Chandra Bhattacharjee

About The Artist

Born
November 18, 1961 – Patul(Bardhaman), West Bengal

Education
• 1989 Post-Graduate in Fine Arts, Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.
• 1986 Graduated from the Indian College of Art and Draughtsman ship, Kolkata.
• 1987 Fine Arts, Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions
• 2010 Galerie 88, Kolkata
• 2008 ‘Fe2O.nH2o / aeons visible’, Galerie 88, Kolkata
• 2007 Organized by Gallery Threshod at The Gallery in Cork Street, London
• 2007 ‘Indelibilities’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2006 ‘Small Format Works’, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
• 2005 Jehangir Art Gallery and Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
• 2005 Galerie 88, Kolkata
• 2004 Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
• 2003 Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2001 Crimson, Bangalore
• 2000 Shridharani, New Delhi and Gallery Apparao, Chennai
• 1998 Gallery Apparao, Chennai
• 1998 Crimson, Bangalore
• 1997 Art Heritage, New Delhi
• 1994,95,97 Center Art Gallery, Kolkata

Selected Group Exhibitions<
• 2013 ‘Edge of Reason- and beyond, into pure creativity’, presented by Indian Art Circle at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 2012 ‘Angkor Wat: An Indian Perspective’, Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
• 2011 ‘Cross Currents’, Art Positive, New Delhi
• 2010 ’10 x 10′, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
• 2010 ‘Snow’, The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2009-10 ‘Unclaimed Spaces’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
• 2009 ‘Indian Harvest’, presented by Crimson- The Art Resouce, Bangalore at SG Private Banking, Singapore
• 2008 ‘Faces’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2008 ‘Life Is a Stage, ICIA Gallery, Mumbai
• 2008 ‘Magic of Monochrome’, Gandhara, Kolkata
• 2008 ‘Art Now, A Glimpse’, Emami Chisel Arts, Kolkata
• 2008 ‘Art Divergent Discourses’, Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore
• 2008 Gallery Muller & Plate, Munich
• 2008 New York Academy of Art
• 2008 ‘Gaze Within, Gaze Without’, Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2007 ’Diverse Idioms’, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
• 2007 ‘Tales, Reflection & Constructs’, Gallerie 88, Kolkata
• 2006 ‘India on Canvas’, Exhibition and Auction organized by Khushi at New Delhi
• 2006 ‘Essence’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2006 ‘Sensuality, Perception and the Self’, Galleria, New Delhi
• 2006 ‘Glimpses of Bengal’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 2006 ‘Angkor’, Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2006 ‘Art of Young Bengal’, Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2006 ‘Chivas Art’, Gallerie 88-Chivas Regal, New Delhi and Mumbai
• 2006 ‘Merging Cultures’, Sarjan, Baroda
• 2006 ‘Indiart Show’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; Chelsea College of Art & Design, London; Lasalle-SIA College of Fine Arts, Singapore
• 2006 New Colors of Sumukha, Bangalore
• 2005 ‘Bikash Bhattacharya, A Source of Inspiration’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
• 2005 ‘Ways of Seeing’, Art Alive, New Delhi
• 2005 ‘Ardhanarishwara’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2005 ‘Indian Contemporary Art’, organized by Gallery Sumukha at Quayside Gallery, UK
• 2005 ‘Water Color Show’, Galerie 88, Kolkata
• 2005 ‘Versions’, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 2004 ‘Contemporary Expressions from India’, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
• 2004 Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
• 2004 ‘New Paradigms-II’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
• 2004 Viart, New Delhi
• 2004 ‘Summer Show’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2004 ‘Scenes from Voyage’, Nehru Centre, London
• 2004 ‘Red’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2004 Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• 2004 Art Pilgrim, New Delhi
• 2004 ‘Bondings’, ITC Sonar Bangla, Kolkata
• 2004 Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2003 Viart, New Delhi
• 2003 Sanskriti Gallery, Kolkata
• 2003 Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• 2003 Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2003 Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2002 Gallery Espace, Argosy at Dubai Marine Beach Club
• 2002 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 2002 Gallery Pilgrim, New Delhi
• 2002 ‘Freedom’, Gallery La Mere, Kolkata
• 2002 ‘Gleam of Metal’, Pallette Gallery, New Delhi
• 2002 Shridharani, New Delhi (with Gallery Threshold)
• 2002 Chitrakoot Gallery, Kolkata
• 2002 Sanskriti Art Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• 2002 ‘Tomorrow’s Blue Chip’, Apparao Galleries at New Delhi and Chennai
• 2002 Bowring, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
• 2002 Surya Gallery, Hyderabad
• 2002 ‘Concern India’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 2002 Show for Gujarat Riot Victims, Taj Bengal, Kolkata
• 2001 ‘Concern India’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 2001 ‘Palette 2001’, New Delhi; Galleria, Mumbai
• 2001 Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai
• 2001 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
• 2001 Gallery Pilgrim, New Delhi
• 2001 ‘Small Format Show’, Sumukha, Singapore
• 2001 Saffronart.com group show, Hong Kong
• 2001 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 2001 ‘The Art of Bengal’, Art Today, New Delhi
• 2001 ‘Nude Studies’, The Guild, Mumbai
• 2001 Artworld, Hong Kong
• 2001 The Guild, Hong Kong
• 2001 Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 2000 Threshold Gallery, Vizag
• 2000 Chitrakoot Gallery, Kolkata
• 2000 ‘Visions and Attitudes’, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2000 Crimson Art Resource, Mumbai
• 1999 Salar Jung Museum, organized by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Hyderabad
• 1999 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1999 Crimson Gallery, Bangalore
• 1999 Birla Academy for Art and Culture, Mumbai
• 1999 Apparao Galleries home shows in Toronto New York & Singapore
• 1999 Son et Lumiere, Mumbai
• 1999 Gajah Art Gallery, Singapore

Participations
• 2012 ‘Small is Beautiful’, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2012 ‘Art for Humanity’, Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
• 2012 ‘Synergy 2012’, 12th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2010 ‘Art Celebrates 2010’, represented by Gallery Threshold at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
• 2008 ‘Harvest 2008’, organized by Arushi Arts at The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
• 2008 ‘Synchrome 4’, Akar Prakar, Kolkata and Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2008 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 2007 Art Singapore
• 2007 Adana Biennale, Adana, Turkey
• 2007 ‘Imprints’, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
• 2007 ‘Power of Peace’, Bali/The United Nations
• 2006 ‘Synchrome 3’, Annual Show of Akar Prakar, Kolkata
• 2005 XI Indian Triennale India
• 2005 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 2004 ‘Annual Show’, Gallery Sara Arakkal, Bangalore
• 2004 ‘Harvest 2004’, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
• 2002 Annual Show, Gallerie 88, Kolkata
• 2002 Annual Show, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2002 Singapore Art Fair, Singapore (with Apparao Galleries)
• 2002 Annual Show, Gallerie 88, Kolkata
• 2002 Annual Show, Gallery La Mere, Kolkata
• 2001 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai