Gautam Paul

I am Gautam Pal. I was born in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, India. Since childhood, I have loved writing poetry, drawing and singing. I completed my graduation in Visual Arts from the Government Art and Craft College, Kolkata in 1990. For some time, I worked as a painter in an advertising agency. In 1998, I was forced to take up the job of Treasurer in a Government (B.Ed) College. At that time, the death of my father deeply affected me and depressed me.

A lot of questions started arising in my mind about the birth and death of a person...

I read many books from my office library at that time to get answers to my questions, especially books written on Eastern and Western philosophy, and I tried to find answers to many questions of life in that library. At that time, some immoral incidents in that college deeply affected me and from then on, I started creating some protest paintings.

All my early paintings developed in the genre of protest art. I named my mission 'The Dark Quest'. The initial purpose of these works of art was to highlight the dark sides of society. Gradually life changed, and my perception also changed. I learned to feel that both light and darkness play an equally important role in life in this world. I ...

Qualification : B. V. A. Passed in the year 1990from the Govt. College of Art & Craft,
under University of Calcutta.
Artistic Experience including number of years studying and working:
 Certificate of Merit Award for calendar 1988-89
 Award for outstanding work for poster design 1989-90
 Illustrator cum Visualizer under Ogilvy & Mather 1991-98

 Participated in a Group Exhibition at Birla Academy of Art & Culture in 2009 at Kolkata.
 Participated in Solo Exhibition 2010 in Royal Tunbridge Wells Library Museum and Art Gallery, Civic Centre – Mount Pleasant – Royal Tunbridge Wells – TN1 1JN
 Participated in solo exhibition 2012 in Hastings Arts Forums East Sussex England.

Participated in solo exhibition 2016 in Academy of Fine Arts and 2023 Birla Academy Kolkata INDIA.