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Sudip Roy

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Sudip Roy
Roy in his studio
BornOctober 1960
Baharampore, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
EducationGovernment College of Art & Craft
Known forVisual arts
Notable workCharulata, Benaras, Krishna, Time series(Abstract), Durga, Sadhu, Monkey
AwardsThe 'Lorenzo il Magnifico' Award[1]

Sudip Roy (Bengali: সুদীপ রায়) is an Indian artist whose works include water colours and abstract paintings.

Art career

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He had his first solo show in Delhi in 1996 at the gallery Art Today, showing a few architectural watercolours and a few panoramic drawings done from his early college days.[2] In 2012, he held another solo exhibition in Delhi.[3]

In 2011, Roy was part of a group exhibition celebrating painter and poet Rabindranath Tagore.[4][5] His contribution, Charulata, referenced one of Tagore's female characters.[6] In 2015, he exhibited a series of abstract paintings at the India Habitat Center.[7]

His work was part of the auction that helped raise money[8] for the sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi[9] in London’s Parliament.

During CWG XIX (India), an exhibition was curated by Rupika Chawla to welcome the guests. A print of that work is at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro. Taj Hotel,[10] Delhi showcased his works to promote CWG.

Awards

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  • 1979 Gold Medal from Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta
  • 1981 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
  • 1982 Gold Medal in All India Fine Art Exhibition of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
  • 1982 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
  • 1984 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1985 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1986 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1991 AIFACS, Delhi
  • 2011 Lorenzo il Magnifico, Florence

References

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  1. ^ "Florence Biennale: Sudip Roy wins award for Christ, Gandhi, Teresa-Trilogy". The Times of India. 27 December 2011.
  2. ^ Suneet Chopra (1 May 1998). "Calendar art, big name not enough to appeal-buyers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 March 2006. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Javed Akhtar inaugurates Sudip Roy's solo exhibition". The Times Of India. 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ Madhusree Chatterjee (5 March 2013). "Once criticised, painter Tagore now aesthetic icon". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Exhibition brings Gurgaon closer to Tagore". The Times Of India. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ "'Disintegrating' India-Bangladesh Border Through Art." 27 November 2015. Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ Geetha Jayaraman (12 December 2015). "Bright, bold and bewildering". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  8. ^ "For the one who shall forever stand tall". The Tribune. 6 December 2014.
  9. ^ Gandhi Art sold to generous donors.
  10. ^ "Celebration of Commonwealth Games' at Taj Mansingh Hotel". The Times Of India. 7 October 2010.
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