Hi! Here's a bit about Mrs. Binita Bandyopadhyay
As a practicing Graphic artist Mrs. Binita Bandyopadhyay needs no introduction to the plethora of art lovers.
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Completing her bachelors and masters degree in graphics and print making from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1994 and 1996 respectively she is devotedly practicing at the myriad Graphics studio of her own to offer a spectrum of rendition. Bestowed with many honours and awards Binita is considered to be one of the most promising Graphics artists in the country today.
Her thematic diagram reflects her realization which gives birth to a quest for the passage for survival.
Oppression from the surroundings awakens the innate hostility and a valiant effort to control the same compels anyone to strive for self existence.
The dilemma of appearance of a character behind the mask and the lost identity caused her to ponder over the continuity of time.
According the consciousness regarding the time limit of one’s life will inspire to create a society true habitable and hospitable.
With immense potentialities over the technique of various medium like Lithography, Etching, Xylography, Serigraphy and inkjet, she uses them with a great flair. She never compromises the theme conceived with the limitation of a medium- rather than applying them judiciously or blending them in a mix-media presentation. Complex and colourful lithographic works, created by her allure the art appreciators.
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Qualification:
a) B.F A. (Hons. In Graphic Art) 1994 -2nd class Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati (Santiniketan).With 62.6%.
b) M.F.A. (Graphic Art) 1996 – 1st class Kala Bhavana , Visva-Bharati (Santiniketan).With 66.2%
Presently:
Assistant Professor, Visual Arts at Grizzly College Of Education (Affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University), P.O. Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma-825409. Jharkhand.
Samman:
1. Giribar Thakur Smriti Samman, 2011, Srijanbihar- Patna.
2. Artist of the year, Painting Wing B.I.T. Sindri, Dhanbad, Samarpan’11
3. God is One Charitable Foundation, Bermo, Jharkhand, 2013.
4. COMMENDATION CERTIFICATE for contribution to Art & Culture by Bokaro Thermal Power Station, DVC- 2017
5. Antarrashtriya Mahila Diwas- Samman Patra- Dainik Jagran 2017
6. APARAJITA SAMMAN- 2017, Prabhat Khabar
7. Antarrashtriya Mahila Divas Samman, Sai Seva Ashram, Bokaro, Jharkhand, 2022.
8. Mahiyasi- 2022, Andul Unnayan Sangstha, Howrah, 2022.
9. Naree Samman, Centre for Legal Aids, Bangladesh, 2024.
Prizes Won:
1. Shankar’s International Children’s Competition
Silver Medal -1982
Certificate of merit – 1984
Prize -1985
Prize – 1988
2. All India Camel Colour contest
a) certificate of merit – 1984
b) Certificate of merit – 1985
3. Nehru Children’s Museum, certificate of Excellence -1984
4. The Ideal Fine Arts Society (Gulbarga Karnataka) – 1991
5. West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Art – 1994
6. Indian Society of Oriental Art (Kolkata) -1995
7. Haren Das’s Award, Academy of Fine Arts (Kolkata) -1996
8. Bronze Medal –Academy of Art Universe (MSD) 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014.
9. Silver Medal –Academy of Art Universe (MSD) 2008
10. Indira Gandhi National Painting Competition- 2009, Savitri Vikas Samiti- New Delhi.
11. Certificate of Merit, Manab Jamin, All India Art Exhibition, 8th -2010, 9th -2011
12. INFAC, 4th Annual Art Exhibition, 2012, Award in Painting.
13. Birajmohan Dutta Memorial Best Award, Second International Art Exhibition, Manab Jamin, Kolkata- 2015.
14. 1st Prize, 4th International Drawing Competition, AAU, 2015.
15. 2nd Prize, 10th International Drawing Competition, AAU, 2022.
