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"Greed and need''acrylic on canvas, 4ftx9ft, 09

BRAIN MAPPING 2

Brain mapping 2, Acrylic on canvas, 3ft x 4ft x 3 triptych .

Sumana Chowdhury

Born 1969 - Born in Shillong, Meghalaya
Educational qualification 1991 - B.F.A. in Painting from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan,Vishwabharati University.
1993 - M.F.A. in Painting from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Vishwabharati
University.
1996-97 Studied under Mr Amal Ghosh, St. Martin’s College. London, U.K. under
Ministry Human Resource. Scholarship India.
Teaching-experiences
1993-95 Visiting lecturer at Birla Academy of Arts & Culture.
1999 - Visiting lecturer Arch. Dept. Bangalore University.
2004-05 Visiting lecturer Tech Art Collage of visual Arts ,.Jain collage,Bangalore.
Awards/ Scholarships
1996-97 Artist in Residence, Kent Institute of Art and Design,Canterbury, U.K.
2003 - ‘Kejriwal Young Artist Award’ given by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat.Bangalore
1997-98 National scholarship,from ministry of human resource Govt of India.

Solo shows

1995 - Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore.
1999 - Time and space gallery B’lore(preview)
2006 - Sumukha gallery Bangalore

DUO SHOWS

1994 - With Paula Sengupta,Birla Academy Fine Arts, Calcutta.
1997 - With Tejendra sh Baoni,Herbert Read Gallery, KIAD Kent, U.K.
1999 - With Paula sengupta,"Images from west"Birla academy of Art & Culture
1999 - A.B.C. Gallery , Varanasi.
1999 - Show at Jamshedpur school of art ,
sponsored by Tata Steel.
2000 - With Sue carny,Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore
,sponsored by Microsoft co.
2001 - With Sue Carny,"Two women"British Council, Chennai.
2001 - With Sue Carny,"Two women"Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
- With Sue Carny,"Two women" Kanataka chitrakala parishath,Bangalore.
Performance
2003 - Bus painting commissioned by state transport authority,B’lore.
2004 - with Shankar Mahadevan - jugalbandhi between Artist & Musician – for
Airtel, Bangalore Palace.
2004 - World social foram Mumbi,painted a local train for world peace.
2005 - Orkshop raising fund for Tsunami.,Opencircle Mumbi.
Group shows/Cherity &Curated shows
Has participated in several group shows, curated shows and charity shows
since 1991 in Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad,Mumbai , Chennai.U.k and many other places.
1991 - All India exhibition Academi of fine arts,Kolkata
1991 - All India Exhibition ,Gadag,Karnataka
1991 - Kala mela Birla academi of fine arts,Kolkata
1992 - All India exhibition Birla Academi of fine arts,
1993 - State academi annual show Kolkata,
1994 - All India exhibition Karnataka chitrakala parishath B’lore
1994 - Rastriya kala mela,Bangalore,
1995 - Rastriya kala mela ,Kolkata,
1996 - Workshop on gesso painting,KAID Canterbury,UK
1997 - Summer show ,sunshine gallery,London Bridge,uk
2001 - ‘CUPA art ‘ cherity show,right lines gallery,Bangalore
2001 - FORD cherity show organized by Right lenes gallery ,Bangalore
2001 - Tsunami Fund raising show opganised by Sara Arakal gallery,Bangalore,
2002 - All india Work- shop at velly school, organized by lalit kala academy
2003 - Kejriwal young artist awardee show ,Bangalore,
2004 - World social Forum,mumbi,
2005 - Rekha Namana- Homage to Hebbar’,organaised by Samyajoti
2005 - Sumukha new space Opening gallery , Bangalore,
2005 - Group show in Hydrabad
2006 - Group show ,organized by sumukha, Hong Kong
2006 - Annual show Sara arekl gallery Bangalore,
2007 - Group show, Taj hotel,Kolkata,
2007 - Group show, Winsor manor hotel, Bangalore
2007 - Group show , Karnataka chitrakala parishath,Bangalore.
2007 - Annual show,SaraArekl gallery,Bangalore.
2007 - Point & line to plane 1V,Gallery beond,Mumbi.
2007- Group show at Kynkini art gallery,Bangalore,
2008- Birla academi ,kolkata,
2008- Tamarind art gallery,New york
2008 - Asian contemporary art fair Tamarindart gallery.

Collections

K.I.A.D. U.K.
Tata Steel, Jamshedpur.
IIIT, Bangalore.
Samsung Co, Bangalore.
Hindustan Lever, Bangalore.
Rastriya Lalit Kala Kendra,Delhi,
Bhoruka Enterprises,
Biocon B'lore
H.KKejriwal collection,B'lore
Birla Academi Kolkata,
Eureka Springer,U.S.A,
William Cook asso,Kent.U.K
Many other private collections in India &Abroad.

ch2002.sumana@gmail.com
sumana_ch2002@yahoo.com

BRAIN MAPPING 1

Brain mapping 1, oil on canvas, 5 ft x 5 ft,

THINK GREEN

Title of the work"Think green",Acrylic on canvas,3ft x 4ft,

THE BEGINING OR END-1

Title of the work "The begining or end" Its acrylic on canvas,size 3ft x 4ft ,