Rudra Kishore Mandal

After graduating as a Bachelor in Fine Arts, I have worked as a graphic designer for 6 years in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. I resumed creating independent artworks in the varied mediums of painting, digital graphics and art installations after moving back to Kolkata in the year 2008. My chosen medium is watercolor and pen drawing on paper.

My art works are an exercise in exploration of the self, as a creature of nature; an evolution through understanding of my physical, sensual and spiritual needs. They are expressions of personal confusions, visions, emotions and realizations. On one hand they are projections of my thoughts on worldly matters, which often baffle and trouble me, on the other they are personifications of my lunacies, fantasies, magical dreams, wicked thoughts and mischievous self expressions. Through their untamed and fantastic imagery, they are intimately mine and ultimately me.

Graduated as BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in the year 2002

• 2023
September
Hyderabad Art Festival – Group exhibition
By Mazda Art at Chitramayee State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, India

June
Reflect – International online art exhibition: Group Exhibition
By Creartors Collective, authorised and licensed by Govt. of Maharashtra and registered with Govt. of India.
Award - Francisco De Goya Award for outstanding artwork

June
Can Queer 3.0: Group Exhibition
by Xomonnoy group at Gauhati Artists' Guild, Guwahati, Assam, India

June,
Learn Togetherness III – What Is In our Gait? : Group show
at KCC gallery, Kolkata, India

February – March
The Art Society of India 105th Annual Exhibition: Group show at
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
Award - Silver Medal, Late Shri. Gunwant H. Nagarkar award for best painting in the professional category

February
India Art Fair: Group show at KCC Booth at India Art Fair, New Delhi, India

• 2022
August - September
'Waking Dreams', group show at Golden Guy Gallery, ‘Burning Man’ Festival, Black Rock City, Nevada, USA

August
'SPACE – International Art Exhibition' Online Group show, at CreARTors Collective Website. Award – Francisco De Goya Award for outstanding artwork

June
'Learn Togetherness 2 - Being Queer, Being Home', group show at KCC gallery, Kolkata...