Paresh Maity
““Water-colours are my heart & soul” says Paresh Maity who over a period of the last 20 years has achieved proficiency.”
Education
B.F.A. Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata,
M.F.A. College of Art, New Delhi
About The Artist
Born
1965, Tamluk, West Bengal
Select Exhibitions
- 74 Solo Exhibitions worldwide
- 2015 : CIMA Gallery, Birla Academi of Art & Culture, Kolkata
- 2015: Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Sydney
- 2015: Art 15 London Olympia, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
- 2015: Art Stage Singapore, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
- 2014: Art House Singapore, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
- 2014: Art Stage Singapore, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
- 2014: Art 14, London Olympia, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha.
- 2013: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in collaboration with Art Musings
- 2013: Art 13, London Olympia, Singapore presented by Gallery Sumukha
- 2013: Art Thirteen, in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
- 2013: Visual Art Gallery, Hong Kong by Gallery Sumukha
- 2012: Eternal Landscape joint show with Ram Kumar at ICIA, Mumbai
- 2012: Solo Exhibition Chennai presented by Gallery Sumukha as a part of Chennai Art Festival
- 2012: Solo Exhibition at Art House, Singapore presented by Gallery Sumukha
- 2012: Art Stage, Singapore presented by Gallery Sumukha.
- 2012: Kolkata Taj Bengal in Association with Gallery Sanskriti. Presented by Jaguar Land Rover.
- 2011: Chivas Studio, New Delhi and Mumbai
- 2011 : Gallery Sumukha in association with Weiling Contemporary,Malaysia in Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur
- 2011: Art Stage Singapore, presented by Gallery Sumukha
- 2011: Shesh Lekha, Poems by Rabindranath Tagore translated in English by Pritish Nandy interpreted by Paresh Maity, NGMA, New Delhi, Mumbai, supported by Art Alive Gallery. Shesh Lekha traveling show Tao Gallery, Mumbai and CIMA Gallery, Kolkata.
- 2010: Joint show with Steve McCurry, Chicago, Tourism Centre in association with Art Alive Gallery.
- 2010: Group show, Shizaru Art Gallery, London
- 2010: The World on a Canvas, Art Alive Gallery, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- 2009: Montage, Moments & Memories, Art Musings, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2008: Gallery Sumukha, Chennai
- 2008: An Enchanting Journey, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
- 2007: CIMA Gallery, Kolkata
- 2006: Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto, USA
- 2006: Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong, presented by Gallery Sumukha
- 2005: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in collaboration with Art Musings
- 2005: Arts India, New York
- 2005: Gallery in Cork Street, London, in association with ICICI Bank
- 2004: Alliance Francaise, Singapore, organized by Gallery Sumukha with Easel, Singapore
- 2004: CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata
- 2003: Shapes in Symphony, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 2002: Arts India, New York; Venetian Odyssey, British Council, New Delhi Tagore Centre, Berlin, Germany
- 2001: Venetian Odyssey, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; British Council, New Delhi
- 2001: Philip Gallery, London
- 2000: CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata;
- 2000: Gallerie Aspekte, Germany
- 2000: Venetian Odyssey, Hotel Aryanbika, Debrecen, Hungary
- 2000: Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
- 1999: Two Decades of Classic Watercolours, Shridharani, Triveni Kala Sangam,
- 1999: Gallerie Ganesha, and British Council, New Delhi
- 1999: Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
- 1998: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1998: Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1997: CIMA Gallery, Kolkata
- 1997: Aquarell International, Thun, Switzerland
- 1996: Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
- 1996: Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi
- 1996: Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1996: Paracelsus Rotenfleskdinik Ausgestelt, in association with Galerie Aspekte, Germany
- 1996: ARKS Gallery, London
- 1995: Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1994: British Council, Kolkata
- 1994: Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1994: The Gallery, Chennai
- 1994: Galerie Aspekte, Germany
- 1994: Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
- 1993: Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi; All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
- 1992: Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1992: Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
- 1992: Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1992: Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
- 1992: Windsor Manor, Bangalore
- 1991: Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
- 1991: Gallery Katayun, Kolkata;
- 1991: Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1990 : Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi;
- 1990 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
- 1989: Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
- 1988: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- 1986: Good Companions, Kolkata
Awards
- 2014: Padma Shri Award by Government of India
- 2014: Cartier Award, St. Moritz. Switzerland Art Masters
- 2013: Hall of Fame by Hello (Times of India Group)
- 2103 : Sera Bengali Award in Kolkata by ABP
- 2012: Dayawati Modi Award for Art, Culture & Education
- 2005: Indo-American Society
- 2002: Royal Watercolour Society, London
- 1999: Harmony Award, Mumbai
- 1993: British Council Visitorship
- 1992: Pt. Ravishankar Award from College of Art, New Delhi
- 1990: All India Fine Arts and Craft Society Award for 62nd All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi; Award for Outstanding Painting, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata; All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award for Best Watercolour Painting, New Delhi
- 1989: National Scholarship Award, Government of India
- 1988: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Celebration Award Governor’s Gold Medal from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- 1987: Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Celebration Award
- 1986 : Award, Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
- 1985: Award, Government of West Bengal for Best Water Colour Painting Award, Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
- 1983: Gold Medal, U.S.S.R.
- Collections
- Leela Palace, New Delhi
- Crown Plaza, London
- Quilon, London
- Leela Palace, Chennai
- Steller Foundation, London
- British Museum, London
- Rubin Museum of Art, New York
- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
- Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
- Oberoi Group of Hotels; ITC Limited
- Welcomgroup Hotels; Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
- Kirloskar; DCM Group of Companies
- Jindal Group of Companies; Singhania Group of Companies
- Standard Chartered Bank; Citibank; Ranbaxy Laboratories
- Godrej; Eicher Group; Dr. Reddy’s; Thapar Group
- Williamson Magor Limited; RPG Industries
- TAFE; Hindustan Computers Limited; Hindustan Lever
- CIPLA; SIEL: Jalans; MAX India; Mayo College, Ajme;
- Commonwealth Development Corporation, London
- Noon Group, London; Mathys Medical (P) Ltd.
- T-3, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
- Represented in several private and public collections all over the world.
- Lives and works in New Delhi, India