ATIN BASAK ,Born in Calcutta, 1966

Qualifications: First class in B.V.A. (painting) from Govt. College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, 1991 . First class in M.A. (Printmaking) from M.S. University of Baroda, 1993.

Visit :Worked at Ecole Superieure D'Art De Caen, France as a visiting artist with French Govt. Scholarship, 2000. Worked in Edinburgh Printmakers workshop, Edinburgh, U.K. as a Charles Wallace India Trust Arts Scholar, 2000 It Invited as a visiting lecturer in Ecole Regionale des Beaux-Arts, Caen, Fran_ce 1996-1997.

International Award :VII Biennial, 1st International Gravura Exhibition, Amadora, Portugal, 2000.

Awards and Scholarships: French Govt. Scholarship, 2000 . Charles Wallace India Trust Arts Award, U.K. for 1999-2000 . Awarded Junior Fellowship of Govt. of India, Ministry ofHuman Resource Development, Department of Culture 1998-2000. 70th Annual all India Art Exhibition of all India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) New Delhi, 1998. Eastern Indian Young Artist Art Exhibition organized by Orissa Lalit Kala Academy, 1998. Annual Art Exhibition of The Society of India; Mumbai, 1996. Exhibition of Contemporary Art at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta, 1996. Paschimbanga Rajya Charukala Pradarsani, 1995. Awarded National Cultural Scholarship under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India 1994-1996. Awarded Research Grant of Lalit Kala Academy for the year 1993-94. All India Fine Arts Exhibition of the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1994-95. All India Annual Art

Exhibitions:- Solo Exhibition in Les Comptoirs de L'Inde, Paris, October, 2000 Exhibition in GALERIE GREWAL MOHANJEET Paris, 2000 Exhibition in Maison de L' Inde, Paris, 2000 Solo Exhibition and Slide show at Edinburgh Printmakers workshop & Gallery, U.K. March, 2000 Solo Exhibition in Mumbai at Jehangir Art Gallery,2000 . Solo Exhibition in Calcutta at Gallery Katayun, 1999 Group Exhibition at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, 1995, 1998 and 2000 Group Exhibition Award Winners of the Birla Academy's Annual Exhibition, Calcutta, 1997 A two man show in Calcutta 1994, Delhiat M.E.C. Art Gallery 1994, Mumbai at Jehangir Art Gallery 1992, 1994 and 1996. Solo Exhibition in M.S. University of Baroda, Gujarat 1994 . Group Exhibition in Germany 1994. Solo Exhibition in Calcutta 1992.

Participations:- Invited for the Macau International Exhibition of Prints, organized by the Macau Museum of Art, 2000 Participated in Glasgow Print Fair, Glasgow, U.K. 2000. Participated in Fourth Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print 1997 Eastern Regional Art Exhibition, Organised by Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta 1993, 1995 Lalit Kala National Exhibition of Art 1991 and 1992. Various All India Annual Exhibitions, at Calcutta, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Rajasthan, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar etc.

Workshops:- Printmaking Workshop organized by Lalit Kala Academy under Prof. Laxma Goud, Calcutta, 1999 Integlio Printmaking Workshop conducted by Prof. Sanat Kar, Organized by Lalit Kala Academy, Calcutta 1995. Advanced Lithographic Camp in Madras, Organized by Lalit Kala Academy in collaboration with Tamarind Institute, New Mexico, 1991 Painting Camp in Madhubani, Organized by E.Z.C.C. and Bihar Govt. 1990.

Lecture:- Invited by VISVA BHARATI UNIVER_ITY for demonstration lecture on printmaking at KALA BHAVAN,SANTINIKETAN, 1996.

Other Activity Made an artist book (limited edition) for Ecole Regionale des Beaux - Arts, Caen, France, 2000.One Copy Preserved by National Library of France, Paris.

Collections:- National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Baroda Palace Museum, British Council, Bombay, personal collections in Mumbai, Calcutta, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Belgium, Singapore, Hongkong,Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan, Portugal, Norway,Edinburgh and London

His Works

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