Friday, August 2, 2013

Artist Of The Month

Uma Bardhan completed her Bachelor of Arts , from University of Calcutta followed by diploma in fine arts from Birla Academy of Art andCulture, West Bengal under the tutelage of eminent artists including Late SreeMakhanDutta Gupta in oil color and SreeManiklal Banerjee.
She specializes in figurative paintings / landscapes in water color on silk, Oil on canvas & recently Water soluble oil paintings on canvas.

In her own words, “God is the Supreme Creator of thie Universe and I as an artist take extreme pleasure in reflecting his creation in their actual form.”

Among her several awards, First prize in Water Color from Govt. of West Bengal deserves special mention.

She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in prominent galleries in different parts of India.

Her major solo shows includes shows in AIFACS ,Tagore Art Gallery , Academy of Fine Arts , Eye on Art etc.

Participated in various important group shows held across the country including the ones in Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai, India Habitat Center, Lalit Kala, Sridharani Art Gallery in Delhi , Gallery Chemould in Kolkata, Epicenter in Gurgaon ,ChitrakalaParishad in Bangalore among few.

Her works are included in many discriminating private art collections throughout India and abroad.
To promote arts and work closely with the youth she founded Kalangan – a school of arts at Kolkata.



Best Wishes
Uma Bardhan
July 2013