PARAG ROY: Born 1965, obtained his BFA from Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan 1989, and MFA from Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan 1991. Recipient of AIFACS regional award New Delhi 2003, Jr Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource 1999-2001, Academy award from fine arts Kolkata 1995, Research grant from Lalit Kala Akademy New Delhi 1993.
Exhibitions:
*Jagriti; Birla Academy - 2007
*Group show curated by Mrinal Ghosh; Somokal - 2007
*Changing images; Chitrakoot; Kolkata - 2007
*Art Bazaar organized by Genesis & Habiart, New Delhi - 2007
*Group show; MCKS, Kolkata - 2007
*Group show curated by Mrinal Ghosh; Somokal; Kolkata - 2006
*Group show; Artists Circle - 2006
* Santiniketana Shisutirtha - 2006
* Printmakers show; Somokal Art Gallery - 2006
*International Print Biennale; Bhopal - 2006
*Spring Equinox; Gallery Katyaun - 2006
*Chitrakoot Art Gallery; Kolkata - 2005
*A Tale of Two Cities; Birla Academy; Kolkata - 2004
*All India exhibition of prints; Cymroza Art Gallery; Mumbai and CIMA; Kolkata - 2001
*Jehangir Art Gallery; Mumbai - 2000
*Prabaha-III/ Biswa Banga Sammelan; Kolkata - 2000
*Exhibition of etching prints, Gallery88 - 1998
*National exhibition of Art: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003
* Exhibition of mini-prints organized by British Council of India - 1996
*International Print Biennale - 1995
*All India Exhibition organized by SAMPARKA/New Delhi & Kolkata - 1993
*Exhibition of prints; Gallery Katayun/Kolkata - 1993
*Group show; Gallery BF14 - 1992
*India International Art Centre; Birla Academy - 1991
*2nd Exhibition of prints; CMC Gallery; New Delhi - 1989
*Exhibition of prints; Lincoln Hall; USIS, Kolkata - 1989
*One man show; Apeejee House; Kolkata - 1994

Publications:
* 150 years of comics; an overview ; Visions; (Art journal published by CAD), Burdwan University - 2007
* Printmakers of Calcutta (18th and 19th century); Journal of Humanities and social sciences; Scottish Church College, Kolkata - 2005
* Autobiography and Mega city; Visual Rhapsody edited by Debashis Chanda; Niyogi Offset Private Ltd, New Delhi - 2005
* Role of contemporary art in the Modern Society of Bengal (Bengali)/Shipajapan - 2003
* The first Indian Triennial of the twenty first century - a review (in Bengali); Chabilekha, Kolkata - 2001
* Problems of young contemporary artists in India (Bengali)- Nandanik Somoy - 2000

Participation:
*All India workshop of etching prints organized by Gallery Rasa; Kolkata - 2006
*All India workshops on printmaking organized by Lalit Kala Akademi and GAC/Assam in Guwahati - 2004
*National workshop on modern concepts of art education organized by UGC/New Delhi - 2002
*National workshop on serigraphy organized by AIFACS/New Delhi & GCAC/Kolkata - 1994

Conducted:
*A workshop on book illustration; BITM, Pillani; Rajasthan - 2007
*A workshop with the street children of Kolkata, organized by the future hope foundation - 2005

Special Activities:
* Acted as a coordinator of the 2nd UGC Refresher course in Visual art at the Faculty of Visual Arts/RBU - 2004
* Member; Selection committee; UPSC/New Delhi - 2003 & 2004
* Member; Selection committee; Visva Bharati, Santiniketana - 2005
* Delivered special lecture in Ramakrishna Mission’ Kolkata since 2004

Editorial Work:
* Joint editor; VICHITRA/Vol-II (faculty journal)/RBU - 2001

Seminar/Symposium:
* Convener; UGC State level seminar on The future of Art Education - 2003
* Convener; UGC State level seminar on Installation Art - 2001

Affiliated with Anandabazar Patrika as freelance illustrator since 1991
Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra/Kolkata as a working artist since 1991
UPSC/New Delhi, Ramakrisna Mission, Visva Bharati, IKSV, Assam University, Rajasthan University and Calcutta University as resource person

Although primarily a print-maker, Roy enjoys painting on canvas equally.





Artist: Parag Roy

Year:
2007
Size: 7" x 10"
Medium: Lithograph on paper

Code:
Parag_01
INR: Rs 2700/-





Artist: Parag Roy

Year:
2007
Size: 11" x 9"
Medium: Etching on paper

Code:
Parag_02
INR: Rs 2700/-




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