Kuntal Barai

Kuntal Barai, born is 1987, is an independent visual artist and he completed his Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts in 2010 and Master Degree in Fine Arts in 2012, both in drawing and painting from the University of Development Alternative (UODA), Dhaka. Hailing from Dhaka, Bangladesh which is home to 8.5 million people, his projects represent the organic form of the chaos which he observe on a daily basis, through which some kind of new vision may one day burst into view.


His work is neither a mere depiction of the lived experience, nor it is only an interpretation where the real has been dissolved into formal aesthetic qualities. It is actually a mix of both.

As an artist, Kuntal's work takes into account of the chaos as well as the sense of loss we have developed over the years since the city undercuts the normal rhythm of life.

Solo Exhibition:
2018 - "Displaced in Dhaka" La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

Major Group Exhibitions:
2019 - Bangladesh Sri Lanka Art Exposition, Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2019 - 23rd National Art Exhibition by Bangladesh National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018 - Art Project 'Bindu Bisorga' 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh
2018 - Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Japan
2017 - 10th Group Art Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2017 - 22nd National Art Exhibition by Bangladesh National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 - 17th Asian Art Biennale by Bangladesh, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 - 20th Young Art Exhibition by Bangladesh National Art Gallery , Dhaka.
2015 - 21st National Art Exhibition by Bangladesh National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015 - "Jago Nari Jago Bonnihi Shikha" Organized by Studio 48, Dhaka
2014 - 19th Yang Art Exhibition by Bangladesh National Art Gallery , Dhaka.
2014 - "GAJA" Founding Collection Art Exhibition Drik Gallery, Dhaka
2013 - Art Exhibition UODA Fine Arts Twelve Years celebration, Dhaka.
2013 - Contemporary Bangladesh Group Art Show, Bangladesh.
2012 - A Group Art Exhibition "Story of life" Organized by Studio 48, Dhaka, Ba...