Susanta Mandal
Born in Kolkata, India, 1965
Lives and works in New Delhi, India
Solo Exhibitions
2007 It Doesn't Bite, GALLERYSKE, Bangalore
1998 Assemblages, at Art Heritage, New Delhi
1992 Recent Works, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Group Exhibitions
2010 This is unreal, Experimenter, Kolkata
2009 Astonishment of Being, curated by Deeksha Nath, Birla Academy of Arts and Culture, Kolkata
Living Off The Grid, curated by Meera Menezes, Anant Art Gallery, Noida
India Xianzai, 20 Indian artists, MOCA, Shanghai
2008 Off The Beaten Path, South Asian Exhibition, 20 artists from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Srilanka, organized by Britto Arts Trust, Bangladesh
Still Moving Images, curated by Deeksha Nath, Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon
Where In The World, curated by School of Art and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University at Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon
Mechanisms of Motion, curated by Marta Jakimowicz, Anant Art Gallery, Noida, Delhi NCR (cat)
Group show, "Three Artists," at Nature Morte, New Delhi
2006 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Mumbai
2003-04 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Kochi, Kerala
2000 Art Access Week 2000, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai
1998 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1997 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akadmi, Bangalore
1996 Annual Exhibition, AIFACS, New Delhi
1993-2005 The Frame, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. Birla Academy of Arts and Culture, Kolkata. Vis-a-vis Gallery New Delhi. Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 Introduction 90, India International Art Centre, Birla Academy, Kolkata
1989-96 Participated in Annual Exhibitions of Academy of Fine Arts, Indian Society of Oriental Art Kolkata
Triennial
2008 3rd Nanjing Triennial, "Reflective Asia," Nanjing
Art Fairs
2009 India Art Summit, New Delhi
2008 ShContemporary, Shanghai
Residency
2008 Britto International Artists Workshop, Bangladesh
2007 Khoj International, Associate Residency, New Delhi
Awards
2000 Award in Mixed media work from The Camlin Art Foundation, Eastern Region Art Exhibition (Professional Category), Kolkata
1990 Award in Painting, Indian Society of Orient Art, Kolkata
1989 Award in Painting, Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
1988 Gold Medal Award in Water Colour Painting (XI West Bengal Youth Festival), West Bengal
Bibliography
2009 Deeksha Nath, Astonishment of Being, exhibition catalogue, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
Sandhini Poddar, on Caged Sacks, Guggenheim Magazine, Winter 2009
2008 Marta Jakimowicz, Mechanisms of Motion, curated by Marta Jakimowicz, exhibition catalogue, Anant Art Gallery, Noida, Delhi NCR
2007 Marta Jakimowicz, 'How to Cut a Bubble', Art India magazine (Vol.XII, Issue III)
Education
1990 BFA (Painting) Government College of Arts and Craft, Kolkata
1993 MFA (Painting) Banaras Hindu University
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