Devi Rani Dasgupta is a young professional, Indian, expressionist painter born on 22nd Oct 1983 in a joint family, at a small town at Bapudham Motihari, East Champaran district in north Bihar near India Nepal border. She had a knack for paintings since her childhood. In her younger days at the tender age of three, when her other cousins used to play she enjoyed drawing on the huge verandas of her house with a chalk. Seeing her basic talent, her parents imparted some basic training on fine arts and music to her, by appointing teachers. After that, she learned painting from many renowned artists of Bihar, U.P and Kolkata. In her childhood, she participated in a number of drawing competition organized by Rotary Club, Sports Club, Bihar Police, Red Cross Society, Kisan Vikas Samity etc and won many awards. She graduated in Zoology from B.B.R. Ambedkar University in the year 2004. She was highly influenced by the beauty of the famous Folk arts of Bihar, also known as Madhubani painting. She had a dream to become a painter since her childhood. She started experimenting with lines of popular Madhubani painting of her native place. She captured the beauty of Madhubani folk painting and fuses the minimal brush strokes and recombined them with those of her own. She has done quite a few paintings and mastered in this art. She likes to work on both figurative, human expression based compositions and landscapes using her unique style. She applies rich and bright colours in different layers completing it by applying bold strokes and textures. She uses designs in her composition both in subject and background which gives it a royal appearance and traditional elegance. Her different series on landscapes, Mother & Child, Radha & Krishna, King & Queen and male & female, animals were painted simply using two dimensional form with flat color application, with very few shade & light effect and an emphasis of the fine lines. She has done her nine solo shows and a number of group shows, annual shows, art fairs and art workshops & seminars in India and abroad. She has received several awards and has achieved much critical acclaim, popularity & appreciation over the past few years. Her art works can be found in numerous private and public collectors in India & abroad. The artist currently lives and works from Kolkata.
Education : Educational Qualification - Graduated in Zoology (Hons) from B.B.A. University, Bihar 2004. Sangeet Visharad (5th Year) Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh 1999. Chitra Visharad (5th Year) Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh 2005. Qualified Intermediate Grade Drawing Examination, (J.J. School of Arts, Govt of Maharashtra), 2004 Learned Keyboard & Piano under the guidance of many renowned musicians from Bihar & Kolkata Studio – Chandrahar Appartment, 2nd Floor, 790 Madurdaha, Kalikapur,Bypass, Kolkata-700107.India. Work Experience Worked online in US based school, Student Impulse Academy, Texas in the year 2021. Conducting online classes on Music, Drawing, Keyboard & Piano through various international & Indian websites. Worked as a Music, Keyboard and Drawing teacher in a CBSE based private school for four years and have received Excellence Performance Certificate. Worked as a Music, Drawing, Keyboard & Piano teacher at several private & Govt registered institutions in Bihar, UP & Kolkata. Conducting private art school Art World at her residence since 2006.
Solo show : Solo Shows – 2022 Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore - IAF 2019 World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai Global Art Fair 2018 - Nehru Centre, Mumbai Kalaa Spandan Art Fair 2016 Taj Bengal, Kolkata 2016 Nehru Centre, Mumbai Kalaa Spandan Art Fair 2014 Taj Bengal, Kolkata 2014 Academy of Fine Arts West Gallery, Kolkata 2013 Art Walk Gallery, South City Mall, Kolkata 2012 - Taj Bengal, Kolkata
Group show : Group Shows – 2019 1st Acuarela Fiesta Kolkata Water Color Festival at Nazrul Tirtha, New Town, Kolkata 2018 Noty Binodini Memorial Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2016 Art Acres Foundation, Kolkata - International Conference & Exhibition on gender mainstreaming and cultural rights. 2016 Creative Strokes Art Gallery, Kolkata 2016 Artist Circle Art Gallery, Kolkata 2016 Ellora Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2015 ICCR, Abanindranath Gallery, Kolkata 2015 Gallery Gold, Kolkata 2014 ICCR, Nandalal Bose Gallery, Kolkata. 2014 ITC Sonar Bangla, Kolkata Workshop & Group Show 2014 Gaganendra Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2013 - Birla Academy, Kolkata 2013 - Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata 2012 - Gallery Gold, Kolkata 2012 - Birla Academy, Kolkata 2012 - Bimal Mitra Art Gallery, Kolkata 2011 - Hotel Chrome, Kolkata 2011 - Hotel Hindustan International, Kolkata Annual Show 2017 Gallery Gold Annual Show Strokes & Strikes. 2016 Gallery Gold Annual Show Monsoon murmurs 2016 Chemould Art Gallery Annual Show PRAYAS 2016’ 2016 Alta Mira Art Gallery Annual Show 2015 Calcutta Art Biennale 2015, Birla Academy, Kolkata. 2014 Birla Academy, Kolkata, Sreejan Annual Show. Art Fair - 2023 – India Art Festival, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. 2022 India Art Festival, Bangalore CKP Complex. 2019 Global Art Fair, World Trade Centre, Mumbai. 2019 Izmir International Fair, Turkey, the most anticipated Décor, Fashion & Lifestyle exposition, under the banner Art Mudra. 2019 International Art Exhibition, Sultan Mela 2019 (Under Dist Administration & S.M. Sultan Foundation) Bangladesh. 2018 - Paschim Banga Rajya Charukala Mela, Kolkata (Under the banner of Art of Colors Art Gallery) 2018 Kalaa Spandan Art Fair, Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. 2017 India Art Festival, Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi 2017 World Art Dubai, World Trade Centre, Dubai, under the banner of ICAC, ART MUDRA and Art League gallery, India. 2016 Emami Chisel Annual Art Fair 2016 Kalaa Spandan International Art & Photography Festival, Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. 2014 Paschim Banga Rajya Charukala Mela, Kolkata (Organised by Dept. of Information & Cultural Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal) Art WorkShop, Seminar & Conferences Have participated in numerous art workshops & Seminars across India and Abroad. Recently participated in Malaysia Art Camp & Residency Program - 2018 Online Exhibition 2022 Aadya by Scarlet India curated by Samir Chanda & Dipankar Sankrityayan 2022 Monet International Art Show curated by Jyoti Saini 2020 Third Eye Gallery online group show curated by Atanu Paul 2015 - Artist of the Month for September, sponsored by Emami Chisel Art Gallery Registered under a number of online art galleries in India & Abroad. Collections - All over India and abroad.
Awards : 2018 Appreciation award in Kalaa Spandan Art Fair, Mumbai. 2016 Art Freak Peoples Choice Art Award 2016 Annual Art Show, Altamira Art Gallery Certificate of Excellence Award 2016 Kalaspandan International Art & Photography Festival, Mumbai Promotional Award 2004 Awarded by KVS Chief Inter college painting competition organised by Kisan Vikas samity (Best Painting) 2003 Awarded by DGP of Bihar State level Painting competition (Best Painting) 2003 Awarded by Red cross chief, organised by Environment & Forest Dept of India (Best poster painting). 2002 Awarded by famous actor Mukesh Khanna Sanskar Bharti (Regd with Govt of Bihar) (Best Painting) 2002 Awarded by the Municipal Corporation Chairman of Motihari (Best Painting) State level painting competition organised by sports club. 1994 Awarded by Director of Institute of Development Education & Action (Best Painting) 1994 Awarded by President of Rotary Club, Motihari (Best Sketching)
