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                    MAITRA
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                | Artist Profile |  
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                      | BEGINNINGS He was born in Sreerampore, Hooghly, West Bengal. A 
                          member of the `Society of Contemporary Artists`, Calcutta. 
                          Lives and works in Kolkata. EDUCATION 
                           1984 Studied at Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship, 
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                      | EXHIBITIONS 
                          1983 Solo show, sponsored by Bata India Ltd, Calcutta. 
                          1985 Annual Exhb., Govt. of West Bengal, Calcutta.1985 Group show, All India Art Exhb., Bhuveneshwar, 
                            Orissa. 1985 Group show, Mahakoshala Kala Parishad, Madhya 
                            Pradesh.1987 All India Youth Art Exhb., organized by Lalit 
                            Kala Akademi, Calcutta. 1987 Solo show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay.1988 Solo show, organised by Seagull Foundation 
                            for Arts, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.1988 Young Faces In Contemporary Art, organized 
                            by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Bombay and 
                            Calcutta. 1988 Group show, organised by Society of Children 
                            Welfare, Bombay.1988 Celebration of Calcutta Tercentenary Show, 
                            organised by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Calcutta.1989 Solo show, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi. 
                          1989 Solo show, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay. 1989 
                            Invited to participate in Bombay Art Societys Centenary 
                            Show, Bombay.1990 Bengal Art Today, organised by Gallerie 88, 
                            Bombay.1991  COLLECTION 
                          National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore. Hyderabad Museum, Hyderabad.RPG Enterprises, Mumbai.Duncan House, Kolkata.Rellaince Industries, Mumbai .Governor`s House, OrissaLancashire University, England.Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.  AWARDS 
                          Eight Awards at State & National level.  STYLE  He was known for his watercolours, which had the power 
                          to capture the transparent nuances of visual reality. 
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