Biswanath Mukherji     Biography

Exhibitions (Participated in India)

All India Exhibitions organised by the National Academy of Art, New Delhi.
Academy of Fine Art, Calcutta.
Shilpa Kala Parishad, Patna.
Art Industry Exhibition, Calcutta.
All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi.
The Bombay Arts Society, Bombay.
Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar.
The Mysore Dussehra Art Exhibition, Mysore.
The Hyderabad Art Society, Hyderabad.
All India Water Colour Exhibitions (AIFACS)
Traditional Art Exhibition (AIFACS)
All India Annual Art Exhibitions (AIFACS)

Exhibitions (Participated by date)

1947-1983       18 One- Man Exhibitions.
1948                Royal Academy, London.
1949                UNESCO, Paris.
1949, 1951      Kabul.
1951, 1952      Cairo.
1952                Baghdad.
1952                Istanbul & Ankara.
1952                Beijing, Shanghai & Canton.
1952                Tokyo, Tokyo-’37 & Osaka.
1953                Melbourne, Adelaide & Canberra.
1953                Moscow, St. Petersburg & Kiev.
1953                Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo & Warsaw.
1955                International Art Exhibition, Tokyo.
1956                All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi.
1956                Budapest & Szeged.
1956                Prague & Bratislava.
1956                Sofia.
1956                Bucharest.
1957                First Asian Art Exhibition, Manila.
1959                Four Exhibitions organised by invitations Hyderabad 
                        Art Society.
1961                 Erstwhile U.A.R.
1960-’62         Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica & 
                        U.S.A.
1963                Bulgaria.
1977                Cuba
1977                Indian Section of 7th International Contemporary Art 
                        Exhibition of All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society.
1974                First International Graphic Art Exhibition, New Delhi.
1975                U.P. State Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow.
1983                8th International Art Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi & 
                        Chandigarh.

Professional Career

1953-59          Principal, Government College of Fine Art and        
                       Architecture, Hyderabad.
1959-67          Deputy Director (Visual Publicity) Ministry of 
                       Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
1967-7            Principal, College of Art, New Delhi.
1973-74          Officer on Special Duty (Technical) Directorate of 
                       Technical Education, Delhi Administration.

 

Honours Conferred

1944                    Governor of Bihar’s Cash Prize for the Best exhibit 
                            in watercolour in the All India Fine Arts Exhibition, 
                            Patna.  
1946                    Cash award at All India Art-in-Industry Exhibition, 
                            Calcutta. (For a book illustration)
1949                    Cash award for the Best Exhibit (Oriental style) at   
                            the All India Fine Arts Exhibition by the All India Fine 
                            Arts & Craft Society, New Delhi. 
1954                    Gold Medal at All India Fine Art Exhibition, Cochin.
1956                    Gold Medal at the All India Fine Art Exhibition, 
                            Alleppey.
1957 & 1962        Silver Medal at All India Fine Arts Exhibition, 
                            Amritsar.
1974                    Gold Medal for the Best Exhibition in Black & White 
                            at the All India Fine Arts Exhibition of the Shilpa Kala 
                            Parishad, Patna.
1976                    Honoured by the Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi 
                            for contribution in the realm of Art.
1979                    Honoured by All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, 
                            New Delhi for his distinguished career as an artist 
                            and significant contribution to Indian art.
1984                    Honoured by AIFACS as ‘Veteran Artist’

Permanent Collections

National Academy of Art, New Delhi.
Parliament of India.
Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi.
All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi.
State Art Galleries at Mysore, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Chandigardh Museum, Hyderabad Museum.
Raj Bhawan, Hyderabad.
Raj Bhawan Calcutta.
Department of Information (Government of Maharashtra).
Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dr. R.K. Mukerjee Art Gallery, Lucknow.
U.P. State Lalit-Kala Academy, Lucknow.
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
A.P. State Lalit-Kala Academy, Hyderabad.
Kala Bhawan, Santiniketan College of Art, New Delhi.
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II
Ex- President Jimmy Carter, U.S.A

Memberships / Associations

Member of ‘Artist’ sub-committee for the decoration of Indian Parliament.
Member of General Council of Lalit Kala Academy.
Member of All India Board of Technical Studies in Applied Art, Ministry of Education.
Member of Board of Studies, University of Meerut.
Member of Technical Committee of the Gandhi Darshan.
Member of Board of Technical Education, Delhi Administration.
Member of Board of Moderators, Undergraduate and Post- Graduate Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
Member of Research Degree Committee in Drawing and Painting, University of Meerut.
Member of Academic Council, University of Delhi.
Chairman, Expert Committee to reorganise the College of Fine Art and Architecture, J.N.T University, Hyderabad.
Member of Review Committee set up by Lt. Governor, Delhi on professional Art Education.
Member of committee to reorganise College of Arts & Crafts, Chandigarh & College of Arts & Crafts, Lucknow.

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