Black drop - Zeoline Art Gallery

Mrinal Dey

  • Title: Black drop
  • Medium: Acrylic on canvas
  • Size: 36 X 48
  • Year: 2024
  • Price on request

About Artist

Mrinal Dey

Born in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, the artist did his Bachelor of Fine Arts 2001-2005 and his Master of Fine Arts 2005-2007 in painting from Indira Kala Sangeet University, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh, India.

He became the winner of several prestigious international and national awards like Pollock-Krasner foundation grants, New York, 2010.The Elizabeth Green shields foundation grant, Montreal, Canada, 2008. He received ‘China govt. scholarship’, H.R.D New Delhi, India, 2008. And nationally- Gold medal – “Agnipath” New Delhi, India, 2005; Cash award from All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (A.I.F.A.C.S.) New Delhi, India, 2006; Certificate award from South Central Zone, Nagpur, (Maharashtra), India, 2004; State award from Nehru art gallery, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India, 2002.

Mrinal Dey did few solo shows like ‘Reiterations’ Jahangir art gallery, Mumbai India, 2023,‘Theatre of the bizarre ’ Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, India, 2017, ‘Progressive’, Lalitkala Akademi, Delhi, India, 2016, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, Ganges art gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2011-12 and ‘Waiting in the wings’, Ganges art gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2009.

At the same time he exhibited in innumerable group shows from 2005 till 2023 like,‘Scale’ Artisera Art Gallery, Bengaluru, 2023, ‘Bengal Beyond Boundaries’ Aakriti Art Gallery, Delhi, 2023, ‘Cornucopia’ By Gallery Beyond at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2023, ‘Miniature Postage stamp masterpiece’ Nippon Gallery, Mumbai, 2023 Gallery Space, Hyderabad, India, 2020, ‘Kochi Biennale Residency Show’ Kochi, Kerala, 2018-19, ‘Mélange’ Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, 2018,‘Art Busan 2017. International Art fair, 2017 Korea amongst many others.

He has participated in several national Art workshop/Camp/Residency by Lalitkala Akademy, New Delhi, at Porbandar Gujrat, 2023, Art Camp- Shimla Art Festival, 2023 Himachal State Museum, Shimla, Art Camp- Collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Jammu, 2023, Kochi Biennale Residency program for two month at Pepper House, Kochi, Kerala, India, 2018 amongst others.

He conveys several contemporary issues through his humongous figures of men. Their postures and the juxtaposition of the elements in the canvas create a story and become the voice of the artist. These skilled works revolving round the semi Buddha like male figures often stand out as the mouth piece of social issues.

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