Indian Artists 2005, at Hamail Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan.
Celebration 2007, Kumar Art Gallery.
Celebration 2008, Kumar Art Gallery
Celebration 2010, Kumar Art Gallery
2011 Unicorn Gallery, Karachi.

PARTICIPATIONS
2005 Delivered a lecture on My Time, My Art to the students and staff of the Department of Paintings, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.
2006 Delivered a lecture on Commercialization and Contemporary Art at the Department of Paintings, Allahabad University.
2006 Attended the international seminar on Gender Perspective in Asian Art on the occasion of the Asian Art Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2007 Evaluated the merit to select the awardees of the paintings submitted for the All India Exhibition organized by Lalit Kala State Academy, U.P.
2007 Member of the Jury for the All India Exhibition organized by Kalidasa Academy, Ujjain, M.P. 2011 Participated in the 2nd Art Summit, New Delhi.
2013 Participated in the 4th Art Summit (India Art Fair), New Delhi.
2013 Participated in Art of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh at Hamail Art Gallery, Dubai.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ashok Bhowmick, an acclaimed painter and sculptor, is best known for mastering and popularizing the artistic technique of cross-hatching. Born in 1953, Bhowmick discovered his talent and passion for the arts at an early age. He attributes his inclination towards the arts to his mother, who was also his first teacher. In 1974, he took up the practice of cross-hatching and formally launched his career with the solo exhibition Ashok - 74.

Through his art, Bhowmick explores themes of personal and social significance. While his works from The Coal Mine series are driven by reflections on the inhuman conditions and poverty faced by coal workers, the Jai Ho and The Bull series are inspired by emotions and thoughts universally recognized by individuals. A recurring theme in his artworks is the bird. Present in most of his paintings, including the Warli series and the Amina & the Birds series, Bhowmick uses the bird as a symbol of courage and companionship.

In addition to his artistic activities, Bhowmick is also a writer and philosopher. He lives and works in Delhi.

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