Samir Sarkar
Kolkata, India
Born : 1969 in Agra.
Education : D.V.A in painting from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1993.
About my paintings.
All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. This depicts the double-faced nature of people. Like we see in most professions where one wears uniform, like policemen, a nurse, an army personnel or the Pope. One wears headgear to go with it as well. To me it is the depiction of the fact that we always wear a face that is different from the real one we have. It is like a face we have to put up to suit the personality we want to project, which is always different from the real one.
For the past 25 years, acrylic colors have been the main medium for my paintings. After doing the line drawing on paper or canvas, a layer of acrylic is used like tempera on it. Then, slowly the subjects and people are given shape using more layers of color. Since I use fast color, it gives a definite brightness for the figures. My figures have a definite inspiration from Egyptian paintings, thus the figures are drawn in the same form, the clothes that they wear have long lines making them look taller and, in a way, Egyptian.
Achievement of Honor
- 2022 – Meghmondalsanman from Raja Ravi Varma foundation and ministry of Coulter (Government) – organized by Delhi police and government of India
- 2016 – Special achievement award from IBRAD (Indian bio science and research and development) for art contribution for society
- 2013 – Colourentice & Tata Steel felicitating “Artist of the year 2013” 2000 Honorable Guests from India, Salon, International Des Artists, France
- 2000 – Honorable Guest from India, Salon, International Des Artists, France
Solo Exhibitions
2014 – The Bonding of Dream, Gallery Space – Hyderabad
2007 – The Red pallet, Vikalp Art Gallery – Kolkata
2005 – Bengal Chamber of Commerce organization by Kolkata Art Gallery
2003 – Gallery Vintage, Delhi
2003 – Caffein, Kolkata 2003 Tears of Time
2003 – Domus Art Gallery, Kolkata
1997 – Centenary Celebrations of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, organized by Pradesh Congress (Kolkata & New Delhi)
1992 – Out of Mirage, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Contribution the day of August 15th, 1947, organized by all India Congress Conference (Kolkata & New-Delhi)
170 National & International Group Shows (1990 – 2023)
- Bikaner House – Delhi
- Jahangir Art Gallery – Mumbai
- Cancer Foundation – Mumbai
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Art Feast – Joypur
- Bangla Biennial – Land Art
- Victoria Memorial Land Art and Public Art
- Dubai Art Fair, Germany, Hungary
- Apparao Gallery – Chennai
- Narrative Moments presents International Exhibition, India (7 shows in different cities)
- Joint Exhibition in Hungary
- Dubai – Asian Art
- Hyderabad, Mumbai Art Festival, Habitat Center at Delhi
- Dhoomimi Art Center, Italy – Gavardo
- Academy of Fine Arts – Kolkata
- CRY Foundation, Indian contemporary artists
- Bangalore Art Fair
- Museum Art Gallery, Chandigarh
- Galleria M, Nagpur / Goa / Bangalore / Raipur organized by Colourentice
- Salon International Des Artists Contemporaries, France
- Kala Fine Art, Indian Arts (Gallery Lombard, USA)
- Modern Figurative Painters from India (Saint Steven Auditorium, USA)
- International Exhibition in 18 countries artists – Italy, 12 group exhibitions (
- 23 groups in India / USA / Singapore, etc.
- Akar Prakar Art Gallery
- Studio 3 – Mumbai
- Indian Art – USA – Austin, Texas
- Indian Art – Berlin
- Hyatt Regency – Kolkata Festival – Names N Art Gallery
- Kolkata, Summer Show – Names N Art Gallery, Contemporary Exhibition
- Names N Art Gallery, Kolkata, Masters of yesterday, today, tomorrow
- Metropolitan, AIT Salon, Austin Yoga School, USA
- 2015 Bengal art strokes at Delhi
- A Tail of Four Cities by DD space at ICCR Kolkata
- Contemporary Bengal Artists – Kolkata
- Contemporary Artists organization, Artists Circle – Jamshedpur
- Indian Art Festival, CRY Foundation
- 2014 Bangalore Art Fair…Bangalore International Exhibition in 18 countries
- Italy Lyrica Birla
- Academy by Srijan Kolkata Group Exhibition by Artist Mindz – Odissa
- Reflection – Galleria M, Kolkata Group Exhibition
- 2013 Exhibition of paintings and sculptures + CCR Gallery
- “Vivid Stocks” Exhibition in Dubai organized by Art Jest
- Exhibition at Museum Art Gallery, Chandigarh
- Sensorium, The Art in Kolkata, Weavers Studio Center for the Arts
- Chandiagarh, The Art Lounge, organized by Indian Art Collector
- Exhibition at Nagpur / Goa / Bangalore / Raipur organized by Colourentice & Tata Steel
- 2012 Exhibition at Dubai, organized by Art Fiest
- Master’s Collection Art Gallery
- Indian Society of Oriental Art, Bengal
- Chamber of Commerce (Sumani) – OS / EZCC
- Exhibition of Lord Krishna (RAD)
- 2005 Apparao Gallery – Chennai
- 2004 Studio 3 – Mumbai Artists Circle
- Akar Prakar Art Gallery, 4 Men Show – Chemould
- Art Gallery Melanage – Chemoud Art Gallery
- 2003 Monsoon Exhibition (Krishna Collection Art Gallery, Delhi)
- 2002 Indian Contemporary Art (Dell Jewish Community Center, USA)
- Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata Artists Contemporaries, France Alliance
- Francoise, Pondicherry 1997
- Kala Fine Art, Indian Art, Gallery Lombard, USA
- Indian Society of Oriental Art
- Indian College
- Academy of Fine Arts (College Exhibitions, Kolkata
- West Bengal State Exhibition
