Samir Mondal

Samir Mondal (b. 1952)West Bengal, INDIAKnown as Watercolour Man in INDIA Samir Mondal was born in a village of West Bengal, India and graduated from the Government College of Arts, Kolkata. His most amazing contribution to Indian art of modern times is a continual revival of water colour. His water colours have never lost their originality, their innovativeness and their classic elegance, yet they are truly modern paintings. Mondal has held 37 solo shows till date and participated in many important group exhibitions in major cities of India and abroad. Visited Paris and major cities of Germany for art study under INDO-FRG Cultural Exchange Programme organised by DAAD. Participated in many prestigious Art auctions including Christies and important Artists' camps and workshops in Dubai, Mauritius, Australia, Bangkok, Kenya, Israel, Egypt, Russia, Morocco, China and Japan. Mondal has received many prestigious Awards including AIFACS, New Delhi, West Bengal State Academy Award (twice), Academy of Fine Arts Award (twice) and A.P. Council of Artists Hyderabad. His works are part of valued collections of National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, Museums of Karnataka, RPG Enterprises, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Standard Chartered B...

Samir Mondal

Education in Government College of Arts, Calcutta, India (Graduated in 1975)
Visited Paris and studied at many German cities under the INDO-FRG Cultural Exchange Programme.


ONE-MAN SHOWS
1982 Basirhat, West Bengal
1983 Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1984 Basirhat, West Bengal
1984 Kala Yatra,Madras
1989 Bajaj Art Gallery, Bombay
1989 K. C. Das, Bangalore
1990 Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Bombay
1991 Galerie 88, Calcutta
1991 Jehangir Art gallery, Bombay
1992 K. C. Das, Bangalore
1992 Galerie 88, Calcutta
1992 Masterpiece Art Gallery, New Delhi
1994 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
1995 Prithvi Art Gallery, Bombay
1995 Galerie 88, Calcutta
1995 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1995 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
1996 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
1997 Galerie 88, Calcutta
1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
1998 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
2000 Prithvi art Gallery, Bombay
2000 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
2001 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay
2002 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay
2002 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore
2002 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2003 Art Indus, New Delhi...