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Anirban Seth is a contemporary Indian artist celebrated for his unique interplay of abstraction and realism. With over 25 years of experience, his artworks explore the transitions between the natural world and mythological imagination, often capturing fleeting moments through delicate balance of light and shade. Trained at the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, Anirban has mastered various mediums including canvas, leather, and experimental surfaces, incorporating techniques like batik, stenciling, and embossing. His award-winning works have been exhibited widely in India and abroad, finding homes in prestigious collections across the globe.
Bachelor of Visual Art- 2002- Govt.college of art & Craft Calcutta India
Master of visual art (M.V.A.) - 2005- Govt. college of arts & craft Calcutta, India
Bachelor of Education(B.ed ) - 2015-(O.D.L) from Ramakrishna Mission Shikshan Mandira, Belur Math, Howrah by Netaji Subhas Open University Calcutta, India.
EDP (Entrepreneurship Development Programme) on Leather Products - 2006, Organised by Leather Division of small Industries Service Institute, Ministry of small scale industries, Govt. of India.
Post Diploma from Indian Society of oriental art - 1999
First Fresco Painting from Indian Society of Oriental Art - 1999
CMS & IDD from 'IRMA' affiliated to World Rural Medical Association - Geneva & supported by UNICEF - 1997
B.C.A.A. from Indian Astronomical Society (Deptt of Applied Mathematics) University College of Science, sponsored by ECRA and World Laboratories (GENEVA) - 1996
2022 – “Do Not Destroy Nature & Environment” – Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai
2017 – Invited Exhibition – Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata
2016 – Paintings on Leather – Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai
2016 – Group Exhibitions – Malaka Spice (Baner & Koregaon Park), Pune
2016 – Ganesha Festival Watercolor Exhibition – Leela Art Gallery, Hotel Leela Palace, Mumbai
2015 – Invited Solo Exhibition – Hotel Oberoi, Mumbai
2015–16 – “Leather Factory” – Gallery Chemould, Kolkata
2014 – Invited Solo Show – Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata
2014 – Invited Show – Gateway Hotel, Kolkata
2012 – “Nature & Environment” – The Eye Within & Indian Masterpainters
2009 – “Vibrant Ghats of Varanasi” – Bodhi Tree, Swiss Park, Kolkata
2005 – “Paintings on Leather” – Gallery Kolkata, inaugurated by Shri Sunil Gangopadhyay
2005–06 – “Small is Beautiful” – Standard Chartered Gallery, Kolkata
2005 – Kala Ghoda Association – Pavement Gallery, Mumbai
2004 – “Paintings on Leather” – Hosted by U.S. Consulate, Kolkata
2003 – “After Immersion” – Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
2003 – Sponsored Exhibition – K.C. Das, Kolkata
2002 – Gaganendra Art Gallery, Kolkata Information Centre
2015 – “Artist of the Month” – Hues & Strokes, Delhi
2009 – “Artist of the Month” – Indian Art Collectors (now Mojarto)
2009 – “Spotlight Artist” – Indian Art Ideas
2010 – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010 – “Colours and Vibrations” – Alliance Française, Pondicherry (with Swati Samudram)
2008 – Nandan – The Art Paradise, Mumbai (with Debabrata Chakraborti)
2005 – City Centre, Salt Lake – Gallery Sanskriti
2019 – “MOTHER” Mail Art Project – Netherlands
2019 – Olympi Art 2019 – IWS India, New Delhi
2018 – 1st International Biennale – IWS Malaysia
2018 – Budapest International Mail Art Exhibition – IWS Hungary
2018 – “Pearls of Peace Season II” – 2nd International Watercolor Biennale, Pakistan
2018 – “Waves of Colors” – IWS Bangladesh
2016 – “A Single Grain of Rice” – Metanoia Gallery, Paris
2016 – Indo-Bangla Masters & Contemporary Art Show – Russian Cultural Centre, Dhaka
2010 – Reading Contemporary Art Fair – U.K.