Annual Exhibitions:
1. Moitrie Club, USSR – 1983
2. Academy of Fine Arts (Kolkata) – 1993, 94, 95
3. All India Exhibition of Art (Chandigarh) 1995
4. All India Art Contest & Exhibition (South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur)1993-94
5. All India Exhibition of Art , Indian Academy of Art (Amritsar) 1995,2002
6. Kolkata Information Centre 1994, 2002
7. Birla Academy of Art and Culture (Kolkata) 1995, 2000
8. AIFACS (State Level W.B.) 2004
9. “STREE”-2010 Art Mall- New Delhi
10. 3rd All India Art Contest and Exhibition 2010, Indian National Forum for Art and Culture
11. AIFACS- 83rd Annual Graphics-2011.
12. AIFACS-11th Traditional Art Exhibition-2011.
13. 25th, SCZCC Nagpur.
14. 4th All India Art Contest and Exhibition 2011, Indian National Forum for Art and Culture
15. AIFACS- 84th Annual Graphics-2011.
16. Manab Jamin- Kolkata- 2012-13.
17. AIFACS- 13th All India Traditional Art Exhibition 2014.
18. EFAC 3rd Annual Art Event, Jodhpur, Rajasthan- 2018.
Solo Exhibitions:
1. Pankajini Kala Dirgha, Halisahar, 24 Pgs(N) W.B. 2001
2. Birla Academy of Art and Culture (Kolkata) – 2001
3. Birla Academy of Art and Culture (Kolkata) – 2003
4. ‘Timeline’ (curated), Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2018.
(Online Solo Exhibition during Lockdown 2020)
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9grxcojDZE&t=10s
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beYCQzTib7o
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnVe3gL9Ibc&t=2s
8. We Shall Over Come Gallery, daFrame Kolkata Initiative.
9. ‘Timeline II’ (curated), Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2021.
10. ‘#reality’ (curated), Aanandi Art Gallery, Howrah, 2021.
11. ‘Lithos Graphein’, a solo exhibition exclusively featuring lithographic prints, Gallery Chittoprasad, Charubasona, Kolkata, 2024.
Group Exhibitions:
1. Pankajini Kala Dirgha, Halisahar, 24 Pgs(N) W.B. 2001, Sponcered by Pankajini Kala Dirgha.
2. Anwesha- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata – 2003
3. The Entity– Angan , Kolkata – 2007
4. Maruti Showroom 2007, organized by Janhit Kala Sansthan, Bokaro Steel City.
5. Reality Art Group, at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, Kolkata -2009
6.Abhinandan Sabhaghar- Ranchi- 2009, Organized by- Contemporary Artists’ Forum, Jharkhand.
7. Academy of Fine Arts,Kolkata- 2009.
8. Gallery- 79, Kolkata- 2009.
9.Kala- Bhavana, Dhanbad- 2009.
10. Jharkhand Shilp Kala Parishad, Hazaribagh- 2009.
11. Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, 2009.
12. Birla Academy of Art and Culture- Kolkata. 2010
13. Gallery- 79, Kolkata- 2010, Shilpa Bhavna.
14. Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore, 2010.
15.Nandalal Bose Art Gallery-Jamshedpur-2010.
16.Tagore Society Jamshedpur- Nandan Santiniketan 2011.
17. Gallery at the office of the Hon’ble Deputy High Commission Bangladesh, Kolkata. 2011
18. Art Moda Festival 2011, Trabancore Art Gallery, New Delhi.
19. Nandan Santiniketan, at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2011.
20. Essence of Expression, Chemould, Kolkata 2011.
21. Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2011.
