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ABIR MUKERJEE
Born 1986 , based in Mohali, India
Email : [email protected] , Website : www.abirmukerjee.com

EDUCATION

  • M.A. in Painting, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London, UK — 2016–2017
  • M.F.A. in Painting, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
  • B.F.A. in Painting, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India — 2006–2010
  • B.A. in Arts (Sociology and Advertising Management), Panjab University, Chandigarh — 2006

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Charles Wallace India Trust Long Term Art Scholarship, UK — 2016
  • Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Painting, Canada — 2016
  • Inlaks Fine Arts Award, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, Mumbai — 2016
  • National Scholarship for Young Artists, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India — 2011–2013
  • 1st Prize in Landscape Painting, Youth Festival, Panjab University — 2005
  • Roll of Honour, Panjab University — 2006
  • College Colour, Panjab University — 2004–2005

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Ahuja Art Scholarship, S.D. Ahuja Foundation, Kolkata — 2012
  • Kala-Bhavana Merit Scholarship, Visva-Bharati University — 2006–2012
  • Roop Bhanj Trust Award, Visva-Bharati — 2009
  • Krishnakriti Scholarship, Kalakriti Foundation, Hyderabad — 2007–2012

EXHIBITIONS

  • Annual MA Degree Show, Wimbledon College of Arts, London — 2017
  • Group Show, Lewisham Arthouse, London — 2017
  • 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition2012
  • Group Show, Sarah Khan Contemporary Art, Switzerland — 2009
  • Annual Display, Nandan Gallery, Kala-Bhavana, Santiniketan — 2007–2011
  • Bikshan Photography Exhibition2007
  • Kala-Bhavana Exhibitions, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata — 2009, 2010, 2012

RESIDENCIES

  • What About Art Residency, Mumbai — 2016
  • British Council & Victoria and Albert Museum National Residency, Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur — 2009
  • Residency at IIT Kharagpur, Architecture Department — 2011