2006 – Indian Contemporary Art – World Trade Center, Jakarta (with Indian Embassy)
2019
All India Art Exhibition – Hyderabad State Art Gallery, Telangana
124th Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition – Bombay Art Society at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (19–25 Feb)
VISHWARANG 2019 – Tagore International Literature and Arts Festival – First National Tagore Exhibition, Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal
Bengal Legends – 101 Artists from Bengal at ICCR, Kolkata (Organized by Colours Land Art Academy)
2018
1st National Painting Contest-2017 Exhibition – Pondicherry Art Akademy, Cholamandal Artist Village, Chennai (Jan)
Progressive Artist’s Group – 70 Years National Art Exhibition – Indian Royal Academy of Art and Culture, Gulbarga, Karnataka (National Award in Drawing – 2017)
2016
National Exhibition of Art – Contemplate Art Gallery, Coimbatore Art Foundation, Tamil Nadu (21–27 Aug)
Beslan School Tragedy Commemoration Exhibition – Gorky Sadan, Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Kolkata (14–16 Sep)
The Art Conclave – 2016 – The Art Hub at Atria Mall, Mumbai (14–22 May, by ICAC)
World Wide Art Movement – Kerala Art Gallery, Kochi
Sallam Telangana II – Hyderabad State Art Gallery, by Telangana Government
India Arts & Gems Fair (IAGF) – The Leela Palace, Bangalore (30 Jun–4 Jul)
Miniature 101 – Colours Land Art Academy at ICCR Gallery, Kolkata
Annual Art Exhibition – Altamira Art Gallery, Kolkata
Lokmanya Tilak Annual Art Exhibition – Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune
Nanhi Kali – Contemporary Painting Exhibition – Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sangrahalaya, Mumbai (by Artspread)
USTTAD Shilp Utsav – Nazrultirtha Art Gallery, organized by West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation
Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition – ICCR Art Gallery, in collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi and Rabindra Bharati University
Annual Art Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata (2015–2016)
Camel Art Foundation Annual Exhibition (Eastern Region) – ICCR Gallery, Kolkata (2015–2016)
Rabindra Purashkar Contemporary Art Exhibition – Nazrultirtha and G.C. Laha Art Gallery, Kolkata (2015–2016)
Indo-Bangla Exhibition – Gorky Sadan, Kolkata
2015
Bengal Masters – Gallery Chemould, Kolkata (1–5 Apr)
World Wide Art Movement – Kerala Art Gallery, Kochi
Online Exhibition "Ganesha” – by Artspread, Mumbai (17–27 Sep)
International Contemporary Art Exhibition – Jyoti Basu Foundation, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Kolkata (23–30 Mar)
Ganesha Online Collection – Dolna.com, Mumbai (8 Sep–31 Dec)
Bengal Legends – Colours Land Art Academy, ICCR, Kolkata (25–29 Mar)
Group Exhibition – Moksha Art Gallery, Rhythm House, Mumbai (1–28 Mar)
All India Affordable Art Fair – Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata (15–21 Jan)
Affordable Art – Three Blind Mice Gallery, Ruki Mahal and Salimer Hotel, Mumbai
Want Peace Not War – Gorky Sadan, Kolkata (23–29 May)
Art Mela – Gallery Chemould, Kolkata (25–29 Jun)
Art Hub Group Exhibition – Gallery Gold, Kolkata (15–21 Jan)
2014
All India Art Exhibition – Art Family 5 at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (29 Dec–4 Jan)
Group Show – Banyan Art Gallery, Hotel Ludhiana, Punjab (30 Oct–5 Nov)
Kolkata Art Society Group Show – D.D. Neroy Gallery, Mumbai (30 Dec–5 Jan)
1st Annual International Contemporary Fine Arts Exhibition – ICAC, Mumbai (13–15 Jun, Award Winner)
Baishakhi Mela – Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata (22–30 Apr)
Contemporary Art Fair – ECS at Emami Chesel Art, Kolkata (24–26 Nov)
GANESHA – Artistic Impression at Gallery Gold, Kolkata (23–29 Aug)
122nd Bombay Art Society Annual Exhibition – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (19–25 Feb)
Affordable Art Fair – Chemould Gallery and Shree Art Gallery, Kolkata
Art for Fortune Fair – Hammerartag.com at AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi (27–29 May)
Miniature 101 – Colours Land Art Academy at State Art Gallery, Hyderabad (27 Mar–2 Apr) and Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (29 Jan–4 Feb)
