“Rabin Mondal born as Rabindra Nath Mondal, is a painter from Kolkata, West Bengal. Rabin Mondal is an Indian artist ”
Education
1959: Completed his Art Appreciation Course, Ashutosh Museum, Kolkata University, Kolkata.
1956-58: Attended Evening Classes, Indian College of Art and Draughtmanship, Kolkata.
1952: Bachelor of Commerce, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata University, Kolkata.
Rabin Mondal born as Rabindra Nath Mondal, is a painter from Kolkata, West Bengal. Rabin Mondal is an Indian artist who was a founding member of the Calcutta Painters. He was born in 1929 in Howrah.
“For me, art is an expression of my inner most self. This is the only medium I know. With my brush, oils, pencil and charcoal, I portray emotions. And before I know it, I am transported into another world. I gradually find my canvas coming alive.”
Born
1929 -Howrah,Kolkata
Education
• 1959 Completed his Art Appreciation Course, Ashutosh Museum, Kolkata University, Kolkata.
• 1956-58 Attended Evening Classes, Indian College of Art and Draughtmanship, Kolkata.
• 1952 Bachelor of Commerce, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata University, Kolkata.
Exhibitions
• 2014-15 ’Kingdom of Exile
Selected Solo Exhibitions
• 2014-15 ‘Kingdom of Exile: A Retrospective’, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1999 Alternative Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1993 Little Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1993 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1991 L.T.G. Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1990 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1989 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1987 Art Heritage, New Delhi
• 1987 Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1984 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1983 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
• 1982 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
• 1980 Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai
• 1980 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1979 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1978 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1977 Triveni Gallery, New Delhi
• 1976 French Cultural Centre, Kolkata
• 1974 Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
• 1973 Gallery Chemould, Kolkata
• 1971 Gallery Chemould, Kolkata
• 1966 Priyadarshini Gallery, Kolkata
• 1965 Artistry House, Kolkata
• 1963 Arts and Prints Gallery, Kolkata
• 1961 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
• 2010 ‘The Living Insignia’, Gallery Ensign, New Delhi
• 2010 ‘Pretty Ugly’, Bose Pacia, Kolkata
• 2009 ‘The Root of Everything’, Gallery Mementos, Bangalore
• 2008 ‘Frame Figure Field: 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Indian Art’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2007 ‘Still Life: Adaptation in 20th Century Indian Art’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2006 ‘The Naked Line: Drawings by 12 Artists’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2002 The Gallery Chemould, Kolkata
• 2002 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
• 2002 Osian’s Exhibition and Auction, Mumbai
• 2001 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 2001 Exhibition and Auction at Art for Heart’s Sake, Mumbai
• 2000 The Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1999 The Alternative Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1998 ‘10th Anniversary Exhibition of Contemporary Painters’, organized by the Centre Art Gallery, Kolkata
• 1998 Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1996 LTG Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1996 ‘Water Colors from West Bengal’, organized by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
• 1995 Galerie La Mere, Kolkata
• 1994 L.T.G. Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1993 Little Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1992 Contemporary Indian Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1989 Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust Exhibition, New Delhi
• 1989 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1988 Art for Cry, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore
• 1988 Gallerie 88, Kolkata
• 1985 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1985 The Calcutta Information Centre and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1983 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1983 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1982 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1981 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1980 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1980 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1980 ‘Miniature Format Exhibition’, organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1979 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1979 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
• 1978 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1978 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1976 Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata
• 1976 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1975 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1975 Shridaharani Gallery, New Delhi
• 1975 Alliance Francaise, Kolkata
• 1974 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1973 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1972 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1972 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 1972 Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan
• 1971 Calcutta Information Center, Kolkata
• 1971 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1970 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
• 1969 Calcutta Information Center, Kolkata
• 1969 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
• 1968 Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan
• 1965 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1964 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1964 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Gallery, New Delhi
• 1963 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 1955 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Participations
• 2013 ‘The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2011 ‘Manifestations VI’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2011 ‘Manifestations V’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2010 ‘Manifestations IV’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2009 Annual Exhibition, La-Mere, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, Kolkata
• 2005 ‘Manifestations III’, organized by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi at Nehru Centre, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
• 2004 ‘Manifestations II’, organized by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 2003 ‘Manifestations I’, organized by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi at World Trade Centre, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
• 1998 ’10th Anniversary of Calcutta Painters’, Kolkata
• 1996 5th All India Veteran Artists Exhibition, New Delhi
• 1984 Tokyo Biennale, Japan
• 1975 3rd Triennale, New Delhi
• 1963,64,65 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Kolkata
Honours and Awards
• 2001 Abanindranath Puraskar, awarded by the Department of Information and Culture, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata
• 1996 ‘Eminent Painter’, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi