Niroz Mondal

Biography
Niroz Mondal’s artistic development is characterized by an ongoing inquiry into texture, spatial architecture, and non-figurative expression. Raised in Srirampur, West Bengal, Mondal’s practice evolved without formal institutional instruction, developing instead through sustained self-directed technical experimentation. His early engagements with rural environments informed a fundamental sensitivity to atmospheric change, horizons, and physical surfaces. Over decades of practice, Mondal expanded his study of form into the architectural domain through large-scale relief murals, an experience that directly influenced the tactile density, scale, and surface complexity of his paintings.

Philosophically, Mondal aligns with abstract expressionist principles, treating the canvas not as a window to a literal landscape, but as a site of emotional and temporal excavation. His practice is rooted in the search for the unseen within the visible, emerging from an inward journey where form, colour, texture, and space become means of approaching experiences that escape verbal expression. His artistic language avoids fixed narratives, allowing forms to remain open so that mystery and interpretation coexist within the work. For Mondal, ab...

B. A Bengali Hons, Surendranath college,Calcutta University.

Solo Exhibitions
2016: Academy of Fine Arts (South Gallery), Kolkata (over 50 works displayed)
Group Exhibitions & Presentations
2026 (April): Ramakrishna Mission Art Gallery, Kolkata
State Charukala Utsav, Kolkata
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
Renaissance Art Gallery, Bengaluru
Media Broadcast: Featured on Doordarshan (DD Bangla)
Primary Mediums

Tempera on canvas and paper
Oil on canvas
Acrylic on canvas and paper
Watercolour
Charcoal
Architectural Relief Murals