Annual Show – Shree Art Gallery, Kolkata (19 Mar–18 Apr)
Kulgachia Art Gallery Annual Exhibition – Howrah
2013
78th Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (22 Dec–5 Jan)
HARMONY – Unison of Art – Mirage Art Gallery & DBS, Kolkata (20–28 Sep)
Wisdom & World – SUDRAK (Theatre Group), curated by Mrinal Ghosh
2019
52nd All India Annual Art Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
All India Art Exhibition – Hyderabad State Art Gallery, Telangana
124th Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition – Bombay Art Society at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (19–25 Feb)
2018
Rajjya Charukala Prodorshani – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Annual All India Art Exhibition – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2017
Annual All India Exhibition – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2016
National Exhibition of Art – Lalit Kalakshetra, Raviraj College of Fine Arts, Coimbatore Art Foundation, Tamil Nadu (21–27 Aug)
2015–2016
All India Annual Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
2012–2013
All India Annual Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
2012
All India Annual Exhibition – Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2008
Annual Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
2004
Aranya 2004 – Samokal Art Gallery & RAD
Watercolour Painting Exhibition – Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)
Exhibition – West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music & Visual Arts (Rabindra Bharati University)
2003
New Face – Presented by Artists Circle Gallery
Annual Exhibition – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
1999–2004
Annual Exhibition – Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
1998–2006
Annual Show – Oriental Art Society, Kolkata
2002
Kalamala – Birla Academy of Art & Culture
Avantica Regional Exhibition
2001
Nokia Arts Awards – Asia Pacific – Organized by Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, New Delhi
World Peace – Thinkers Meet Art Exhibition – Organized by ISISAR (Calcutta) & IPPNO (USA)
2000–2003
Rajjya Charukala Exhibitions
Indian artist
Abstract, Nature and Animals
Blending Reality with Abstraction – A Journey Through Light, Shadow, and Texture
Frida Kahlo did not receive many formal awards during her lifetime, as her work was not widely recognized until after her death. However, she did receive some notable recognition or award.
6th Rank (Tie)..... The 25 best galleries and museums in America decide in the best contemporary artist in the world.
On the occasion of 71th Anniversary of Indian Independence to Mr. Anirban Sheth for 'Eminent Artist from W.B. promoting Indian Art.'
West Bengal State Award for painting from Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (kalanand - 2018) with award money (Fellowship)
International Special Merit Certificate by Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery - (Animal Art Exhibition Award 2018) in painting.
Certificate of Merit by Progressive Artists Group (Platinum Jubilee National Award - 2017) in Drawing.
Silver Medal award by Rang Sang online art competition.
Certificate of Merit by ‘Bindaas Artist Group’, First place in top 100 Selected artist from all over India.
National Award 2016, Lalit Kalakshetra, Coimbatore Art Foundation, Tamil Nadu.
Miniature Award by Colours Land Art Academy (Kolkata)
Honorable Mention Award with Medal by Manab Jamin (Kolkata)
Mridula Lunker Award-2014 by “ICAC Gallery” (International Contemporary Art Centre, Mumbai).
“Jury Award” All India (National Label) Art Exhibition Awarded by Birla Academy of Art & Culture , with award money,Kolkata.
Bronze Medal Awarded by Avantika International (Regional Art Exhibition) Kolkata.
Certificate of Merit from E.Z.C.C. (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India).
West Bengal State Academy Award (Collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi) From Rabindra Bharati University(RBU),with award money.
Oriental Art Society Award (Susiladevi Memorial awaed)