Sudip Roy

Sudip Roy (Bengali: সুদীপ রায়) is an Indian artist whose works include water colours and abstract paintings.

Sudip Roy
Roy in his studio
BornOctober 1960
Baharampur, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
EducationGovernment College of Art & Craft
Known forVisual arts
Notable workCharulata, Benaras, Krishna, Time series(Abstract), Durga, Sadhu, Monkey
AwardsThe 'Lorenzo il Magnifico' Award[1]

Art career

He had his first solo show in Delhi in 1996 at the gallery Art Today, showing a few architectural watercolours and a few panoramic drawings done from his early college days.[2] In 2012, he held another solo exhibition in Delhi.[3]

In 2011, Roy was part of a group exhibition celebrating painter and poet Rabindranath Tagore.[4][5] His contribution, Charulata, referenced one of Tagore's female characters.[6] In 2015, he exhibited a series of abstract paintings at the India Habitat Center.[7]

His work was part of the auction that helped raise money[8] for the sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi[9] in London’s Parliament.

During CWG XIX (India), an exhibition was curated by Rupika Chawla to welcome the guests. A print of that work is at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro. Taj Hotel,[10] Delhi showcased his works to promote CWG.

Awards
  • 1979 Gold Medal from Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta
  • 1981 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
  • 1982 Gold Medal in All India Fine Art Exhibition of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
  • 1982 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
  • 1984 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1985 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1986 Indian Society of Oriental Art
  • 1991 AIFACS, Delhi
  • 2011 Lorenzo il Magnifico, Florence

References
  1. "Florence Biennale: Sudip Roy wins award for Christ, Gandhi, Teresa-Trilogy". The Times of India. 27 December 2011.
  2. Suneet Chopra (1 May 1998). "Calendar art, big name not enough to appeal-buyers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 March 2006.
  3. "Javed Akhtar inaugurates Sudip Roy's solo exhibition". The Times Of India. 21 December 2014.
  4. Madhusree Chatterjee (5 March 2013). "Once criticised, painter Tagore now aesthetic icon". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. "Exhibition brings Gurgaon closer to Tagore". The Times Of India. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. "'Disintegrating' India-Bangladesh Border Through Art." 27 November 2015. Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. Geetha Jayaraman (12 December 2015). "Bright, bold and bewildering". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  8. "For the one who shall forever stand tall". The Tribune. 6 December 2014.
  9. Gandhi Art sold to generous donors.
  10. "Celebration of Commonwealth Games' at Taj Mansingh Hotel". The Times Of India. 7 October 2010.
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