Bikash Bhattacharjee Art

Bikash Bhattacharjee was born in Kolkata. At a very early age, he lost his father. The consequent struggle for survival left him with a deep sense of insecurity as well as an empathy for the under-privileged, who often feature in his works. In 1963, he graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship. Bhattacharjee taught at Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship from 1968 to 1972. He taught at the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata from 1973 to 1982. In 1964, he became a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists. His first solo exhibition was at Kolkata in 1965. His paintings have been exhibited outside India as well. He had shows in 1969 in Paris; between 1970 and 1972 in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Hungary; in 1982 in London and in 1985 in New York. He was awarded the highest award of Lalit Kala Akademi, India’s National Academy of Arts, the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship.