Faculty Member

Prasun Kanti Bhattacharya
Senior Lecturer
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Department
Kala-Bhavana

Area of Specialisation
Fine Arts

Textile Design

   

 

Date of Birth 7th May 1954
Qualification
Year Degree College/University
1975

B.Sc. Hons. in Chemistry Calcutta University
1978
Diploma In Drawing and Painting Govt. College of Art & Craft , Calcutta
1980 Diploma In Teachership Govt. College of Art & Craft , Calcutta
Research Projects, Papers and Books
Collection of Tribal Woven Textile Motifs of Tripura And Bihar (Ranchi Region)
Survey and Documentation of Bihar's Handloom Product
Documentation of Bhagalpur Exportable Silk Fabrics.
Documentation of Dhaniyakhali Traditional Saree Design
Designed and Executed A Collection of Woven Cotton Sarees - Based On Tripura Tribal Traditional Design Motifs
Designed and Executed of Woven Cotton Furnishing - Based On Tripura Tribal Traditional Design Motifs
Designed and Executed A Collection of Block Printed Furnishing - Based On Tripura Tribal Traditional Design Motifs.
Conceived, Research and Developed A Collection of Woven Cotton Sarees With Jala Technique - Based on Ranchi Tribal Design Motifs.
Designed and Executed of Woven Home Silk Furnishing of Bhagalpur under ITC (International Trade Centre) Project, Govt. of India.
Designed and Executed A Collection of Block Printed Silk Scarves, Stole and Coordinated Sarees:
Designed and Executed A Collection of Woven Tassar Sarees With Jamdani Motifs.
Designed and Executed A Collectin of Printed Dress Fabrics For Exportable Market of Jute and Jute Blended Fabrics
Designed and Executed A Collection of Coordinated Furnishing (Woven) With Extra Weft Design on Jute and Jute Blended Yam.
Designed and Executed A Collection of Woven and Printed Cotton Sarees Under National Collection of Design Project of Govt. of India.

Teaching Experience
9 years in Visva-Bharati
Awards and other Academic Distinctions
Camlin Awards For Outstanding Works In Painting In The Year 1977-78.
Certificate Of Merit For Outstanding Works In Sketch In The Year 1977-78 From Govt. College Of Art & Craft.  Kolkata.
Other Co-curricular Interests
Alpona Design And Stage Decoration
Any Other Information

I have participated in the National Exhibition of Art, organised by Lalit Kala Akademy, Rabindra Bhavana, New Delhi; Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Kolkata; State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow; Birla Academy Of Art & Culture, Kolkata, and in many other group exhibitions in different places in India. A brief resume of my art exhibition as below:
One-man Exhibition : Darbhanga, Bihar, 1978; Agartala, Tripura, 1981 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 1992.
Group Exhibition : Kolkata-1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001; Tripura - 1983; New Delhi - 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992 ; Chennai - 1985 ; Mumbai - 1985 ; Santiniketan - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Permanent Collection: Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Delhi College of Art, New Delhi; Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Kolkata.
Mural Painting: Conceived, Designed and Execute Porcelain. Mural Painting for the Office of the Indian Oil Corporation, Haldia- Bolpur-Barauni Crude Oil Boosting Station, Bolpur, Birbhum, West Bengal. Size of the Mural - 10'X30'. Year of  Execution - 1999
Participation in Art Workshop:
    (i) International Art Workshop - Organised by Nandyanik, Kolkata, 1998, 2000.
    (ii) Enamel Painting Art Workshop of Teacher's of Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 2002.