22. Modern Art Gallery, Bhubaneswar, 2011.
23. Antarbodh, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi- 2012.
24. Shilpa Bhavana, Gaganendra Pradarshashala, Kolkata - 2012.
25. Life on Wall, Art Family 5, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata- 2012. (International Show)
26. Shilpa Bhavana, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2013.
27.The Society for creative performance. Gaganendra Pradarshashala, Kolkata2013
28. Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore- 2013
29. Hanging Garden, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata- 2013
30. Organized by Bengal Art Factory- Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata- 2013
31. Organized by Bengal Art Factory- Gallery Gold, Kolkata- 2014
32. Art Mart- Khajuraho 2014.
33. Organized by Bengal Art Factory- Chemould, Kolkata- 2014.
34. Organized by Bengal Art Factory- ICCR, Kolkata- 2014.
35. Jawahar Kala Kendra- Jaipur- 2014.
36. Carnival, Youth Campus, Hyderabad, 2015.
37. Rupnarayanpur Peace Welfare Organization, West Bengal 2015.
38. Reality, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, 2016.
39. Nandan Santiniketan, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2017.
40. 4th Painting Exhibition- Rashtriya Khadi and Saras Mela, Ranchi. Dept of Art and Culture- Govt. of Jharkhand. 2017-18.
41. Vintage Dot Com, Homage to legendary artist Paritosh Sen on his Birth Centenary, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2018.
42. Nandan Santiniketan, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2018.
43. Suhana Safar, Salil Chowdhury on Canvas, by ‘daFrame, Kolkata’, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2019.
44. Duet Show, Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar, 2019.
45. Centenary of Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 18th International Art Exhibition, Nandan Santiniketan, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 2019.
46. Online International Art Exhibition by Provaswito, 2020.
47. Hyderabad Literary Festival, Kala Bhavan Connect, 2021.
48. As guest artist, ‘The Dream of Freedom’, Aanandi Art Gallery, Howrah, 2021.
49. As guest artist, 21st International Online Art Show, Uttarer Pot, Siliguri, Darjeeling, 2022.
50. Rang Sparsho, Gaganendra Pradarshashala, Kolkata 2022.
51. As guest artist, Rang Bahar, Gallery Gold, Kolkata 2023.
52. Gandher Art Land, Howrah, 2023.
53. Art Women, by KAUSA Trust, Amritsar, 2024.
54. Online International Exhibition by AIM, Pune, 2024.
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Curated Shows:
1. Icon Art Gallery, Hyderabad, 2011.
2. Silver Jubilee Year Celebration, All Indian Drawing Exhibition, M.M.K. College of Visual Art, Gulbarga, at Chitrakal Parishat, Bangalore, 2011.
3. Samaya Sangam, at Lalit Kala Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar, 2011.
4. ICCR, Kolkata. Kolkata International Foundation for Arts Literature and Culture, 2014.
5. Remembering Dinkar Kowshik, Santiniketan Kala Bhavan Praktoni, by and at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2019.
6. Dream of Freedom, Aanandi Art Gallery, Howrah, 2021.
7. Basantika, Aanandi Art Gallery, Howrah, 2022.
8. National Printmaking Exhibition, Prarambh, Jawahar Kala Kendra 2024.
Collections:
1. The Ideal fine Arts Society, Gulbarga
2. Academy of fine Arts, Kolkata
3. Hon’ble Ambassador of Germany.
4. Mrs. D. Danda, C/o Paperwasp Studio (U.S.A.)
5. Kazi Anirban. Gallery 52 D. Kolkata
6. Shri. Arunendu Bandyopadhyay ,STS-System Kolkata
7. Kolkata International Foundation For Arts Literature And Culture, Kolkata.
8. Lalit Kala Akademi, regional centre, Bhubaneshwar.
9. Mr. S. Krishna, Finland.
and many private collections.
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Formerly:
1. Illustrator– Sandesh Patrika– Edited by Satyajit Ray, Lila Majumdar and Nalini Das.
2. Literary Secretary– Kala Bhavana– Santiniketan.
3. Expert in Art Activities– Kendriya Vidyalaya, DVC, Bokaro Thermal, Bokaro.
4. Art teacher , Carmel School, Bokaro Thermal, Bokaro.
5. Teacher in Graphic Art. Chitrangan College of Art. 24 pgs(N).W.B.
6. Advisor and Coordinator, Organizing Committee, ‘A Chronicle of 60 years of D.V.C.’ - exhibition, Bokaro-Thermal.
7. External Examiner, Shilpa Sadan, Visva Bharati University, 2018.
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Others:
1. Gold Medal – Avantika Essay Competition – 2008.
2. Participation- Kala Mela-2009, at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
3. Presently Member of VIDYALAYA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, as an Eminent person of the area known for outstanding work in the field of culture, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DVC Bokaro Thermal.
