Chittrovanu Mazumdar

BIOGRAPHY

Chittrovanu Mazumdar (born 13 October 1956) is a Kolkata-based artist who has been active in the contemporary Indian art scene for about three decades. A series of large-scale solo exhibitions in Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai from the mid 80s to the end 90s established his reputation for innovation. His multicultural upbringing in a family of artists and writers in Kolkata and Paris, and his own restlessly seeking temperament have led to his developing an international vocabulary and grammar of art which draws on a spectrum of aesthetic, literary, and socio-cultural sources and influences.

Starting as a painter, Mazumdar has since explored a broad spectrum of media and technology in his work. His art incorporates inputs from his culturally varied upbringing in Kolkata and Paris and a range of eclectic reading in three languages - French, English and Bengali. His work is characterized by major shifts in style and form – from painting to multimedia environments and sound sculpture. His paintings are to be found in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and several private collections in India and abroad.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2012 Parcous St Germain, Paris curated by Anne-Pierre d'Albis, presented by 1x1 Art Gallery
  • 2012 '....and undated: Nightskin', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata presented by 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2010 'Ancient Earth', Apparao Galleries, Chennai in association with 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2009 'Undated: Nightskin', 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2007 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2006 'Various', Royal Academy of Arts, London presented by Gallerie 88, Kolkata
  • 2005 Bodhi Art, New Delhi
  • 2004 Gallerie 88, Mumbai
  • 2004 'New Work', Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata
  • 1997 Bose Pacia Modern, New York
  • 1997 'Recent Works', presented by Seagull Foundation for the Arts (SFA), Kolkata at Jehangir art Gallery, Mumbai and Sumukha Art Gallery, Bangalore
  • 1997 'Works on Paper', Seagull Foundation for the Arts (SFA), Kolkata
  • 1994 'Recent Works', organized by Seagull Foundation for the Arts (SFA), Kolkata at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Academy, Chennai (with Apparao Art Gallery, Chennai)
  • 1991 Presented by Seagull and Victoria Memorial Board of Trustees, Kolkata at Victoria Memorial Durbar Hall and Sukh Sagar, Kolkata
  • 1989 ‘Recent Works’, Presented by Seagull Foundation, Kolkata at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
  • 1989 ‘Untitled', presented by Seagull Foundation, Kolkata and The Birla Academy at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
  • 1985 'Recent Works', presented by Seagull Foundation at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

    • Group Exhibitions

  • 2012 The Indian Parallax or the Doubling of Happiness curated by Shaheen Mirali, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
  • 2012 Video Wednesdays II curated by Gayatri Sinha, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
  • 2012 'Reconstructing (White) 3', The Loft, Mumbai
  • 2012 'Terrestrial Bodies', 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2011 'Love is a 4 Letter Word', Latitude 28, New Delhi
  • 2011 'The Intuitive: Logic Revisited', from the Osians Collection at The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
  • 2011 'Art Stage Singapore', Singapore presented by 1 x 1 Gallery, Dubai
  • 2011 'A Material Difference', Paradox, Singapore
  • 2010 'The Evolution of the Species', Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
  • 2010 'Size Matters or Does it?', Part 1 at Latitude 28, New Delhi
  • 2010 'Summer Show 2010', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
  • 2009 Project at Inda Art Summit, New delhi presented by 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2009 'Video Wednesday', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
  • 2009 'Elemente Zeit', 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai and Hause Chelsea, Isle of Sylt, Germany
  • 2009 'Recycled', Bose Pacia, Kolkata
  • 2009 'Re-Claim/ Re-Cite/ Re-Cycle', presented by Latitude 28 at Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi; Bose Pacia, Kolkata
  • 2008 Presented by 1x1 Art Gallery at Art Paris, Abu Dhabi
  • 2008 'November', 1x1 Contemporary, Al Quoz, Dubai
  • 2006 ‘Altered Realities’, Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto
  • 2006 'The New Space', 1 x 1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2005 'Alchemy', Art Musings, Mumbai
  • 2005 Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
  • 2005 'Change of Address', The Guild, Mumbai
  • 2004 ‘Sacred Space’, organized by RPG at Academy of Art and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
  • 2004 ‘Metallic’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
  • 2003 ‘Generation Next’, Saffron Art and Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
  • 2003 RPG Collection of Contemporary Bengal Art at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
  • 2003 ‘Of Memories, Dreams, Reveries’, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
  • 2002 ‘Words and Images’, organized by Guild Art Gallery at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
  • 2001 Saffron Art and Apparao Galleries, Los Angeles
  • 2001 ‘The Human Factor’, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai
  • 1998-89 ‘The Search Within: Art Between Implosion and Explosion’, Kloster Pernegg, Geras and Bildunshau St.Virgil, Salzburg, Austria
  • 1998 ‘The Search Within: Art Between Implosion and Explosion’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi and Mumbai
  • 1993 ‘Trends and Images’,Inaugural Exhibition of Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA) Kolkata
  • 1993 ‘Shraddha’, rehabilitation for the mentally ill on Indian streets, Mumbai
  • 1993 ‘Wounds’, in protest against communal violence, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
  • 1990 ‘In celebration of the Calcutta Tercentenary’, organized by Birla Academy for Art and Culture, Kolkata
  • 1989 On the theme of Human Rights, by the artists of Bengal. Organized by the Alliance Francaise, Kolkata, at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
  • 1988 Exhibition for the African National Congress on the occasion of Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. Presented by Seagull at Calcutta Information Centre, Kolkata
  • 1988 Calcutta Salon d'Automne
  • 1988 Paris Salon d’Artistes Francaise

    • Art Fairs

  • 2012 Gwanju Art Fair in association with Latitude 28, New Delhi 2011: India Art Summit, 1x1 Art Gallery, New Delhi
  • 2012 India Art Fair, New Delhi presented by 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
  • 2011 Art Stage Singapore, 1x1 Art Gallery, Singapore
  • 2009 Contemporary Istanbul, 1x1 Art Gallery, Istanbul
  • 2009 Abu Dhabi Art, 1x1 Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi
  • 2009 Solo project at India Art Summit, New Delhi, 1x1 Art Gallery
  • 2009 Solo project Art Expo India, Mumbai, 1x1 Art Gallery
  • 2009 Untitled, Video longue, India Art Summit, New Delhi