SIDDHARTH GHOSH: Siddharth Ghosh was born in the year of 1967, near Darjeeling, one of the most popular and beautiful hill stations, up North, which is probably why Siddharth's paitnings are always filled with joy and beauty.

1981 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) from Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University, Baroda.
1983 - Master of Fine Arts (Print Making) from Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University, Baroda.

Solo Exhibition:
1984 - Agartala, Tripura.
1986 - Academy of Fine Art, Calcutta.
1988 - Art Heritage, New Delhi.
1989 - Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1991 - Gallery '88, Calcutta. Art Heritage, New Delhi.
1993 - Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1994 - Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, U.K.
1995 - British Council, Calcutta.

Group Exhibitions:
1982 - '7 young Artists of Baroda' organised by Art Heritage, New Delhi.
1987 - Invited for 'Galaxy of Print Makers' an exhibition at Chemould Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1990-92 - Xal Praxis Foundation Exhibition of Prints at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1993 - Invited to participate Print Exhibition of 'SAARC' countries, New Delhi.
1993 - Max Muller Bhavan, Hyderabad. Surya Art Gallery, Hyderabad. L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
1994 - Invited to participate in an exhibition of Indian Print Makers at a Malwood Museum, Gallery, Victoria B. C. Canada, organised by 'Cima' of Calcutta.
1995 - Invited for 'Postcard for Gandhi Exhibition' organised by 'Sahamat', New Delhi.
1996 - Invited to participate in Exhibition of Mini Prints, 1996 organised by Gallery 'Espace' and 'British Council Division' held at Calcutta, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, Delhi and Chandigarh.

International Exhibitions:
1988 - 1st International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India.
1991 - International Print Biennale, Taipe, Taiwan.
1991 - VIIth Triennale, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India.
1995 - IIIrd International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India.
1996 - Invited to participate 'In Premio Biela, Italia'.
1996 - Invited to participate in Asian Print Art Exhibition at Pusan, Korea.
1997 - IV Bharat Bhavan International Biennale of Prints, India.

Awards & Honours:
1989 - National Award, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.
1993 - Award in Print Today, All India Graphics Exhibition Organised by Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy.
1995 - Award in IIIrd International Print Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India.

Scholarships and Grants:
1984-85 - Received Lalit Kala Academy Research Grant in the field of Print Making.
1985-86 - Received Artists Grant from Dept. Of Culture, Govt. of West Bengal State.
1992-95 - Awarded Junior Fellowship for Outstanding Artists in the field of plastic arts by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India.
1994 - Awarded Charles Wallace (India) Trust Award to visit Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, University of Oxford, U.K. for 12 weeks, as Artist in Residence.
1996-98 - Awarded Sr. Fellowship for outstanding Artists in the field of plastic arts by the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India.

Print Making Workshops/Camps:
1985 - Print Making workshop by Paul Lingren, U.S.A. at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra.
1985 - Print Making workshop by Krishna Reddy, U.S.A. at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta.
1986 - Supervised All India Graphic Camp at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta.
1987 - All India Graphic Camp at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
1991 - International Graphics Camp at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar.
1992 - Eastern Regional Print Making workshop at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta.
1995 - All India Graphics workshop on waterless lithography conducted by Tamarind Studio, U.S.A. at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
- Poster workshop on Non-Violence organised by Max Muller Bhavan Arts Acre, Calcutta jointly participated by India and German Artists.
- Co-ordinated Intaglio Workshop by Prof. Sanat Kar at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta.
- Organised Artist Book Making Workshop by Deoborah Fenn at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Calcutta.




Artist: Siddharth Ghosh

Year: 1991
Size: 8" x 9"
Medium: Etching

Code:
Port9





Artist: Siddharth Ghosh

Year: 1986
Size: 8 " x 11"
Edition: 29/30
Medium: Intaglio Etching

Title:
Hungry stone




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