4. Classical Vocal Music- Guru Pandit Kaushik Bhattacharya
5. Bharat Natyam- Guru Shankar Narayana, Santiniketan.
6. Akhra 2013, organized by Central University of Jharkhand.
7. Kala Mahotsava 2015, Jharkhand Art and Craft Expo.
8. Paschim Banga Charu Kala Utsav 2019.
9. ARTHAT Art Fair and Festival, organized by Artsacre, Kolkata, 2019.
10. Rajya Charukala Utsab, Kolkata, 2019.
11. Rajya Charukala Utsab, Kolkata, 2019.
12. Instructor at 6 days Online Workshop on Fine Art in Education, Grizzly College of Education, Jhumri Tilaiya, 2020.
13. Instructor at Online Workshop on Mixed Media Art, Malavika Mandal Andrew’s Creative Course, 2020.
14. ‘Art Hut’ by Montmartre, 2021.
15. Cover designing for “Galpo Japon” by Swo-Japon, 2021.
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Camps Attended:
1. As invited artist at All India Art Camp & Workshop– 2007, Organized by Janhit Kala Sansthan– Bokaro Steel City at Sangeet Kala Academy, Bokaro Steel City
2. Palash – 2008, organized by CARDS –Ranchi
3. Gallery – 08 organized by IVA & Shrishti, Ranchi
4.Prakriti All India Spring Art Camp-March 2009, Organized by- Dhanbad Forest Division- Jharkhand.
5. Summer Art Camp and exhibition - 2009,Pankajini Kaladirgha, 24- Parganas (N.),W.B.
6. Prakriti All India Spring Art Camp- 2010, Organized by --Dhanbad Forest Division- Jharkhand.
7. Colors-’10. at Dhanbad, organized by Indian School of Mines.
8. Harmony- 2010, at Dhanbad,organized by 7-Colors.
9. Womens’ Art Camp- 2010, at Ranchi -jointly organized by EZCC, Kolkata and Department of Culture, Government of Jharkhand.
10. Regional Women Multiple Media Camp 2010, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional centre, Bhubaneswar.
11. Satabdi Akhil Bharatia Winter Art Camp 2012. jointly organized by Srijanbihar ,Jyan kiran Patna, by courtesy Dept. of HRD, Govt. of Bihar.
12. Canvas Painting Art Camp, Kishalay Art & Culture, Kolkata, 2022.
13. India Bangladesh Friendship Art Camp, Aanandi Art Gallery, Howrah 2022.
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Contribution to the Art field:
With the sole effort, the huge mural work of national importance of about 5000 Sq. ft. on the walls of Bokaro Thermal Power Station – ‘A’plant was saved from its proposed demolition. Bokaro Thermal Power Station – ‘A’ plant was a dream of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
The mural work was crafted by Surendranath Kar . It was designed by Nandalal Bose which included ‘Alpana’ by Gouri Devi.
Article published:
1. Art Family, An International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics. Issue 3, Volume III, January to June, 2013. Edited by- Syed Ali Jafar
2. Art Family, An International Research Journal of Art & Aesthetics. Issue 4, Volume IV, July to December, 2014.
3. Poori Duniya- Varsh 4, Anka 2.
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Publication:
1. ‘Portrayal of Eternal Values’, originally ‘Shaswoto Mulyabodher Chitrakalpa’ by Sri Prasanta Daw, translated by Sri Mukul Bandyopadhyay, 2018.
2. ‘Dhwangsostupe Gan’ (ISBN- 978-81-968781-6-0), 2024.