Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter.[1] He is a prolific painter in a short career span.[2] In 2014,
Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the
Padma Shri.[3]
Paresh Maity has 81 Solo Exhibitions in forty years of his career. In early years he did many watercolors of different locations. He gradually moved from atmospheric scenery to representations of the human form. His more recent paintings are bold and have graphic quality, with a strong color and unusual cropping. His works are in a number of collections, including the British Museum, and the
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[citation needed]
He has painted the longest painting in India, that stretches up to over 850 feet.[6] In August 2010, his 55th solo show with watercolour paintings based on the last 15 poems of poet
Rabindranath Tagore, Shesh Lekha (The Last Writings, 1941), opened at the
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[7]
Personal life
He is married to artist
Jayasri Burman, and lives and works in New Delhi.[4]
Selected exhibitions
81 Solo Exhibitions worldwide.
2019 : Art Central, Hong Kong
2019 : Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
2017 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, presented by Art Musings
2017 : Forty Years of Watercolour, Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, presented by Art Alive Gallery
2017 : Lalit Kala Academi, Chennai presented by Gallery Sumukha
2017 : Art Stage Singapore, presented by Gallery Sumukha, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter.[1] He is a prolific painter in a short career span.[2] In 2014,
Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the
Padma Shri.[3]
Paresh Maity has 81 Solo Exhibitions in forty years of his career. In early years he did many watercolors of different locations. He gradually moved from atmospheric scenery to representations of the human form. His more recent paintings are bold and have graphic quality, with a strong color and unusual cropping. His works are in a number of collections, including the British Museum, and the
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[citation needed]
He has painted the longest painting in India, that stretches up to over 850 feet.[6] In August 2010, his 55th solo show with watercolour paintings based on the last 15 poems of poet
Rabindranath Tagore, Shesh Lekha (The Last Writings, 1941), opened at the
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[7]
Personal life
He is married to artist
Jayasri Burman, and lives and works in New Delhi.[4]
Selected exhibitions
81 Solo Exhibitions worldwide.
2019 : Art Central, Hong Kong
2019 : Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong
2017 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, presented by Art Musings
2017 : Forty Years of Watercolour, Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, presented by Art Alive Gallery
2017 : Lalit Kala Academi, Chennai presented by Gallery Sumukha
2017 : Art Stage Singapore, presented by Gallery Sumukha, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore